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Pearl Jam - Touring Band 2000 (2001)

Jeff Ament (Actor), Matt Cameron (Actor) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews) |

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  • Actors: Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (PCM Stereo)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Sony
  • DVD Release Date: May 1, 2001
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005AX6F
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,963 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • Europe montages: the cities, the band, the fans (14.5 min.)
  • Outtakes of band on U.S. tour, set to the song "Smile" (4 min.)
  • Matt Cam footage: "Evacuation," "Even Flow," "In My Tree"
  • Bonus videos: "Evolution" (animated by Todd McFarlane), "Oceans" (never before released in the U.S.; directed by Josh Taft)

Editorial Reviews

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Imagine you've been given a carte blanche pass to follow Pearl Jam on their 2000 North American tour. Now take 28 songs performed in 19 different cities (with the band's hometown, Seattle, getting the lion's share of five songs), and capture them for posterity, courtesy of three PJ crewmembers, who formed a kamikaze documentary unit with handheld video cameras. In the words of frontman Eddie Vedder (whose liner notes are dated February 14, 2001), this three-hour DVD is "in some ways the visual equivalent of the bootlegs that have been released in the past year... a basic document of what may occur at any given Pearl Jam concert." Well, it's all that and more. The gritty, homespun approach is totally appropriate for the band's no-frills performance of straightforward, superlative rock & roll, and the sound recording is nothing less than spectacular, especially if you honor Vedder's request to "PLEASE PLAY THIS MOVIE LOUD."

Singling out highlights is like trying to pick a favorite child; every viewer will have favorites, and every choice is justified. The death of grunge is Pearl Jam's blessing. Having proven its endurance, the band flourishes in the absence of overexposure. Everyone's in peak form (we like the beard, Eddie), and the DVD's bonus features are both fun and substantial, including city, band, and fan montages from PJ's earlier European tour, Todd McFarlane's outstanding animated "Do the Evolution" video, and three songs featuring "Matt Cam," fixed on drummer Matt Cameron, with percussion mixed louder on the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track. The only possible complaint is the absence of interviews or backstage footage, but that's a trivial quibble. It's the music that matters, and as an audiovisual record of PJ's 2000 tour, this DVD was created with all the right priorities. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Excellent behind-the-scenes and on-the-stage package captures nearly three hours of the band at leisure (playing basketball), at work and lots in between. Compiled from several professional and home video sources, this collection also features 28 songs. 2001/color/177 min/NR.

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having seen Pearl Jam live twice, and one of those times having been the summer of 2000, I was awaiting "Touring Band 2000" with mixed feelings. On the one hand, Pearl Jam play longer than any other band around, with sets routinely running 2.5 hours, and even then you want more. So it is only natural that a fan would want to recapture some of this experience at home. At the same time, though, there is so much energy at a PJ concert, I was worried that the DVD would seem flat.

I need not have worried, because the DVD is superb. There is a great mix of old and new, fast and slow songs. The transitions from one venue to the other are seemless, and the sound is outstanding (note, I'd recommend not using 5.1 channel surround, it sounds a little too processed that way). There is also the unique "Matt Cam" angle, which gives you the view from Matt Cameron's drum riser with a heavier percussive mix.

Where the DVD really shines though, is in the cinematography. It consists exclusively of hand held footage shot by the roadies. As a result the DVD presents a rough, in your face viewing that matches perfectly with the band itself. The mixture of wide shots covering the whole stage, close-ups on individual band members and pans of the crowd almost mimic the view of someone sitting in the front rows. I promise, if you crank this DVD loud enough, you'll feel like you're at a show.

As for the remaining features, the European montages are interesting, and the instrumentals they are set to are pretty cool; it's always nice to hear something new from PJ. Of course, it's nice to have a clean copy of the "Oceans" and "Do the Evolution" videos with decent sound. My personal favorite, however, were the outtakes from the North American Tour set to "Smile". Aside from the fact the song is one of my favorites, and aside from the fact the Pearl Jam dressed up as The Village People is worth the price of the disc, it really captures the essence of the band. They're genuinely having fun; they aren't in it for the money, they're in it because they love the music and they love their fans. In this day and age that's pretty special...and so's this DVD.

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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You're the type of person that loves reading about good Pearl Jam material, aren't you? Well then you ought to love this...

