First off, I have been to alot of concerts in my life time but I have never been to a show that was as loud and as intense as last night's show at the "Garage". The set list was very good and Pearl Jam sounded very tight but the crowd was amazing. It was funny how the place instantly turned into a giant hot box when PJ started their first song "Release". I've seen about ten PJ show all over the westcoast but last night was the best sounding PJ show I have been to. The sound was clear and crisp and Eddie's voice was outstanding. I was absolutely blown away at the amount of energy at the show last night. People were having so much fun dancing and singing in my section. (sec 308, row 1)
A couple of things I observed about PJ at last night's show:
1. Mike Mcready is fucking amazing. I was in awe watching him jump around the stage last night. He was feeding off the crowd's energy and the crowd was feeding off him. He looked and played brilliantly last night.
2. Eddie Vedder was on top of his game. At some points of the show I thought I was back at Thunderbird Stadium watching PJ at Lollapalooza.
3. "Blood" Words cannot describe how blown away I was at the band preformance of the song. It was 1993 all over again. Amazing.
4. The crowd. Anyone that is reading this post that was at the show last night should give yourself a pat on the back. There was alot of love going around last night. I've been to many shows where people are drunk and acting stupid. But not last night. Everyone that I ran into was having a blast. Very well behaved and FUCKING LOUD AND INTENSE.
Top to bottom I have to say that this one of the best PJ shows I have been to. The one great thing about last night's show was when "YL" ended, Eddie told the crowd that they would see them soon. That made me feel good because I know we will see them soon again.
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When Pearl Jam comes to town, how can you not be excited? You listen to them at parties, on your mp3 players, and in your vehicles all year round. Then the 10C gives you the shot at getting the best tickets in the house for a great price. Speaking as a kid from the 70’s, you can now get a tank of gas for the price of a Pearl Jam concert. How can you afford to miss the moving train these guys are on when they play live?
Moving forward. Good karma all around all day and night. Met some cool fans getting my tickets in the early afternoon and helped some out too. Gave a big bottle of Canadian wine to the ticket booth to pass on to the 10C – hope they got it – and if not, hopefully someone took it down and passed it around.
I brought my girlfriend to her first Pearl Jam concert. She bought me a shirt and even recognized a few songs. She was disappointed we had three encores and the Def Leppard show she went to last week only had one. Nevertheless, she had a wonderful time and we danced in the aisles. Thanks 10C for great seats. We’re both tall and they put us in row 23 where there was a walkway plenty of room to dance and not get in the way of the people behind us or in front of us. I’m sure they arranged that for us.
The Supersuckers were a heavy and loud band and I was rocking out to them by myself while my girl was off getting a shirt. I’m seeing three more shows in Ontario during this tour and although I look forward to seeing Sleater-Kinney, I wish I could have seen these guys again.
The last Supersuckers song had a special guest. Some guy in a silver suit with a wrestling mask on came out to sing with them and had the rest of the crowd standing for their finale. Some guessed it was Eddie. Some guessed it was Nicolas Cage. I think it was Tom Petty.
The setlist was amazing. What I love about a Pearl Jam show is you are always happy with what you get and also realize how many good songs they just don’t get a chance to play. How many other bands have played three consecutive nights and play close to 100 different songs without a repeat?
No Bushleaguer. No political messages tonight. No upcoming album songs were played. Although I would have also enjoyed listening to the preceding stuff, it was just good ole rock and roll tonight and an escape from the recent negative news in our world.
In summary, a great mix of their work was performed. Highlights for me were Go and Animal back to back after Release kicked things off. Mike was a magician as per usual with the guitar behind his head and was jumping throughout the night. Ed was swinging the microphone around and even smashed the stand once. Jeff was bouncing and did a pirouette during an encore song. Stone rocked out on Evolution. Matt destroyed Immortality. Boom’s hands were surfing along fine and the whole band were having fun with the rest of us.
½ Full was amazing. This is a rocking tune and my fave off of Riot Act. They jammed at the end of the song and Ed reflected a mirror throughout the crowd during the end of it. When the mirror ball showed up for Wishlist I was hoping that amazing performance would be followed by the power chords to start ‘Downtown’ with Neil Young. We are way too spoiled to even think about that. The mirror ball was still twirling but the next note was from the page of intensity with Lukin going into a great Grievance.
Blood ended off the main set list and the band was tight. In a move I never thought I’d do, even I had to pull out my cell phone, speed dial my brother in Ontario who was likely sleeping, and leave the intensity of Blood on his voicemail to give him a fix of what is to arrive out there soon.
