YOUR Top 10 Bootlegs???

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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    Good luck!!!! (As I stare at my entertainment center and wonder how much money I spent on approx 200 pj bootlegs )
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • pjfaninindianapjfaninindiana Northeast Indiana Posts: 311
    Thanks mcgruff! I have around 100 shows on cd. I wonder the same thing myself on occasion lol
  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    Im trying to get more bootlegs of shows i didnt go to my self, im trying to gauge of the best,, anyone want to start listing 3-5 from each year of the band that are worth checking out i took some from this post already but definitely looking for more
  • From 2006 -
    Torino
    Newcastle
    The Gorge 1
    Grand Rapids
    San Diego
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh see the world.
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739

    Im trying to get more bootlegs of shows i didnt go to my self, im trying to gauge of the best,, anyone want to start listing 3-5 from each year of the band that are worth checking out i took some from this post already but definitely looking for more

    2000: Seattle 2, Sam Diego, jones beach
    03: oh boy. Um, spectrum, msg night one, penn state
    08: dc, either msg, either boston
    09: philly 3, philly 4, la 3, Brisbane
    10: msg night two, Hartford!!!!, boston
    11: Toronto night 1!, buenos aires, east Troy one day
    12: berlin 2, Missoula, Prague
    13: oh boy. Um um , Phoenix, Brooklyn 2, Hartford
    14: I m going Vienna, moline, Milwaukee
    Everyone's list is different. Good luck!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • RS151862RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,622

    Im trying to get more bootlegs of shows i didnt go to my self, im trying to gauge of the best,, anyone want to start listing 3-5 from each year of the band that are worth checking out i took some from this post already but definitely looking for more

    I'd start here, he did a great job with these..
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com/search?q=jwb+remasters

    2000 - Katowice II, Milan, Jones Beach, San Diego
    2003 - MSG 1, Holmdel, Osaka
    2005 - Gorge, London, Atlantic City 1 & 2
    2006 - Grand Rapids, Pittsburgh, Gorge 2, Newcastle
    2008 - Manchester, MSG 1, Hartford
    2009 - Berlin, LA 3, Melbourne
    2010 - MSG 2, Newark, Belfast
    Pittsburgh 1998 • Pittsburgh 2006 • 2012 Isle Of Wight Festival • 2012 Made In America Festival • Baltimore 2013 • Seattle 2013
    St. Paul 2014 • Mexico City 2015 • Philadelphia II 2016 • Ottawa 2016 • Amsterdam I & II 2018 • Wrigley Field II 2018 • Phoenix 2022
    Apollo Theater 2022 • Chicago I 2023

  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    Thanks for all the recommendations, i have done alot of adding to my collection over the last week

    some years where im slacking would be 05,07,08,2011 and 2012, so looking for more recommendations with those years in mind
  • Newcastle, UK - 22nd Feb 1992
    Zurich - 18th June 1992
    Honolulu - 26th Sept 1992
    Las Vegas - 30th Nov 1993
    Atlanta - 3rd April 1994
    Boston Orpheum - 12th April 1994
    Osaka - 21st Feb 1995
    Melbourne - 5th March 1998
    Newcastle, Aus - 19th Nov 2006
    Leeds - 8th July 2014

    Bonus Show: Englewood, Colorado - 23rd June 1998
    "I get into a state of consciousness that I can't explain. It is about feeling and not thinking. I get positive chills and insight into things that I can't get to any other way. It is Healing of the Soul." - Mike McCready
  • Brain of TreyBrain of Trey Jupiter Fl, new to Cambridge MA Posts: 55

    Love this question.

    1. Nashville 2000- The setlist flows so well. That's not to say its full of rarities, but when I think of a set creating a mood and flow this one always comes to mind. Ed's voice was incredible that night. While they may or may not have been too thrilled to be in TN, they have fun with the crowd. Great version of Daughter.


    Can't agree more. Best DTE ever! EV's voice was amazing and growly and ferocious.

    2000 Tampa.... You will NOT find a better GARDEN or DAUGHTER. Tremor Christ is amazing on this show too. The notes held at the end of Garden will blow your mind. Check this out! EV has never held "Need to live" longer. As for Daughter, the tag of The Wall is good but its the steps up of "ahhh ahhh " higher and higher and higher that are incredible.

