Immortality get's fucked up quite a bit. BUT, when they play it well it's one of the best songs ever. Mike's had some insane solos from that song.
Release is probably THE best opening song. Long Road is my personal favorite.
It's a tie between Release and Long Road for me. I was hoping for Release when I saw them at Wembley last year, but they opened with possibly the best version of Long Road ever - Ed changed up the vocals putting in some awesome higher notes.
It's a tie between Release and Long Road for me. I was hoping for Release when I saw them at Wembley last year, but they opened with possibly the best version of Long Road ever - Ed changed up the vocals putting in some awesome higher notes.
I feel exactly the same - Release would be my fave, Long Road second, couldn't believe it when they opened in Wembley with LR, had everything crossed for Release in Copenhagen but they played Long Road again - I need to hear Release live, its one of the only songs i'm desperate to hear live (and also Smile )
Dublin, Reading 06 London, Copenhagen 07 MSG 08 SBE, Manchester, London 09 Dublin, Belfast, London 10
Many overrated releases out there. My main beef with the recent performances is how Eddie sings the chorus. The 'releeeeeeeeeease' is gone. Now he just rushes through the word, which almost ruins the mood for me. That word and eddie's delivery of it, knowing its meaning and how it was written and inspired is what makes the song so great!
I remember getting the 2003 bootlegs and putting on a boot with release. Release kept building up and me with it. I got ready to sing out the release part with Eddie and was underwhelmed by his new take on it. Ah well, time changes I guess..
I urge you to listen to Atlanta 2000! I remember I put that one on a mix tape of particularly great performances from the 2000 tour. That is a very nice one! Most 2000 versions are good...
i forgot about that night too....that was a great opener...i loved eds solo i am mine that night too...but release was amazing! sometimes, the night before, not so much
Yeah "I am Mine" was a great pre-set. I remember listening to it and it was getting to the bridge part and I was thinking, "How the hell is he going to pull this off by himself?" But he did it. The pre-sets for all the SF 06 shows were great (Dead Man, Drifting, I am Mine).
Yeah Sometimes was a bummer. I thought it would have been cool if they played Daughter later in the show and the tag was the part of Sometimes he forgot! "seek my part, devote myself..."
Many overrated releases out there. My main beef with the recent performances is how Eddie sings the chorus. The 'releeeeeeeeeease' is gone. Now he just rushes through the word, which almost ruins the mood for me. That word and eddie's delivery of it, knowing its meaning and how it was written and inspired is what makes the song so great!
I remember getting the 2003 bootlegs and putting on a boot with release. Release kept building up and me with it. I got ready to sing out the release part with Eddie and was underwhelmed by his new take on it. Ah well, time changes I guess..
I urge you to listen to Atlanta 2000! I remember I put that one on a mix tape of particularly great performances from the 2000 tour. That is a very nice one! Most 2000 versions are good...
and with the releeeeeeeeeease meeeeeee:-)
ok, one person knows what i'm talking about!!
i'll check out the versions you recommend
some people have said katowice 2000 is great, but that is the one i'm talking about where he leaves out a whole freakin verse!!!!
"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
i have a personal great memory of KC '03...crazy rain storm, and when ed got to the "oh, dear dad...can you hear me now?" part, a HUGE bolt of lightning flashed across the sky..."hi dad" was his response...amazing.
release opened up san jose '95, and it was amazing. looking back, the second ed's vocals began with the low "ohhh" it was really the moment that pearl jam became my favorite band. there may be better versions around, and songs they might do better, but there is just something special about being at a show that opens up with release. i've been to quite a few shows, and two of my top three openened up with release, the other being SF III. it's simply breath taking.
"there's no lights by the stairs? oh, they'll be fine..."-ed, 11/4/95 san jose
some people have said katowice 2000 is great, but that is the one i'm talking about where he leaves out a whole freakin verse!!!!
Many tend to recommend the shows with the best sound, but great sound doesnt automatically mean great performances. At least to me...
You can also check out indio 1993 for a nice version! Eddie was very strong that night! Its the fuck me in the brain and shoe the shoeless show! I can do a b+p for the DVD if you dont have it. One of my favourite boots ever!
Just paypal me 10 bucks for shipping and i'll ship it out to you. Send me a pm!
Now, Im off to Paris to catch Neil Young:-) Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet (cartman style)
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 disagree. Sydney1 06 was a mazing. When he sung "I'll ride the wave, where it takes me" Will live with me forever as it echoed around the arena. Check this version out.
