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You may not recognize this show by name, but Columbia, Maryland 1998 is a pivotal show in Pearl Jam history due to one moment that was immortalized on a record title Live On Two Legs (yes, it does feel weird to say that sometimes). This is the first instance that a little improv was introduced prior to the performance of MFC that to this day is known to the Pearl Jam Faithfull as Untitled. This episode spends a significant portion of time focusing on the impact that this song has made over time, it's importance to fans when hearing it on the live album, the meaning of the lyrics at the time of performance and how it ties in to another improv from an earlier era. While Untitled dominates conversation here, there are plenty of topics that will focus on other stellar performances from this set. Hail, Hail opens this show for the fourth and final time to date and we'll discuss the dynamic of it kicking off a night. Immortality, State Of Love And Trust, Mankind, Alive, Black and Last Kiss will also big highlights from this show. And what does Charlie Sheen and Chevy Chase have to do with this episode that we'll need an extended conversation on? Joining us for this episode is our Patron, Sheehan Perera (IG: @concertpants) who will share his great stories about this being his first show and celebrating it with his friends he grew up with in Malaysia. Also, the Gear Guru chimes in during this version of Do The Evolution to break down how Stone is creating a "washing" sound during the solo. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

As Pearl Jam is preparing for another memorable weekend at Wrigley Field this week, we were put in a somewhat difficult spot as to what we should cover to get you guys excited for the show. The dilemma was that we had already covered all five Wrigley shows back in the summer of 2020, so what would we do? Well, there's a little show that took place in Chicago in 2005 that doesn't get discussed as much as it should. To raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief funds, Robert Plant and Pearl Jam combined forces to create an out of this world all-star show. Our friend Jason Brown was lucky enough to be there that night, and he'll join us to tell the stories of how it all went down. To get into this show that took place in an intimate venue that has a capacity of less than 2,000, you had to make a $1,000 donation in order to get in. Jason made that donation, but you'll want to hear the wild story of how it happened. As legendary Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant and his band The Strange Sensation opened up the night, the place was abuzz of whether the two rock 'n' roll titans would combine forces. Lo and behold, they did! The set they played with Plant was pretty remarkable, a combination of Given To Fly and Going To California as a wink wink to the song's influence kicked things off, followed by a few standard 1960s songs such as Little Sister and Money (That's What I Want). And then the band truly breaks out the Zeppelin heavy hitters - Fool In The Rain and Thank You. We'll have a very interesting discussion on Fool In The Rain featuring facts that may surprise you. The Gear Guru also joins us for this show and while we spend some time talking Zeppelin with him, we'll dig into Save You, Porch and Rearviewmirror that may or may not have sounded like other Pearl Jam songs. Visit the Concertpedia for all of your tour updates - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

On this week's episode, learn about all that it took to become a gear guru! Lawrence went from learning to swim to traveling the world to sharing the important stories of conservation through photos and video. Hear about his time in Australia, Hawaii, Indonesia, and now Southeast Florida where he spends his time helping professional dive photographers optimize their camera rigs. Keep an eye on his Instagram page as he embarks on new projects to bring light to important issues in South Florida waters! For more content related to this week's episode, head over to Instagram and Facebook and follow us sat @todiveforpodcast for updates on episodes and more! find merch on our website at https://slbartco.com/pages/to-dive-for-podcast Don't forget to send us Fish Tales via email at Todiveforpodcast@gmail.com or on our google form here. Editing and intro music by Haley Davis Cover art by Sydney Bell of SLB Art Co

It's a big week here on the podcast with lots to celebrate! It's Dark Matter week! Coming off the heels of the film experience, we'll share our instant reaction to listening to the album in that environment including what songs we've gravitated towards, and what we're excited to hear live. Keep in mind that the Live On 4 Legs listening party will happen on Thursday night when the record drops everywhere, if you want to be a part of that round table, please reach out! Although the brand new record is the lead, we don't want to bury the purpose of the episode because it's extremely vital to the history of Pearl Jam. The Paramount Theater show to close out the 1994 tour in the gallows of Madison Square Garden was one of a few fan club shows from this year. It comes a day after their legendary Saturday Night Live performance, a little over the week since the death of Kurt Cobain, and it is the final show involving drummer Dave Abbruzzese. While the fan club crowd was red hot and participated in every song from the hits to the b-sides, this was a night where Ed had a lot on his mind as he was unsure about the future of this band. We share excerpts from an article written in Melody Maker where a frustrated Vedder expresses his anger over Kurt's death and even questions his own mortality. Directly following this show, Pearl Jam would cancel their plans for a summer tour and part with Dave A shortly afterwards. Big storylines aside, this is an electric show with some absolute barnburner performances. Rearviewmirror, Daughter and Not For You all came off the heels of the SNL performance the night prior and proved to be just as powerful as they were on TV, other Vitalogy songs such as Whipping and Satan's Bed are notable moments, Ten b-sides Alone and Footsteps were huge crowd moments and Garden and Blood were huge standouts as well. We'll have a plethora of guests here as Javier's Gear Guru segments will focus in on Dave A's contributions to the band, and we invite Patrick and Brian from our sister podcast, Hallucinogenic Recipe, to come in and discuss the bootleg distribution for this show back in the mid-90's. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

