I Am a Patriot

Firecloud
Firecloud Posts: 516
edited May 2008 in The Porch
In honor of the memories from a 2003 tour that are forever tattooed on my heart and mind, I thought I'd dig into Patriot a little bit. It's a song that speaks loudly to my soul in ways that most songs could never hope to, and seems to resonate with particular strength these days.
There are a bunch of great versions out there, and everybody's got their favorite. Mine's definitely the 6/2/03 version from The Verizon Ampitheater in SoCal. I'm partial because I was there, but it's a damn solid rendition:

http://rapidshare.com/files/113341558/24_I_Am_a_Patriot.mp3.html


Then again, there's the MSG 2000 version that Ed did by himself - it's gorgeous, especially at the end, when his throat just opens up....

http://rapidshare.com/files/113342888/I_Am_A_Patriot__Madison_Square_Garden_2000_.mp3.html

Also,forgive me if this has been posted before, but I've never seen it. I don't know how many people have heard the original, but Steven Van Zandt wrote this song. Those who don't know that name from Springsteen's E Street Band may remember him as Silvio Dante from The Sopranos.

I don't know if this is the very first recording of the song, but it's something fans of this beautiful little gem need to have.

http://rapidshare.com/files/113340319/17_I_Am_A_Patriot.mp3.html

Enjoy.
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  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i love this tune! nice!
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
  • pearljammer
    pearljammer Posts: 237
    I love this song. I really like the improv style from 2003. This thread has inspired me to find the best performance of this show, I remember hearing it on a bootleg and Eddie just screamed "Freedom" at the end, it sent shivers down my spine..

    I'll let you know when I find it, and which boot it is.
    EvenFLOW PsYcHo #29

    ~ is your Pearl Jam cup half empty, or 1/2 Full?
  • Blind3
    Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    Definitely a song I'm hoping to hear this June; especially given the fact that the war is dragging on and it's an election year. I loved the 9/28/04 Boston pre-show version.
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  • Elderly Man
    Elderly Man Posts: 235
    pearljammer wrote:
    I love this song. I really like the improv style from 2003. This thread has inspired me to find the best performance of this show, I remember hearing it on a bootleg and Eddie just screamed "Freedom" at the end, it sent shivers down my spine..

    I'll let you know when I find it, and which boot it is.


    its uniondale

    4/30/03

    call the bluff
    MSG 2 - 03
    Ed Sullivan Theater - 06
    Irving Plaza - 06
    Albany - 06
    Hartford - 06
    East Rutherford 1 & 2 - 06
    San Francisco 1 & 2 - 06
    Bonnaroo - 08
    MSG 1 & 2 - 08
    Hartford - 08
    Mansfield 1 - 08
  • pearljammer
    pearljammer Posts: 237
    Elderly Man wrote:
    its uniondale

    4/30/03

    call the bluff

    I listened to every I Am A Patriot from 2003 to try and remember, and it was a toss up between this performance and July 3 in Boston. I lean towards this one, though, this is the craziest boot. I wish I had been at that show. :)

    Isn't that "freedom" freaking EPIC? He could be mistaken for William Wallace with that one. :D
    EvenFLOW PsYcHo #29

    ~ is your Pearl Jam cup half empty, or 1/2 Full?

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