*** Toronto Fanviews 5/10 Here ***

I have now been to 15 shows. Night 2 at Toronto ended up being the best one

The songs played at the beginning were played with absoloute intensity. Severed Hand has only been played live 5-6 times, but already the crowd knows to pump their fists with Eddie's "Yeah"!! Also, Even Flow's solo was insane. Ed went over and started to smoke,a dn drink, while Mike just went nuts. Behind the head, all over the stage. It was crazy. Then Ed came over to the front of the stage and got the crowd to sing the rest of the song.

Then Ed intrdouces I am mine by saying he doesn't remember what CD it was from.

The improv was a slow building one, with Ed on guitar and Matt's drums following along. Many chants of "I don't wanna go...from Toronto". THis lasted a minute or so, before going straight into Whipping.

You Are had a false start, and then when they did get it going, Ed screwed up the words.

I got Id, was introduced as a song "written by a Canadian Patriot...Neil Young. It's called I got Shit". After this, Ed says I have to tell you a secret, just between you and me, we won't put this on the boot. He goes on to say, that last song goes like this (and starts to re-sing the chorus of I got Shit), and then he says it kind of sounds like this...Then he starts to sing Cinnamon Girl.

Wasted Reprise as a Encore opener is so effective. A longer Organ Solo, and the crowd just going nuts. They went straight into man of the hour. This one was intense, and a final verse was sung with a pause between every word "This - is -only - bye - for -now". I took it as meaning that they'll make it back to Toronto sometime.

A fun moment was Ed taping a birthday message to Sean (AIC) which he was going to send to him in Portugal 2 days later.

Encore 2 started with another improv, relating to the first one. Instead of "Don't want to go" it was "come with us"...Toronto

Crazy Mary had the longest Mike/Boom jam I have ever heard. High fives at the end.

It seemed that Ed didn't want this night to end. Fuckin' Up, Indifference and then Ledbetter. At the beginning of YL, Ed was lying down. Stone came over and said something to him, and Ed was laughing the whole way through the song. At the End, ed was lying down during Mike's final solo, which started to cut into Beast of Burden. Ed got up and started to sing along.

At the end, the six guys stood in a line, arms locked and gave a bow.

It was a very special night.

I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

Did you see the set list? Were they on it, but were crossed out?? Any other changes?

I saw the setlist somewhere(can't remember where) comatose and gone were not on it at all, though it had red mosquito beside dissident(as in the band picked one of the two) and the the second encore had last exit/go/black circle as the first song. and there was a second pick between two song slot in which the band played both, I believe.

I think what he was trying to say, is that because gone and comatose were not played the night before they would be played the next night. I thought the same thing and thought I'd also here army reserve.

Here's a link to the setlist

http://www.s109718014.onlinehome.us/sharptoe/PJToronto2006/pages/IMG_0181.htm

Songburst wrote:

Did you hear Evenflow? It was this song that turned the performance around. This is when it was obvious that the night was a little more special than most. I hear where you are coming from on this as I have seen Evenflow more than enough times, but without Evenflow on this night Toronto night 2 may have been as tame as night 1.

That's a dumb question. Yeah I heard Evenflow. How else can I hear half the crowd behind me groan that they are playing it yet again!?! :rollseyes: When your band can play well over 200 songs you shouldn't have to do a particular song almost every show for the rest of your career. Evenflow is the same every concert except for Mikes solo and it's really the only part of the song I like anymore. I won't even listen to it on the radio. Heck they have reworked songs they hardly play why don't they rework this tired song? I guess then no one would have time for a bathroom/beer break cause that's what the song is to MANY fans now.

Sorry but the crowd was already way more pumped up on night 2 than on night 1. The whole crowd was doing the wave before Pearl Jam even went on. That didn't happen night one. Also way before Evenflow Ed even said that the crowd was "better that last night". So did you hear and see the show I was at because it sound like you are talking about Toronto last year?

Awesome show! Both nights were great, but when Eddie said early on in the night that we already topped the crowd from the night before, he wasn't bullshitting. It was so cool to see everyone so into it. We sang along to everything - Eddie could barely even get in there. And the band just seemed to get such a high from it all.
BTW, after Eddie fell off the fixture (I think it was a light fixture, not speakers), I could just see his hands waving to the music like Mike had him in some kind of trance. It's so cool to see him still able to get into the music so much.
Like it was said earlier, the setlist was good but that's not what made it special, it's HOW it all went down. I felt honered to be a part of that crowd.

I met some people before the show too as I waited in line to buy a poster and ltd ed hoodie from the booth outside the gates. It's always so cool hanging out with PJ fans. One guy even spotted me $5 because they were only taking cash at the booth and I was just short (if you're reading this, thanks again dude).

