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DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
edited June 2010 in The Porch
Probably because I was there and in the second row but the Albany '06 show might have the best opener. Life Wasted reprise into Life Wasted was awesome.
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  • jfs5-10-10jfs5-10-10 Posts: 326
    Probably because it was my first (and only) show so far, I gotta say Unthought Known.
    My favorite song on backspacer too! Was so amazing to see them open with it in buffalo.
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  • MANKINDMANKIND Posts: 218
    life wasted kicks so much ass live, mike made me deaf for a day.
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  • Pearl JamesPearl James Pittsburgh/Chicago Posts: 438
    I definitely enjoyed Hard to Imagine the most.

    But I would kill to hear Wash or Breakerfall.
  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Pearl James wrote:
    I definitely enjoyed Hard to Imagine the most.

    But I would kill to hear Wash or Breakerfall.


    The first dedicated PJ show I saw was in Rochester in 1994...opened with Wash.
  • somestupidfuksomestupidfuk Posts: 60
    WASH!!!
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  • TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,374
    long road and release by a mile... then wash, oceans, of the girl, sometimes....

    worst opener: cropduster in 03. haha cropduster opener. great way to get the crowd rocking their socks off.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
  • fox_mulderXfox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    long road
    no question
    if you think any other song is a better opener, then you're a terrorist
  • rb115565rb115565 Posts: 222
    Totally agree with Troubled Soul on his list of best openers
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  • jdelinjdelin Posts: 189
    I've seen them play some great openers - my favorites are Hard to Imagine, Wash, Long Road... but I think Release is the best opener of them all.
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  • wishlist13wishlist13 Posts: 124
    RELEASE or LONG ROAD
  • wozza77wozza77 Posts: 300
    Release for me. Althou given to fly was good last might.

    Haven't seen hard to imagine but would love to.
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,977
    Release
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  • shepshep Houston Posts: 5,900
    It's gotta be Release. That song as an opener is perfect, the creshendo, the way eddie and the band get so into it by the end.... epic. Listen to the verison from MSG II 08.... it is amazing.

    Honorable mention gets tossed the HDI and Of the Girl.

    Personally I haven't got to see LBC open a show yet... or LBC at all really... Would like to hear it, but it seems to be out the rotation these days.... I've been chasing down Wash for a while now too...
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  • thebrigthebrig Posts: 395
    I've heard both Long Road and Release open a show...I've got to say Long Road. They opened with it on night 1 of 2 in Seattle to wrap up the Binaural Tour in 2000. Given what the band had gone through up to that point on that tour, it was amazing.
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,557
    Of the openers I've seen, I would rank them:

    1) Release
    2) Of The Girl
    3) Hard To Imagine
    4) Unthought Known

    Still chasing Oceans and Long Road...
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,118
    Oceans
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  • ManOfTheHour75ManOfTheHour75 Posts: 339
    My list of favorite openers,

    1. Release
    2. Hard To imagine
    3. long Road
    4. Of The Girl
    5. Wash
    6. Sometimes
    7. Oceans

    I really like the more traditional openers but I've been thinking lately how great Sleight of Hand would be as an opener.
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  • TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,374
    a candidate for best opener would be all those yesterdays. but as far as i know, no evidence for that exists at this point in time.

    present tense from borgatta in 05 also deserves a special mention.. "is everybody in?"
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
  • ahill721ahill721 Posts: 2,071
    hard to imagine
    Release
    Breakerfall
    Long road
    Of the girl
    Sometimes

    I've seen a DTE opener twice and REALLL loved that sit was so unexpected
  • MG79478MG79478 Posts: 1,725
    LukinFan wrote:
    Oceans

    Agreed, Oceans is by far the best opener, followed by Release. I've seen them all, including even flow.
  • okblueduckokblueduck Posts: 427
    Eraserhead wrote:
    Release

    +1
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  • dannydanny Posts: 2,283
    release!
    danny d
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