Berlin - Holy Shit

I also just got the boot and have had goosebumps all day! It's fucking amazing. Dunno if you were there, but Black was even more mindblowing live. The end where we all sang along (the duh duh duh) was unbelievable.
The soccercheer actually occured several times, but it didn't really seem like the band understood what it was all about.
I don't have alot to compare with, but it seems that the Berlin show is among the best they've done. Everything seemed to click. The crowd, the setlist, the arena and the soundquality. It was a dream come true!

Looking forward to hearing Ed speaking danish next year

Ed tagged the beginning of the RVM jam in San Diego with "Time heals the wounds no one can see", which is likely a reference to Todd Rundgren's "Time Heals". The 'memories' part is not a part of that song though, so he may just be ad libbing.

Todd Rundgren- Time Heals

If youre bleeding,
Then everyone can see youre bleeding
They can call for the doctor,
Wholl provide what the diagnosis says youre needing
Then hell take away your pain
But if your heart,
Your heart has been broken
And you dont wear it on your sleeve
No one can tell,
Your hell goes unspoken
But theres one thing you must believe

Time heals the wounds no one can see
Time heals the wounds that no one can see

If youre crying
Then everyone can see you crying
And they all sympathize
But it just doesnt matter
Though they may be trying,
They cant feel the hurt inside
You cant go on,
Youve gone to the limit
And your life seems to slip away
Youre on your own
Alone you must face it
And tomorrows so far away

You got to hold on baby
Got to give it time to heal
Time heals the wounds that no one can see
You must believe what they say is true
It dos wonders for ya, yeah, yeah

It was the best version of black ever. The tag gave me the hugest goosebumps.

Time heals the wounds, no one can see
Time heals the wounds, no one can see
But my memories, my memories wont let me back
my memories wont let me be... here
We belong, We belong, Together, Together, together
We belong, We belong, Together, Together, together

And how Eddie's voice almost breaks in the last "together" part.. beautyful.. Its amazing how he wears his heart in his hand while singing...

Hey guys,

guess what i will be doing tonight???? getting this bloddy bootleg

Concerning the crouds noise... same as in Bern. I have the Bern Bootleg. For example, you can here the Jeremy outro by Jeff on the boot but during the concert you could not hear him as the croud was too loud.

If you now listen to the Alive song... At the end the croud is singing that loud, you almost cant hear ed on the boot any more... Now imagine how loud that was in the stadium... Fantastic!

Anyway.. PJ live is a experience everyone should have had once in a lifetime... Even though... Once can't be enough

Much love

M

damn i had a ticket but because of personal trubles i could not make it to berlin....i am so freakin out right now after reading this....now i do have to buy the boot and try not to hit myself in the head every time i play it....

I guess the bootleg will be totally different than the normal concert for me then... I was also in Bern and loved it, but Berlin was missing something for me, and two of my friends. Can't tell why exactly, but if it's not audible on the bootleg: the better .

groetjes,
Mirella

GO!!! wrote:

In my opinion definetely one of the best versions of black of the 2006 euro tour, the only one I like perhaps a little more is the Pistoia version, which also has a great tag btw. Unfortunately for the Berlin boot is that the crowd doesn't sound half as loud as on that night (I was there), probably because of the open-air venue or because of the mix; but that doesn't matter very much, overall sound of the band and boot is great.

I do agree that the Berlin version of Black was/is great! The tag was very special. But to me the Antwerp version was just a little bit better. The crowd was singing dududududududu and clapping in their hands for minutes after the song was finished. The band was watching the crowd, like not knowing what to do, like wondering what was happening. That was just amazing and indescribable.
But yet... I only saw three shows and as someone else already said: PJ is great everywhere and every show is unique!!!!!

wimbeldino wrote:

How great is this boot??

Just listened to this amazing version of black...this could be the greatest performance of a band ever!!! the tag goes like: "time heals the wounds time heals the wounds, but my memories, my memories...

Anybody understand what Eddie sings?

Also the second encore is unbelievable. The crowd goes like oooohhhhhhh (like soccer fans during a corner), so does Eddie and then right into: "Oh where oh where can my baby be...beautiful...


Footsteps is one of the best Pearl Jam Songs - That is for sure

I had some opportunities to listen to Berlin the last days and I just was all happy cause the boot is indeed as great as my memories were promising me.

..so thanks for the post, perfect to find it here

and now a question?
Has anybody heard the guitar solos played in present tense before?
Already at the concert I could not believe my ears but now the boot just plays it over and over again... guess I never have heard such a great present tense version either...
.. and indeed: Porch still seems endless listening to the Berlin-boot... what a version, too.
how cool is this boot? how great was this concert? ...

thanks pj again, and please keep on rocking...

Has anyone else noticed that Mike Plays the riff to Rock Bottom by UFO during the porch instrumental?