This episode is jam packed with stories and breakdown from the first night of Pearl Jam's two show stint at the Barclays Center in Brookyln from 2013. We invite a very special guest onto the pod, the former COO of Barclays and the Brooklyn Nets, Fred Mangione. Fred gives us an angle that we haven't discussed a lot from the professional landscape - the business side of booking concerts. As a diehard fan of the band himself, Fred will talk about when the Barclays Center opened, there was stiff competition to pull acts away from Madison Square Garden, the biggest destination for entertainment acts in New York City. He'll talk about how they managed to get Pearl Jam to pivot from their usual location to land them on the Lightning Bolt tour. We'll also get to hear the story about how they were originally set to play in Brooklyn for 2016, as well as the details of how the band's attendance record was broken thanks to The Boss. Continuing with this month's theme of focusing on shows that the hosts attended, Randy will talk about his stories from this night... or lack thereof. Riding solo at this show, we'll start a conversation about how memories can tend to fade over time without having anyone to share them with. Going to shows alone is great, you get to dictate when you get in the building, you don't care if you embarrass yourself if you sing a little louder and you can focus on your own fun. That's all great in the present, but when looking back over a decade later, those memories tend to fade a little bit because you never created a bond with a friend going through the same experiences that you did. Now, it's probably impossible to forget everything. We'll spend some time talking about songs like Crown Of Thorns and Oceans where the memories have been kept fresh over the years. There are no Gear Guru segments this week. Why you ask? Because the whole entire show is a Gear Guru segment! Javier joins Randy to help break down this show, and he'll go in depth on songs like Release, Infallible and Yellow Moon. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

We take a trip to what is now eight years in the past (extremely hard to fathom!) to cover Pearl Jam's show in Columbia, South Carolina. There are two major themes heading into this show. Firstly, this show was originally intended to take place a day after a show in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was canceled in protest of the state's HB2 law. The other big storyline heading into the show was the untimely death of rock 'n' roll legend, Prince, that was announced earlier in the day. With heavy hearts, the band set forth to pay tribute to a man who had given so much of his life to music, as Ed would call him, the most amazing guitar player he'd ever seen. This is another show where we get to talk about John's adventures and stories, so we'll dig deep into the two top stories that dominated conversation on this night. It was a set with a shared balance of the deep cuts like Oceans, Light Years, Marker In The Sand, Sleight Of Hand and All Those Yesterdays mixed in with massive showstopping performances of Lightning Bolt, Immortality, I Got Id, Rearviewmirror, Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns and more. But one of the more peculiar things about this set is an OTOTO (one time, one time only) performance of the Into The Wild track, Rise. Done as a birthday dedicated to his mom Karen, this song has not been seen at a Pearl Jam show since. We'll dig deeper into a few songs during our Gear Guru segments where Javier will break down Lightning Bolt rarity, Infallible, and for the first time ever give a full breakdown of Crown Of Thorns. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