    I love Oslo this year, Worcester 1, Charlotte, LA 1 and 2, vancouver this year. 2003: Mansfield, camden, Buffalo, State college and the japan shows
    West Palm Beach 1998 (2nights) 2000 (2 nights) ,2003,2008 Tampa 2000 Atlanta 1994, 2000, 2012 Philly 2012
  • Gave this one some good thought...

    10. Shepherd's Bush, London 2009 - Thank goodness this show took place a year before I got into Pearl Jam, otherwise I would have never forgiven myself for missing it. This is a rock solid setlist highlighted by the early performance with Ronnie Wood and an amazing version of Soldier of Love. One of the best bootlegs to hear Matt on as well.

    9. Lollapalooza, Buenes Aires 2013 - There are few recordings that can truly convey the magic of a Pearl Jam experience like the incredible performance of Release to open this show up. Hearing the crowd drown out Eddie still gives me goosebumps, and I laugh every time he finds himself unable to get a word in between songs due to chanting.

    8. Hyde Park, London 2010 - This is the day I'll never forget, the day I wandered down to Hyde Park to hang around in the sun for a day after hearing that Wolfmother, the band I had come to see, pulled out of Hard Rock Calling. Still, I had heard these Pearl Jam guys were meant to be quiet good... The show blew my mind, and I feel a sense of pride as Eddie thanks the crowd. But past nostalgia, this has the definitive recordings of Go and Black. The former is a blistering heat-of-the-moment whirlwind that packs an incredible punch with the open-air speakers. The latter is an incredible fusing of crowd and band as Eddie plays off the roaring chants, many of which spin off on their own tangents, while Mike delivers one of his solos. My favourite Alive too.

    7. Madison Square Gardens, New York Night 1 2010 - Just listening to the first few seconds of this bootleg can tell you that there was something special in the air this night. Just thinking about watching the band take to the stage to open with Sometimes gives me the chills, and then they never slow it down, delivering knock out performances for two and a half hours. And just when you think its time to give it a rest...

    6. Madison Square Gardens, New York Night 2 2010 - ...the flow carries right on into the second night, which has one of the best string of opening three songs with Corduroy, Hail, Hail and Do the Evolution. You can feel the band getting excited about playing each song as they start and after this show moves into its final half it delivers stunning versions of Lukin, The Real Me, Hunger Strike and, one of my all time favourites, Black, Red Yellow.

    5. Reading Festival, Reading 2006 - I've been to Reading festival many times, but sadly not this year. After such a long time away, Pearl Jam came back in the best way possible with this incredible headline performance. To hear Eddie's humble speech at the start before kicking into the first run of Corduroy, Do the Evolution and Animal will have easily convinced those that hadn't heard of the band before that they were something special. It says something about a band that's brave enough to pull off its first huge set then come back on with a ukele for the first song of the encore. My favourite version of Why Go is here.

    4. MEN Arena, Manchester Night 2 2012 - The 2012 Manchester shows were my first as an educated Pearl Jam fan and while Night 1 was fun, the second blew it out of the water in a matter of moments. Go, Animal, Hail Hail, I Am Mine, Wishlist, Even Flow, Lukin, Not For You, Down in that order from the start... it was like the band had dived inside my mind and found out how to pull off the exact setlist that would blow me away. And then it did it again in the first encore with Inside Job and Off He Goes. Top it all off with Sonic Reducer? I was left breathless from this fast, energetic show.

    3. National Bowl, Milton Keynes 2014 - There's no doubt in my mind that Leeds was the better of PJ's two UK shows this year. In fact, Leed's is the only show I'd give consideration to dethroning that day that changed my life in Hyde Park. But when it comes down to which bootleg to listen to... Pendulum, Wash, Nothingman, Black, Go, BRAIN OF J (!!!!!), Comatose, Save You, Hail, Hail, Mind Your Manners and Do The Evolution in that order? That is PERFECT. I couldn't not have put pen to paper to create a better setlist. This is a bootleg that feels great to play in sections from that calm opener, thunderous string of Go - Evolution, small break before Sirens - RVM and then perhaps my favourite ever first encore with Footsteps, Chole Dancer, Crown of Thorns, a snippet of Believe You Me that I can't. Stop. Playing, Betterman, Lukin, Porch. And you're going to throw in Blood before the night's over? Yeah, that's a setlist worthy of the show's mammoth length and venue size.

