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gunter1976 · January 2014

I always pretty much enjoyed the reviews you guys posted and definitely value the extra length you go through writing down your thoughs and impressions. I will most definitely check the new site out. I am sure it will provide me with some valuable pointers. Much obliged, and keep up the good work!

Newch91 · January 2014

Terrific! Loved reading through some of these.

Looking for guest reviewers?

YLed2 · January 2014

A good natured bump.

Amongst the Ani · January 2014

This is an amazing thread that I owe you all a great deal of gratitude for. Loved PJ since I first saw the Alive video on MTV. Versus was one of 2 albums in my life where it was damn near impossible waiting for it to hit the shelves (the other was In Utero). I lost touch with PJ in the early 2000's as they stopped coming to Phoenix. I have small children so travelling to a show hasnt been possible as any money for vacations needed to go to family vacations. The main Rock radio station here rarely plays PJ for the same reason as I did plus it is more of a hard rock station. So over the years I gradually shifted to listening to things like Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and and other bands that are more relevant in this market. With PJ finally coming to PHX again I found my lost love for them and rediscovered the joy they used to bring me. It would have been great to never losing touch with the guys but this has been a magical journey for me. So much PJ music to re-consume and fall in love with again. I barely listened to anything past Yield beyond my Gorge box set I listened to occasionally. So many boots to listen to and catch up on. Your reviews have been helping navigate me back through PJ's history. I got my PJ20 book this week so right now I am a full fledged PJ junkie. I don't think I have listed to any other artist since the Phoenix show in late November although the 20th anniversary box set of In Utero is starting to call me to tell me to go buy it.

karmadefect · January 2014

I saw it yesterday and added it to my favourites. It will be a helpfull tool and an enjoyable read.

TamaDrummer91 · January 2014

cdysinge said:
This is an amazing thread that I owe you all a great deal of gratitude for. Loved PJ since I first saw the Alive video on MTV. Versus was one of 2 albums in my life where it was damn near impossible waiting for it to hit the shelves (the other was In Utero). I lost touch with PJ in the early 2000's as they stopped coming to Phoenix. I have small children so travelling to a show hasnt been possible as any money for vacations needed to go to family vacations. The main Rock radio station here rarely plays PJ for the same reason as I did plus it is more of a hard rock station. So over the years I gradually shifted to listening to things like Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and and other bands that are more relevant in this market. With PJ finally coming to PHX again I found my lost love for them and rediscovered the joy they used to bring me. It would have been great to never losing touch with the guys but this has been a magical journey for me. So much PJ music to re-consume and fall in love with again. I barely listened to anything past Yield beyond my Gorge box set I listened to occasionally. So many boots to listen to and catch up on. Your reviews have been helping navigate me back through PJ's history. I got my PJ20 book this week so right now I am a full fledged PJ junkie. I don't think I have listed to any other artist since the Phoenix show in late November although the 20th anniversary box set of In Utero is starting to call me to tell me to go buy it.

So glad you're finding this a useful tool for rediscovering you love for the band. Good to see your love rekindled!

TamaDrummer91 · January 2014

Another well natured bump.

Lots of in depth reviews in here to help u decide on bootleg purchases or selected downloads. Ever get tired of buying a boot because it has your favorite rarity or song but unfortunately the band messed it up a little? Well with our reviews u can make sure the boot your buying fits your needs and desires. If you want a good version of a certain song there's a good chance we have it covered in our reviews!

derbydave · February 2014

Bump this thread back to the top...
These guys have done a GREAT job & it's a FUN read!!!!

veddertown · February 2014

Nice site guys. I can talk boots all day long so this is a nice place to visit on a lunch break while deciding what to listen to in the afternoon. Will be keeping my eyes on this for sure...

themessenger · February 2014

I've enjoyed what I've read so far! Thanks for setting this up, it looks like a lot of love went into this site.

TamaDrummer91 · February 2014

Many thanks to you guys for all the kind words about the blog. We three are all humbled that you can find it useful. Many more reviews to come in time. I listened to almost 40 boots in just over 3 weeks to boost the number of reviews on the blog before it was announced here. I gotta slow down some.

TribeintoBreath · February 2014

Charlottesville- http://we.tl/2JvNHhv3o1

Charlotte- http://we.tl/TRFqFmTXnt

TamaDrummer91 · February 2014

6 new bootleg reviews added today. I hear Cville, NC, and Voodoo are coming out next week officially (again). All three have been reviewed by Boyo79 and myself on The Last Exit blog!

JF110284 · February 2014

Agreed. Great site, and great info. Thanks for the good work!

YLed2 · February 2014

Thanks for the positive feedback, it's much appreciated. Hope everyone enjoys it and can get some sort of use out of it!

Roeghmann · February 2014

Love your blog!
I read ALL your reviews. There are now som Boots I really hope you are going to give A listen and a review afterwards:
The 4 Philly shows from 2009
The London o2 arena boot from 2009
And the last shows from the 2012 European Tour (especially Copenhagen and Stockholm)

Keep up the good work

boyo79 · February 2014

Roeghmann said:
Love your blog!
I read ALL your reviews. There are now som Boots I really hope you are going to give A listen and a review afterwards:
The 4 Philly shows from 2009
The London o2 arena boot from 2009
And the last shows from the 2012 European Tour (especially Copenhagen and Stockholm)

Keep up the good work

I've done all the '09 shows but only had a small review on the London o2 show. I felt there was great performances of Immortality, Rats, Black, Footsteps, Love Reign O'er Me, Leaving Here and Porch. I didn't like the keys on Release and The Fixer, the mix on them here was wrong IMO. On my notes I've listened to this boot twice and both times noted that about Release and The Fixer plus the messed up intro to Light Years. And both times noted how great Rats, Black and Porch were! Overall I thought it was a decent boot but not a classic by any means.