As we await details on Pearl Jam's forthcoming twelfth studio album, the month of February will be dedicated to covering shows that Randy and John have attended in the past. First up, we're gonna dig into the Nashville show from the Gigaton tour that they both were in attendance for. The weekend was a huge party as Pearl Jam was center stage on Broadway, but the run including Louisville and St. Louis was the first time they played three shows in a row since 2006. Feeling big energy from a crowd who was game all night and playing in an arena with impeccable acoustics, the band constructed a set jam packed full of show stoppers and great stories to live up to the hype of playing in Music City. Randy and John have differing angles when it comes to their personal experiences on this night. For Randy, it was his fourth show out of six during that run with heavy hitting shows such as Toronto, MSG, Camden and St. Louis surrounding this night. He'll talk about how some of the memories from this night tended to fade until relistening and rewatching the events that took place. For John, this was his first show since 2016, so after a six-year hiatus he was ready to jump back in and be a part of the atmosphere again. They, and everyone else who attended this show, were treated to a setlist that featured massive moments such as Nothingman as an opener for only the second time, an incredible back-to-back featuring Black and Present Tense, Rats thanks to that night's tour poster, a mind blowing Immortality, a heavy hearted River Cross and many more moments that make this show stand out. The Gear Guru segments for this show will focus on the aforementioned version of Immortality, and we'll even get a little demo from Javier! And he'll also discuss the 1958 Flying V that came from the Gibson Vault that Mike used on both Alive and Ledbetter. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

This episode is manhandled by a recurring theme in which Pearl Jam has never attempted prior or since. On a 2006 night in Prague following a very memorable series of shows in Italy, the band balanced a main set sprint with a first encore where five songs all connected. As we are used to sometimes seeing the songs Better Man, Nothingman and Leatherman used together in what has been dubbed "The Man Trilogy", on this night the trilogy expanded it's tribe by adding in Dead Man and Man Of The Hour into what we dub as The Man Pentology. This is a one off instance which was never repeated in this group of five again, and we're excited to share it with you because it's things like this that seem to get forgotten about over time. Especially at a show that was not played in America. As mentioned, this is one of the fastest main sets you'll ever witness from the modern era clocking in at an hour and 8 minutes. When sets tend to trail on the faster side, that's all thanks to Matt Cameron's furious pace that he brought to the table during shows in this era. Songs like Sad, Daughter and Marker In The Sand were all revved up more than usual, and even the songs that already have that identity  such as Last Exit, Whipping and Animal were all amped up a little more than usual. We'll work quick through this set, but not before taking a moment to feature some of our favorite songs, including a few Filthy Fills tossed in there. Check out this week's Gear Guru segments with Javier where he'll break down a phaser that McCready uses on Life Wasted, to talking about a pedal no longer featured on Stone's board that was implemented in this version of Insignificance. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Let's finish off the year strong by covering the two night stay from this year's Chicago shows! We'll talk extensively about night 1 in this episode and discuss why this was in fact a true instant classic in the Pearl Jam catalog. It had a perfect mix of everything you want from a Pearl Jam show - electric performances, great crowd connection, incredible storytelling and of course ones for the serious collectors. Randy was at this show, which means he'll do his own fair share of storytelling about the moments that made a profound impact on him, and a little of the journey that took him from Connecticut to Chicago. Including one horrifying story about a bathroom in a Chicago dive bar... Being in Chicago, the show is of course a homecoming party for Ed. But this was the first instance where they played a show outside of Wrigley Field since 2009. So now you have a much more intimate crowd, how does the night go down? Well for starters, Release is going to end up being your opener, because that's always what happens there. Then you'll get a Bulls or Cubs reference, a few stories about his days living there as a child and maybe some shout outs to friends. Those things happened, but the night wasn't about any of that. It was a night to pay homage to family. Having attended his Aunt Sandy's funeral the day prior, Ed was feeling nostalgic for going back on some of the memories he had of his grandmother's apartment growing up. The story that unfolded from revisiting the old stomping grounds was an emotional high point on a night where there were many. We also got a Rearviewmirror dedication for beloved community member Frans Von Franquemont who lost his battle with cancer earlier this year. The Gear Guru warms up for his big full episode appearance next week by gushing over a rare type of pedal that Mike McCready used for Retrograde that was heard in the song Higher Ground, and talking about the bag of tricks Mike doled out in this edition of Even Flow. Visit the Concertpedia and check out our Best of 2023 Moments list! - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

