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  1. Repost:
    Let's take a bit of stock, shall we? All that's left to be played from the studio albums are:

    Ten: Deep

    Vs: WMA (has been "tagged," however.)

    Vitalogy: Bugs?

    No Code: Who You Are, I'm Open, and Mankind (Stone's turn will come)

    Yield: PMPM and No Way

    Binaural: Breakerfall, God's Dice, Rival, Evacuation, Thin Air, Soon Forget

    Riot Act: Love Boat Captain, Ghost, Help Help, Bu$hleaguer (don't count on it), You Are, Get Right, Green Disease, Arc

    Self Titled: Marker in the Sand

    Backspacer: Gonna See My Friends, Johnny Guitar, Force of Nature

    ...and there's still six three shows to go!!!....and then another six in NZ/Aust!
  2. Pearl Jam
    Spokane Arena
    Spokane, WA
    Nov. 30,



    01. Pendulum-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    02. Release
    03. Sirens-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”) [no outro sing along]
    04. Corduroy
    05. Once

    (“Well, it is really happening. We are all here in the 509. We will thank everyone involved in putting this together later but the one guy we should thank now, the guy who came up with the idea and worked to make it happen. That’s Jeff Ament. He really put this together.” Ed reaches for a bottle of wine but says, “That’s a Portland bottle of wine. Since this is Washington State and we haven’t played here since ’92 or ’93 we are gonna need something bigger to last the night.” He then pulls out an enormous bottle of wine. “This is what you need. A glass in every sip. I will be sharing this later..I can probably reach to sixth row with it.”)

    06. Lightning Bolt-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    (during the song Mike runs laps around the stage and at the outro Ed stands on Matt’s drum riser and plays to the people in the back)
    07. Mind Your Manners-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    08. Faithfull
    09. Tremor Christ

    (Ed picks up his giant wine bottle and says “I would like to raise a little toast to one of the greatest bands to ever come out of the Northwest, Mudhoney! It seems like we should have done this together in ’92 or ’93 but we are making up for it now.)

    10. Even Flow (while Mike is soloing Ed goes over to stage left and pours some wine from is gigantic bottle for people and visits with Steve Gleason)
    11. Getaway-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)

    (I don’t know if you’ve seen it or if some of you lived it but we got turned onto a documentary called “SpokAnarchy”. We didn’t know that there was anything like that going on over here then. But we loved that film and if you were in it we want to say hello.)

    12. Present Tense
    (some in the crowd begin chanting for Stone. Ed says “He is a great friend, a great guitar player and has great solo albums but there is no way he is going to sing a song on this. I know because every night I ask him if he wants to sing and he says no. You wanna sing one right now? Stone smiles and says something off mic to Ed. Ed says Stone says he isn’t ready to slay that dragon but the gauntlet has been thrown. Stone laughs and the crowd chants even louder. “I think he is feeling the pressure,” Ed says, “it might happen tonight. Anytime.”

    13. Swallowed Whole-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    14. Daughter
    (Ed sees a sign that says Jeremy Spokane class today. A guy has a sign that says he will shave his head if they play that song. Ed asks to see the person to make sure they have hair. The have very long dreadlocks. Ed thinks that he has probably been thinking about cutting them off for awhile and just wanted to do something dramatic.
    He then talks about the influence Lou Reed had on he and the band. “It was music that made you feel like you had taken drugs.”)

    15. After Hours-(Reed)
    16. Let The Records Play-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    (this one is for the serious collector)
    17. Push Me, Pull Me
    18. Jeremy
    19. Do The Evolution
    20. Porch (no globes but Ed does reflect a spot light off his pick guard into the audience)

    Encore Break
    (Ed tells the crowd, who have been holding up cell phones like lighters, that they look like a giant birthday cake. He then picks up an enormous joint someone has thrown up on stage. He notes, “It has writing on it, that’s how big it is...‘rock and fucking roll’, ‘Spokane loves Pearl Jam’. “Well thank you!. Back in ’92 this would have lasted me weeks. Nowadays, not so much. This is a one hitter.” He has someone in the audience throw him a lighter.
    He tells the audience that they have a friend here tonight that helped write the set list. “Tonight’s set list was written by Mr. Steve Gleason.” The audience chants for Steve.
    “This one, I think applies to Mr. Steve Gleason”

    21. I Won't Back Down-(Lynne, Petty)
    (“This is another one that Steve picked out and features Mr. Mike McCready and was written Jeff Ament. I would like to welcome the people from Big Sandy, like half the town came out.. that is like eleven people.”)

