Episode 173: Hartford, CT - 10/2/1996

It's the 30th anniversary of Pearl Jam's debut, and most important album, Ten. So we're celebrating by taking a look back at one of the most treasured shows of the past decade, the night where they played the entire album in front of a frenzied Philadelphia crowd. It was the fourth of five full album shows in a two-year span that was fueled by a banner raised to the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center honoring the band's 10 consecutive sellout shows in South Philly. From the time that you hear the iconic opening riff of Alive as the third song in the set, you can tell that the crowd was astounded that they were there to witness history. We'll go in full depth on the entire album's recreation from this night and some oddities that came with it that made the setlist flow so unique in itself. Moments such as getting songs like Even Flow, Alive, Porch and Release all happening outside of their positioning's that we've grown so accustomed to. Oh, and we'll also talk about the consolation prize set, which wasn't so bad itself, but could never reach the same height that the album's presence provided. Want more of Ten? We aren't finished just yet! There was a show that occurred back in Munich, Germany in 1992 which would mark the first time they'd play the album in its entirety. We cover it and it'll be out on the official 30th birthdate. To check out the episode, make sure you subscribe to our Patreon in order to listen: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

25 Elo 20212h 6min

Batting second in our Murderer's Row lineup is this tremendous show out of Boston from 2010. Shows in the Boston or Massachusetts area are usually notable in this band's lineage, but what made this stop on the Backspacer tour important was the myriad of rarities they brought to the table that night. With every album accounted for, the band dug deep into their catalog to pull out songs that some may have thought they'd never play again. And some they haven't! A song like Undone that hasn't been played since that date has only five performances, songs like Rival, Push Me, Pull Me and Bee Girl also find their way into the setlist. We'll spend time on these as well as the Backspacer tracks that might be a little stuck in that area. Is it weird eleven years later to see tracks like The Fixer and Got Some in highlighted roles? We'll answer that question! Donate to the show: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

18 Elo 20211h 35min

Kicking off a big stretch in the next month where we'll cover a Murderer's Row of Pearl Jam shows from their pantheon is the legendary Binaural tour ender in 2000. This hometown show is the culmination of a turbulent year for the band where after the Roskilde tragedy, they had to find ways to grieve whilst touring from city to city for 47 dates in the matter of 3 months. During this timeframe they held off on playing Alive, one of the most crucial songs in the band's catalog, due to it not being appropriate following the incident at hand. On this night in Seattle, to the surprise of many Alive makes it's triumphant return as part of the healing process. We'll talk about how much weight this performance had and how important it was for them to play in order to move on to the next chapter. Randy is back from paternity leave for this one so if you want to know what he's newborn son's favorite Pearl Jam song is, you'll have to give this a listen! Contribute to the show and get more exclusive episodes: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

11 Elo 20212h 10min

We’re off to the West Coast this week to cover a show in sunny Los Angeles for the first time on the podcast, believe it or not. Jason and Paul from State of Love and Trust Podcast were there and they join to co-host this week. We’ll ride the rollercoaster of emotions throughout the show, from a promising beginning, some unique placement of songs from Lightning Bolt, and we’ll talk about a couple of incidents that turned the mood of the show and sent Ed spiraling. Would they be able to turn it around? Plus, stick around late in the show as we talk about a classic song that’s going to be even more meaningful this fall when PJ returns to the stage. Listen and subscribe to State of Love And Trust Podcast on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-love-and-trust/id1515671275 Contribute to the show: http://soundcloud.com/liveon4legs

4 Elo 20212h

This week we’re headed back to summer 1992 for a Lollapalooza afternoon set at Alpine Valley. This week we have 2 patrons joining us to break it all down, Patrick Boegel and Dani King. Dani was there and gives us the inside story, and, for the second week in a row, we have an EPIC post-show story that you’ll want to stick around for! We’ll talk about some classic Ten songs that were hitting their peak, an early tease of a fan-favorite Lost Dog, why the studio recording of Baba O’Riley is still in the vault, and one of the craziest Porch climbs Ed’s ever done! Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

28 Heinä 20211h 11min

This week we're going back to those eventful few weeks back in 1994 to cover the show AFTER the iconic Fox Theatre Atlanta show. How would the band follow up that momentous performance? We'll talk about some early versions of Vitalogy classics, and a wild encore that comes out of nowhere! We'll cover it all with guest co-host Anthony Krysiewicz (Touring Fan Live), and we're also joined by Patreon donor Matt Behan, who attended this show as a college student and shares a story at the end that you won't want to miss! All this plus Ohana Encore news and talk of possible new music?! Donate to the show, get more LO4L content. Subscribe here: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

23 Heinä 20211h 36min

George would be upset with us, but today we're opening up the vault to release for the first time on our public accounts an Evolution Series episode that is part of our Patreon subscription series! The plan for this week is to still get a fresh weekly episode in featuring the Springfield 1994 show, but to fulfill our weekly Wednesday episode spot we've decided to present you with something you may not have heard before - our Evolution Series episode on Alive! This was the third episode in our Patreon series that was released almost two years ago. It's pretty raw production value wise for what we've become on this show, but it's the content that matters! We tell the story about how Alive was performed as their most popular song for the early onset of this band's lifespan, but ultimately the song soured on the band as time grew, even to one situation that caused the song not to be played for an entire tour. But the song absolutely has it's redemption in the end, breaking a curse, and it becomes the end of show anthem that brings the crowd to a frenzy. If you enjoy this episode and would like to hear more, there are multiple Evolution episodes available on http://patreon.com/liveon4legs to check out such as: Leash State Of Love And Trust Corduroy Wash Porch In My Tree Immortality Rearviewmirror Release Footsteps Present Tense Hard To Imagine

21 Heinä 202157min

Fresh off of covering a tour leg closer last week, this week we have a tour leg opener from the first show of the Lightning Bolt tour, Pittsburgh 2013. This week, John is joined by OG pod co-host Matt to cover lots of Lightning Bolt debuts, some curious setlist choices, a loud and exuberant crowd, one very excited Pittsburgh Pirate, and one song that hasn’t resurfaced since this show. Will they disagree on everything? Or will they find some common ground? This episode was requested by our patron Chris Davis, the “Pearl Jam Dude,” and we talk to him about his experience at the show, his first. Check back later this week for our Horizon Profile episode on him as well available on Patreon. Join our Patreon: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

14 Heinä 20211h 47min