It's Groundhog Day... again! For the fifth time in seven episodes (and it'll be sixth in eight next week before getting to some 2023 shows) we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Vs. tour. The tour certainly had it's ups and downs, and while the last two episodes could be considered some of the down moments, this second night in Vegas is the follow up to a show that's pound for pound one of the best on this tour. The first night in Vegas featured a reunion of Green River, and the moment where Jeff and Stone joined Mark Arm and Steve Turner for the first time since 1987 seemed to re-energize the band. As they only had two more dates before ending the tour on a triple header back home in Seattle, you're able to tell that a little bit of the weight was lifted off their backs. It had been a year of growing pains, but on most nights they were able to put aside their struggle with fame to spend 90 minutes giving the crowd a show to remember. All of the positive energy was radiant on stage at this show with Jeff doing his signature zips and leaps across the stage and Ed's voice having that trademark ferocity for the era. We'll dig deep into songs like Go, Glorified G, Daughter, Garden, Blood, Porch and others that were the highlights from this night. We'll also react to the news announced by Matt Cameron that the new album is mixed and ready, and the Gear Guru segments this week will dig into an intro for Daughter that had a very 80s, Tears For Fears or Police sound to it, and will get into Mike's experimental, Sonic Youth inspired sound on the Porch solo. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Let's stick in 1993 for this episode and head over to Nacogdoches, Texas, a show that takes place only days after Ed's arrest in New Orleans that we talked about last week. This show yet again presents all of the trials and tribulations of being on tour in 1993. After playing nearly non-stop, and spending their off days working on and recording brand new music, the rigorous travel had finally gotten to the health of Dave Abbruzzese where he is needed to rush to the emergency room after the main set. This left for the band to improvise an encore without drums.  We invite one of the most knowledgeable Pearl Jam minds onto the show that wrote THE book chronicling the history and timeline of Pearl Jam in PJ20, Jonathan Cohen. Jonathan joins us to give a little bit of context to the era and why the band had a difficult time dealing with their skyrocketing popularity, and what they did to seek the advice of rock 'n' roll's elder statesmen to help guide them through. We'll also talk a little bit about Pearl Jam's 2024 plans and what you can expect from a new album year! We'll spend some time on some interesting setlist decisions from this show, including the choice to open with the Daughter/Glorified G combination, Sonic Reducer in the middle of the main set and of course the decisions made without Dave on hand. The Gear Guru segments will break down both Yellow Ledbetter and Footsteps that were performed without drums at this show. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

One of the many reasons of how Pearl Jam has developed such a large following within their fanbase traveling near and far to their shows is that every single show is going to offer you something completely different than their last. Nearly everyone has a wish list of songs that they think they'll never hear live, but keep hope alive that some day they will finally be in the building on the night they play one. Those rarities are cherished by this community, and if you happen to be at the right show at the right time, you may see multiple rare tracks that they may not play on the rest of the tour. Charlottesville 2013 was that kind of show. With 3 dates left before the end of the east coast run that year, the band unloaded on songs from all different eras that automatically made this one of the most talked about shows of the year. The sets in 2013 were starting to grow longer without the appearance of an opener. Most shows pushed the 3-hour mark and delved into well beyond 30 songs played for each individual night. Charlottesville had a total of 35 songs that were played, and among the big talking points were songs like In My Tree, Grievance, Glorified G, Big Wave, Sad and the first appearance of Thumbing My Way since 2006. Those six performances alone created enough talking points for this to be recognized perhaps under the "instant classic" moniker. But there are many discussions to be had in this episode that could spell some of those pre-conceived notions. With 19 songs bunched in to a main set that lasted an hour and 25 minutes, there will be a lot of discussion here on how some of the flow and pacing felt a little bit off when attempting this enormous task. We'll discuss how that compares to the more recent era where there are less songs played, but more time to give each one it's moment to shine in a more methodical way. We'll hear from you guys on what type of Pearl Jam shows that you prefer to see, and we'll get three excellent segments from the Gear Guru this week - Stone's fingerpicking on Release, Mike using a monstrous Gretsch guitar on Glorified G, and he'll dig into why this version of Whipping desperately needed to be aborted towards the end. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

This episode has been a long time coming. On its 10th anniversary, we are covering an absolute classic Pearl Jam show from Hartford, Connecticut in 2013. Randy has talked a lot about this show in the past, and this episode will be a platform for him to share his memories of his experience, and perhaps get up on a soapbox a little bit. This show is living proof that this small city in Connecticut is one of the best Pearl Jam crowds you can find. We'll talk about that extensively throughout the episode, but what you'll witness is every time the crowd cheers, Ed is completely beside himself. One massive standing ovation after Last Exit perfectly set the tone for what this night would end up being. While the crowd certainly is the #1 theme, it does share the #1 spot with the other important theme from this show. Less than a year after the fatal tragedy happened at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT, this was Ed's first moment to be able to react publicly to what had took place. After meeting with fathers of kids who were killed earlier that day, he gave an impassioned speech standing up for gun control and pleading the crowd to continue being loud about it. Songs like Long Road and Come Back reflect the mood of this theme. Another theme that derives from Hartford shows is over one song that has connected the band to the city since 2010. What was once an OTOTO (one time, one time only) performance was now being brought back for a second time - the Van Halen rocker Ain't Talkin' Bout Love. This song will set up a bit of a contentious discussion in this episode about the idea of them playing it. On one side you'll hear praise for the band giving this city some special love for making it a theme, on the other side you'll notice pushback for covering a band they have no business covering. And if you enjoy that conversation, you'll probably love the segue into Got Some as well. Gear Guru segments this week will focus on Lighting Bolt era songs Let The Records Play and Yellow Moon, as well as a little Jeff Ament talk focusing on his fretless bass from Alone. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

