Sleight of Hand appreciation thread

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  • juancor70
    juancor70 Posts: 206
    Fave PJ song ever.

    Wrote about 100 tweets to @PearlJam @SGossard @MikeMcCready for them to play it in Buenos Aires.

    Never heard it live. It's killing me.
  • TW3766
    TW3766 Posts: 57
    An absolute gem - heard it in Berlin 2000 for the first time live & loved it! It isn't one of their most popular/played songs, so I do understand why the non PJ hardcore fans don't get into the song during a shown when they hear it for the first time.

    I wish they`d play it more often.
  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    juancor70 wrote:
    Fave PJ song ever.

    Wrote about 100 tweets to @PearlJam @SGossard @MikeMcCready for them to play it in Buenos Aires.

    Never heard it live. It's killing me.


    Amazing song! I need to hear it live too. Maybe next time we will be lucky. :D
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    experienced this live in Cleveland in 2010

    definitely a gem still, love the trippy sounding guitards, fits the Binaural period well

    should play it more often, of course
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,292
    i chase the band around from city to city, for many reasons, and this is one of those reasons
  • exponential
    exponential Posts: 15
    This is definitely my favorite song on the album. Listened to it on the way home from work today.

    I always picture a police officer or security guard by himself watching the world pass him by as he just sits there.

    Sometimes he hid in his radio,... watching others pull into their homes
    While he was drifting...
    Detroit: 10/16/14
  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    bump

    great seeing all the love!
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    In my top 5 favorite PJ songs ever with In Hiding, Release, In My Tree, and Present Tense

    They need to bring the trippiness of this song back!
    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
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,458
    Great song :thumbup:
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue! http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRw7kjp0Iko

    This is the Grand Rapids 06 show.. I heard that Ed said it was his favorite of the tour..

    First song of the first encore.. they were certainly fucking with us.. best show I have ever seen, hands down..

    Check out the whole encore, you will see why..

    LOVE THIS SONG
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
    Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Caveeze wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRw7kjp0Iko

    This is the Grand Rapids 06 show.. I heard that Ed said it was his favorite of the tour..

    First song of the first encore.. they were certainly fucking with us.. best show I have ever seen, hands down..

    Check out the whole encore, you will see why..

    LOVE THIS SONG


    Love this version. You are right. Crazy good boot. You were lucky to have been there. Grand Rapids, who knew?
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,147
    won't tell my binaural love story again, but what I can say is that this is one of the best song in PJ catalogue, a full 10!!! I might have probably got my nick from this song, I don't know, I have been using this nick everywhere since 2000...
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    agree dont no why they dont hardly play it
    danny d
  • Kimmiebyrom
    Kimmiebyrom Posts: 1,832
    Gotta give a bump for this one. This song is incredible and easily in my top PJ top 10 of all time.
    I love the guitar lead into the chorus. Ahhhh MAGIC!
    2003 Dallas
    2013 Wrigley
    2013 Dallas
    2013 Oklahoma City
    2013 Seattle

    How I choose to feel is how I am.
    There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
    "Take care of one another..." -EV
  • trees
    trees Columbus OHIO Posts: 2,136
    MY favorite SONG .


    PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
    PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
    PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
    PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
    PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
    PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
    PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
    PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
    PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
    e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
    e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
    e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
    PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
    .PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
    PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
    PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
    BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
    e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
    .PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
    RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
    Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
    AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
    PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
    AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
    AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
    AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
    PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
    AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
    RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
    PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
    PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
    PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
    Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
    AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018 
    AIC Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 8/16/19
    PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
    Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
    PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
    PJ Indianapolis IN 2023 rescheduled
    PJ Indianapolis IN 2024
    PJ Pittsburgh PA 2025


  • diamond_marmalade
    diamond_marmalade Posts: 431
    Heard it Manchester 2009. It was a pleasant surprise and yeah I was pretty much the only around me singing along.

    Great song.
    2007 London
    2009 Manchester
    2010 Dublin / London
    2012 Manchester I & II / Berlin I & II / EV: Manchester
    2014 Amsterdam I & II / Vienna / Berlin / Leeds
  • Yes Way
    Yes Way Posts: 453
    There's only one song they've ever put out that I didn't appreciate on any level and it is this one. I skip it and I'm glad I've never seen it live.

    One thing I like about this band is that we can differ so much. I've seen three different drummers referred to as the best the band has had. I've seen people flame Love Boat Captain, which is a song I love. Depending on who you ask, McCready is the best or worst guitar player ever.

    For those of you who love this song, I hope you see it live. I also hope I'm not at that show with you. ;)
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  • jjtormey
    jjtormey Chicago Posts: 484
    Fantastic song...one of my all-time favorites and one of the few I still need to see live. I've seen them do Bee Girl twice, Leatherman, All Night, etc, but haven't seen Sleight of Hand yet.

    Would be perfect on a warm, July, Chicago evening at Wrigley!!
    '94 - Miami;  '95 - Chicago;  '06 - Chicago x 2;  '08 - Washington, DC;   '09 - Berlin; Philly #1;   '10 - Noblesville, IN; Bristol, VA;   '11 - PJ20 x 2; Costa Rica;   '12 - Missoula;   '13 - Wrigley, Baltimore, Seattle;   '14 - Stockholm, St Louis;  '16 - Wrigley x 2; Fenway;  '18 - Wrigley x 2;  

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