quinta-feira, 31 de maio de 2007

Download 05-10-1996 North Charleston Coliseum Charleston South Carolina

" ...Ed jokes about how when he was a kid he always thought seeing bands on the last night of a tour was great because they would be happy the tour is over and they would be "... drinking and dancing in the street, and they're playing really loud and it's gonna be a four-hour show ..." etc.; but he says that really the second to the last show is the best...'Present Tense' is explained as a song that Mike wrote great music for and Ed, when coming up with lyrics, "... needed anything ... anything to make me think. Just a starting point ... so I thought of Pete Townshend. I took his initials and this one is called 'Present Tense.'"..."I don't know if it's easy to like this band, but we sure appreciate the fact that you do."
in Five Horizons


Set 1
Sometimes, Last Exit, Animal, Go, Hail Hail, Dissident, In My Tree, Corduroy, Better Man, Not For You, Jeremy, Black, State Of Love And Trust, Habit, Rearviewmirror, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Alive, Blood/(Fame)
Encore 1
Present Tense, Even Flow, Daughter, My Friend, Off He Goes, Mankind, Whipping, Footsteps, Yellow Ledbetter


05-10-1996 North Charleston Coliseum Charleston South Carolina

domingo, 27 de maio de 2007

Download 04-10-1996 Memorial Stadium Charlotte North Carolina





"...the audience selects the next song via an "experiment in voting in November." The choices are 'Leash' ("kinda Bob Dole"), 'Leaving Here' (kinda Ross Perot) or 'Footsteps' ("that would be Bill Clinton"). 'Footsteps' is played. Ed's final comments are, "I don't know if it's easy to like this band, but we sure appreciate the fact that you do."



Set 1
Long Road, Last Exit, Animal, Spin The Black Circle, Hail Hail, In My Tree, Corduroy, Lukin, Not For You, Jeremy, Better Man, Red Mosquito, Black, State Of Love And Trust, Habit, Rearviewmirror, Immortality, Alive, Porch
Encore 1
Who You Are, Even Flow, Whipping, I Got Id, Leaving Here, Daughter/(The Real Me)/(Noise of Carpet), Yellow Ledbetter

04-10-1996 Memorial Stadium Charlotte North Carolina
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segunda-feira, 21 de maio de 2007

Download 02-10-1996 Meadows Music Theater Hartford Connecticut



"Part of the fence comes down during 'Blood' and a near riot ensues. (In reality, when the barrier came down, security guards began using pepper spray. The wind was blowing into the pavilion, forcing people with seats to venture nearer the stage to escape it, making it seem like there was a mad rush to the stage.) During 'Porch' Ed tries to calm the crowd down while Mike plays a little part of Chicago's '25 or 6 to 4'. Ed says, "It's like swimming on coral ... there are chairs and people below you, settle down!" "Darlin' you don't want to be up there. That's for the people up front. The people up top you guys go fuckin' nuts! But the people up front settle down." Before they start 'Who You Are', Ed tries to calm the crowd: "It's a little crazy up here. You can sit down, it's cool. I can see you all if you sit, or stand, you can see me too. Ok, the next three words for the next five minutes are Peace and Love." He changes the second line of the second verse saying, "fuck the stage divers." After the song he reiterates, "This is all good. We're going to keep playing but I want to change the policy in the front row here. Security, you listening? Usually you come over the top you get two, three chances. You guys, anybody who comes over the top, you're going out. Just stay on the floor, you got it, ok? You look good where you are. Just stay where you are."


02-10-1996 Meadows Music Theater Hartford Connecticut


sábado, 19 de maio de 2007

Download 01-10-1996 Marine Midland Arena Buffalo New York

'Oceans' hasn't opened a show since the final show of 1995. 'Rats' is started, paused (Ed notes, "OK, we haven't done this one for a while and we're gonna do it right") and the song is picked up again. Lyrical changes to 'Rats' include "drag the bones of the Grateful Dead." After a lyric flub at the start of 'Off He Goes,' Ed modifies the lyrics to "... I should relax." By request, 'Footsteps' is played for the first time this tour. A climactic 'Immortality' makes the smooth transition into 'Alive.' After a problematic 'Porch,' the song is restarted ... with Ed apologizing and saying he has a lot on his mind with the elections and all. During the 'Porch' jam, Ed pulls a kid up on stage who is wearing an old Who shirt and swaps shirts with him. The kid stage dives into the crowd but the shirt is instantly ripped off him by the audience. PJ immediately return after 'Porch,' with Ed commenting about a sign in the crowd reading "Don't delay" and launching into a version of 'Even Flow' with a cool jam. 'Blood' includes a handful of lines from 'Heaven' by the Talking Heads prior to the 'Fame' reference. A request that the crowd "listen to the words" is the lead in to a lovely 'Present Tense.'

