Red Mosquito

Its so weird how Pearl Jam has gone through peaks and valleys. You'd think they started great and got worse but its not true. There are some nice live peaks IMO (98, 03, 06)

And then some of the old clips they dont sound good.

Eddie sounds weak on Release...now Jack Irons is completely killing the momentum of Last Exit. Oof.

This is.......bad. Jack is killing it (in a bad way)

(Jeff sounds good though, go Jeff)

Oooooh his STBC is good though

In general though I feel like STBC is one of the worst studio -> live transitions. It always seems too slow live to me and just never captures the frantic energy IDK why. This is a better version than Ive heard in the past but still

Tremor Christ.

Jeff is such an underrated member of this band. He's always great live.

This song suits Jack's style very well.

Its a really phenomenal Tremor Christ on this show.



Gotta post a good video to cancel out that awful Last Exit

Eddie starts Corduroy in the wrong key. And generally seems much less confident.

I think in 1995 Stone > Eddie on guitar. So there you go.

This is a crazily Vitalogy show.

Release
Last Exit
Spin the Black Circle
Tremor Christ
Corduroy

Pretty good Corduroy. I can't tell how I feel about this era's Corduroy. Jack's steady drumming I cant tell if I like or not. On this performance it worked pretty well. They got a good groove going though I don't always like his stuff. It was a very solid Corduroy maybe even very good. The longer it went the more I liked it

Wow into Not For You! They are just going Vitalogy crazy. Its strange. Again don't think Jack suits this song very well. He doesn't have the intensity of Dave A though he makes up for it a bit on this one by picking up the speed a bit which is what he needed to do on Last Exit.

But he just doesnt suit this material. Eddie sounds pretty good, but whereas Dave A would push more intensity out of him, Jack seems to be pulling the intensity out a bit

BUMP

What do you guys think of Jack Irons on this tour?

Im so conflicted. This is a good rendition of Not For You and its unique and Jack is giving it a unique feel and I both simultaneously think it sounds good and also think its not quite what I want and I have no idea what to think.

WTF LUKIN!!! This song was written? No Code wasn't even out yet.

THIS IS A GREAT ONE

JEFF SOUNDS GREAT ! Jack is great on his own material.

But jesus the lyrics.

WTF IS HE SINGING. Theres either alternate lyrics or hes singing complete gibberish. The song was brand new HOW CAN HE NOT SING THE LYRICS.



Into Animal, which IMO is another song that Dave A is needed for

lol at expecting accurate and articulate lukin lyrics

I mean I don't now, but I didn't realize he was singing gibberish before No Code even came out.

Regardless its like the best I ever heard Lukin sound

VERY good daughter, another song suited for Jack

mikejasond wrote:I mean I don't now, but I didn't realize he was singing gibberish before No Code even came out.

He isn't. Haven't you heard the acoustic version from MSG?

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

mikejasond wrote:I mean I don't now, but I didn't realize he was singing gibberish before No Code even came out.

He isn't. Haven't you heard the acoustic version from MSG?

I have heard it and thought it was pretty good

Release
Last Exit
Spin the Black Circle
Tremor Christ
Corduroy
Not For You
Lukin
Animal
Glorified G
Daughter (Stuff and Nonsense)
State of Love and Trust
Why Go

Why Go is another good song for Jack. loved the drum intro. Very nice version.

I still find the steadiness of jack's drums through shows offputting IDK WHY

Great transition from Why Go into a very very nice Jeremy