This is a beautifully arranged DVD with a terrific array of features. Pearl Jam gives you montages of themselves, the cities they visited and the fans, all of which are accompanied by some unreleased instrumental tracks from the Binaural sessions. One of them even sounds like something that could have been on Ten. They're all lovely clips and I'm sure they will make you nostalgic of the last show you were at, or the last time you were in Cardiff or something. They have the videos for Oceans and Evolution, which are both very good. The Oceans video is great, you get a glimpse of them when they were younger and still blowing up. It's a fun video to have on the DVD seeing as how it was probably made about 9 years before this tour. The Evolution video is of course really good, and a pleasure to watch.

Matt's Cam is kind of cool, though it's not something I'll probably watch many more times unless I want drumming lessons. You do get to hear In My Tree which is not on the rest of the DVD.

Ahhh, to the setlist. Quite honestly, I wasn't expecting this to be as good as it was. I saw them in Albany, and they were very good, but there are always some throwaways. There really aren't many on this DVD, and they do a great job choosing the keepers. Each song is at a new venue and it's always a smooth transition into each other. Songs that sound particulary good are Dissident, Given to Fly, Evolution, Go, Insignificance, Grievance, Evenflow, Daughter, and Animal. They're really having a good time, and they sound tight and hard. Of course, not everyone will be satisfied, I would have loved it if Garden, Immortality, Sometimes, Brain of J, and Release were on there, but I'm not complaining. Being an almost psychotic fan, I was worried Stone was getting bored with Pearl Jam what with Eddie playing guitar more, but he seems really immersed in the music and has some really great solos on MFC and Evolution. Eddie was in top form talking to the audience and charming everyone as usual. Okay, I have a crush on him, I'm sorry, it's not even a non-sexual crush, it's just a straight up homosexaul crush, just kidding...kind of. Look, I have a girlfriend!!

Well anyhow, I'm sure all of you have already purchased this, and want to see the others' reaction. I'm ecstatic. Thanks for reading.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Great live DVD! September 13, 2005
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After having seen a few PJ shows as well as numerous other concerts, I can say that this band is abosulutely the BEST live band in the business. This tour was no different and this DVD, on one hand, is a big window into the PJ concert experience for those who have never had the pleasure, and on the other hand for those who have been there it brings back memories of a great time! I was in the audience during this awesome performance of Corduroy in DC. The energy was intense at the very least. Don't pay attention to those who say this DVD was crap because they obviously do not know what they are talking about. These are probably the kind of people who need big props and fancy lasers on stage to keep their interest. It's also evident that they have never been to a PJ concert. True music lovers will enjoy it. The music and footage is intentionally raw and hard. PJ doens't need all the flash to sell their shows, it's all about the music and the atmosphere. This is evident on this DVD. Buy it! You will not regret it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
DVD version of all the official bootlegs
Good DVD for what it is. Good setlist but not the best sound or picture, as you would expect from a dvd filmed by roadies with hand held cameras. Read more
Published 3 months ago by korn1
Great concert DVD, awful visuals
Pearl Jam's Touring Band 2000 DVD takes footage from numerous shows on their 2000 tour and mixes them all into what feels like one single concert. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ryan Winkleman
Disappointed
I was sorely disappointed with this DVD. This is in large part because of the sound and picture. This DVD doesn't just lack, but fails in both categories. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Keith Miller
Touring with the band...
Ok, this dvd is very straight forward, the performances come from different shows during the U.S. tour for Binaural and is very well edited, so well, that if you didn't notice the... Read more
Published on October 30, 2009 by Giancarlo Urbano
2000 Pearl Jam Live dvd.
Pearl Jam must have recorded every show that year, because numerous CD's were available, from everywhere, that they went. Read more
Published on October 9, 2009 by Dr. Feelgood
Boaring.
Pearl Jam look like and sound like a typical radio friendly manufactured crap band now, and what the hell is up with Vedder?!?! Read more
Published on August 18, 2009 by Deimos
Waiting for Blu-ray
Just watched this for the first time. I really enjoyed the song selection on here and they pull off a nice presentation showing the cities they are in for each particular song. Read more
Published on April 4, 2009 by R. Reinert
Best Live Band in America; Possibly The World
I'm a real fan. Have been ever since I saw Alive on MTv in '91 and thought to myself that little guy must have a hurricane in his throat. Read more
Published on December 30, 2008 by Kevin R. Hash
Boring
Pearl Jam are a awesome band, and I'm a huge fan ever since TOTD and Ten.
They haven't made any real bad records. Read more
Published on May 22, 2008 by H. S. Akkerman
amazing
this was one of the best purchases i have ever made! I love this dvd, the best part is the song Given to Fly where "kim" does the song on stage in sign language... Read more
Published on May 7, 2007 by pearl jammer
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