Live On 4 Legs: Pearl Jam Podcast

This is a re-release of the Patreon exclusive Evolution Series episode on Rearviewmirror to be distributed on all platforms. We have opened up the vault for all listeners for anyone who has wanted to join our Patreon, but has not pulled the trigger yet. This is exactly what's in store. If you like this episode and want more, we have 16 more available through Patreon, which will soon include the release of Nothingman coming next week. To join for as low as $1 a month, head over to patreon.com/liveon4legs, or the Patreon app, or Liveon4legs.com and click the orange 'become a Patron' button to subscribe and enjoy the extra content! There's plenty to go around! It's time to emancipate! In our 10th installment of our live song evolution series we'll discuss the 11th most played song in the band's catalog - Rearviewmirror! We'll talk about this song's humble origins, going from a little random jingle that Ed has in his pocket for some time to being Ed's first major musical writing contribution to the band, and it being a pivotal track for Vs. The live evolution is interesting, because of course it all begins with Dave A. (who infamously throws his sticks at the end of the recording) and shows some struggle in the very early stages before this song revs its engine and finds its power. We'll talk in thorough detail about the Atlanta 94 and SNL versions that are among the best, the spacey and lengthy bridges that were started with Jack and polished by Matt, and an absolutely epic version from Buenos Aires in 2005 that takes the song in so many different directions. Don't give thanks or apologize, just enjoy the episode!

26 Aug 20221h 19min

The final show of the 2022 (unless additional shows are added later) will emanate from Denver, CO, the same place where they closed out a tour the last time they were there in 2014. This episode will focus on being in Denver at the beginning of a tour, and that happened by in 1994. The third show of a three night stint in 1993 playing CU Boulder was canceled due to security issues. So vowing to never play the university again and wanting to make it up to those kids who missed out, the band played two shows in Denver to kick off the 1994 run. Both nights were filled with surprises, mostly involving never before heard Vitalogy songs. As night one featured the Spin The Black Circle live debut, we're going to talk about the debut of Not For You that took place on night 2. This was the beginning of a relationship with the song that would define a lot of what they were going through in 1994 and 1995. We'll discuss it's origin and inspiration for writing it. We'll also cover the live debut of Street Fighting Man, a W.M.A. tag off of Porch, a Rats tag off of Daughter, and not one, but TWO band members losing their pants! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

24 Aug 20221h 31min

This episode was released back in April on Patreon, but due to ignorance, I never ended up putting this on the main platform. So now's the time! Welcome to another edition of Hallucinogenic Recipe! Patrick and Brian are back and invite guest and Patron Dan Leehr into the conversation to talk about the background of the Orpheum Theater‘s release on both bootleg and video. This is a fascinating conversation, Dan was vital in the digitizing process of the video you’ve mostly likely seen on YouTube. He’ll talk about how he got access to this show and the whole process of putting it together. If you ever wanted to know how the sausage was made in the bootlegging world, this is fantastic insight!

22 Aug 20221h 1min

Let's focus on more September show locations for this episode! In this one, we're gonna discuss a St. Louis show that happened on the 2014 US tour leg thanks to a Patreon requested episode from David Ruthman. This show's story centers around a few themes. This night happened to be the same night that the playoffs started for the Cardinals that year, so we receive many scoreboard updates and references. We also get to see a lot of dedications and mentions of fans who made it out to see them, some against all odds. That will bring us into a good conversation about how the band's propensity to acknowledge fans who are going through a rough patch draws this community closer together. It being a Lightning Bolt tour show, we'll get a few songs from the record, some heavily played and others rarely. It's mostly a greatest hits set with a few nice surprises including the live debut of Imagine, great versions of Not For You, Footsteps, Given To Fly, Better Man and a chilling version of Daughter performed in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, MO. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

17 Aug 20221h 31min

With September right around the corner, we're back to covering cities that Pearl Jam will be visiting on tour this year! First stop is Camden, a city that the band had never planned to be in back in 2020, but it just so happens to be on of the most frequent venues that Pearl Jam has ever played. This show we're covering is the second night of the two show run in 2006. Lots of good performances to discuss here, from the brand new at the time Avocado tracks, Gone and Severed Hand are two that stand out from this one. Most of this set features songs with blazing speed such as Save You, Grievance and Whipping, but on the flip side the first encore was a complete change of pace bringing in the more emotional tracks such as Man Of The Hour, Black and the second all-time performance of Parachutes. But this show we'll also have a big finish on encore 2 as well! Tune in to check out the set, some discussion on Ed singing with The Strokes and a New Jersey tailgate fit for kings! Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

10 Aug 20221h 28min

We're now approaching act three of Pearl Jam's slate of shows for the 2022 tour. There has been discussion about all that has happened - the great performances, the surprises and the unfortunate cancelations, but in this episode, we get the privilege to speak with Variety and SPIN contributor, as well as the author of PJ20, Jonathan Cohen. Cohen has had his eye on the band throughout the year giving him a unique perspective on the band's approach. We speak to him about the ins and outs of it all, as well as get a little information on what to possibly expect in September, as well as a little bit of info on how Pearl Jam has been proceeding with the new album they've been working in studio on. Great insight as always, lots to sink your teeth into! Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

8 Aug 202251min

Moosejaw, Broadview, Moosamin too! We're running back to Saskatoon! After covering the 2005 show in Saskatchewan over a year and a half ago, just like The Guess Who, we're running back. This time thanks to a request from long time Patron, Danielle Tatlow, who lives up near those parts in a town of 350. We'll tell her story on this episode to prep you for the last show they've played up in these parts up north. While this song has a great mix of album representation and rare songs such as God's Dice, In My Tree, Untitled/MFC, In The Moonlight and more, it's primarily remembered for one big moment. In 2005, the band did a rough take on Running Back To Saskatoon by The Guess Who, and while the results pleased the locals, it did not go over smoothly. Take two, and yet again the rendition is filled with flubs and forgotten lyrics. Ed doesn't like how the performance went, so he invites a fan on stage to help them sing it and finally, the song gets played properly. We'll also talk about the 2011 tour and how it sometimes gets lost in the mix within the other tour years, especially 2005 which is a very similar, albeit longer Canadian leg. Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

3 Aug 20221h 35min

Red Rocks, Mansfield, Santa Barbara, The Gorge, Telluride... and now Amsterdam. These six shows have something special in common that no other Pearl Jam show can claim. The band walks out and takes a seat to start the show, warming up with a collection of slower tracks and easing into a set more than the typical night. In the beautiful, mountainous evening sky up in a ski resort town in Colorado, the band took their seats in a fantastic mood thanks to these surroundings and started the night with 10 tracks played acoustically.  All of the shows mentioned above have a few things in common. They've been to go to spot for the band to break out debuts, rarities or songs that went completely into hiding. Take Angel for example. A Dave Abbruzzese song that was released as an A-side on the 1994 fan club Xmas Singles that had only been played four prior times in their history. Not once since 1994. It took them a record setting 699 times in between shows before they'd play it again at this show! Also, for all of the Into The Wild fans, Society was debuted directly after Angel and it was one of two performances of it in their history. Later in the show, we'd receive another Xmas Single rarity from 2008, Santa Cruz, which lyrics were changed to fit their current location. A great show with lots of memorable speeches from Ed, and a cameo from a young woman standing stage side who wanted her 15 second of fame. Joining us to tell her stories is Horizon Leg Patron Jenni Gee! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

27 Juli 20221h 44min