After a long year and a half battle of the world in a lockdown due to Covid-19, concerts were starting to slowly trickle back in by the end of 2021. Pearl Jam had missed their big opportunity to showcase Gigaton on a promotional tour in 2020, so when the opportunity to play four festival shows arose, with careful consideration they finally decided to kick off the new era. Three of the four shows took place at Eddie Vedder's curated Ohana Festival, which was originally set for one date until a second weekend was added with Pearl Jam headlining both nights. The show we're covering here is the final night of this run, which means it was a massive celebration with the band, the fans and all of the artists and friends that attended. Celebration is the theme for this night as every song felt like it had an injection of fun and enthusiasm. There wasn't a single low energy song featured on the set, and knowing it was the last night, they brought their a-game to create some memorable moments, especially Michael F. McCready (I'll leave it to you to figure out what the "F" stands for). Songs like Even Flow and Black had explosive elements to them, even more so than usual, while some highlights came as a complete surprise. For those who know the personalities on this podcast, you may be aware that there is one song on the rarer side that has followed Randy around throughout the years - All Night. For those dying to hear an answer on this, you'll be fulfilled and shocked by the conversation brought to the table. But the big highlight of the night came from Rockin' In The Free World where the wildest cast of characters (Taylor Hawkins, Brandi Carlile, Sleater-Kinney, Kelly Slater, John McEnroe, Patti Smith, Tim Robbins, Randy Johnson among others) throw a big time party where not one person stays six feet away from another. This week we invite our friend and Patron, Dakota Duvall, to the show to get his request fulfilled and tell his story about why he chose this show to get covered. And our Gear Guru segments for this week will focus on Quick Escape, Seven O'Clock and Life Wasted. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

In 2005, Pearl Jam dedicated the month of September to tour across an area they've never touched from coast to coast - the great plains and prairies of Canada. 17 shows over 24 days led to some absolute classics from this band that may get forgotten over time, but that's part of why we're here is to keep the discussion alive! This show in Winnipeg that we're covering in this episode is a great example of a Canadian small town that never hosted Pearl Jam before this tour attempt, and the crowd ended up delivering big time. At the newly built arena that would later become the home of the reformed Winnipeg Jets, Pearl Jam happened to draw the largest capacity audience for the one year since it had been built. From the bootleg, you can tell that there isn't a single seat empty in the building. That led the band to pull out some surprises that you almost never get to see at normal shows, such as Better Man opening the night, Blood closing encore 1 after Alive, and Indifference opening the second encore. With plenty of Neil Young references and a wonderful moment where a fan got her request for Smile granted, nearly every song has their moment in the sun at this show. Lest we forget, a little flip phone call during Daughter that leads to a fun moment. Not only will we dig into the strength of the crowd here, but we'll have the Gear Guru step in and do a little breakdown on Stone during Not For You and Do The Evolution, and he'll also breakdown why Mike's modem was running at the end of Blood. Visit the Concertpedia and check out all of the 2023 show recaps - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

With the 2023 tour in our rearviewmirror, we're pushing forward back as this episode features a great show from Prague at the end of the Lightning Bolt tour run. Seeing as we are now officially finished with the Gigaton run, we thought it would be a good idea to take both of these tour years and see how they compared before embarking on a new era. It's interesting to look at side by side because at the show in Prague, the crowd was treated to many crowd favorite rarities such as Tremor Christ, Brain Of J., Love Boat Captain and Help Help. That's not far off from what we were just treated to! Of course the sets were a little longer in 2018, but we're going to get into why certain things have needed to be adjusted as the band gets older. While people may remember 2018 for the Home/Away shows, the massive show in Rome or even the London make-up show, this Prague show should be right up there when people discuss the best of this year. The crowd was lively on big time favorites such as Corduroy and Do The Evolution, which means they were treated to some well deserved surprises later in the set. Two big highlights of this show include a version of Love Boat Captain that features an incredible jam/improv intro, and a tandem of The Beatles Help! transitioning into Riot Act deep cut Help Help. We'll also have a little Prague history for you that we'll discuss! Thanks go out to Ross Strothers for requesting this episode, you'll get to hear his story told. And the Gear Guru segments this week feature a discussion on Stone's tone during Tremor Christ and other songs, and Mike using a very unique pedal that created a sound in songs like Even Flow and Black that we didn't get to see presented in 2023. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

