Red Mosquito

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P E A R L J A M
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DEFINITIVE LIVE
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Compilation and artwork by ridleybradout
April 2018

FAN-MADE PROJECT - NOT FOR SALE

*Share freely but do not distribute as mp3*


It has been almost 13 years since the Green Habit Compilation was put together by the
Red Mosquito Forum community. As the band has now been together for double that length
of time, an update or sequel to this collection was well overdue. Hundreds of official
bootlegs later (including numerous 'vault' releases from the pre-bootleg era), every
song has been put up for review.

Red Mosquito forum users were invited to nominate and debate their favourite versions
of each song, for me to then go away and listen to each to make a final decision:
http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... =15&t=8556

There were a number of criteria for picking a definitive live version: sound quality,
correct lyrics, no guitar flubs, full band (if that is how the song was recorded in
the studio), electric rather than acoustic (again, if that is how the song was recorded),
and original era/drummer where possible (unless later versions had something really
special). Basically, if you had to represent the essence and power of each song through
one single live version - which would it be?

After a LOT of deliberation, this is what we came up with. Thank you to everyone for
your suggestions and for the discussion to date. This will be a constantly evolving
collection, so will be reviewed as new shows are played or released from the vault.
The best known source for each track has been used, and remastered by JWB only where
required to provide the smoothest possible listening experience.


Disc 7: 'Binaural'

7-01 Breakerfall (Houston 2000-10-14)
7-02 Gods' Dice (Jones Beach 2000-08-23)
7-03 Evacuation (Boston 2000-08-30)
7-04 Light Years (Boston 2000-08-30)
7-05 Nothing As It Seems (Seattle 2001-10-22)
7-06 Thin Air (Noblesville 2003-06-22)
7-07 Insignificance (Verona 2000-06-20)
7-08 Of The Girl (Memphis 2000-08-15)
7-09 Grievance (Camden 2000-09-01)
7-10 Rival (Boston 2000-08-29)
7-11 Sleight Of Hand (Chicago 2000-10-09)
7-12 Soon Forget (Zurich 2000-06-23)
7-13 Parting Ways (Lubbock 2000-10-18)
7-14 Education (Boston 2008-06-30)
7-15 Sad (San Francisco 2006-07-18)
7-16 In The Moonlight (Alpine Valley 2011-09-03)
7-17 Fatal (Benaroya 2003-10-22)
7-18 Hitchhiker (Manchester 2012-06-21)
7-19 Sweet Lew (Philadelphia 2009-10-31)
7-20 Strangest Tribe (2014-06-29)
7-21 Drifting (Oklahoma City 2003-04-03)

PHATJ wrote:You are a golden god.

ridleybradout wrote:I'm happy to reveal the completed disc for Binaural today. This was the first album from the bootleg era, so we had a LOT more versions to choose from for each song, which made the task more difficult but also meant we ended up with a very strong set. I think this disc is my favourite so far.

Riot Act is next! Shortlist coming soon.

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P E A R L J A M
===============
DEFINITIVE LIVE
===============


Compilation and artwork by ridleybradout
April 2018

FAN-MADE PROJECT - NOT FOR SALE

*Share freely but do not distribute as mp3*


It has been almost 13 years since the Green Habit Compilation was put together by the
Red Mosquito Forum community. As the band has now been together for double that length
of time, an update or sequel to this collection was well overdue. Hundreds of official
bootlegs later (including numerous 'vault' releases from the pre-bootleg era), every
song has been put up for review.

Red Mosquito forum users were invited to nominate and debate their favourite versions
of each song, for me to then go away and listen to each to make a final decision:
http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... =15&t=8556

There were a number of criteria for picking a definitive live version: sound quality,
correct lyrics, no guitar flubs, full band (if that is how the song was recorded in
the studio), electric rather than acoustic (again, if that is how the song was recorded),
and original era/drummer where possible (unless later versions had something really
special). Basically, if you had to represent the essence and power of each song through
one single live version - which would it be?

After a LOT of deliberation, this is what we came up with. Thank you to everyone for
your suggestions and for the discussion to date. This will be a constantly evolving
collection, so will be reviewed as new shows are played or released from the vault.
The best known source for each track has been used, and remastered by JWB only where
required to provide the smoothest possible listening experience.


Disc 7: 'Binaural'

7-01 Breakerfall (Houston 2000-10-14)
7-02 Gods' Dice (Jones Beach 2000-08-23)
7-03 Evacuation (Boston 2000-08-30)
7-04 Light Years (Boston 2000-08-30)
7-05 Nothing As It Seems (Seattle 2001-10-22)
7-06 Thin Air (Noblesville 2003-06-22)
7-07 Insignificance (Verona 2000-06-20)
7-08 Of The Girl (Memphis 2000-08-15)
7-09 Grievance (Camden 2000-09-01)
7-10 Rival (Boston 2000-08-29)
7-11 Sleight Of Hand (Chicago 2000-10-09)
7-12 Soon Forget (Zurich 2000-06-23)
7-13 Parting Ways (Lubbock 2000-10-18)
7-14 Education (Boston 2008-06-30)
7-15 Sad (San Francisco 2006-07-18)
7-16 In The Moonlight (Alpine Valley 2011-09-03)
7-17 Fatal (Benaroya 2003-10-22)
7-18 Hitchhiker (Manchester 2012-06-21)
7-19 Sweet Lew (Philadelphia 2009-10-31)
7-20 Strangest Tribe (2014-06-29)
7-21 Drifting (Oklahoma City 2003-04-03)

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WtOB? wrote:best half full is definitely easy street.

Danacky wrote:Amazing set. Thanks so much JWB and Ridleybradout

BootsToAsses wrote:Best Half Full is definitely from 2006. Ed really nails those wails during the outro that year.

Listen to Paris or Verona 2006. They're right up there as definitive versions.

Arc
- San Diego 2003-06-05 (audience)
- Washington 2008-08-16 (Ed solo - Water On The Road version - thoughts on possibly including this????)

ridleybradout wrote: What are people's thoughts on this?

Arc
- San Diego 2003-06-05 (audience)
- Washington 2008-08-16 (Ed solo - Water On The Road version - thoughts on possibly including this????)

ridleybradout wrote:
I also stumbled across a mid-set version of Can't Keep (Lexington 2003-04-21) which is giving Tokyo a run for it's money.