Sydney 11/02/2003
Sydney 14/02/2003
Sydney 07/11/2006
Sydney 18/11/2006
Sydney 22/11/2009
EV Sydney 18/03/2011
EV Sydney 19/03/2011
EV Sydney 20/03/2011
Melbourne 24/01/2014
Sydney 26/01/2014
EV Sydney 13/02/2014
Washington, San Fran, Sydney, LA, Pittsburgh 2006 are BRILLIANT i think. his voice on these versions of Release is miles better than on some on RA & Yield tours. and the band sound great
the 92-94 performances of it are great too...but that sydney one played on rotation for weeks in my house after i got my hands on it.
(i think the nijmegen performance was a bit sketchy from vids ive seen of it though...)
Stuffnjunk, tell me you watch that and don't get chills/teary. (I got both.)
That version is very similiar to the SF III version that has been mentioned.
Amazing.
yeah, thats a pretty good one.....and the video looks great!
but it also contains my main beef with the song - the way he cuts short the word "release" in the last few years
thats the best part of the song, the "releeeeeeeeeeease meeeeeeeeeee!!!"
and now he just says "release' really quick and, in my humble opinion, he is leaving out the best part of this amazing song
"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
I've heard it twice, and both times it just moved me to tears.
I remember being stood on the gradinata in Verona, surrounded by thousands of wet fans in different coloured raincoats. We were getting a bit annoyed at the rain, but we just kept hanging on to the hope that the band would be inspired by the rain and open with Release. People say that when you finally get something you've wanted it's never as good as you thought it would be. But, the second we heard that riff, my life was momentarily perfect. It WAS exactly how i imagined it would be, and i felt more joy than i thought possible. It didn't matter that Ed apparently had a bit of a cold and it wasn't the greatest version, but the feelings that came with the performance are unmatched. I can still feel what i was feeling at that moment. Before PJ, i didn't know music could do this to a person.
The second time was in Nijmegen. It rained a little during the afternoon, but then it cleared up and the sun came out. Walking around the park that day was just the most relaxing, soothing experience. Everyone we met was really nice and the environment was beautiful. Trees, birds, the little zoo in the park...all just lovely. It was the last show i'd be attending, and opening with Release again was perfect. It was even more perfect that it was the only time it was played in 2007. Being about 3 or 4 rows back in a crowd of about 40,000 people who were all singing along was sublime. It was the best way i could imagine starting my last show.
Oops, back on topic....
I think Ed sings the song now better than he ever did. In '92 his voice was too scrappy, but in '94 he finally nailed it. Then it all went pear-shaped in '95 with what i think is his worst tour in terms of vocals. From 2000 onwards it's just got better and better, though. Now, Ed is a frickin' machine when it comes to singing it. The guy is a force of nature
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It's a tie between Release and Long Road for me. I was hoping for Release when I saw them at Wembley last year, but they opened with possibly the best version of Long Road ever - Ed changed up the vocals putting in some awesome higher notes.
*Here's a link to my recording of Long Road for anyone interested: http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x64/jonfisher_photos/?action=view¤t=MOV00128.flv
I feel exactly the same - Release would be my fave, Long Road second, couldn't believe it when they opened in Wembley with LR, had everything crossed for Release in Copenhagen but they played Long Road again - I need to hear Release live, its one of the only songs i'm desperate to hear live (and also Smile
London, Copenhagen 07
MSG 08
SBE, Manchester, London 09
Dublin, Belfast, London 10
Many overrated releases out there. My main beef with the recent performances is how Eddie sings the chorus. The 'releeeeeeeeeease' is gone. Now he just rushes through the word, which almost ruins the mood for me. That word and eddie's delivery of it, knowing its meaning and how it was written and inspired is what makes the song so great!
I remember getting the 2003 bootlegs and putting on a boot with release. Release kept building up and me with it. I got ready to sing out the release part with Eddie and was underwhelmed by his new take on it. Ah well, time changes I guess..
I urge you to listen to Atlanta 2000! I remember I put that one on a mix tape of particularly great performances from the 2000 tour. That is a very nice one! Most 2000 versions are good...
and with the releeeeeeeeeease meeeeeee:-)
Yeah "I am Mine" was a great pre-set. I remember listening to it and it was getting to the bridge part and I was thinking, "How the hell is he going to pull this off by himself?" But he did it. The pre-sets for all the SF 06 shows were great (Dead Man, Drifting, I am Mine).
