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It took the band 3 years to finally play Low Light?!

tribejammer05tribejammer05 W'Ville, OH Posts: 696
edited August 2013 in The Porch
Was looking at setlist stats.

Low Light appeared on Yield; released February 3,1998

First played Oct 21, 2001 in Mt. View, CA.

Has only been played 38 times total.

Poor Jeff...he was probably like "What did I do? Was it something I said?"
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  • coco buttercoco butter Posts: 1,480
    I was at both of the Bridge School shows in 2001 and Low Light was hands down the High Light of the shows!

    When I heard on the first day they sound checked it I was ecstatic!

    Now why they never played Last Soldier after these shows I'll never know?
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    took them like 20 year to play bugs,more than 10 to play Other Side-Hitchhiker,18 years to replay Brother..!!
    they have their thing..
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  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    Been very fortunate to hear it 3x in 17 shows but still waiting to hear Thumbing My Way which I always felt was a great pairing with Low Light
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,777
    Yellow Bedwetter wrote:
    Been very fortunate to hear it 3x in 17 shows but still waiting to hear Thumbing My Way which I always felt was a great pairing with Low Light

    :thumbup: tracks 2 and 3 on Benaroya
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  • foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    didn't they play it in maui for the 2 warm up shows in 98?
  • FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    coco butter wrote:
    I was at both of the Bridge School shows in 2001 and Low Light was hands down the High Light of the shows!

    I see what you did there ;)
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  • iamicaiamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    I was ecstatic the first time I heard Low Light. Fantastic song on a fantastic album! :thumbup: :clap:
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  • lockedlocked Boston Posts: 4,046
    Mansfield (night #2 of the experiment)
    7/03/03
    Gorgeous version with Mikey playing unique echo at end..

    Hartford 2010 with Ed holding the last note on :

    feeeeeeeeeeeeellll!
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,885
    I've heard it 5 times live; an absolutely gorgeous song. They should definitely play this more!
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    Never really realized that. They play it pretty often now. Seen it 2 or 3 times. One of my favs as well. Anything Yield is sacred.
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  • PJForceofNaturePJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    I remember either reading or hearing Ed say it's one of his favorite songs to sing, so hopefully we will hear it on the upcoming tour!! :thumbup:
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  • nupur1586nupur1586 Ewing, NJ Posts: 88
    incredible song, haven't heard it live.. hope i get to see it this fall..
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  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,493
    I bet Low Light sounds AWESOME live!!
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  • RP112579RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,383
    One of my favorite songs. I was so happy to hear it at Wrigley. Hopefully I can hear it again in Pittsburgh!
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  • jwhjr17jwhjr17 Posts: 2,048
    I've heard Low Light at my last 2 shows, and it sounds great. I'm all for pulling out Thumbing My Way some more too :)
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  • fox_mulderXfox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    Low Light is one of my favourite Pearl Jam songs and my favourite from Yield; but it sounds terrible live. Ed's vocals are weak, the harmonies are awful, and it always seems like Mike messes up on the solo.
  • The NothingmanThe Nothingman Posts: 527
    low light is one of the best pj songs. pure poetry, and ed sounds so vulnerable...
  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    Low Lightt

    Only played 39 times.

    First played 10-21-2001

    Last played 07-19-2013


    Great song I've been fortunate to see 5 times, 3 times at my last 3 shows (Copenhagen, Missoula, Wrigley)
  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,627
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    Low Light is one of my favourite Pearl Jam songs and my favourite from Yield; but it sounds terrible live. Ed's vocals are weak, the harmonies are awful, and it always seems like Mike messes up on the solo.

    This. I have not heard a live version that even touches the studio version. It's difficult for the band to play live, like a lot of the tracks from Yield. I remember there being a conscious effort from the band to make the songs on Binaural ones that they could play live because of that.
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