Which bootlegs are you listening to right now?

Going Phoenix 2000 then onto one of my faves: Boise 2000

boyo79 said:

Been a labour of love over the last few years but finally completed my bootleg collection today. All official boots released since 2000

You must dread it when they tour! )

LA 2013

Dallas '13

Oakland 2013, the last Pearl Jam show I attended. Until next Monday that is.

West Palm Beach 1 2000

My top three boots ever just called me: Melbourne 95. Then onto Oakland 97

West Palm Beach 2 2000

don smith said:

Charlotttville- 10-29-13

Me too. It's my fave show that I have from the 2013 tour.

Columbus 2000
Occurring less often than you might think in 2000, Breakerfall initiates the show. Mike's effects are quite interesting. In a blistering and unusual move, Whipping is the second song of the night. Everyone puts on their best for the Vitalogy rocker. Another Vitalogy scorcher follows, STBC. Mike again is exceptional, and it's one of the very best versions of STBC I've heard. Hail Hail is tight and lively played, Matt especially. Corduroy is next, so 3 out of 5 song start is Vitalogy tracks; always a treat. Strong takes on In My Tree, Dissident, and GTF follow. Ed then says hello to the crowd. 2000 staple, NAIS, did not ignite as hard as it normally does. A dependable Grievance leads into Light Years. Typically I love a good Binaural trifecta, but the flow is lacking and hard to follow. Jeff's bass sounds amazing in Daughter. Lukin to follow it, then into Wishlist has the flow all over the place. Off He Goes is solid. Betterman is a quick version. SOLAT boosts the energy back up, but then Insignificance drops it back down. RVM concludes the main set; Ed's guitar textures towards the end of the jam are rather cool. Basically every song is a tight performance in this set, but the uneven and sort of up/down set flow almost killed it for me. The first 6 songs were absolutely fantastic together; afterwards it sort of lost me.

After joking about Mike being president, a quality Present Tense is introduced as presidential advice for those who have been on a losing streak. Matt and Jeff sound so perfectly in synch during Last Exit. Matt pounds the shit out of his kit, and Ed’s screams are ferocious too. Once follows perfectly to keep the tension high, an energetic rendering too. Small Town kind of kills the momentum and mood a bit right after. Leatherman is hilarious when Ed forgets the words and starts singing, “Lalalala lalala!” A good take on Nothingman drops us down, yet again. Porch brings the tempo back up. After a quick break, the boys come out for two more; Last Kiss-Ledbetter.

A really tight show with barely any errors whatsoever, but the flow is very tedious to follow. An ok boot in my eyes, but not one I plan on revisiting any time soon.