Live On 4 Legs: Pearl Jam Podcast

This week's episode is special for many reasons, so where do we start? First of all, Matt is back and last week we teased an announcement from him that we'll deliver to you right off the top of the show. But possibly more special than that? We're on our sixth installment of our MSG series and it's something we've discussed a lot on the pod because it was Randy's Pearl Jam live debut! There's a lot to unpack in this episode with many memories to look back on, but the song with the most sentimental value on this show is far and away Release. It was the opener and obviously the first song Randy ever heard live and he'll take you through all of the emotions of what it was like to have that one moment that you can never relive again. We finally get to discuss a long running inside joke we've shared on the podcast "I wrote the song, and I fucked that up" that McCready exclaimed while out of tune on Marker In The Sand. That and many other moments are brought up that Matt and Randy look back fondly of after 11 years of listening to this bootleg. Also, you'll learn the definition of a Sobelgasm and maybe Ace Frehley will wander his way into conversation. If you'd like to support our Patreon, head on over to patreon.com/liveon4legs to subscribe! More exclusive episodes are coming this summer, so keep your eye on it!

28 Kesä 20192h 58min

A week after the celebration of the St. Louis Blues first Stanley Cup victory (Brett Hull is still celebrating)we're having our own celebration by looking back on this notable show from the Binaural tour. It happened to be perfect timing because this show was the winner of our listener's choice contest, and Geoff Koller who made the submission got to join the show to talk about it. This show occurred during the time of filming for the Touring Band 2000 DVD and what most people remember from that compilation is a moment that came from this show. Eddie sees a woman named Kimberly Rae Schaefer interpreting sign language on the side of the stage and decides to invite her up to do a song so the entire crowd can see her sign during a performance of Given To Fly. It's one of the more heartwarming moments in the band's history that's remembered fondly to this day. We'll also tap into Matt Cameron channeling his inner Jack Irons as he was still transitioning a bit style-wise at the time. Versions of Hail, Hail and In My Tree sound as they were originally intended to, but his performance on Parting Ways ends up being what steals the show. If you'd like to subscribe to our Patreon account, head on over to patreon.com/liveon4legs for exclusive episodes. We thank all of our patrons for your donations and we insist that you stay tuned to that page this summer for loads more LO4L content!

21 Kesä 20192h 1min

We're taking the time machine all the way back to the band's most pivotal and successful year in 1992 to focus on a show played in Zurich, Switzerland. Guest host Chris Buckley joins the show to talk about it's importance in the band's legacy as they perform something incredibly rare that hasn't been done in the modern era of the band. This show took place 10 days after the iconic Pinkpop Festival show and as the band continued to grow more popular, the fans wanted to get to know more. This is the first time in public that Eddie makes mention of the Mamasan Trilogy - the demo that was given to him by Jack Irons that acted as his audition for what would eventually become the ever famous Mookie Blaylock. I kid. So everyone who follows the band pretty much understands the story, Alive, Once and Footsteps all go together as a mini rock opera of sorts, but it was during this stretch of shows where they played the three songs consecutively for the first time. They haven't performed the Trilogy since 1993. Outside of talking about the rare stuff, we get to tap into a fiery and angst-filled late-20's aged Eddie Vedder who gave us top-notch performances of some of the band's anthems from that time. Versions of Leash, Porch and Rockin In The Free World go down as some of the best of the time period and we'll get to make some comparisons to what we hear from the band out of these songs today. Quick note: I make mention to stay tuned until the end for a special announcement, I hate to ruin a good thing but that announcement has been held off for the time being. Don't worry, we'll get to it soon! For all of you who wish to subscribe to our Patreon, head on over to http://patreon.com/liveon4legs for more exclusive episodes. Every patron will get the chance to come on an episode and talk about their favorite show of all-time!

14 Kesä 20192h 1min

Our episode this week is from where? Tampa. You got it. And although we lose Matt to the injured list once again this week, we're able to get an excellent fill in at the hands of Patreon donor Eddie Quintana who joined us to discuss his first show. First shows are interesting, what do you want and what do you expect out of them? Well, for one you want the hits. Check mark on that because the band didn't just bust out the hits, nearly all of them were home runs. Secondly, it would be nice to see something that might be a little rare at your first show. In The Moonlight, Getaway, Love Boat Captain – those are all pretty nice gets. Top it off with a few covers like Imagine, Sonic Reducer and Baba O'Riley and you'll be begging for the next tour to come around so you can get your next dose of all that awesomeness. The best thing to come out of this show happens to be an incredible story that happened to a fan named Bill Castrovince. Bill went on the Pearl Jam pages and requested the band to play Hard To Imagine that night. Anyone who knows the band knows that they only take requests when those requests are incredibly meaningful and this was precisely that. We're proud to share Bill's story of perseverance and inspiration on this episode and it's a story that you won't want to miss. Also on this show, we announce the winner of our listener's choice episode contest! Stay tuned until the end of the show to see who the big winner is! For those of you who would like us to cover an episode and want to guarantee that we'll cover it, head on over and subscribe to our Patreon page where you'll get exclusive episodes! Patreon.com/liveon4legs

