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Over the past year I have been listening to a lot of Pearl Jam, and this 7-disc set recorded at the Gorge in eastern Washington State finally demanded to be heard.
Lots of Pearl Jam fans and former fans think the band has been in decline ever since VITALOGY. I don't see it that way at all. I think BINAURAL (2000), RIOT ACT (2002), and PEARL JAM (ie, AVOCADO, ie THE SEED -- 2006) are great albums (see my reviews of all three).
The 2006 album that I call THE SEED is really strong, as good an album as they've ever made, and this live set includes a show from September 5th, 2005 and then two shows from 2006, July 22nd and July 23rd, on the tour when the band was first playing the songs from THE SEED.
It would sound great regardless, but the inclusion of "World Wide Suicide," "Severed Hand," "Unemployable," "Life Wasted," "Inside Job," "Marker In the Sand," "Army Reserve," and "Comatose," all from THE SEED, makes this a great document for me of Pearl Jam's opposition to Bush's wars and support for those fighting them.
As some have noted, the July 22nd show is the strongest of the three nights, and so Discs Four and Five are some of the best live Pearl Jam I've heard, and as good as live rock concerts get. The crowd is very much present in the recording -- every now and then strange chants can be heard, and I can't make out what people are saying/singing. I suppose perhaps hardcore fans know them, but for the rest of us it's a puzzler...
Pearl Jam sounded great at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on September 22nd, 2012!
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- Pearl Jam - The Broadcast Collection 1992 - 1995Pearl JamAudio CD$6.38 shippingGet it as soon as Friday, Apr 25Only 18 left in stock - order soon.
Classic live box, must have it...
Well it's hard to say something bad about this boxset because it's perfect. You get more than 7 hours of live rock music for only $40, great setlists and many rarities. Sept. 1st 2005 One show = 36 songs, what to say. On first 3 cd's you can find classic songs like "Black", "Small Town", "Even Flow", "Daughter", "State of Love and Trust", "Alive", "Last Kiss", "Betterman", "Yellow Ledbetter"... and many rarities like "Man of the Hour", "Hard to Imagine", "Alone", "Undone", "Crown of Thorns", "Sad"... plus they played 3 great covers "I Believe in Miracles" (Ramones), "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty) and "Baba O'Riley" (Who). They also played "Love Boat Captain", song written after Roskilde tragedy in 2000. July 22nd & 23rd 2006 Last two shows on American Tour in 2006. On these 4 cd's you can hear almost the whole new album they had released in 2006 (selftitled album "Pearl Jam"). Again, like in 2005 they played many rarities like "Mamasan Trilogy" (Footsteps, Once, Alive), "Leash", "Dirty Frank", "Wash", "Down", "God's Dice", "In Hiding", "Garden", "Rats", Jimi Hendrix "Little Wing" and Neil Young "Rockin' in the Free World" and "F*ckin' up" plus many classics... After all, if you decide to buy this box, trust me, you won't regret because this box is a piece of art. Notice: tracklisting on Amazon is incorrect: Sept. 1st 2005: 1st cd has 9 songs, 2nd cd has 17 songs, 3rd cd has 11 songs July 22nd 2006: 1st cd has 17 songs, 2nd cd has 15 songs July 23rd 2006: 1st cd has 18 songs, 2nd cd has 13 songs
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Antonio MartínReviewed in Spain on January 24, 2017
La música, una maravilla; la presentación del producto, de poca calidad
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Olivier DugueReviewed in France on July 19, 2007
8h00 de musique pour passer de bons moments....
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Cinema ShowReviewed in Germany on April 7, 2016
Mehr braucht man live von Pearl Jam nicht.