I've listened to the four Philly shows on numerous occassions but never done any reviews, I'll have to correct that soon! I've just finished the Euro '10 tour and debating which tour to start next (US leg 2 '03 or Canada '11), maybe I'll do those Philly shows first.

I don't believe I did reviews for much of the 2012 tour when listening to them last year but the Oslo and Copenhagen were amongst my favourites of the that tour.

TamaDrummer91 · February 2014

Roeghmann said:
Love your blog!
I read ALL your reviews. There are now som Boots I really hope you are going to give A listen and a review afterwards:
The 4 Philly shows from 2009
The London o2 arena boot from 2009
And the last shows from the 2012 European Tour (especially Copenhagen and Stockholm)

Keep up the good work

YLed is about to review those 2012 shows actually. He has done all of 2012 in order, and plans on finishing the tour. He did some excellent reviews on '12 boots if I may say so.

TamaDrummer91 · February 2014

boyo79 said:

Roeghmann said:
Love your blog!
I read ALL your reviews. There are now som Boots I really hope you are going to give A listen and a review afterwards:
The 4 Philly shows from 2009
The London o2 arena boot from 2009
And the last shows from the 2012 European Tour (especially Copenhagen and Stockholm)

Keep up the good work
I've done all the '09 shows but only had a small review on the London o2 show. I felt there was great performances of Immortality, Rats, Black, Footsteps, Love Reign O'er Me, Leaving Here and Porch. I didn't like the keys on Release and The Fixer, the mix on them here was wrong IMO. On my notes I've listened to this boot twice and both times noted that about Release and The Fixer plus the messed up intro to Light Years. And both times noted how great Rats, Black and Porch were! Overall I thought it was a decent boot but not a classic by any means.

I've listened to the four Philly shows on numerous occassions but never done any reviews, I'll have to correct that soon! I've just finished the Euro '10 tour and debating which tour to start next (US leg 2 '03 or Canada '11), maybe I'll do those Philly shows first.

I don't believe I did reviews for much of the 2012 tour when listening to them last year but the Oslo and Copenhagen were amongst my favourites of the that tour.

I would have to agree with my friend here that London o2 2009 was a bit too hyped. From what I recall the boot made such a splash because it was one of the better sounding 2009 boots, much less harsh and semi muddy like the others. The performance was average at best and the boot mix is still nothing to get excited over (2011-2013 blows it away).

I have listened to the Philly gigs from 09 and likewise never wrote a review. I would be curious to see Boyo79s take on those! I remember thinking night one and four were the better ones, but I felt as a whole, all four shows were sloppy. Killer setlists but the performance didn't match them.

I concur again with Boyo79, Oslo and Copenhagen are certainly top tier, high quality shows from 2012. There are not too many clunkers in 2012. Stockholm too is great, although I think I would rank both Oslo and Copenhagen higher. Stockholm has a weird set flow at times that kind of deters me, but getting past that it's a wonderful gig.

boyo79 · February 2014

TamaDrummer91 said:

boyo79 said:

Roeghmann said:
Love your blog!
I read ALL your reviews. There are now som Boots I really hope you are going to give A listen and a review afterwards:
The 4 Philly shows from 2009
The London o2 arena boot from 2009
And the last shows from the 2012 European Tour (especially Copenhagen and Stockholm)

Keep up the good work
I've done all the '09 shows but only had a small review on the London o2 show. I felt there was great performances of Immortality, Rats, Black, Footsteps, Love Reign O'er Me, Leaving Here and Porch. I didn't like the keys on Release and The Fixer, the mix on them here was wrong IMO. On my notes I've listened to this boot twice and both times noted that about Release and The Fixer plus the messed up intro to Light Years. And both times noted how great Rats, Black and Porch were! Overall I thought it was a decent boot but not a classic by any means.

I've listened to the four Philly shows on numerous occassions but never done any reviews, I'll have to correct that soon! I've just finished the Euro '10 tour and debating which tour to start next (US leg 2 '03 or Canada '11), maybe I'll do those Philly shows first.

I don't believe I did reviews for much of the 2012 tour when listening to them last year but the Oslo and Copenhagen were amongst my favourites of the that tour.

I would have to agree with my friend here that London o2 2009 was a bit too hyped. From what I recall the boot made such a splash because it was one of the better sounding 2009 boots, much less harsh and semi muddy like the others. The performance was average at best and the boot mix is still nothing to get excited over (2011-2013 blows it away).

I have listened to the Philly gigs from 09 and likewise never wrote a review. I would be curious to see Boyo79s take on those! I remember thinking night one and four were the better ones, but I felt as a whole, all four shows were sloppy. Killer setlists but the performance didn't match them.

I concur again with Boyo79, Oslo and Copenhagen are certainly top tier, high quality shows from 2012. There are not too many clunkers in 2012. Stockholm too is great, although I think I would rank both Oslo and Copenhagen higher. Stockholm has a weird set flow at times that kind of deters me, but getting past that it's a wonderful gig.

Agree with your comments on the Philly shows, I've had the same feelings towards them. But I'll give them another play this week

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