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5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated bootleg starts to get credit, May 1, 2001
This review is from: 11/5/00 - Seattle, Washington (Audio CD)
With Seattle I just finishing behind Seattle II in sales, it looks like its finally getting the credit it deserves. Disregard Eddie's comments about the crowd on this one - the bootleg is about the music, not the crowd, and the music rocks. This show contains the best and most aggressive versions of Breakerfall, Whipping and Do The Evolution that I've heard so far. Timeless Melody with Supergrass is pretty amazing, as is Parting Ways with the string section. Every fan should own a copy of Crown of Thorns, so if you don't have Las Vegas then you should buy this one. This was definately one of the best setlists that Pearl Jam put together in their 72 show tour. Combine that with the fact that Eddie's voice was at his peak around this show and this Seattle I becomes a must-buy.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In the Shadow, but a Pretty Good Homecoming, November 9, 2001
This review is from: 11/5/00 - Seattle, Washington (Audio CD)
Disclaimer: Owner of all 72 official PJ bootlegs. This second-to-last show in the grueling 2000 world tour, which was also the first of two nights in Seattle, is definitely overshadowed by the famous tour finale the following night (which, by the way, is a little overrated). But this gig is a reasonably solid, though not too spectacular, outing for the band. One major problem is a mysteriously subdued and un-enthusiastic audience, whom Eddie Vedder unsuccessfully tries to rile up a few times. I suspect that the crowd drained a lot of energy out of the band. Meanwhile, Mike McCready is barely present for much of the show, only popping up when he gets to do one of his showcase solos. The unsung hero tonight is Matt Cameron, who is having a great night and rescues his bandmates from the blahs. Poor Mike suddenly roars back to life after the encore break (maybe he got a smoke in), and he really lights up the rest of the band, so the encore section of this show makes up for the underachieving first half. All of the songs in the first encore ("Timeless Melody" through "Porch") are intense and resilient, except for a couple of gaffes in "Last Kiss." Despite the dead crowd, the band throws in many surprises for their hometown friends. This includes "Crown of Thorns" by Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament's pre-PJ band Mother Love Bone (this rendition is more successful than the first time they tried it, in Las Vegas). The guys from opening act Supergrass join in for a jaunty cover of "Timeless Melody" by The La's, while a two-woman string section (which includes Matt's wife April) adds some serious drama to the emotional "Parting Ways."
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
In spite of a tough crowd, March 28, 2001
This review is from: 11/5/00 - Seattle, Washington (Audio CD)
This show has been overshadowed quite a bit by the marathon tour finale which came the day after this show. However, this does not take away from the power of Pearl Jam's performance on this date. They open with the contemplative Long Road and later in the set reprise the playing of "Crown of Thorns", a touching tribute to the beginnings of Pearl Jam and Jeff and Stone's previous band, Mother Love Bone and its late singer Andy Wood. This is the final night of the tour that Supergrass opens for Pearl Jam, so Ed opens the encore with their lead singer to cover "Timeless Melody" by The La's. This song has been covered by Pearl Jam a handful of times on this tour and is always a treat and well executed. In the tail end of the show, "Parting Ways" is played for the first time ever with the cello and viola string section and sounds even more powerful than the studio version. Yellow Ledbetter ends the show, with Mike including some of Hendrix' "Little Wing" in his solo.
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