    2. Vic Theatre, Chicago 2007 - While I prefer Pearl Jam's faster songs most of the time, Vic Theatre boasts the definitive versions of some of their slower epics. All Or None, one of my all time favourites, is played to perfection as is Hard to Imagine, Eddie's cries towards the end of which are some of my favourite work from him. Those two songs put this list here all on its own but Undone, Sonic Reducer, Who Go, Off He Goes and Ben Harper's help on Indifference make it all the better.

    1. Spectrum, Philadelphia Night 3 2009 - "Everybody ready? Are we ready? Alright..." Gonna See My Friend (great performance, so underplayed), The Fixer (one of the best performances), In My Tree (creatiny giddy excitement), a great Given to Fly, Tremor Christ, an INCREDIBLE rendition of Untitled/MFC, a version of Hold On that's on constant rotation for me, the best In Hiding, Deep, HABIT, Cropduster, a beautiful Off He Goes, an uplifting Force of Nature, a haunting Present Tense, one of the few performances of Got Some I actually like, a thunderous Do The Evolution. Break. Just Breathe, the emotional peak of Parting Ways with a note from Eddie that I will forever try and replicate, Jeremy, the very best version of Breath that has been recorded, another emotional highpoint in Light Years, RVM. Break. WHIPPING. CRAZY MARY. FOOTSTEPS (!). ONCE. ALIVE. SONIC REDUCER (!!). THE VERY BEST BABA. "Thank you Philadelphia."

    Who even needed the fourth night?

    "Hey Eddie, great show-- fuck you!"
    PJ - London 25/6/10, Manchester 20/6/12 + 21/6/12, Isle of Wight 23/6/12, Seattle 6/12/13, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14, Boston 5/8/16 + 7/8/16
    Ed - London 31/7/12, Amsterdam 27/5/17 + 30/5/17, London 6/6/17 + 7/6/17
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292

    Gave this one some good thought...

    Nice in depth list and I love the enthusiasm...but you REALLY need to go listen to some older shows.

    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrog said:

    Gave this one some good thought...

    Nice in depth list and I love the enthusiasm...but you REALLY need to go listen to some older shows.

    Haha! I thought someone might say this. I do have a few bootlegs from the 90's and some early 00's shows, they just don't top what I've heard from later years. I'm not a huge bootleg buyer; I've probably bought 20 shows in the last 3 years, so I generally go by great setlists in the newer shows rather than rummaging round for old ones. But you're right, I should really listen to some of the older stuff.

    "Hey Eddie, great show-- fuck you!"
    PJ - London 25/6/10, Manchester 20/6/12 + 21/6/12, Isle of Wight 23/6/12, Seattle 6/12/13, Leeds 8/7/14, Milton Keynes 11/7/14, Boston 5/8/16 + 7/8/16
    Ed - London 31/7/12, Amsterdam 27/5/17 + 30/5/17, London 6/6/17 + 7/6/17
  • pjtourpjtour Posts: 83
    Soldier Field 1995

    The only way this show doesn't make someone's Top 10 is if they haven't heard it. Go listen to it...it is that good!
    I'll ride the wave, where it takes me...
  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    edited December 2014
    **Atlanta April 3 1994**--The greatest of all.
    Katowice June 16 2000--Feels close to perfect
    **Hamburg June 26 2000**--"This ones called Rival..."
    **Boston August 29 2000**--I am a Patriot
    Seattle November 6 2000--"...and if you think we care about insulting the people that were here last night, we dont...except for Stone's mom and dad, I wouldn't want to upset them."
    Seattle Benaroya Hall Oct 23 2003--Parting Ways
    Seattle Sept, 22, 2009--SuperSonics
    Bristow May 13 2010--my first in person show.
    Charlottesville Oct 29 2013--yes
    Leeds July 8 2014--double yes

    ** top 3 **

    Post edited by ikiT on
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    pjtour said:

    Soldier Field 1995

    The only way this show doesn't make someone's Top 10 is if they haven't heard it. Go listen to it...it is that good!

    I just gave this a fIrst time listen...holy shit.
    It's now on the list, but I'm not taking anything off so I'm gonna roll with ELEVEN.
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • RS151862RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,622

    I just gave this a fIrst time listen...holy shit.
    It's now on the list, but I'm not taking anything off so I'm gonna roll with ELEVEN.

