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Best Live Present Tense

PJammer4lifePJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,647
edited April 2008 in The Porch
A song that is better live than in studio..I would put out there Checkpoint Charlie Berlin 1996 as a top 5 live version..others of note???
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  • eldarion75eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    Cork Ireland 96
    '...we got more songs than the clouds got rain..now me & mike are gonna sing you a lullaby'

    first & best time i heard Present Tense..
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    PJammer4life wrote:
    A song that is better live than in studio..I would put out there Checkpoint Charlie Berlin 1996 as a top 5 live version..others of note???


    jones beach ny 2000....i think it was 2000.........mike's guitar work is spot on.


    letterman webcast in 2006 is damn good as well:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=xwamCGQU7_s
  • cd21millercd21miller Columbia, MO Posts: 302
    st. louis, 2003. probably because it was the opener (didn't expect that one) to an amazing show and the best seats i've ever had for a show -- 10 rows back dead center. sounded amazing.
  • dserverdserver Posts: 25
    I'm a fan of the 06 version. In particular the last 06 San Francisco show, I forget the date, got a really good version of Present Tense.
    Hartford 06
    Hartford 08
    Hartford 10
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    marseille france 07 version was amazing as well.........too bad the boot sound quality isnt very good.
  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    The Infamous 'No Code Show' - Jones Beach 3, 2000

    Still kicking myself for not going.

    http://www.theskyiscrape.com/website/wikijam/index.php/2000-08-25
  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    The Infamous 'No Code Show' - Jones Beach 3, 2000

    Still kicking myself for not going.

    http://www.theskyiscrape.com/website/wikijam/index.php/2000-08-25


    there is a version from the eruo 2000 tour where ed sings an emotional song before it, i always thought it was letter to the dead, but regardless of the name it rocked
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    I love the version from MSG II in 03, as well as the San Fran 06 version.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • Smellyman2Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    Berlin 96
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,279
    PJammer4life wrote:
    A song that is better live than in studio..I would put out there Checkpoint Charlie Berlin 1996 as a top 5 live version..others of note???


    have to get it thats my favourite song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the track is just awesome
    danny d
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,601
    The less Matt is inovolved throughout the song, the more I like it.

    There are some great versions from 2000. Philly 1 and Nashville are two of em.
    I will swallow poison
  • Kermit O'LearyKermit O'Leary Posts: 240
    Wembley 07! Amazing, simply amazing! The crowd sang the majority!!!
    'Life comes from within your heart and desire'

    ~~Wembley 2000, Reading 2006, Paris 2006, Wembley 2007~~
  • Fu_ManchuFu_Manchu Posts: 422
    Kermit O'Leary wrote:
    Wembley 07! Amazing, simply amazing! The crowd sang the majority!!!

    agreed
    Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    Antwerp 2006, becasue I was there !
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Adelaide 2006
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,343
    Where ever, when ever it is just an amazing song! Melbourne#3 on the last tour was brilliant, great drumming by Matt! Just about in my all time top 5 pearl jam songs!
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • hoxrule3hoxrule3 Posts: 19
    10-01-05

    The Borgata in Atlantic City

    Opened the show with it. Unbelievable.
    96- Randalls
    98- Continental
    00- Jones Beach
    03- MSG 1, 2, Holmdel
    04- Boston 1, 2
    05- Montreal, AC 1, 2, Philly
    06- Hartford, Camden 1, 2, Storytellers, NJ 1, 2, Hawaii
    08- Camden 2, MSG 1, 2
  • RITFWinCORITFWinCO Posts: 217
    It is an amazing song which I recently had a newfound appreciation for so I listened to every version of this song on iPod one after the other so I could put the one I like most on a playlist. I really like SF 06 and Denver 06 versions. I have about 12 or so live versions but one are earlier than the 2000 shows. I'd like to hear some from 96 or 98 for sure.
  • pjstarrpjstarr Posts: 270
    Denver 2006 was pretty sweet!
    "I think this is the coldest red wine I've ever had"
    E.V- Ice Bowl, Alpine Valley 2000

    Alpine Valley 6 -27-98 Palace 10-7-00 Alpine Valley 10-8-00
    Shoreline 6-1-03 DTE 6-25-03 DTE 6-26-03
    Pepsi Center 7-2-06 Pepsi Center 7-3-06
    Riverside Theater E.V solo 8-19-08
  • vluggagevluggage Posts: 71
    Cincy '06
    "I think I kinda want it."
  • martin gmartin g Posts: 105
    Anyone want to share a good mp3 of this live?(been looking forever)
    London 29/05/00, Dublin 23/08/06, London 18/06/07, London 18/08/09, Manchester 21/06/12, EV London 30/07/12, Milton Keynes 11,07,2014
  • laudenumlaudenum Posts: 405
    glasgow-00
    "shes stoned said the swede, and the
    mooncalf agreed" THe BANd
  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    dserver wrote:
    I'm a fan of the 06 version. In particular the last 06 San Francisco show, I forget the date, got a really good version of Present Tense.

    i agree...i loved the way the crowd got involved at camden 06

    but it was also the first PJ song I ever heard live, at Borgata 2, so it will always be special for that reason
    2005: Borgata 2, Philly
    2006: Camden 1&2, East Ruth 1&2
    2008: BONNAROO, MSG1, MSG2, Hartford
    2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
    2010: Hartford, MSG1, MSG2
    2012: Made in America
    2013: BK1, BK2, Hartford
    2015: Global Citizens
    2016: MSG 2 (ISO MSG1)
    EV Solo: NJPAC 2008; Tower Theatre, PA 2009; Hartford 2011
  • pj0705pj0705 Posts: 189
    Hartford 96 and Seattle 98 are both very good
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,897
    Yellow Bedwetter wrote:
    i agree...i loved the way the crowd got involved at camden 06

    but it was also the first PJ song I ever heard live, at Borgata 2, so it will always be special for that reason

    Camden 06 is a good version.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,172
    i like when they open with it best.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
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    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
  • jrrrrr15jrrrrr15 Posts: 95
    Yellow Bedwetter wrote:
    i agree...i loved the way the crowd got involved at camden 06

    but it was also the first PJ song I ever heard live, at Borgata 2, so it will always be special for that reason


    I was at both shows and they were both great versions! These two are probably my favorites. I think there was a good one from Randell's Island in 96 but haven't listened to that boot in a while
    7.5.03 Camden I, 10.2.04 Toledo, 9.15.05 Montreal, 9.16.05 Ottawa, 10.1.05 Atlantic City, 5.13.06 Hartford, 5.27.06 Camden I, 5.30.06 DC, 6.3.06 NJ II, 7.7.06 San Diego, Lollapalooza 2007, 6.24.08 MSG I, 6.25.08 MSG II, 6.27.08 Hartford, 6.28.08 Mansfield I, 6.30.08 Mansfield II, 10.28.09 Philly II, 10.30.09 Philly III, 10.31.09 Philly IV
  • SpinMeRoundRollMeOvrSpinMeRoundRollMeOvr Posts: 437
    hoxrule3 wrote:
    10-01-05

    The Borgata in Atlantic City

    Opened the show with it. Unbelievable.


    I second this. What an unreal opener. I listen to it all the time.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,171
    borgata II 05 (opener) EDIT What ^they said
    Uniondale 03 (with In hiding right after it)
    Randalls II 96 (first time played I believe)
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    Boston 2 04
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
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