Anniversary Downloads - Studio Albums 'Live'

pjhawks wrote:

this is freakin awesome. i actually thought this would have been a great idea for their 20th anniversary - a box set with a live version of each studio album including some b-sides from each era. they could sell them individually or as a box set (yes i should be in their marketing department...) so casual fans could buy a live Ten or Vs. version but us fanatics could buy them all. Would be an awesome collection - sort of like Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-1985 in scope.

tremors wrote:

Hi!

With help from other board members, Cameron4President and I have been putting some time into compiling a series of MP3 collections that pull together 'Live' versions of a Pearl Jam studio album. The challenge has been to select some great live performances which capture the mood or sound of an era, whilst also working well together and flowing as a single 'album'. Cameron4President and I are very pleased with the albums we have put together so far; and we have been working on them here on the message board as a kind of 'long-distance' online collaborative project.

I think Cameron4President deserves some serious credit for leading on this - making the general idea a reality, putting in a lot of time, gathering together and selecting a lot of alternative live versions, creating artwork, uploading them, and hosting them on his bootlegs blog:

http://dp-rearviewmirror.blogspot.com

He has produced some great collections we can all listen to, share, discuss and enjoy.

Having just completed 'Ten Live: Then and Now', I thought it would be good to present you with the download links all in one place – for those who are interested in listening. This concept may not appeal to everyone, but we think it works well. No doubt there are better versions which would have worked great together and produced something different, so if you are interested in a making suggestions on future projects, feel free to participate – since we have been making the decisions together here online, based on the feedback posted on the board.


Here are the links to the projects so far:


'Mixed Metaphor: Backspacer Live'



http://dp-rearviewmirror.blogspot.com/2 ... pacer.html

(Our first collaborative project – we tried to find strong performances which captured the raw energy of the recent tour, and include some cracking versions of some of the Backspacer songs which may not be so popular amongst Backspacer doubters. Have a listen and see what you think of this alternative version of the album. A different show for each song, some choice covers as bonus material to round things off. Dedicated to Dr Stip Zoidberg off of Red Mosquito!)


'Turpentine and Nepotism: Vs. live'



http://dp-rearviewmirror.blogspot.com/2 ... -live.html

(A difficult project to work on, particularly due to the strength of the famous 'Fox' Atlanta broadcast. We took the Fox as the core of the project, and added performances from the Vs era which we thought sounded good, captured the times, and still work together as a listenable album. A barnstorming collection! Vs-era covers as bonus tracks.)



'Ten Live: Then and Now'



Disc 1 ('Then')

http://dp-rearviewmirror.blogspot.com/2 ... isc-1.html

Disc 2 ('Now')

http://dp-rearviewmirror.blogspot.com/2 ... isc-2.html

(Cameron4President's idea to put side by side performances from the Ten era, with those from the recent backspacer tour. It's interesting to hear how far we've come. Disc one is a 'Live Ten' from the Ten era, with Dave A on drums, Disc two is today's lineup, with Matt Cameron showing his qualities, and drawing from the 2009 / 2010 Backspacer shows. Two very different listening experiences...... Intense!!)


I will update this page with more links if we put together any more collections. Feel free to join in in the future with song selections or feedback on how the mix is working out. The more input the better, and the more interesting the project is to work on.....

Soulfire42 wrote:

Thanks for not just creating this, but also working to get it distributed to people. I've just started listening, but so far I'm impressed. Too often things like this get made and then buried.

tremors wrote:

Thanks - we'll try not to let this get buried before we move onto the next one. Cameron4President has something in the pipeline ... *rubs hands* - you're gonna like this one!! Think he's gonna share his idea at the weekend. In the meantime... plenty to listen to here!!

tremors wrote:

Cameron4President wrote:

Soulfire42 wrote:

Thanks for not just creating this, but also working to get it distributed to people. I've just started listening, but so far I'm impressed. Too often things like this get made and then buried.

You are very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to check our project out. Tremors and I have really enjoyed doing this.

tremors wrote:

Thanks - we'll try not to let this get buried before we move onto the next one. Cameron4President has something in the pipeline ... *rubs hands* - you're gonna like this one!! Think he's gonna share his idea at the weekend. In the meantime... plenty to listen to here!!

Speaking of our "newest idea"... Even though I said that I wouldn't start it until Monday, I have been toying around with the cover art for the project and listening to a bunch of songs, including a little "Self Pollution" :twisted:

Go on, tell the people about your idea... (when you're ready!). Probably needs its own thread mind.