    22. Nothing As It Seems
    23. Footsteps

    (“I would like to dedicate this next one to the person that threw that big fat joint up on stage. Oh, and Mr. Haircut Guy, you should start making your way over here. Look for a guy that really needs a haircut and put him in a cage and hang onto him until we figure out what we are gonna do. Maybe we should spay him as long as we have him. Or is it neuter? which one is which?” )

    24. Severed Hand
    (“Since you have elected him Stone is gonna sing one for you.” Stone greets the audience and asks them to applaud for Ed who never gets a shout out even though he gives them out all the time.
    Ed jokingly offers to hold the lyric sheet for Stone and eventually gets him a music stand. Stone continues with saying that if it weren’t for Ed they wouldn’t be where they are today. Ed has carried them on his back. Stone decides that Matt also is carries the band. Ed says it is the audience is the reason they are here today)

    25. Don’t Gimme No Lip

    (Dreadlock guy comes up on stage and mentions they are professional and reminds the audience of the time they shaved off someone’s mullet. Once they see dreadlock guy Ed has second thoughts because the dreads are so long. Jeff exclaims “that is like twenty years!”
    Dreadlock guy wants to headbang one last time to “Brain Of J” before shaving off the hair. The band plays the song. During the song Ed starts shaving. When the song is over the band plays a blues jam while Ed continues to shave the guy.

    26. Brain Of J/Dread Shave Blues Jam (Ed has trouble getting through the last dread)

    (“This is the first song of your head banging without all the weight”)

    27. Go
    28. Black
    29. Rearviewmirror

    Encore Break 2

    (Ed talks about his friend Bob Whittaker and the Rail Trail project. He encourages people in Spokane to protect the environment and replace or run for city council so they can look after environment)

    30. Given To Fly (Ed sings part from Matt’s drum riser and Mike plays guitar on stage left facing Steve Gleason)

    (All right, Mr. Steve Gleason is still playing DJ for us up here.)

    31. Eruption-(Van Halen)
    32. Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love-(Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    33. Alive
    34. Yellow Ledbetter (Mike plays the end of the solo standing in front of Steve Gleason


    Another great setlist written by Mr Steve Gleason. What a show. What a band
  3. Big blizzard in Calgary...the show must go on, however
  4. Brain of J --> dreadlocks shaving

  5. what a great video!
  6. Pearl Jam
    Scotiabank Saddledome
    Calgary, AB
    Dec 02, 2013
    Set List

    Opening Band Mudhoney


    Walk On Music: Pendulumorphosis
    01. Of The Girl
    02. Hard To Imagine
    03. Nothingman
    04. LIghtning Bolt-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    05. Corduroy
    06. Mind Your Manners-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    07. Animal
    (Ed knows how difficult it was for the band and crew to get to Calgary for the show and thought that only 2500 or 3000 people would show up tonight so he toasts the hardy Calgary people for braving the blizzard and coming to the show. He also notes that one of the great bands ever, Mudhoney, travelled for 13 hours to come play for 30 minutes so he toasts them as well.)

    08. Red Mosquito

    (some in crowd chant for Stone. Ed warns them that it will only make Mike play harder which is a frightening prospect. The crowd then chants for Mike. Ed asks a guy up front what his name is. He then starts chanting Scott.
    Ed mentions that a couple of close friends moved to Calgary earlier in the year, just in time for the floods. Ed salutes all the folks that had to get moved to higher ground and those that had to clean up. He notes how great the Saddledome looks after the repairs.
    This song is about getting to higher ground)

    09. I Am Mine
    10. Wishlist
    11. Even Flow
    12. Sirens w/ sing along outro-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    13. Given To Fly
    14. Infallible-(from the new album “Lightning Bolt”)
    15. Do The Evolution
    (Ed talks about how important Neil Young was to helping the band through good times and bad times. This next song was written with him.)
    16. I Got ID {Ed sings two lines of “Cinnamon Girl”-(Young)}
    (Here is to rat free Alberta)
    17. Rats
    18. State Of Love And Trust
    (Ed throws his mic down into the audience and some guy sings the oh oh part)
    19. Lukin
    20. Better Man/Save It For Later-(Charley, Cox, Morton, Steele, Wakeling)
    (while Mike is on laying on the floor soloing Ed comes over and lays back down on top of him. When Ed climbs off Mike grabs his leg)