7 Kesä 20193h 21min

In our fifth installment of our year-long MSG series, we find the band returning to the mecca of entertainment for the first time in five years. Without an album to tour for or anything to promote, they had a blank canvas to fill where they could experiment a little bit. One of their experiments was inviting three backup singers on stage to perform three songs that were rare to hear at the time - All Night, Who You Are and W.M.A. It wasn't one of the most enthralling parts of the show, but it is something that the band hasn't dabbled with much in their history so we spend a little time discussing it. Many of our listeners wrote in and spoke of the show as being one of the weaker in their MSG run. We'll let you make that determination after listening to the episode, but we do find points in this show where we point out that the set completely missed the mark. What made it fall flat? The answer consists of such simple Pearl Jam set list math that it's obviousness may make you realize how you can't overlook a working formula. Enter our contest this week! Write to us and share your favorite show and why you might like to hear us cover it on an episode and guess what? We WILL cover it on an episode in June! Write to Liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com and let us know what you'd like to hear, we'll pick one lucky winner to get a chance to join an episode and talk about their show of choice!

31 Touko 20192h 27min

This week we tackle Philadelphia 2005, but Matt had to take the week off to learn some disco music so we introduce you to our guest co-host this week Pete Griesbach from the Pearl Jam tribute band Last Exit. Pete attended this show back in 2005 and we'll hear a story in this episode about how he avoided the dreaded Philly parking lot porta potties. This show is a tale of three very different sets. There is the first set - a tight and fast paced killer run with the high point featuring the "man trilogy". Then the first encore takes on the role of the campfire set featuring four performances that were incredibly rare for the time period. And then there is encore two... a mish mosh of collective songs played without a distinct flow with far too many stops in-between songs for that late in the set. Although there's a lot going on here, the most memorable moment of the night belongs to the ghost of Crazy Mary who was so disturbed during this performance that one of the amps busted mid-song. It was a crazy moment that led to the band putting together one of the strongest performances of the song in their history. An incredible collaboration from Mike and Boom brought the song back to life after nearly averting disaster. For those of you who wish to subscribe to our Patreon, head on over to Patreon.com/liveon4legs for the chance to join us on an episode to talk about your favorite Pearl Jam performance of all-time!

24 Touko 20193h 19min

If I were to wager a bet, I'd take a guess that not every American citizen, or American Pearl Jam fan, would be able to locate Hartford, Connecticut on a map or be able to give one distinction about the city that sets it apart from others. Hartford? Well, if you know your US capitals you may certainly know it. Remember the Hartford Whalers? Breakfasts come and go but The Whale only beats Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime. Outside of that, there's really not much else that distinguishes this random New England city from its counterparts. So why would we cover a Hartford show before we cover cities enriched in music history including the band's hometown of Seattle or London, England? It's this simple – when the band comes to town, it feels like the biggest city in the world. There's a very special reason for that that I can't reveal in writing, you're just gonna have to listen and find out. Sure, I lived in Hartford County for nine years but when the band came to town back in 2010, I thought they'd treat this like any other random city without a professional sports franchise. Maybe no rare songs, no special crowd moments. Basically play the hits and peace out. But boy was I wrong. I was so wrong that the band on multiple occasions talked about how much they loved the XL Center and how much they were feeling the crowd. The crowd on this night was so special that they'd get to hear a song that would be played one time, one time only (until their return 3 years later) just because they had a good feeling about it. Their cover of Van Halen's “Ain't Talkin' Bout Love” on that night is living proof that if a crowd is gonna give the band all they got, the band is going to give you that much more in return. So I guess Hartford doesn't seem so random anymore, does it? For those who'd like to pledge to our Patreon, head on over to patreon.com/liveon4legs to help out the team. In return you'll get a chance to come on an episode and talk about your favorite show!

17 Touko 20192h 41min

So it's come to this... 34 episodes in the books and finally we have one week where we can't make an episode work out. Matt's fiddling his bass and Randy is just twiddling his thumbs thinking what to do in the meantime when suddenly he came up with an idea that is equally great and awful at the same time! A clip show. Yeah yeah, clip shows are not the most exciting things on the planet, but sometimes they are necessary in order to pass the time. But since we haven't been around for a year yet and we're gaining new listeners all of the time, I thought it would be a good idea to kind of take a look back on some of our favorite moments that we've covered in the show. The episode features these highlights: - Black from Berlin 2010 - Porch from Atlanta 1994 - Who You Are from Moline 2014 - Breath from MSG 1998 - Do The Evolution from MSG 2003 So while a clip show might not be exactly what you want, it's exactly what we have. Though if you end up listening to the entire hour and 15 minutes of this (it's only about 2:30 shorter than State College) you'll get treated with a preview of some episodes that are on the docket for the next couple of months. Thanks for getting through the week without us, we'll be back next week with Hartford 2010.

10 Touko 20191h 14min