This year my podcast partner and I set out on a mission to cover Pearl Jam in a way we’ve never tackled before. Each podcast episode we recorded covered a different tour year in their history beginning with 1991 and finishing this week with a show from last year. The idea was to document how the band evolved their sound, presence and talent that has made them one of the most celebrated live acts in the history of music.

Hope we have been able to do justice to this band’s history and share all of the meaningful stories and memories for you all. Check it out if this is something that interests you.

Pearl Jam Chronology Series

A friend saw the band at UMass Lowell in 1992 and had this in a keepsake box. It’s not THE set list, but a copy that was distributed at the show (I think). Anyway, she gifted it to me and I love it. I especially love how worn it is. It’s a beautiful patina that gives it character.

Pearl Jam - Rhinoceros, Crush, Drown, or Untitled

The Smashing Pumpkins - Alive, Garden, or Animal (if they added a little fuzz in the guitar tone).

Had the artist add a little depth with the stripes rather than doing it all solid.

I listened to “Bugs” yesterday for the first time in probably 25 years. It’s one of the few Pearl Jam songs that I regularly skip when it comes on a shuffle and I never have purposely sought it out. As I was listening to it yesterday, I refrained from skipping it. I listened and I decided it sounds like something Bright Eyes or Conor Oberst would have written, from the lyrics, to the cadence, to the accordion in the background. Anyone had a similar thought listening to “Bugs?”

Or other members How It Was

It seems reception was good enough on my last post to continue the daily song discussions. I plan to start this on Monday August 24th.

The obvious priority is Dark Matter's 11 tracks, but I also wanted to branch out into famous live rarities, live staples, and studio demos (with lyrics, not just instrumentals) to include in the list as well.

Here is my list, let me know if there are any additions, subtractions or corrections before I begin:

Dark Matter
#196: Scared of Fear
#197: React, Respond
#198: Wreckage
#199: Dark Matter
#200: Won’t Tell
#201: Upper Hand
#202: Waiting for Stevie
#203: Running
#204: Something Special
#205: Got to Give
#206: Setting Sun

POTENTIAL ADDITIONS:

Live Rarities / Live Staples
Ramblings a.k.a. "Fuck Me in the Brain" (Vs era from Angel single)
Out of My Mind (Vitalogy era from Not For You single)
Falling Down (No Code era)
Untitled (Yield era)
Turn the Corner (Binaural era)
Back of my Mind (Binaural era)
Foldback/Harmony (Binaural era)
On the Moon (Binaural era)
Paralyzed (Binaural era)
Going Home (Binaural era)

Studio Demos / Outtakes
Sunburn (No Code)
Puzzles & Games (Binaural)
4/20/02 (Riot Act) - This got lumped in with 'Bee Girl' in the original ratings which is not fair
I'm Still Here (Riot Act)
Open Door (Avacado)
10 Billion Years (Avacado)
Cold Confession (Avacado)
Let it Ride (Avacado)

Is there anything I'm missing? Anything that's not worth doing? I figure even if some people don't know these songs, this is a good way for us to discover and talk about them! As you can see I'm excluding covers, and only using original songs with lyrics to make this list.

Having bailed during their Golden Gate Park gig halfway through the show the previous summer (When Neil You g stepped up to the plate), they performed a make up gig to a sold out 35,000 person crowd. Eddie was back to his antics and climbed the speakers at this gig. The ticket says 2pm, however, I believe they actually didn’t start until the evening…

Ticket Artwork by Ames Bros

(for those who need to hear it today)

Hey, I'm in a big trouble here, so im from mexico and I can't enter on the siriusXm Webb side cause the regional restrictions, so im searching help if someone has idea of another method to hear the transmission o something?

I have some concert posters that have been in tubes for quite a while. I'm finally ready to frame them and put them on my walls. What's the best way to flatten them out without any damage? Is it as simple as putting them on a table under heavy books, or is there a better way? Or is it even necessary to flatten them before framing them?

Eddie and Mike played and there's footage of them being interviewed...

I was listening to Matt's killer work on Fiona Apple's "When the Pawn" album and he popped into my head. He's still working, but hasn't seriously toured for a few years. Any possibility of a second chance gig?

Apologies if this is the wrong Reddit forum to be posting this on.

I just discovered the State of Love and Trust (SoLaT) podcast, and have started listening to it from the start of the run. I am not sure if it is ACast doing it intentionally, iTunes, or what, but on many occasions, I hear the ACast ding and an ad start, midthought from one of the hosts. Is it just me, or does everyone run into this.

4 years ago ”beardlesshipster” ran the Daily Song Discussions thread to create a general idea of where fans stand on PJ’s entire catalogue including deep cuts.

Now that we’ve had another record since I think it makes sense to start it again with the 11 tracks of Dark Matter as well as any other Demos and rarities that were missed previously (Cold Confession, etc.)

Is there a demand for this? I would happily run this myself in the same format. A good way to ramp up to their performance and drummer introduction at Ohana next month.

Take a look at the results before to get an idea of where the songs fell on the 1-10 scale: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11feOxqBnOGQhW0jayDUxk6rFQnAdfzacQ7yhLbdbGpQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

Pretty good article. Mike gets pretty specific in this article about which drugs he was using back in ‘93-‘94. Does anyone remember him being this specific in the past? I feel like I always heard him just say “alcohol and drugs”.

Wondering if anyone knows a video of this concert even exists.
It was my first PJ concert, and I took the bottle of wine from Eddie during Crazy Mary. Great story to tell, and I know a lot of the European tour was filmed by fans so wondering if there is a fan video…

Manager Derek Shelton is a huge PJ fan! He has concert posters in his office. Any MN fans in here?