    Encore Break 1

    (Ed tells a story about going to the doctor and being asked how much he drinks. He thinks initially that he only has a glass of wine or two every once in awhile. Then he thought well he has a couple of glasses of wine a day and some beer and then when he is working...
    This next song is by a man I was lucky enough to share a few of bottles of wine with a few years ago. His name was Lou Reed)

    21. After Hours-(Reed)
    22. Sleight Of Hand

    (This next song if for my friends Pete and Jen Lightbody. You wouldn’t necessarily know by listening to it but this song is about a couple whose children have grown up and moved out and them getting to spend time together alone.)

    23. Future Days
    24. Daughter (Ed sings “hush now baby don’t your cry” twice. Possible reference to “Mother” by Pink Floyd. It doesn’t follow the melody)
    25. Last Exit

    (Ed has the house lights turned up so they can point out a young boy named Jaxon that has a video of him playing drums to “Mind Your Manners”. Ed say that in twenty years they will come back and play the same place and open for Jaxon’s band)

    26. Go
    27. Porch

    Encore Break 2

    (Ed toasts all the snow plow drivers and road salters in Calgary that allowed people to come to the show tonight. He laments the puny snowplow armada of Seattle (two).
    He then sings a little bit of “Mr. Plow” from “The Simpsons”)

    28. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (played to audience behind the stage)
    29. Crazy Mary-(Williams)
    30. Alive
    31. Fuckin’ Up-(Young)
    32. Indifference
  7. ^Nice setlist - although there's nothing new that I can cross off the yet-to-be-played list.

    ...and why oh why do they refuse to perform the "It's OK" tag at the end of "Daughter????" It makes the song! I listened both the 2000 Jones Beach and 2011 Toronto versions yesterday and they are both brilliant versions - not only for the tag but also for the performance of "Daughter" itself.
  8. Pitt 10.11.13
    Opening Night LB North American Tour

    Band sound fantastic .7 years between gigs in Pitt. " bout fucking time". Eds voice is in great shape. Perfect renditions of Pendulum , Of the Girl and the classic Nothingman . The mellow start continues with Small Town . Energetic crowd, sing along etc. Great start.

    The band pick up the pace bigtime with new rockers LB ,MYM. The classic Animal follows. Quick nosedive with the below average Got Some. Ugh. Dissident ?

    GTF - Faithful is a great run.

    Sirens IMO is hands down the best tune on LB and it's perfection here. " the fear goes away " ......

    Unemployable = waste . Even Flow ?

    Why Go Daughter and RVM are highlights at the end of the set.

    Encore 1 starts off with the boring SOS. Yellow Moon is fantastic , as is Footsteps. Love that tune. Whipping - Porch = brilliant run.

    Encore 2 Black and Alive are epic. RITFW is boring , YL never bores me.
    Solid opening night. A few tweaks to the set and this show is better .

    4 stars

    Highlights : Of the Girl Nothingman Sirens Footsteps Black
  9. We're doing this, are we Ed?

    Pittsburgh 2013

    I’m kind of digging the three-song (well, in this case four-song) run of slower songs to start the show before busting into something heavier. If anything, it’s a nice way to switch things up for a new tour. I think “Pendulum” is a very cool song and a great opener. That said it could be moved around the setlist (open the first encore?) instead of opening the majority of all of the LB tour shows. You also gotta love them bringing out "Of The Girl" already!

    “Lightning Bolt” and “Mind Your Manners” are solid tunes – won’t be classics as time wears on but good enough for 2013. Admittedly, I think they should have stuck one heavier hit in before these two as “Lightning Bolt” itself is a somewhat light (kind of reminds me of “Unthought Known.”) Maybe Animal could have been played before these two instead of afterwards.

    Not a fan of “Got Some” but the Yield run makes up for it.

    “Sirens” is nice but I still don’t like the “November Rain” drums on it.