With a busy weekend covering the final three Pearl Jam shows of the 2023 tour, we've decided to make this week's episode a little bit on the shorter side so we could focus our attention on the Texas shows rather than spend nights heavily editing. So to do that, we had to go back to an era that had significantly smaller sets. Which is why we chose a show from the University of Kansas campus that took place as Pearl Jam was firmly on the rise back in May of 1992. With this little gathering marketed as "Day On The Hill" by the University, they paid the band $3,000 to play this show. It was booked back in January of 1992 when Alive was their only song in circulation, but as the next five months rolled around, no one in Lawrence, Kansas expected this show to be this huge. 18,000 students took over the little outdoor park venue as the band continued their meteoric ascension. Now it's pretty clear that what was documented from this day is actually an incomplete show. We'll get into the details of all that in the episode, but what we do get to see is your classic 1992 affair - the band bouncing around the stage at high energy, crowd surfers galore, songs played at full intensity and of course, stage climbing antics from one Eddie Vedder. The scene is very similar to one set a few months later at home in Seattle for the legendary Drop In The Park show. When Porch breaks into it's solo, Ed assesses the situation and climbs all the way up to the top of the stage to go swinging. It's always a sight to behold, and we'll break down every step of the journey. We'll also go through a summary of the tour up to the point of recording, and for those of you who like to study up beforehand, we release our entire rest of the year episode schedule for 2023! But most importantly, our Gear Guru is back! Javier will check in on versions of Why Go and Porch from this day. Visit the Concertpedia and check out all of the 2023 show recaps - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

It's time for our third trip to the Steel City this year! After covering 2000 and 2003 in the spring, we're going to focus on the tour year that preceded those shows in 1998. Want to hear something kind of shocking? This was their first show in Pennsylvania since Lollapalooza 1992! With the 1994 and 1996 tours that traveled through the northeast, it's kind of insane that they never hit Pittsburgh or Philadelphia during that time frame. But they make it up to all of yinz by putting together an energetic show where Ed's intensity is all full force. And we get the live debut of No Way! With the 2023 tour now a week away, we'll spend some time discussing some of our thoughts about what could go down, suggesting that perhaps the Metallica method that was popularized this year may be an influence. But tying that into Pittsburgh, what's great about this show is that we have a soundcheck in our possession. We're discussing it at the right time because listening to it and hearing the rain and thunder rumbles makes you a little bit homesick for the live Pearl Jam atmosphere. Especially when Ed performs Throw Your Arms Around Me in the pre-set. The rest of the show features classic versions of songs like Black and Do The Evolution, as well as a Rearviewmirror that has a bridge unlike anything we've seen in a long time. We'll also talk about an Easter Egg from this show that's made the rounds over the years featuring Ed in a different perspective. Gear Guru segments this week will focus on Stone's vibrant solo on Brain Of J, Mike's energy on Alive and a glimpse into why No Way may have never worked out live as well as you'd might think. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Toga! Toga! We're heading to upstate New York to cover Pearl Jam's last show to date at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, aka SPAC. It's a widely popular venue, one in which jam bands such as Phish and Dave Matthews Band have frequented, and as Ed would mention in this show, it was an early Lollapalooza tour venue back in 1992 when they played alongside Soundgarden. Glad he kept the shirt. This show comes right off the heels of a major turning point from the Binaural tour - The Jones Beach shows. The legendary Daughter performance with the It's OK tag, forever enshrined on the Touring Band 2000 DVD, marked as a healing moment for the band during the toughest period in their history. This show getting off to a hot start was a sign that the band was starting to loosen up and learn how to have a little fun on stage again. Breakerfall, Whipping, Spin The Black Circle, Hail, Hail, Corduroy and In My Tree are the first six songs of the night, and they absolutely do not disappoint. Add in an experimental Rearviewmirror to close the main set and a combination of Black/Yellow Ledbetter to this night, there are a lot of signature moments that make this show stand out. Oh yeah, and the nudist lava lamp inventor... him too. We'll hear stories from our Patron, Andrew Famulare, as well as Patrick and Brian from Hallucinogenic Recipe who were both at this show in the same section, but didn't know each other at the time. They'll share their hilarious memory from this show from both perspectives. And our Gear Guru segments this week look into Stone's Rickenbacker impact on Breakerfall, an interesting octave change in the Spin The Black Circle chorus, and why the combo of Black and Ledbetter worked so well, including love for the Nobody's Fault But Mine Led Zepplin tag. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact the Show - Liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

