The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

Anyone getting excited for Chris Cornell next week?

about a month ago yieldinhiding sent me a txt challenging me to put together a mix of songs from the shows i've seen, and he'd do the same and then we would swap mixes. the only caveat was that even flow MUST be a part of the mix, though i think we both chose songs that meant something to us at the time or were just darn good performances. i think they both turned out well and i figured i'd share mine on here. perhaps if any of you feel inspired, you can do the same.

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Fills It Up With His Past, Gets Carried Away

Disc One (Main Set):
1. Of the Girl (4:12) - St. Paul, 6/16/03
2. Interstellar Corduroy (5:12) - St. Paul, 6/27/06
3. Save You (3:38) - Chicago, 5/16/06
4. Why Go (3:37) - Chicago, 8/5/07
5. Johnny Guitar (2:43) - Kansas City, 5/3/10
6. Glorified G (3:21) - Chicago, 5/17/06
7. In The Moonlight (3:10) - Alpine Valley, 9/3/11
8. Immortality (5:57) - St. Paul, 6/16/03
9. Present Tense (5:37) - Thunder Bay, 9/9/05
10. Nothing As It Seems (5:37) - Fargo, 6/15/03
11. Off He Goes (6:51) - Los Angeles, 7/10/06
12. Who You Are (4:52) - Bonnaroo, 6/14/08
13. Breakerfall (2:21) - Thunder Bay, 9/9/05
14. Big Wave (3:21) - Los Angeles, 7/9/06
15. Supersonic Intro (0:35) - Chicago, 8/23/09
16. Supersonic (2:36) - Chicago, 8/23/09
17. Blood (3:19) - Winnipeg, 9/8/05
18. Even Flow (8:39) - Chicago, 8/5/07

Disc Two (Encores 1 and 2):
1. Release (4:56) - Boston, 9/28/04
2. Masters of War (6:47) - Boston, 9/28/04
3. Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (8:24) - Chicago, 7/19/13
4. No Way (4:38) - Alpine Valley, 9/4/11
5. My Generation Blues/Porch (8:19) - Minneapolis, 6/30/98
6. Encore Break (1:45) - Bonnaroo, 6/14/08
7. W.M.A. (6:18) - Bonnaroo, 6/14/08
8. Bugs (3:05) - Philadelphia, 10/31/09
9. Out Of My Mind Intro (0:52) - Philadelphia, 10/31/09
10. Out Of My Mind (3:54) - Philadelphia, 10/31/09
11. Wasted Reprise (1:08) - San Diego, 7/7/06
12. Life Wasted (3:39) - St. Paul, 6/26/06
13. Rearviewmirror (10:10) - San Diego, 7/7/06
14. Indifference (6:54) - Missoula, 9/30/12

I decided to represent every show i have been to- it gave me a reason to listen to some or all of every show. Songs in the "Main Set" and "Encore 2" are taken from official releases. Audience recordings were used otherwise, and all audienced-sourced tracks conveniently made a nice "Encore 1". In some cases I kept the pre-song dialog to make it seem more like a show- I did put a lot of effort to making this flow like an actual concert despite the limitations of the sources and mp3 files.

I didn't make a conscious effort to pick songs based on performance, rather that the performance meant something to me at the time. Don't get me wrong, some are on here because they are kick ass versions, but I tried to assemble a collection of tracks that were highlights of the show for me as a fan, either because I love the song or it was one of those "I never thought I'd hear this" moments.

Rationale: (put into scrolling code so this post isn't a whole page long)

Disc 1
1. Of the Girl (4:12)
My favorite Pearl Jam song, opening a hometown show. This was a given.

2. Interstellar Corduroy (5:12)
Pink Floyd are my favorite band, and anytime the band does a Floyd tune, I take notice. My first choice was to put "Mother" from Wrigley on here somewhere, but I couldn't find a decent sounding recording that wasn't missing part of the song. So "Interstellar Overdrive" it is. Though only a brief prelude to Corduroy, their take on it was something I'd wanted to hear live. Syd Barrett, original Floyd songwriter, passed away a couple weeks later, making this more special.

3. Save You (3:38)
In retrospect, the Chicago 06 shows were decent shows without a ton of highlights. Save You live is usually pretty good, but this version was aces.

4. Why Go (3:37)
The Lollapalooza crowd was something else. This was the perfect song to start with.

5. Johnny Guitar (2:43)
The best song on Backspacer, I really liked hearing this in KC.

6. Glorified G (3:21)
Glorified G is in my list of top songs, so hearing this for the first time in the second encore of the second of two shows in Chicago 2006 was pretty unexpected.

7. In The Moonlight (3:10)
Man, it's great that one of the few things 10c has put out from PJ20 was also one of the highlights of the weekend. There is no song in the Pearl Jam catalog that Josh Homme is more suited to sing.

8. Immortality (5:57)
For some reason, the note Mike sustains at the start of his solo  always give me some goosebumps. This was the first time I heard Immortality, and it's still my favorite.

9. Present Tense (5:37)
At the time the Thunder Bay show was fairly underwhelming. But I've grown to like the bootleg more than the show. I'd never considered Present Tense as an opener before, so it was a nice surprise.

