Which bootleg are you listening to?

[CopperTom]

What is everyone's opinion on some more underrated/overlooked/not talked about shows?

Anything Toronto.

Toronto 05 is unreal.

St Paul 06 and ACL 09 are great.

St. Paul 06? Are you serious? They were the opening act and played fewer than 20 songs. There's probably 50 better shows from the 2006 tour alone.

Yeah both nights were awesome. But i think its night one..with Life Wasted....that super duper good. Who cares about the 20 songs?

Oh, you were there. That explains it. 18 songs is the length of the main set typically. Generally speaking, all things being equal with the main set, a concert with a great encore is better than a concert with an average encore which is better than a concert with a bad encoRe which is better than concert with no encore. That show had no encore. Your suggestion is very odd. That's all.

[Birds in Hell]

Oh, you were there. That explains it.

I'm willing to wager he wasn't.

Generally speaking, all things being equal with the main set, a concert with a great encore is better than a concert with an average encore which is better than a concert with a bad encoRe which is better than concert with no encore. That show had no encore. Your suggestion is very odd. That's all.

I think your metric is a little odd: does anyone actually sit down and listen to 2.5/3 hours of a Pearl Jam show for pleasure? I sure as hell don't and I've listened to tons of live Pearl Jam shows; what's enjoyable in person definitely isn't what makes for a perfect listening experience after the fact. That St Paul show, discussion of quality aside, is the perfect length for me.

[numbers]

If it's not a show you attended, the quality of the performance is all that matters. The length of the show and the songs played are pretty irrelevant.

[CopperTom]

Generally speaking, all things being equal with the main set, a concert with a great encore is better than a concert with an average encore which is better than a concert with a bad encoRe which is better than concert with no encore. That show had no encore. Your suggestion is very odd. That's all.

I think your metric is a little odd: does anyone actually sit down and listen to 2.5/3 hours of a Pearl Jam show for pleasure? I sure as hell don't and I've listened to tons of live Pearl Jam shows; what's enjoyable in person definitely isn't what makes for a perfect listening experience after the fact. That St Paul show, discussion of quality aside, is the perfect length for me.

I swear if I said water was wet, you would somehow disagree. I phrased my metric in such a way where it is nearly irrefutable. But to you it doesn't make sense. This was a concert without an encore. This was a concert where PJ was the opening act. Maybe you should stop listening to concerts after the main set then. How many people would choose a one hour PJ concert to a 2 or 3 hour concert? Do you think any of these 6 opening act shows are in the Top 10 2006 shows? Top 25? Top 50? I know you don't think it's better than any of the Australian shows.

I realize everyone has their opinion and best is subjective, but the guy asked for underrated or under the radar shows - this is neither. This show is an afterthought for a reason.

If you listen to PJ concerts for any reason other than pleasure, you're doing it wrong.

[CopperTom]

If it's not a show you attended, the quality of the performance is all that matters. The length of the show and the songs played are pretty irrelevant.

I think those are pretty important details. Everyone here is a fan, not a critic. I, for one, would rather hear average performances of songs I like rather than great performances of songs I don't like.

[Birds in Hell]

How many people would choose a one hour PJ concert to a 2 or 3 hour concert?

To listen to, definitely the former; to attend, the latter.

That isn't difficult to understand, surely?

[dimejinky99]

Cork, ireland 96 is one of the weirder boots you'll hear.
Vastly underrated (yes I was there, my first show in fact)
But it's still awesome

[BigRedLedbetter]

So much bickering. I think you're all pretty.


Agreed with the Fresno 2000 show. Footsteps late in the show I can dig it.

[numbers]

If it's not a show you attended, the quality of the performance is all that matters. The length of the show and the songs played are pretty irrelevant.

I think those are pretty important details. Everyone here is a fan, not a critic. I, for one, would rather hear average performances of songs I like rather than great performances of songs I don't like.

Yeah, but were all PJ fanatics here, how many songs are there that we legitimately don't like. My list is probably under 15.

[CopperTom]

If it's not a show you attended, the quality of the performance is all that matters. The length of the show and the songs played are pretty irrelevant.

I think those are pretty important details. Everyone here is a fan, not a critic. I, for one, would rather hear average performances of songs I like rather than great performances of songs I don't like.

Yeah, but were all PJ fanatics here, how many songs are there that we legitimately don't like. My list is probably under 15.

I hear you. Very few I truly dislike. Maybe I should have said songs I "prefer." For example, I would prefer to hear Breath rather than SoLaT each time, every time. Animal to Go. Hail Hail to Last Exit.

[Leatherhead]

The length of a show is irrelevant when listening to the bootleg. I can't remember the last time I listened to an entire show all the way through in one session.

[numbers]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

[ridleybradout]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

"We'll never not play Boise again"

[BigRedLedbetter]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

I'm blown away by this show as well. Have listened to a lot of 2000 boots the last few weeks and this one is my favorite. Las Vegas is great too and I'm digging Albuquerque too.

[Birds in Hell]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

I'm blown away by this show as well. Have listened to a lot of 2000 boots the last few weeks and this one is my favorite. Las Vegas is great too and I'm digging Albuquerque too.

Albuquerque is incredible.

[CopperTom]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

I'm blown away by this show as well. Have listened to a lot of 2000 boots the last few weeks and this one is my favorite. Las Vegas is great too and I'm digging Albuquerque too.

Albuquerque is incredible.

Vegas was one of my favs.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

I'm blown away by this show as well. Have listened to a lot of 2000 boots the last few weeks and this one is my favorite. Las Vegas is great too and I'm digging Albuquerque too.

Albuquerque is incredible.

I just recently bought the touring band dvd (not sure how I went so long without seeing it but it was like $5 on amazon) and so I was intrigued about the Albuquerque show. So good.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Man, Boise 2000 is so fucking good. This might be my favorite show of all time.

I'm blown away by this show as well. Have listened to a lot of 2000 boots the last few weeks and this one is my favorite. Las Vegas is great too and I'm digging Albuquerque too.

Albuquerque is incredible.

Vegas was one of my favs.

ALL the feels when they played Crown of Thorns. That performance gives me goosebumps. Emotional as hell.

[Angus]

Toronto 05 is unreal.

Really? Was there and wouldn't even rank it in my top-10 shows. Maybe that's just because it was following Ottawa (amongst others).

As far as Boise 2000 goes: I wouldn't even call it underrated anymore. I mean, everyone loves it, right?

I agree with some other 2000 shows (Fresno, Toronto).

I'll add Champaign 03, some Japan 03 shows, Montreal 98

[CopperTom]

Toronto 05 is unreal.

Really? Was there and wouldn't even rank it in my top-10 shows. Maybe that's just because it was following Ottawa (amongst others).

Ditto. I love that Ottawa show. It might my #1 attended show. Toronto was the only show that I was sick at. It took some of the enjoyment out of it. However, it's only true deficiency, in my opinion, is on-stage guests. It was memorable but unnecessary. The only guest stars I enjoy are anyone for Hunger Strike or Ben Harper.