In this episode, Randy and John go where this podcast has (almost) never gone before... to the 2007 tour! While we covered Vic Theater in this podcast's infancy, we've never done the full dive into what's sort of a forgotten year in Pearl Jam history. Outside of the Vic and the Lollapalooza Chicago show, there were only 12 shows played on a European run that included mostly festival dates. The show we cover here happened in London, and was the first arena show there since 2000. Thank you to friend and Patreon, Simon Pountney, for requesting this! This show took place in the aftermath of a massive tour supporting the Self Titled record, featuring many songs from the album that don't get heard often today. We'll go in depth on Marker In The Sand, Parachutes, Comatose as some of the highlights from this night. We'll also address how in this era, the band turned up the RPMs and started playing many of their songs faster than usual. We'll talk about where it benefits and suffers inside this setlist. A show with a Ten Club heavy presence on the floor leads to a set chock full of fan favorites leaving songs like Even Flow, Black, Jeremy, Better Man, Daughter, Rearviewmirror and Corduroy off the setlist entirely. For our question of the week, we had something unique happen in this show where World Wide Suicide was played in the usual Alive spot. We asked you guys what other songs you thought would work well in that role before Rockin' In The Free World. And for the Gear Guru, it's time for some Javocado! Javier breaks down a trio of songs from the record including Comatose, Marker In The Sand and Inside Job. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Contact The Show - liveon4legspodcast@gmail.com Donate To The Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Continuing onward with our big summer series, this episode focuses on the second night of Pearl Jam's Mansfield Experiment. With the first night under their belt and the crowd coming into the show aware of the premise, the excitement was at an all-time high. While night 1 was a great introduction to the idea, this show's crowd is up for all of the surprises and answers when called upon for the big call and response moments. While there may be no acoustic set like night 3, the energy at this show was palpable, even though Ed came off a bit grumpy due to a lack of sleep the night prior. Although there were a few rarities spliced in to the night before, this show featured a few songs that you almost never heard at Pearl Jam shows during that era. The most eye opening one was Low Light. Of course Low Light has become a common staple of Pearl Jam sets in recent history, but coming into this show it had only been played one other time at the 2001 Bridge School show. We'll spend time breaking down how this turned into a classic song over time, and some of the pieces that aren't found in recent versions. Other big performances that we'll dive into are Release, Animal, Insignificance, Love Boat Captain, Rival, Rearviewmirror and amazing crowd responses on both Alive and Baba O'Riley. Once again, thank you to everyone who sent in their stories. We'll read another batch of them in the episode. And our Gear Guru segments will focus on the emergence of Low Light, the 2003 rendition of I Am A Patriot and a Jeff Ament driven Rearviewmirror. Purchase the Tour Shirt! - http://liveon4legs.com/2023tour Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Alpine Valley has been a staple of the Pearl Jam touring route going all the way back to Lollapalooza in 1992. In the seven instances in which they've played there, there's no lack of unforgettable shows and unforgettable moments. A few of the shows even have monikers that they go by such as PJ20, when they played there for their 20th anniversary, and the Ice Bowl in 2000 where they played a full show in freezing cold weather. In this episode, we're gonna go back to 25 years ago where they played their first headlining gig in East Troy. To help us tell the story, we've enlisted our Patron Aaron Redmon who requested this show. This was very early in Matt Cameron's tenure with the band, and there are some things that we'll hear out of Matt that show that he was still getting adjusted to being on tour with them. Songs like Do The Evolution and Brain Of J feature a harder edge than we're accustomed to today. This show will feature technical difficulties, botched lyrics and early indications that certain songs were ready to become massive crowd friendly moments. The two big moments to look out for are Black with a highly intense We Belong Together tag and Alive with an improv within the solo. With Alpine Valley being such a historic venue, we asked you to share your favorite moments from seeing shows there, which we'll share during our question of the week segment. And our Gear Guru segments this week will feature Mike's clean guitar sound on Even Flow, well deserved love for Jeff Ament and a tag of Jimi Hendrix's Machine Gun at the end of Yellow Ledbetter. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Purchase the Tour Shirt! - http://liveon4legs.com/2023tour Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

