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Has Pearl Jam Ever Sound Checked a SongThey have never played?

GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,561
edited October 2020 in The Porch
I was perusing setlist.fm and noticed a Detroit show in ‘94 where they soundchecked “Homeless,” (according to the page) a bad radio song, but it wasn’t in the set. 
I know soundchecking songs that don’t get played that night - or tour - are common, but I cross referenced the song on PJ Stat tracker to find nothing on shows before, or after. 

My random find can’t be the only incident.. What else has been sound checked and never played? 

1998: Barrie  2000: Toronto  2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Toronto  2006: Toronto 1&2, Paris, Milan, Torino, Pistoia  2009: Calgary, Vancouver  2011: Canada  2013: London, Wrigley, Philly 1&2  2014: St. Louis, ACL 1, Detroit  2016: Lexington, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto 1&2, Fenway 1&2, Wrigley 1&2  2017: EV - Louisville  2018: London 1&2, Milan, Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 1&2, Fenway 1&2  2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton  2021: London 1&2  2022: Hamilton, Toronto  2023: Chicago 1&2, Noblesville  2024:

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    mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,787
    On a technicality, the vocal melody to Parting Ways was soundchecked back in 96.
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    jamhead64jamhead64 Posts: 52
    They ran through Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols a couple times at the Fonda Theater show in 2006. Song made setlist, but didn’t get played.
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    cockagecockage Posts: 456
    jamhead64 said:
    They ran through Pretty Vacant by the Sex Pistols a couple times at the Fonda Theater show in 2006. Song made setlist, but didn’t get played.
    +1

    came here to say this. 
    PJ version sounds great. 
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    my_wavemy_wave clearwater, FL Posts: 340
    Not really related but a lot of the old school bootlegs have soundchecks on them or songs from soundchecks and most of them were jams and improvs. Would love to hear all of these on a release with all of the other live improvs/jams someday.
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    raindog80raindog80 Reggio Emilia, Italy Posts: 1,141
    edited November 2020
    They soundchecked La's' There She Goes in 2000 but never played it live. 
    "I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things" - Tom Waits
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    MF658872MF658872 Posts: 248
    I think they've soundchecked Gates of Steel by Devo a few times but never played it live.

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    GibsonGibson Toronto Posts: 2,561
    Thanks, all! 
    1998: Barrie  2000: Toronto  2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Toronto  2006: Toronto 1&2, Paris, Milan, Torino, Pistoia  2009: Calgary, Vancouver  2011: Canada  2013: London, Wrigley, Philly 1&2  2014: St. Louis, ACL 1, Detroit  2016: Lexington, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto 1&2, Fenway 1&2, Wrigley 1&2  2017: EV - Louisville  2018: London 1&2, Milan, Padova, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 1&2, Fenway 1&2  2020: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton  2021: London 1&2  2022: Hamilton, Toronto  2023: Chicago 1&2, Noblesville  2024:

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    Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 6,999
    raindog80 said:
    They soundchecked La's' There She Goes in 2000 but never played it live. 
    Damn. Though Timeless Melody is a winner. They need to bring that back.
     
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    MF658872MF658872 Posts: 248
    not a soundcheck but Without You was on the Philly Night 1 setlist in 2016 but never played.
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    Berlin 2022
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    BF25394BF25394 Posts: 3,511
    MF658872 said:
    not a soundcheck but Without You was on the Philly Night 1 setlist in 2016 but never played.
    Which "Without You"? The Badfinger song that Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey covered? That would be... interesting.
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