Red Mosquito

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P E A R L J A M
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DARK MATTER LIVE
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compilation & artwork by ridleybradout

June 2024



Source: Official 24bit/96KHz HD FLAC bootlegs > WAV > Nero WaveEditor > WAV > 24bit/96KHz HD FLAC
16bit/44.1KHz FLAC and MP3 versions converted using dBpoweramp Music Converter
Total time: 52:36
Includes FFP and MD5 files


FAN-MADE PROJECT - NOT FOR SALE

All songs recorded on first leg of the Dark Matter World Tour.

This compilation is designed to complement the official bootlegs, not replace them.
Please support Pearl Jam by purchasing their official releases from http://www.pearljam.com/goods


TRACKLIST:

01 Scared Of Fear (Sacramento 2024-05-13)
02 React, Respond (Sacramento 2024-05-13)
03 Wreckage (Portland 2024-05-10)
04 Dark Matter (Las Vegas 2024-05-16)
05 Won't Tell (Los Angeles 2024-05-22*)
06 Upper Hand (Seattle 2024-05-30)
07 Waiting For Stevie (Napa Valley 2024-05-25)
08 Running (Vancouver 2024-05-04)
09 Something Special (Los Angeles 2024-05-21)
10 Got To Give (Vancouver 2024-05-06)
11 Setting Sun (Portland 2024-05-10)

*Intro patched from Las Vegas 2024-05-18

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Awesome. Can't wait to check this out.

These are posts that feel like a holiday for me. These compilations are always on point. Thank you.

Super excited to listen to this. Thank you!

Was hoping this would happen, very happy now as i can’t make this tour, thank you very much for your work.

Thanks Ridley

Baffling why the band hasn't played Got to Give more. They nailed it!

Monkey_Driven wrote:Baffling why the band hasn't played Got to Give more. They nailed it!

Agreed! I'm not even sure what the fuck-up is that Ed refers to afterwards on the original boot.

cant wait to get home to hear this!

Amazing work once again, thanks so much!

Revelator wrote:Amazing work once again, thanks so much!

I listened to this last night, and Ed sounds tremendous. It's 2024 Ed for sure, but it's great. This was my first chance to hear professional recordings of the live stuff, rather than fan uploads on YouTube.

Let's run through it:

Scared of Fear – Still great, though not necessarily elevated in a live setting. Maybe kinda, though.
React, Respond – Same. Just a cool fucking song.
Wreckage – Still great. Backing vocals sound good. Ed hits all the emotional spots the same as on the record.
Dark Matter – This is the first one that really played up for me in the live setting. Benefits from an extra bit of rawness.
Won't Tell – Still great. Once again, Ed nails every note in the bridge that you'd be hoping for.
Upper Hand – The second one that really played up live. Great on the album, but I think it gets a slight bump here.
Waiting for Stevie – First one that plays down a bit. It's, like, 25% less meaty in this recording. Also suffers a bit from being sped up.
Running – Even though I've loved this since day one, it's still such good fun.
Something Special – Still fine.
Got to Give – This also played down a bit solely because of how it's sped up. Ed hit the notes necessary to make it great, but it's a tad too fast.
Setting Sun – Still great.

Jaeti wrote: Wreckage – Still great. Backing vocals sound good. Ed hits all the emotional spots the same as on the record.

Most versions of Wreckage were pretty great but this one stood out for having better (i.e. more subtle) backing vocals - Josh is mixed a bit louder on other versions.

Thanks for putting it together!

What kind of editing did you do? Anything sonic or just trimming them to flow into each other?

This is great! Thank you for doing it!

Appreciate you very much. Thank you.

lvc wrote:What kind of editing did you do? Anything sonic or just trimming them to flow into each other?

No remastering or changes to EQ etc, just some mild adjustment of crowd noise volume between songs to allow for smoother overlapping, and in some cases flying in crowd noise or Eddie banter from elsewhere for better transitions. e.g. Ed's intro to Wreckage was taken from Vegas I, and the 'for the dreamers' intro to Won't Tell at the end of the banter after Dark Matter was actually an intro to Wishlist

I'm surprised Seattle 1 wasn't picked as his voice was top flight. I haven't heard the boot yet though.

Loving this. Maybe more than the album itself. Maybe we'll get some even better performances from the second leg of the tour.