Live On 4 Legs: Pearl Jam Podcast

Before the episode begins, we'll share our takes on the upcoming weekend where Pearl Jam will play their first show in three years at the Sea.Hear.Now festival! Also! A new album from Eddie! We'll spend time on both before getting to the topic at hand. In this episode, we continue our year long 30th anniversary Seattle hometown series with a tune up show from 2002 that took place shortly before the long Riot Act tour in the proceeding year. The band was slowly returning to the public eye for the first time since the end of the tumultuous Binaural tour, and in the two years since that run, the world had completely changed. In the wake of 9/11 was an impending war with Afghanistan that would transition into a war with Iraq that the band vehemently opposed, and would express their opposition to on the Riot Act record. The Riot Act songs are in their infancy of live performances with most of them only being played in between two and five times. We'll spend some time talking about the crowd's reaction to these songs and why some of them took a lot quicker to attach themselves to (I Am Mine, Save You, Love Boat Captain) while others maybe didn't click as much at first (Ghost, Thumbing My Way). But we'll also get an early appearance of the George W. Bush mask routine during Bu$hleaguer. Another big talking point of the episode is about The Ramones and their presence in the music world at the time. Earlier that year, Eddie, donning a newly buzzed mohawk, inducted The Ramones into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame. It came a year after the passing of Joey, and two months later, Dee Dee would die from a heroin overdose. With Johnny's health in decline, artists at the time were eager to share how The Ramones had influenced them over the years with Ed at the forefront of all of it. We'll talk about their impact on the music world and how many artists were looking to keep their legacy alive after losing two original members in such a short amount of time. Check out the Concertpedia: http://liveon4legs.com Subscribe to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

15 Syys 20211h 40min

This first night of PJ20 weekend was stricken with bad weather that put a bit of a damper on the show, but they followed up with a Sunday night performance that was one for the ages. While the first night had some song inclusions from the deep cuts in their catalog, it was missing a familiar flow that give Pearl Jam setlists balance. Night 2 has more of those setlist staples intertwined while giving you more of the uncommon tracks that you can cross off your checklist. But just like the night prior, the band invited a handful of guests from the opening acts to join them, including Chris Cornell who reprised his role in the Temple Of The Dog reunion. We'll talk about how this show is a true celebration of Pearl Jam and their anniversary, calling back to important moments that shaped the band such as Roskilde 2000, the San Francisco 1995 incident and the Bob Dylan tribute show where they met Neil Young for the first time. This was all about embracing their history with the inclusion of their friends who helped them get to where they were. visit the Concertpedia: http://liveon4legs.com support the show: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

8 Syys 20211h 52min

This episode features a forum of Pearl Jam fans talking about their unique experiences from the PJ20 weekend back in September of 2011! Join us to hear everyone's individual stories on the rain, merch, the Temple reunion, why there's no bootleg and more!

6 Syys 20211h 6min

We're sitting here in year 30 of Pearl Jam about to look back at when they celebrated their 20th anniversary, which happened to be 10 years ago. Whatever equation you want to make of it, the massive weekend event at Alpine Valley was one of the biggest events to that point in Pearl Jam's history. It was set to be a celebration of the band's longevity featuring the most loyal group of fans. Friends such as Glen Hansard, Mudhoney, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Strokes all flew up to rural Wisconsin just to be there for this moment. A weekend that would forever be etched in... nope. The rain came pouring down and any prestige that was to come from that night was heavily tainted. However, the show went on as promised and was extended due to the nature of the evening. Pearl Jam went through the gauntlet of their entire catalog through songs that had never been played, In The Moonlight and Setting Forth, to songs that had almost never been played, Education and Help, Help, while trying to scatter the fan favorites such as Breath and Not For You (feat. Julian Casablancas) throughout. But the night will forever be known for the surprise appearance of Chris Cornell for a Temple Of The Dog reunion. As a crowd member on this night, Randy will have a lot to say, probably a lot more than you'd expect him to. But he had been dying to do a podcast on this for just about a decade, cut him some slack. It's like one of the old school episodes of LO4L, so strap on in and prepare yourself for a long one! In the beginning of the episode, we'll announce the winners of our raffle! If you entered during the Zoom party, stay tuned to find out if you've won! http://liveon4legs.com - LO4L Pearl Jam Concertpedia http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

1 Syys 20212h 32min

Back in the early days of the internet, communities were starting to evolve and develop all over the world wide web. Some people found them in public chat rooms, some found them on message boards, Pearl Jam fans found a special one in Five Horizons. 5H was the original Pearl Jam archival concert chronology that did remarkable research on the band's history, cataloging details from every show that was available to them. Joining us today is Caryn Rose who helped put this project together. We'll get to learn some of the ins and outs of running the website and the adversity they went through. Caryn doesn't hold back on her stories regarding PJ stalker fans, people's perception of her and Jean, and trying to stay away from the spotlight that came along with the site. If you'd like to follow Caryn on Twitter, you can find her @carynrose. You can sign up to her newsletter at jukeboxgraduate.letterdrop.com, and sign up to find out when her Patti Smith book will be available for presale at mailchi.mp/utpress/music. Visit our brand new Concertpedia following in the footsteps of 5H and TFT - http://liveon4legs.com

30 Elo 202159min

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