in Five Horizons

attendance: 21,000
support act: The Fastbacks

Set 1
Oceans, Last Exit, Hail Hail, Spin The Black Circle, Animal, Tremor Christ, In My Tree, Corduroy, Lukin, Better Man, Not For You, State Of Love And Trust, Rats, Jeremy, Off He Goes, Footsteps, Whipping, Immortality, Alive, Porch
Encore 1
Even Flow, Daughter, Blood/(Fame), Present Tense, Yellow Ledbetter


01-10-1996 Marine Midland Arena Buffalo New York
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quarta-feira, 16 de maio de 2007

Download 29-09-1996 Downing Stadium Randall's Island New York



"A nearly three-hour show with a raging pit. The band stops playing several times in an effort to get the crowd to settle down. During 'Porch,' Ed duct-tapes his *entire* body and jumps into the pit. (Thought we'd never see that again!) Just before the first encore, someone throws an "Eddie Vedder for President" t-shirt up on stage. Ed looks at it and says, "Well I'll tell you the truth ... I smoke pot! I didn't exhale though!" Stone asks for a chant of "Stone, Stone, Stone!" before singing 'Mankind.' During the encore, Mike starts playing 'Yellow Ledbetter' after 'Leaving Here,' Ed stops him and they go into 'Off He Goes' followed by 'Present Tense!' Incredible setlist."

domingo, 6 de maio de 2007

Download 28-9-1996 Downing Stadium Randall's Island New York

Downing Stadium
attendance: 30,000
support act: Ben Harper, The Fastbacks


Set 1 Last Exit, Hail Hail, Animal, Spin The Black Circle, Red Mosquito, In My Tree, Lukin, Not For You, Better Man/(Save it for Later), Corduroy, Jeremy, Dissident, State Of Love And Trust, Black, Habit, Rearviewmirror, Alive, Blood/(Fame)/(Noise of Carpet)
Encore 1 Who You Are, Even Flow, Daughter/(I Believe In Miracles)/(Old Address of The Unknown)/(W.M.A.), Whipping, Leaving Here
Encore 2 Indifference

"Well, the show rocked. Randall's Island is an all General Admission stadium and the crowd was nuts. I was about three people from the front and I took a beating but it was so worth it.

The thing I was most excited about was the attitude that the band had. They looked like they were really enjoying themselves. Eddie was jumping around having the time of his life. For Black, Eddie sat on the face speakers and just started rocking. He was really cool to the whole crowd. He thanked us many times for all the trouble we went through to get there. He also said how happy he was to be there. Eddie said that the fact that Pearl Jam has been a springboard for so many different people to find a common ground made him so happy and made it all worthwhile. During Indifference some asshole hit Eddie in the face with a shoe. The whole crowd started to boo! Eddie stopped, smiled and waved to the crowd to say, "thanks guys, i'm okay."

by Mike - Synergy



28-9-1996 Downing Stadium Randall's Island New York

terça-feira, 1 de maio de 2007

Download 26-09-1996 Civic Center Augusta Maine

Dennis Rodman on stage (faz lembrar qualquer coisa...)

"He jumped up onto my back and rode around on me, piggyback style, while he was singing and screaming into the microphone. I should have screamed along with him--it was my big chance--but I was overwhelmed by the moment. ...

"It's a moment I know I'll never forget, and one I'm able to relive often, because Eddie gave me a tape of the show right after it ended. I didn't have anything to play it on, so he gave me his Walkman, with his initials marked right on it.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I'm not willing to settle for once. I've got to find a way to get back to that moment, if it's the last thing I do."

© 1997 Dennis Rodman from Walk on the Wild Side
Delacorte Press (ISBN: 0-385-31897-9)


Set 1 Sometimes, Hail Hail, Animal, Spin The Black Circle, Tremor Christ, In My Tree, Lukin, Not For You, Better Man/(Save it for Later), Corduroy, Jeremy, Red Mosquito, State Of Love And Trust, Black, Habit, Rearviewmirror, Alive
Encore 1 Who You Are, Even Flow, Daughter/(Black Red Yellow)/(Noise of Carpet), Blood/(Fame), Leaving Here
Encore 2 I Am A Patriot


26-09-1996 Civic Center Augusta Maine