Re: Vault #4: Bellingham 5/10/2000
Posted: Mon August 12, 2019 10:20 am
Listened to this today and really, really enjoyed it.
Felt like a bittersweet insight into a "what might've been" version of Matt Cameron-era Pearl Jam: one that established its own creative boundaries and purpose, preferred more intimate venues and abandoned their established framework in favour of new, challenging material balanced with a well-curated selection of songs from their back catalog which flatter both Ed's voice and the musical sensibilities of this version of the band.
I'd like to imagine (against all reason) that something could awaken in the band's collective psyche such that they steer the wheel back towards the alternate future they were feeling their way around on this particular night.
Felt like a bittersweet insight into a "what might've been" version of Matt Cameron-era Pearl Jam: one that established its own creative boundaries and purpose, preferred more intimate venues and abandoned their established framework in favour of new, challenging material balanced with a well-curated selection of songs from their back catalog which flatter both Ed's voice and the musical sensibilities of this version of the band.
I'd like to imagine (against all reason) that something could awaken in the band's collective psyche such that they steer the wheel back towards the alternate future they were feeling their way around on this particular night.