2013 Bootleg sound quality is exceptionally good

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  • CharlieP
    CharlieP Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,035
    2008 was not up to standard.
    2009 boots were either hit or miss. Some good ones but especially the OZ shows don't sound too good. Oddly enough since those were outdoor shows, if my memory serves me right.
    2010 was good with a few bad ones. I attended the Hyde Park gig but unfortunately the boot is weak.
    The 2012 euro boots were great IMO.
    Can't wait to receive the first couple of 2013 ones

    Roskilde 2000, Berlin 2006, Athens 2006, Dusseldorf 2007, Copenhagen 2007, New York NY 1 + 2 2008, Berlin 2009, London 2009, London 2010, Berlin 2010, Manchester 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, Stockholm 2012, Oslo 2012, Copenhagen 2012, Amsterdam 1 + 2 (EV solo) 2012, Amsterdam 1 + 2 2014, Stockholm 2014, Oslo 2014, Leeds 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Heartland Festival DK (EV solo) 2017, Berlin 2018, Barcelona 2018, Copenhagen 2022, Prague 2022 (Cancelled)



  • jumbojet
    jumbojet Posts: 1,484
    Spencer wrote:
    Veddernarian wrote:
    The 2000 boots are horrible sound and I think 100% using high quality mics from the audience.
    This is incorrect. They're professionally mixed multi-track recordings, just the same as all of the official bootleg series. 2000 is pretty much the 'gold standard' as far as I'm concerned: great sound combined with some of the band's best performances. I think they're easily the best series of shows the band has released.

    The reason the 2008 to 2010 bootlegs sound appreciably worse is that they weren't mixed by long-time Pearl Jam live sound engineer Brett Eliason. Brett mixed the band's live sound from 1991 to the early 2000s and handled the mixing of the bootlegs on the 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006 tours before having a break.

    He returned to mix the 2011 bootlegs and has continued doing so through 2012 and 2013 - thankfully, with Brett back on board, the boots sound great again.

    This sounds like a good explanation.
    Personally, I havent had problems with 2000 or 2003 or 2006 boots.
    2008 - 2010 period, there were a few where I felt like questioning the quality of the bootleg. Example: 2008 MSG, 2009 Brisbane.
    On the other hand, London-2009 show sounds good to me.
    I havent personally experienced dissatisfaction from 2010 boots, but I've seen a lot of people express dissatisfaction with some of the top-2010 boots like 2010 MSG or 2010 Boston.
    What's your part, who you are?

    2012: Arras, Berlin 1-2
    2013: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires
    2014: Milano, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin
    2016: NY MSG 1

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