    You should check out...

    Melbourne 95
    Berlin 96
    Melbourne 98

    All soundboards, and all incredible.
    Pittsburgh 1998 • Pittsburgh 2006 • 2012 Isle Of Wight Festival • 2012 Made In America Festival • Baltimore 2013 • Seattle 2013
    St. Paul 2014 • Mexico City 2015 • Philadelphia II 2016 • Ottawa 2016 • Amsterdam I & II 2018 • Wrigley Field II 2018 • Phoenix 2022
    Apollo Theater 2022 • Chicago I 2023

  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292

    pjtour said:

    Soldier Field 1995

    The only way this show doesn't make someone's Top 10 is if they haven't heard it. Go listen to it...it is that good!

    I just gave this a fIrst time listen...holy shit.
    It's now on the list, but I'm not taking anything off so I'm gonna roll with ELEVEN.
    Give 11/4/95 a spin too. Black and Blood are going to melt your brain.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    i still don't have anything form 2006 on my list
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292

    i still don't have anything form 2006 on my list


    Or 2008
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • RS151862RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,622
    BinFrog said:

    i still don't have anything form 2006 on my list


    Or 2008
    Or 2005.. you have a lot of work to do...
    Pittsburgh 1998 • Pittsburgh 2006 • 2012 Isle Of Wight Festival • 2012 Made In America Festival • Baltimore 2013 • Seattle 2013
    St. Paul 2014 • Mexico City 2015 • Philadelphia II 2016 • Ottawa 2016 • Amsterdam I & II 2018 • Wrigley Field II 2018 • Phoenix 2022
    Apollo Theater 2022 • Chicago I 2023

  • BHealyBHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    pjtour said:

    Soldier Field 1995

    The only way this show doesn't make someone's Top 10 is if they haven't heard it. Go listen to it...it is that good!

    Where did you get a copy of the boot from this show? I'd love to listen to it, thanks!
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,292
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    BinFrog said:

    pjtour said:

    Soldier Field 1995

    The only way this show doesn't make someone's Top 10 is if they haven't heard it. Go listen to it...it is that good!

    I just gave this a fIrst time listen...holy shit.
    It's now on the list, but I'm not taking anything off so I'm gonna roll with ELEVEN.
    Give 11/4/95 a spin too. Black and Blood are going to melt your brain.
    the whole november run was amazing! 11/4/95 was a spectacular show. I freaking love that boot.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    I got mine from here...http://wegotshit.blogspot.com/search/label/1995 then Solider Field
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    RS151862 said:

    BinFrog said:

    i still don't have anything form 2006 on my list


    Or 2008
    Or 2005.. you have a lot of work to do...
    I'll trudge through!
    Bristow 05132010 to Amsterdam 2 06132018
  • BHealyBHealy Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 466
    Denver 2014 is now in my top 10!!
  • Loving this thread, I like both ends the early rawness and the now roundness. However apart from Atlanta, Berlin 98 is a brilliant bootleg. Will have to think about the rest may take me a while!!
    29/10/1996-Wembley Arena, London 04/07/2000-MEN Arena, Manchester 17/09/2009-MEN Arena, Manchester 21st,22nd/07/2012-MEN Arena, Manchester 11/07/2014-Leeds UK
  • Sorry Berlin 96 lol
    29/10/1996-Wembley Arena, London 04/07/2000-MEN Arena, Manchester 17/09/2009-MEN Arena, Manchester 21st,22nd/07/2012-MEN Arena, Manchester 11/07/2014-Leeds UK
  • iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,290
    Katowice2 2000
    Mansfield3 2003
    Gorge 2005
    Grand Rapids 2006
    Philadelphia4 2009
    Boston 2010
    Charlottesville 2013
    Vancouver 2013
    Moline 2014
    Milwaukee 2014
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,709
    1. Spectrum '09
    2. MSG II '10
    3. Moline '14
    4. Leeds '14
    5. MSG 2 '08
    6. Chicago '07 (Vic Theater)
    7. Toronto 2 '11
    8. Camden 2 '08
    9. Philly 1 '13
    10. Vancouver '13

    I have about 20 or so boots. Need some earlier ones.
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    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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