    “Unemployable” is one of my least favourite PJ songs.

    Aside from “Let The Records Play” which is just okay – definitely (for me anyway) a weaker track on the new album – I think the rest of the main set is solid. Always love “RVM.” I should add that the performance of “Daughter” was a bit thin. I won’t go on yet another “Why won’t tag ‘It’s OK’ at the end?” rant again.

    Good for them for bringing out a rarity like “Speed of Sound” to show what they plan to do for this tour. Too bad I’m not that big of a fan of the song. “Yellow Moon” is nice but needs to follow a better song. “Footsteps” is, obviously, brilliant.

    The rant by Pirates pitcher Jason Grilli is kind of funny but the build up into “Whipping” might be the highlight of the show for me. Good finish with “Evolution,” “Better Man/Save it For Later,” and “Porch” – although I’ll eventually start complaining about the frequency of this song on this tour.

    “Black” and “Alive” to start the second encore are brilliant – really performed well. “Rockin’ In The Free World” is performed too soon on this tour (and too often on any given tour.) They do a nice job with the song but no way should be played more than a couple of times on any given leg.

    “Yellow Ledbetter” sounds great. Again, I’m looking ahead but they’ve done a nice job not overplaying it on this LB tour.

    Highlights: Pendulum, Of The Girl, Untitled/MFC, RVM, Whipping, Black, and Alive

    Rating: I agree with Ed. Four stars. Good start to the tour.
  10. I love love love reading the reviews. Ill try to add to the convo but I can't promise. I'm on my phone 90% if the time Nd to type out a review would be torture !! Lol
  11. Don't worry about full sentences, Nick. You could just list the song highlights and star-rating like Ed and I do at the end of our reviews.
  12. Buffalo 2013

    Note: My intention is to review what I hear on the bootleg and not what I witnessed at the actual show.

    The slow start that occurred in Pittsburgh (and Wrigley) is back...”Pendulum” is first again – you can’t blame them for wanting to try out a new song/opener. I have only recently begun to appreciate “Low Light” (I can say I like it now) but have always loved “Sometimes.” By the time these three songs end it is time for something upbeat and you don’t get any better than “Corduroy” in my opinion - a very solid performance.

    The “LB/MYM” tandem is back. Not bad...not bad. It reminds me of the “World Wide Suicide/Severed Hand” pairing of the 2006 tour.

    “Do the Evolution” is a mess. EV just didn’t have the voice for it on this nice. The howls are forced, limited, or non-existent. Too bad.

    “Immortality” is beautiful. I love that little picking intro at the start of the song. Unfortunately, the mood is sort of killed by a weak performance of “My Father’s Son.” They even mess up the beginning and have to restart. I suppose a decent performance of “Even Flow” gets things back on track although I think they should have held off in playing it until after “Swallowed Whole” and even “Sirens” which was performed better in Pittsburgh.

    Way to kick it back up with “Once.” Way to ruin it with “Comatose” – the only time (as of Dec 3, anyway) that it’s been played on the tour.

    “I Got Id” is a great song but EV struggles with it here. Admittedly (and unfortunately), “Infallible” sound better on the album than is does live.

    “Present Tense” sounds pretty good – lots of help from the crowd (although I will admit I am recall what I witnessed right now). Decent performances of “SOLAT” and “Porch” close out the main set.

    I love “Off He Goes” but there are better performances out there – seemed to be some sound issues at the start of the performance. They should have chosen to play just one of “Yellow Moon” or “Future Days” (a bit too much of the new album in this show – I know, I know...it is the LB tour so I shouldn’t complain.)

    “Small Town” is meh while “Rats” is pretty cool. “Got Some” at this point in the show is a bad decision. They redeem themselves with a stellar version of “RVM.”

    I can’t deny that the performance of “Go” could be awesome or horrible but I’d like it anyway. I was so happy to hear it. “Alive” is ...Alive – will always love it. Like “Evolution,” Eddie’s voice can’t handle “Baba” on this night. To make things worse, he forgets to sing an entire verse of the closer, “Indifference.”

    Highlights: Sometimes, Corduroy, IMMORTALITY, Present Tense, RVM, and Go

    Rating: I’ll be generous because I was there. (which totally contradicts my introductory statement)...Three stars
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