Release = best song ever/crappy live versions in recent years

StuffnJunk
StuffnJunk Posts: 897
edited February 2008 in The Porch
this song is absolutely spine tingling.....i could go on forever about how great it is.....and i know it is improvised and he never wrote the lyrics down, and it is only played a few times on each tour...

BUT MAN, EDDIE HAS REALLY BUTCHERED THIS SONG IN RECENT YEARS!!

he forgets the best parts of the lyrics, leaves out the first verse, sings the first chorus too many times, pronounces the word "release" in a weird way, etc

any live version of this amazingly beautiful song i've sought out from recent years has really.......kinda sucked

guess i'll stick to the album version, atlanta 94, and melbourne 95
"I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    i've never had the privilege to hear it live...

    but there are many versions from the Binaural tour that kick ass.


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  • StuffnJunk
    StuffnJunk Posts: 897
    of course if i were there live i'd have no complaints!

    i just mean to hear it on a bootleg

    no other song gets screwed up so bad......and since its such an amazing song, that sucks!!
    "I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    to me, Eddie sounds so good during the Binaural tour.

    check out some of those boots.

    actually, i right not i am listening to Katowice 2....

    awesome....and it opens with Release.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Best Release = Tokyo 2003

    Boston I 2004 is a close second
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    brainofPJ wrote:
    to me, Eddie sounds so good during the Binaural tour.

    check out some of those boots.

    actually, i right not i am listening to Katowice 2....

    awesome....and it opens with Release.


    Agreed on the Binaural boots. I think they (and Eddie in particular) sound great.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • Curly Joe
    Curly Joe Posts: 66
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    no other song gets screwed up so bad......

    I don't mean to nit pick, but can you tell me ONE time he's ever sung Lukin correctly all the way through? There have been some pretty accurate renditions of Release.
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,997
    Sure he forgets the lyrics sometimes, but he does it with other songs too, not just this one. Gonna have to say you're completely and utterly off-base with this one. Saw it live in 2006 in Boston and it was chilling, and subsequent shows in 2006 had it sound just as well.
    2003 Mansfield III 
    2004 Boston I 
    2006 Boston I 
    2008 Bonnaroo, Hartford, Mansfield I 
    2010 Hartford 
    2013 Worcester I, Worcester II, Hartford 
    2016 Bonnaroo, Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2018 Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2021 Sea.Hear.Now
    2022 Camden
    2024 MSG I, Fenway I, Fenway II
  • Tangerine
    Tangerine Posts: 880
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    Sure he forgets the lyrics sometimes, but he does it with other songs too, not just this one. Gonna have to say you're completely and utterly off-base with this one. Saw it live in 2006 in Boston and it was chilling, and subsequent shows in 2006 had it sound just as well.

    Saw it in '06 in Boston too and it was definitely chilling! I get the chills listening to that version to this day, maybe you just had to be there.
    2006: Boston I, Camden II
    2007: Chicago
    2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
    2009: Philly III & IV
    2010: Boston
    2011: PJ20
    2012: Philly
    2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
  • walkunafraid
    walkunafraid Posts: 2,655
    Really? Release? I mean, I know Eddie flubs the lyrics once in a while, but seriously, it's not even in the top 10 of PJ songs that get screwed up when played live.

    Is anyone else with me on that, or am I not hearing something that everyone else is?



    PS - My favorite versions are Boston (Mansfield) '98, Tokyo '03, and Los Angeles '06. :)
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • CaliBigWave
    CaliBigWave California Posts: 88
    I'll never forget Release opening the first LA '06 show. Finally seeing them with great seats (4th row center) in my home town, the blue lights behind the band coming on...one of those special PJ moments that will last a lifetime!

    http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/jaystumpf/07-09-06losangeles07.jpg
  • walkunafraid
    walkunafraid Posts: 2,655
    CaliBigWave wrote:
    I'll never forget Release opening the first LA '06 show. Finally seeing them with great seats (4th row center) in my home town, the blue lights behind the band coming on...one of those special PJ moments that will last a lifetime!

    http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/jaystumpf/07-09-06losangeles07.jpg

    I was totally with you on that, buddy. Although my seats weren't as great as yours, it didn't matter. Opening with Release (my favorite PJ song) literally brought tears to my eyes. It was a fucking awesome moment.
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • Tangerine
    Tangerine Posts: 880
    walkunafraid wrote:
    Really? Release? I mean, I know Eddie flubs the lyrics once in a while, but seriously, it's not even in the top 10 of PJ songs that get screwed up when played live.

    Is anyone else with me on that, or am I not hearing something that everyone else is?

    Definitely with you on that! I guess Release is one of those songs I can overlook a minor...or for that matter a major, screw up :) I just thank every diety known to man that I was lucky enough to hear it as the opener of our first show.
    2006: Boston I, Camden II
    2007: Chicago
    2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
    2009: Philly III & IV
    2010: Boston
    2011: PJ20
    2012: Philly
    2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
  • michaeljamesmccabe
    michaeljamesmccabe Posts: 109
    Flagg wrote:
    Best Release = Tokyo 2003

    I agree. That is one of my favorite versions.

    The album version is mind blowing. People should just be happy with that!

    Actually, I made a looped TAPE of the instrumental hidden track back in 1991! I used to fall asleep and wake up to "Master/Slave".
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  • loveboat captain
    loveboat captain Posts: 125
    Call me ignorant/uninformed/a dog/whatever, but I don't think I've heard an inaccurate version of Release. You do realize that the third verse is slightly different than the original third verse intentionally, right? Now Do the Evolution, THAT one is consistently fucked up live. But it's all good, it adds to the Pearl Jam live experience.
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  • Hatfield
    Hatfield Posts: 122
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    this song is absolutely spine tingling.....i could go on forever about how great it is.....and i know it is improvised and he never wrote the lyrics down, and it is only played a few times on each tour...

    BUT MAN, EDDIE HAS REALLY BUTCHERED THIS SONG IN RECENT YEARS!!

    he forgets the best parts of the lyrics, leaves out the first verse, sings the first chorus too many times, pronounces the word "release" in a weird way, etc

    any live version of this amazingly beautiful song i've sought out from recent years has really.......kinda sucked

    guess i'll stick to the album version, atlanta 94, and melbourne 95

    I must just be getting lucky with the ones I've seen. Caught it about 10 times and the last one, in San Francisco 2006, was undoubtedly the best ever. Check it.
    '96 - 10/5
    '98 - 9/1 9/4 9/18
    '00 - 8/6 8/7 8/15 8/17 9/5
    '03 - 4/9 4/15 4/19 7/11 7/12
    '04 - 10/6 10/8
    '05 - 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/15
    '06 - 5/27 5/28 7/7 7/13 7/18 7/22 7/23
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,814
    also pennstate 03" ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    The only one I can think of offhand that is messed up is Katowice II because they forgot a whole verse.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,814
    Flagg wrote:
    The only one I can think of offhand that is messed up is Katowice II because they forgot a whole verse.

    yeah he does but besides that the sound of that one is awsome ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,814
    Hatfield wrote:
    I must just be getting lucky with the ones I've seen. Caught it about 10 times and the last one, in San Francisco 2006, was undoubtedly the best ever. Check it.

    you know what that is the best version i forgot all about that show i must listen again ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    brainofPJ wrote:
    to me, Eddie sounds so good during the Binaural tour.

    check out some of those boots.

    actually, i right not i am listening to Katowice 2....

    awesome....and it opens with Release.

    ahh... one of my favorite boots.

    the whole band was on point during the 2000 tour. some magical shows.

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