10. Nothing As It Seems (5:37)
The one and only time I got to hear this song. I wish that wasn't the case.

11. Off He Goes (6:51)
The LA 06 shows were light on personal highlights (though they're not bad shows), but I remember really enjoying this performance of a song I don't usually choose as a favorite.

12. Who You Are (4:52)
There were a few songs I went to my first show in 1998 really wanting to hear. Who You Are was one of them. I didn't hear it that night, and then over time resigned myself to the idea that I would likely never get to hear it. Bonnaroo is my favorite place to be, and Pearl Jam being there in 2008 was the merging of two of my biggest interests. So with these 3 factors in place, when I realized they were ACTUALLY playing Who You Are, I don't think I had ever been happier at a PJ show.

13. Breakerfall (2:21)
This came out of seemingly nowhere in Thunder Bay, it's placement late in the set really taking me by surprise. One of my favorites on Binaural, it's still the only time I've heard this song at a show.

14. Big Wave (3:21)
I know I am in a minority when I say I love this song, but I do. The LA I show was so similar to the San Diego show two nights before it that it was hard to pick a song, so I went with Big Wave since it is one of the few parts of the show I wasn't disappointed with. 

15. Supersonic Intro (0:35)
16. Supersonic (2:36)
Another song I seem to be in the minority of in really liking, and this performance was the first time I had ever heard the song, period.

17. Blood (3:19)
The Winnipeg show was the first time I heard Blood and though Eddie couldn't sing it well in 2005 (or now!) I loved hearing it.

18. Even Flow (8:39)
I wasn't excited about having to pick an Even Flow- I wouldn't have if YieldInHiding didn't insist on it. But the decision of which one to choose wasn't hard- this one is memorable for a few reasons, 1) it's as fast as I've ever heard it played, and I think it was the band feeding off the energy of the Lolla crowd. 2) I enjoyed the drum solos Matt did in 06-07, and this one was inspired, possibly because of the FIREWORKS that appeared behind the stage (from Soldier Field) during the middle of it. What a cool moment.

Disc 2 
1. Release (4:56)
The Boston crowd was amazing. This is still one of my favorite moments at a Pearl Jam show- the whole building was into it.

2. Masters of War (6:47)
This might be my favorite cover that they do. Ed sings this with the right tone.

3. Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (8:24)
The Wrigley show goes down as one of the most uniques concert experiences I've ever had. Performance-wise, this was the highlight of the show, no question.

4. No Way (4:38)
I really wish I didn't have to resort to audience sources for this. Unbelievable that Stone would rather play a PiL cover than this song. Stone needs to get his shit together. By hearing this song, it meant I had heard all of Yield live. That's pretty cool.

5. My Generation Blues/Porch (8:19)
Lots of memorable things about that first show, not least of which was Stone's guitar problems leading to a few minutes of non-stop crowd applause. But this was one of the real highlights for me.

6. Encore Break (1:45)
7. W.M.A. (6:18)
Like Who You Are, W.M.A. was on the list of songs I wanted to hear at my first show only to come to realize they didn't play the song anymore. For this to happen at Bonnaroo, also, was incredible serendipity. Bonnaroo was an amazing show, overall, and my favorite Pearl Jam show I've been to.

8. Bugs (3:05)
With this show happening on Halloween, you figured anything could happen. And it did- the band played Whip It in full Devo costume! But Ed also played this, complete with Matt on shakers and a string quartet. Avant-garde music come to life.

9. Out Of My Mind Intro (0:52)
10. Out Of My Mind (3:54)
I don't think we ever found out who or how much money got this song to be played, but the band nailed it on a night when they weren't at their performing best (but still played their longest and one of their more celebrated shows). 

11. Wasted Reprise (1:08)
Nothing specifically notable about this version, but I think you shouldn't have a Life Wasted without a Wasted Reprise, so here it is.

12. Life Wasted (3:39)
Since 2006 I've heard Life Wasted at all but 2 shows I have attended. I like the song, but it's acheiving Even Flow status for me. This version has been cited as the definitive live version of the song- getting put on tour compilations by people who actually listen to every show.

13. Rearviewmirror (10:10)
I was never a big RVM fan until this performance. Every time I listen to it I wonder why we can't have more PJ like *this*. I also like the continuity with Ed reprising the "never going back again" lyrics from Life Wasted before it.

14. Indifference (6:54)
Give me Indifference as a closer over Ledbetter, Alive, RITFW, etc. any day. It took until show #21 for me to get one.

now, if pearl jam wants to come to minnesota and play this set, i wouldn't complain. :twisted:

I heard some sirens this morning. I thought it might be PJ coming back to MN. I was just by a hospital though. :P

kdiddy wrote:

Next single on the Current.. Getaway. yessss! BUMP

Heard that this morning too!

evenflow82 wrote:

Is that song still absent during this fall's set of shows?

the only reason I can think of is that there are a lot of words in the song and music is usually sped up in concert. Just a thought.

PJ, please play getaway if you ever visit MN again. :-)

Yep, haven't played it yet. I think they are saving it for me in Dallas
It might be my favorite off the album! Although I'm not cool enough to do a power ranking like some!

Who thinks the vikes will get clobered tomorrow night?

evenflow82 wrote:

Who thinks the vikes will get clobered tomorrow night?

:thumbup:
But I'm a Wisconsin transplant and Packer fan - so not sure my opinion counts on this matter!