Also, my 10C seats were better for the 2nd show.

I love PJ, you guys all rock!

tremorsinmytree wrote:

I saw the setlist somewhere(can't remember where) comatose and gone were not on it at all, though it had red mosquito beside dissident(as in the band picked one of the two) and the the second encore had last exit/go/black circle as the first song. and there was a second pick between two song slot in which the band played both, I believe.

I think what he was trying to say, is that because gone and comatose were not played the night before they would be played the next night. I thought the same thing and thought I'd also here army reserve.

Here's a link to the setlist

http://www.s109718014.onlinehome.us/sharptoe/PJToronto2006/pages/IMG_0181.htm

Interesting. I figured that Comatose and Gone were locks for night 2. I didn't see the setlist, but it makes sense that they would play those 2 after not playing them on night 1. What is also interesting is that the setlist is pretty much the same as what we heard. I figured for sure that the setlist changed mid-show because the energy in the building was so immense. Thanks for the info and setlist pic.

I'll Ride The Wave wrote:

I would love for them to release a Toronto 2 DVD. There were just so many wonderful moments during the show. I think it'd be lovely if those of us in the crowd could re-live them, and other fans could have the opportunity to see them.

It was an incredible night. I just can't get over how awesome of a show it reallly was. Pearl Jam is a great live band, but last night was just something else. There was just a feeling in the air from the get go. I don't think I've ever seen a band so happy on stage and so into it. It was truly amazing, and I am so happy that I was a part of it. I can't wait to hear the bootleg ... and I hope maybe we can have some video at some point as well. Please!!!!!

yeah, what this person says^^

I was there. Thanks again Pearl Jam!
comments: my, oh my
Please release a Toronto 2 DVD!! It was a special night!

Uninvited Guest wrote:

That's a dumb question. Yeah I heard Evenflow. How else can I hear half the crowd behind me groan that they are playing it yet again!?! :rollseyes: When your band can play well over 200 songs you shouldn't have to do a particular song almost every show for the rest of your career. Evenflow is the same every concert except for Mikes solo and it's really the only part of the song I like anymore. I won't even listen to it on the radio. Heck they have reworked songs they hardly play why don't they rework this tired song? I guess then no one would have time for a bathroom/beer break cause that's what the song is to MANY fans now.

Sorry but the crowd was already way more pumped up on night 2 than on night 1. The whole crowd was doing the wave before Pearl Jam even went on. That didn't happen night one. Also way before Evenflow Ed even said that the crowd was "better that last night". So did you hear and see the show I was at because it sound like you are talking about Toronto last year?

I'm not trying to be negative. Well, maybe I am. Who knows? What about Yellow Ledbetter to end it? Okay, I see it didn't happen in Albany. Alright!

I'm not sure if it was mentioned but Ed's daughter was side stage at the start of the show and Ed kept looking over at her with a big grin on his face when he was singing the first few songs. The show was awesome, crowd energy was great. Now I have to wait until Boston to see them again

justam wrote:

[size=+1]It was just so darn wonderful...I was thrilled with it!!!![/size]

Severed Hand, Lowlight, You Are, Crazy Mary, A little bit of Cinnamon Girl, a little bit of Beast of Burden, Marker in the Sand, it was almost enough to make a girl swoon!!!

How awesome was Low Light? I was so excited. I haven't been to many shows myself, but I know they rarely played Low Light, and felt so lucky when they began to play it. It was awesome! So many wonderful moments that night. I can't wait to hear Eddie laughing through YL and then joining Mike when he starts to play Beast of Burden.

giventoflyjbs wrote:

the band sounds great on the bootleg. great setlist. ed's voice sounds fantastic. you folks were truly lucky.

Excellent!!! I can't wait to hear it. My thesis is due tomorrow, and my reward is to smoke a J and listen to the bootleg. It's great motivation to get this damn thing done.

This show was my third concert, my first two were in September and this one was by far the best! Our seats were in the lower bowl, Row 12 on Mike's side of the stage. Although my first PJ show had a better view of the band as a whole, what I enjoyed the most this time around was watching Mike, since I often pay more attention to Eddie. I had never noticed how much energetic Mike is once the show really gets started! I was only a little dissapointed that there were no tambourines thrown and not many drum sticks, as my seats were in the perfect spot to catch some! The laghter in Ledbetter was endearing...there were lots of times throughout the show when i was cracking up as well! Overall I thought this show had an awesome setlist and a great crowd! I was delighted to hear some of my favourites: Low Light, Crazy Mary, Indifference, Black, Release, Dissident, Man of the Hour. Im a sucker for the slow songs but it was a lot of fun to rock out with thousands of people...we all got our moneys worth and i wont soon forget those three amazing hours!