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Pearl Jam - Single Video Theory [VHS]

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This is a great video, if only for the fact that it finally gives us fans who haven't seen Pearl Jam in concert a chance to see how the band works live. There's not really that much valuable conversation with the band; they touch on a couple of the themes they wanted to pursue on "Yield," but mainly, the focus of this video is the performances. The live stuff is cool, and it's interesting to see how the band members interact with each other in the studio. Also, the live variations of the songs are a little different, and it's cool to compare those to the final products on "Yield." They play every song except "Pilate" and "Push Me, Pull Me"; not real losses there, as those are some of the less interesting songs. The renditions of "Wishlist" and "In Hiding" are emotional and thrilling; but the greatest moment of the video is the performance of "Do the Evolution" at the end. Vedder's style comes through on this performance - which, in fact, is rare on this video. But overall, this video is thoroughly entertaining, as anything with live Pearl Jam would be.

this video is soo cool! I have never seen pearl jam live and they never do interveiws and arent very public but this video lets you get to know them better and its shows how much of a band they are. its cool because they show them recording most of yeild in the video. check it out

well of coures i was exited about the video, because i'm such a die hard fan, i really did'nt know what to expect, but after the amazing rendition of wishlist and the conflicts between the band members on how to finish the song was a rare upclose look of the bands chemistry and how they fabricate thier music, the interviews were a little abstract, but their main message came across loud and clear,and that message is, we are happy with what our position in the music world and we are happy with what we are doing, and the mainstream media can go fuck themselves!!!!! but mostly the video concentrates on the live sessions, it's just another great fabrication, from one the most well known bands in the world If your a Pearl JAM fan you should defenitlly buy this video!

I had no idea what to expect from this video and at first I was extremely disappointed. I was hoping for a huge career retro, or concert footage or something huge - what I saw at first did nothing for me. But then I realised how unique it was and I regard this video almost as a privelage - what other bands give such an intimate view into their inner-workings like this? It shows one of the worlds biggest and most enigmatic rock bands for what they are - real people who have finally come to terms with their fame and are concentrating on making beautiful music. You get to see the guys as real people, not the rock band. An unmissable experience for this alone. And the performances are, for the most part, Grade-A.

This is simply a must-have for all Pearl Jam fans. It offers a rare glimpse into the band's practice studio, while also providing interviews with each band member talking about PJ's musical evolution from Ten to Yield. A bit lacking in length and depth, it nonetheless impresses with the musical renditions of some of Yield's best songs, in addition to a new musical interlude. The interviews themselves are a bit empty, but nevertheless the video shines as a whole, and leaves you wanting more. It's a shame that the Australian bootleg CD was removed from the package, and I've yet to see a store that publicly honors (if at all) the rumored deal for a free CD with the purchase of the video, but still a solid buy. I highly recommend it for even a casual fan. END

When I watch SVT and TB2000 I honestly get sad that its over. It is really good, and kind of an intimate setting with the band in a small recording studio. There are some interviews with the band members, and I like the "behind the sceens" footage. It is sort of like a documentary of Pearl Jam recording songs from yeild. I think its awesome and you've got to get it for yourself if you are a big fan of PEARL JAM...or get it for anybody you know that is a Pearl Jam fan ...I got mine as a gift and I think it makes a terrific gift for fans.

To all! Watching this video revives/ creates and extends my ' love ' and ' mystery' of this special group of musicians. The lyrics and each members special talent, especially now after years of ' experiences together, are also reasons why, when I'm feeling a little down living in Japan, I awaken to their brilliant music. Really looking forward to the new album Thank you always PJ Walter.

this video is freakin' great. not too many interviews but it has a lot of the songs from yield which means its easy to catch yourself watching it over and over again. pearl jam is undisputeably the best

The "Single Video Theory" is a recording that documents the "yield" sessions. Picture quality is magnificent, it comes in b/w and color format. There are almost no silly effects, or cheesy editing techniques except in one of the last tracks, where the video is divided into 4 sources on screen that change every once in a while. It looks fairly cool when two or more sources combine to make a larger one, or a section of the original one.
Sound quality is awsome! Its mixed by Brendan Obrien, the producer from almost every single pearl jam album.
Every single song sounds different than the final cuts (the actual songs in yield) And there are a few comments from the band, that make the whole package great.
I love this video so much that i found myself making an audio copy so that i could hear the songs and commentaries whenever i want to without the necessity of a vcr.
This is a must have for any PJ fan, for it gives an insight into the involvement of the band in making a record, and the recording process of the whole thing. Its also like a mini interview. Plus there are a coule of tracks (or maybe improvisations) in here, that you will not be able to get aywhere else. In fact these outtakes or improvs are cool and make you wish they made a whole song out of them.
This video ROCKS!

I THINK THE VIDEO IS GREAT, THE SOUND IS PERFECT AND CAPTURES THE BAND'S IN ONE OF THEIR BEST MOMENTS. I REALLY MISSED SOME OLD SONGS LIKE ELDERLY WOMAN..., BETTERMAN, INMORTALITY, ETC 4 STARS FOR THIS VIDEO!