Spectrum 3 & 4 vs Alpine Valley 1 & 2

MAS
MAS Posts: 630
edited September 2011 in The Porch
Which 2 shows were better??? In your honest opinion of course.... 8-)
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    :lol: someone said last week this would pop up.

    Shows that I attend are better (Spectrum), but a PJ show is a PJ show in my book...meaning they're all great.
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  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    Wilds wrote:
    :lol: someone said last week this would pop up.

    Shows that I attend are better (Alpine Valley), but a PJ show is a PJ show in my book...meaning they're all great.


    Fixed it. :D:D:D:D
  • joberschlake
    joberschlake Columbus, OH Posts: 1,179
    Philly 3 & 4, hands down.
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  • GD274660
    GD274660 Posts: 514
    The vibe this weekend cannot be matched.
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  • Brain Of Jeremy
    Brain Of Jeremy Posts: 135
    Temple of the Dog are boring and overrated, thus Spectrum shows win.

    And if you didn't get the "vibe" in Philly, you're in serious denial.
  • BMo-643
    BMo-643 Posts: 220
    The entire "vibe" and aura, and just the atmosphere of this weekend will NEVER be matched by any other performance...having to miss the 4 day run at The Spectrum is #1 on my PJ regrets list followed by the Boston Acoustic preset night back in, I think 03'....and the Vic show before Lolla in 07'....

    Attended PJ20...from a pure setlist perspective...you can't argue with Philly...you all got more songs...and in my view a more epic setlist...you would be hard pressed to find ANY show that tops the last night in the Spectrum...

    For me personally...I would trade my PJ20 tickets for those last 2 nights in Philly...Temple of The Dog was an AMAZING bonus...and while that was cool and that is part of Pearl Jam's history...its not "Pearl Jam"...For me the 4 day run at the Spectrum is the coolest thing they've done EVER...and if you got to go to ALL 4 shows..you've witnessed the pinnacle of Pearl Jam live...thats just my 2 cents though...
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    Noblesville 10'
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    Alpine Valley 11'
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  • drsluggo
    drsluggo Posts: 4,742
    Both were amazing, but Philly hands down for me. And they kind of line up too - Philly 3 was kind of a better 'rarities' set and Philly 4 was the longer set that just touched on the whole catalog of music. Alpine 1 was full of rarities and Alpine 2 had more of the hits. :)
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,133
    I didn't go to Alpine (unless listening via cell phone counts 8-) ). I went to all four Philly shows. Philly 3 was the best setlist, period. Philly 4 was a big party, not as tight, ridiculously long, gets bonus points for the Devo costumes and "Out of My Mind."

    But I think PJ20 and the Spectrum shows are very different events, and I really don't know how you could compare them.

    Oh well. At any moment, someone will pop up and say that the 2010 MSG shows were better than AV and Philly. :lol:
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,133
    I spoke too soon:

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  • Bdog10
    Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    Philly
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  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,300
    I was at neither of them and I would have to say philly based on the setlists
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,741
    Spectrum, obviously. 8-)
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  • crazygeo
    crazygeo Posts: 2,380
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  • JR86440
    JR86440 Posts: 756
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    Temple of the Dog are boring and overrated, thus Spectrum shows win.

    And if you didn't get the "vibe" in Philly, you're in serious denial.

    I agree 1000%.. Hunger Strike was cool but than 7 other songs with Cornell?? I MUCH preferred to hear 7 other PJ songs..In Hiding, Present Tense, Corduroy, Go, Animal etc..Great time, band sounded great and even had a great time in Wisconsin but now I am thinking I should have picked my original location...Toronto
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Not fortunate enough to go to PJ20 ...
    looks like so far not many have compared who did see both.

    Spectrum was unbelievable for me, I can't imagine anything better
    but I think the specialness of a 20 year celebration might win over
    for those lucky enough to do it all.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,963
    I was at all 4.

    As shows go, stand alone, Philly 3 and 4 were a lot better.

    The vibe, the other bands, the museum, the amount of fans from all sorts of places, all the little surprises and the venue itself, PJ20 was better overall.

    I dont think its a fair comparison though. Apples to oranges.
  • 81
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    for just the shows, Philly 3/4 were better...

    for the entire thing rolled together, Alpine was better.

    both were awesome fun weekends, but if i could only do one over, it would be Alpine

    if i could only do one show again, i would go to bonnaroo
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  • MayDay Malone
    MayDay Malone Posts: 641
    I wasn't at pj20- contrasting setlists between the 2 nights looked killer.

    But I was at Philly 3 and 4- the sure length of the shows makes it the greatest IMO.

    Would've liked to been at pj20 to compare though!
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Philly shows were better. Alpine atmosphere and experience was better.
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  • alive when free
    alive when free Posts: 49
    Spectrum shows were better music-wise. I don't know when they'll top that 42 song stretch..

    Alpine was an amazing atmosphere. Every person there was a die-hard PJ fan, so it made the entire weekend that much more special. Things like the Ames bros signing books for $20 and the PJ museum made this weekend the special weekend that I will never regret traveling and spending tons of money on!

    The weekend was billed as a destination weekend with friends - I was damn happy to see TOTD!
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