Yeah Sometimes was a bummer. I thought it would have been cool if they played Daughter later in the show and the tag was the part of Sometimes he forgot! "seek my part, devote myself..."
Chicago 2003 and 2000 are both very good.
I saw Atlanta 2000 and it was excellent.
To me, personally, the MSG II 98 version is the best. Eddie sounds like he is busting a lung on this version.
ok, one person knows what i'm talking about!!
i'll check out the versions you recommend
some people have said katowice 2000 is great, but that is the one i'm talking about where he leaves out a whole freakin verse!!!!
I was just about to say that version of Release is the very worst ive heard lol
Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!
Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing
Wembley 2007
Yep, I was there and it was beautiful. Pittsburgh 06, and i think it ranks it the top ten of all time.
Stuffnjunk, tell me you watch that and don't get chills/teary. (I got both.)
That version is very similiar to the SF III version that has been mentioned.
Amazing.
Many tend to recommend the shows with the best sound, but great sound doesnt automatically mean great performances. At least to me...
You can also check out indio 1993 for a nice version! Eddie was very strong that night! Its the fuck me in the brain and shoe the shoeless show! I can do a b+p for the DVD if you dont have it. One of my favourite boots ever!
Just paypal me 10 bucks for shipping and i'll ship it out to you. Send me a pm!
Now, Im off to Paris to catch Neil Young:-) Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet (cartman style)
I disagree. Sydney1 06 was a mazing. When he sung "I'll ride the wave, where it takes me" Will live with me forever as it echoed around the arena. Check this version out.
Sydney 14/02/2003
Sydney 07/11/2006
Sydney 18/11/2006
Sydney 22/11/2009
EV Sydney 18/03/2011
EV Sydney 19/03/2011
EV Sydney 20/03/2011
Melbourne 24/01/2014
Sydney 26/01/2014
EV Sydney 13/02/2014
the 92-94 performances of it are great too...but that sydney one played on rotation for weeks in my house after i got my hands on it.
(i think the nijmegen performance was a bit sketchy from vids ive seen of it though...)
WOW, that was GOOOOOOOOOD
London, Copenhagen 07
MSG 08
SBE, Manchester, London 09
Dublin, Belfast, London 10
It was at the Point Dublin '96.
It was unreal. Couldn't of picked a better song to open with.
Justing seeing the outline of the band as they play it.
Dying to hear them open with it again.
Lisbon '06 (x2)
Katowice '07
London '07 '09 (x2), '10
MSG NY '08 (x2)
Manchester '09 '12
Belfast '10
PJ20 Alpine '11 (x2)
Leeds '14
but it also contains my main beef with the song - the way he cuts short the word "release" in the last few years
thats the best part of the song, the "releeeeeeeeeeease meeeeeeeeeee!!!"
and now he just says "release' really quick and, in my humble opinion, he is leaving out the best part of this amazing song
I remember being stood on the gradinata in Verona, surrounded by thousands of wet fans in different coloured raincoats. We were getting a bit annoyed at the rain, but we just kept hanging on to the hope that the band would be inspired by the rain and open with Release. People say that when you finally get something you've wanted it's never as good as you thought it would be. But, the second we heard that riff, my life was momentarily perfect. It WAS exactly how i imagined it would be, and i felt more joy than i thought possible. It didn't matter that Ed apparently had a bit of a cold and it wasn't the greatest version, but the feelings that came with the performance are unmatched. I can still feel what i was feeling at that moment. Before PJ, i didn't know music could do this to a person.
The second time was in Nijmegen. It rained a little during the afternoon, but then it cleared up and the sun came out. Walking around the park that day was just the most relaxing, soothing experience. Everyone we met was really nice and the environment was beautiful. Trees, birds, the little zoo in the park...all just lovely. It was the last show i'd be attending, and opening with Release again was perfect. It was even more perfect that it was the only time it was played in 2007. Being about 3 or 4 rows back in a crowd of about 40,000 people who were all singing along was sublime. It was the best way i could imagine starting my last show.
Oops, back on topic....
I think Ed sings the song now better than he ever did. In '92 his voice was too scrappy, but in '94 he finally nailed it. Then it all went pear-shaped in '95 with what i think is his worst tour in terms of vocals. From 2000 onwards it's just got better and better, though. Now, Ed is a frickin' machine when it comes to singing it. The guy is a force of nature
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