Pearl Jam to Play ALIVE Every Show (in the encore)

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  • RatherStarved
    RatherStarved Posts: 5,859
    chalon said:
    They have to play Alive at every show. Imagine if you were a newer fan and it’s your first show and they don’t play it. You’d probably be a little disappointed. I ageee they could move it around a little bit maybe, but at most maybe a little earlier in the encore.
    When I was new I was more interested in Jeremy and that gets a lot less play than Alive.  I don’t need to hear Alive this year.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,026
    I'm always happy to see them play Alive.  Always and forever.
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  • The Rock
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    F Me In The Brain said:
    I'm always happy to see them play Alive.  Always and forever.
    I feel the same way. They can play it anywhere in the set and they can keep playing it at every show. 

    It unites the crowd every time and I'm blessed to part of it each time. 
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,396
    I'd never choose Jeremy, but when they play it I love it!
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,133
     I still love Alive. As I get older that song really hits me. It's a re-affirmation song for me at this point.  

    Although moving it around the set would be also be great.  Love to hear it early.  And I've said this before but I always thought Even Flow would get a bigger boost if played at the very end like Alive is.  Right now Even Flow in the same spot is really kind of tired to me.
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    It is their signature song. Anthemic, Stone riff, Mike solo, Ed's soaring vocals, catchy chorus. 

    As long as Mike stays focused and they stick the ending it's my favorite song of theirs in a live setting.
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  • marumaruko
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    wsimon74 said:
    Not to sound spoiled, but I kinda miss the days they mixed the closers up just a little bit more.  Look, Alive and Ledbetter are no doubt amazing songs and part of this bands DNA, but a little more variety would be a welcome change. This is particularly so now with the new "let's play two" in the same city plan.  

    now that being said, come back to me in 10-15 years when we will likely no longer get to enjoy seeing these amazing musicians perform live, I will probably be saying, "Man, if I could just hear Alive "live," just one more time."  
    Think that is definitely one of the options for a double header. 

    One night has 
    Rockin in the free World followed by Yellow Ledbetter, while the other night will close with Baba O'Reilly or Alive. 
    I have a feeling that this year we won't see Indifference very often, for example. 
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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,988
    Bring back Fucking Up instead of Rockin or Baba.
  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    Fine with Alive in the Encore - just not Indifference as the closer (love the song and have been to some amazing shows where indifference was the closing song but...)
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  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    edited February 2024
    Parting Ways should be in the closer rotation!

    As far as Alive, I'm good with it every show but I wouldn't be disappointed if it wasn't played. 
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  • Deadman
    Deadman Posts: 796
    I'm just fine with Alive every single show.  Also playing Dark Matter from start to finish every show as well!  Bring on the new tunes.
  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    It's time to move it to a set 1 closer or something.  I don't want to know its the 2nd or 3rd to last song in 2024.  

    Fortunate to have been to one show without Alive.  Wouldn't be mad if it happened again.
  • logan5ive
    logan5ive Dallas, TX Posts: 524
    When it opened the show in Dallas in 2003 it was incredible. It's only ever opened a show 3 times.
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  • vant0037
    vant0037 Posts: 6,170
    Alive should be the closer.  Anthemic.  Sing along.  Epic solo.  Uplifting.   No more covers.  Nothing slow.  Table YL for a while.

    Alive should be the close.  There.  I said it.
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  • FiveBelow
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    logan5ive said:
    When it opened the show in Dallas in 2003 it was incredible. It's only ever opened a show 3 times.
    That was a bit of a surprise. I remember reading somewhere at the time Stone created the setlist for that show, five horizons or two feet thick possibly. Definitely engaged the crowd immediately.

  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,513
    vant0037 said:
    Alive should be the closer.  Anthemic.  Sing along.  Epic solo.  Uplifting.   No more covers.  Nothing slow.  Table YL for a while.

    Alive should be the close.  There.  I said it.
    Alive is a great closer, but not at every show.
    I want them to keep mixing it up a little.
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  • DissidentRival74
    DissidentRival74 Six One Five Posts: 151
    I don't go to a lot of shows, the next one (whenever that will be) will be show 11. So I don't mind hearing Alive at any show.  What I'd really love, just bc I think it'd be cool - is if they opened with YL.  Would love to hear the crowd reaction when that first note gets strummed to start the show.
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  • BSully
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    DissidentRival74 said:
    I don't go to a lot of shows, the next one (whenever that will be) will be show 11. So I don't mind hearing Alive at any show.  What I'd really love, just bc I think it'd be cool - is if they opened with YL.  Would love to hear the crowd reaction when that first note gets strummed to start the show.
    That actually would be pretty fun to witness.
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  • Get_Right
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    MD190661 said:
    I'd be fine not hearing any Ten song. 

    Except Release, I 100% agree.
  • iOnlyownMymind
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    Get_Right said:
    MD190661 said:
    I'd be fine not hearing any Ten song. 

    Except Release, I 100% agree.
    and Garden  ;)

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