The three encores were amazing and they were all wonderful tunes. Download them for yourselves. The band members had their arms around each other as McCready wailed away the final strums to Ledbetter and we all lived happily ever after on the night of September 2, 2005.
...My first ever show...blown away...intensity was incredible...I thought PJ (from reviews of 00/03 shows) would be more subdued...fuck that they were jumping around like crazy...intensity was incredible...crowd was the loudest crowd I have ever seen...saw the show from the deck side-stage (only show without 10C tix)..great view IMHO...heres a detailed review as I can remember
Release...fan of 13 years what better song to hear for your first ever live song...beautiful...stunning...was in complete awe...
Go...right into it...crazy the place was jumping right from the get-go...I was losing it...rocking out as I have never rocked out before...
Animal....allowed the crowd to reach a higher energy level....great song
Save You....amazing live...always a big fan but not a huge fan...Ed's intensity in the lyrics was crazy....I found the crowd to really enjoy this one...
Given 2 Fly - beautiful...(continued to rock out beyond all proportions)....Ed switched some lyrics but didnt catch them all....great tune...
Corduroy....the crowd energy by now was reaching an epic potential...by this time I was covered in sweat...just soaked.....just kept rocking out
LBC...IMHO the weakest song of the night...Ed had some Mic problems and I didnt hear most of the first verse...seemed from postion to be the bathroom break song for people (excluding me of course)...minus the problems still good...loved the love chant at the end....
Even Flow- first time seeing the band it was incredible...Jeff/Mike/Ed jumping around...MIke playing the first 30 seconds of his solo behind his head...crowd going nut...Ed gets the crowd to sing the final chorus saying everyone should know it by now...screamed my lungs out for that...very loud....
1/2 Full...my sections go grab a beer song...what a shame...another tune so much better live than the album....crazy good...Ed with the mirror very cool...
Daughter....WMA tag all I need to say....
Wishlist....loved it...Ed was pretty much flawless on the lyrics...really digged "I wish I came from a country that never went to war; wish I came from a country that helped its poor...etc"....got a huge yell from me....
Lukin....I think I pulled a neck muscle for this as my head was just a banging...
Grievance...heard it during sound check.....sucked up the neck pain and continued to rock my hardest....the passion in the song was amazing...
Immortaliy....one of my favorites of the night...blew me away....so haunting...so everything...lol...great tune...
Nothingman....great song...crowd was into it singing along...Ed sounded 100% on this one (his lyrical flubs through the show were really non-existent)
Down...got the crowd a rocking again...didnt need much though...place was so loud by now....
DTE....place goes nuts....people in the balcony I was in jumpng around like the place was burning down...men/women name it going fucking crazy...
Blood....by now if you can imagine I am a sweaty mess...Ed's screaming was just surreal...the balcony was going insane..IMHO the best song of the night for Ed intensity...my neck pain was gone until the next day...
Footsteps.................................almost had a heart attack...my first show and I hear this one...once I heard the harmonic i was dazed for seconds...thinking no fucking way....too bad I seemed to be the only person in my section to recognize this one...people were sitting down in my section...too bad was incredible...told my friend a couple months ago I would kill to hear this one but most likely would not hear it...guess I was wrong...
Small Town...very good sing along
U...another b-side....just love this song...so much more to it when done live...
Alive...can you say crazy...every person in that buidling pumping in their fists screaming....Ed just standing center stage with a look of awe looking around...at the end Ed swings the mike stand over his head as if he is pounding in the last spike of the CN railroad and BAM just pounds that fucker into the stage and walks off....I have never witnessed ANYTHING like this from any single song...I am shaking writing about it...so good....
Bee Girl...sweet tune....nice to hear it get some love...
Black...before the song Ed asks the crowd what whistling would sound like if everyone did it...all of a sudden everyone is whsitling...sounds like nails on a chalk board....Ed says "Whistling....not feedback"...good tune....
Porch...amazing...during the jam...Ed/Mike on the back of the drum kit, Jeff standing on the front...Stone beside...all just rocking out around Matt on the drum kit...crazy...momentum in the crowd reaching astronomical levels...then Ed rips out the last chorus and the place goes fucking crazy...
Side-Note- to the 10-15 people who left thinking the show was over...thanks for the laugh and some advice...leave when the lights come on...too funny..
IBIM - loved it way more than I expected...heard it during sound check as well...great cover...
Baba...band was having fun crowd was all smiles....band gives some love to those behind the stage...
YL - amazing better than imagined...Stone/Boom at the end standing with arms around each other watching Mike close it out...beautiful
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