When you think about some of the more memorable performances in the history of Pearl Jam, a lot of them have a key factor in common. They develop from spontaneous moments that happen within the song. Fan interactions especially can help turn a performance of a song played over 500 times into an unforgettable moment. One of the other spontaneous facets that happens at Bonner Springs in 2003 is how the weather impacts the show. To open this night, the band gets acquainted with the crowd by playing Release under a sky of a torrential downpour of rain. Quickly after the "oh dear dad..." lyric, there is a bolt of lightning in the background in which the crowd audibly reacts to. As Ed is singing one of his autobiographical masterpieces, he looks up to the sky and says "hi dad". It's a moment forever etched into this band's legacy, and we'll talk about it in full detail during the rundown of this show. This show was an easy decision to cover during our continued run of 2003 show, but it was made easier due to the request sent in from our Patron, Chris Bigelow. Check out his story in the episode. After the big moment, we'll go over how the rest of the set fared and talk about a few Riot Act songs we have yet to cover on this run - Get Right and Help Help. There is a big what-if in this set - a written encore setlist of 16 song choices with two songs that could've potentially made their return after almost a decade of not being played. Listen in to find out what those songs were! We'll read your answers for question of the week which asked about some of your favorite concert memories in the rain, and our Gear Guru segment will focus on Mike's pedals from Immortality and how the country twang sound from Off He Goes is created. PURCHASE THE TOUR SHIRT! - http://liveon4legs.com/2023tour Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate To The Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

We're back to our 20th anniversary celebration of Pearl Jam's Riot Act tour! Due to upcoming events in September, we have selected to cover the Dallas show from 2003 to give all of you headed there a little bit of history on what's happened there in the past. This show is mostly known for being the first official time that Alive was used as an opener, and we'll spend a lot of time discussing this version in contrast to the only other time they've opened with it in Newcastle, Australia. Speaking of firsts, there is a tag of an original song that we hear off of Daughter that hasn't happened since this date! On the second leg of this tour, Pearl Jam was starting to get a little creative in their setlists. We all know about the Mansfield Experiment and how the trio of shows featured nearly every song in their catalog. There's also the tour closer in Holmdel which utilized two songs from every album in chronological order. John brings up a theory about this setlist that he thought may have been Ed's original idea for this set, but was obviously aborted somewhere down the line. Do you agree with his theory? The other big conversation here will be about how Blood was being utilized back on this tour. We'll discuss whether it makes any sense to play Blood in the middle of the set and how that factor may have done a little harm to this show. The question of the week this week focuses on the Daughter moment. We'll read your answers on what you'd think would be great songs to use as tags off of it. And our Gear Guru segments this week will focus on 1/2 Full, Green Disease and Jeremy. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Buy the Tour Shirt! - http://liveon4legs.com/2023tour

When you think of 2009, immediately the first thing that comes to everyone's minds is those four Philadelphia shows that closed down The Spectrum. But people may forget that this wasn't the only four-night stint that they had in one building during this tour year. The 6,000+ capacity Gibson Amphitheatre located in Universal Studios in Los Angeles also played host to four Pearl Jam shows. Not four in a row like Philly, but the shows invited a bit more of an intimate experience. We'll talk about the two sets of shows and how one dominates the conversation over the other, but we'll also address a misconception that people seem to have due to how The Spectrum shows went down. We thank our Patron, Jason Weiss, for selecting this show as his episode request, and we'll share his story here. This is a Backspacer era tour, which meant that eight of the eleven songs were played. Coming off the heels of our contentious takes on Ole, we'll go off on another contentious song this week in Johnny Guitar, which has been known to be a bit divisive as well. If you join us for the Johnny talk, then you gotta stay for the conversations on Rearviewmirror, Alive, Red Mosquito featuring Ben Harper on a flat top steel guitar, and a spontaneous Lukin which included a string quartet accompanyment. We'll read you Question of the Week answers where we asked about what Backspacer songs that you'd like to see come back on the 2023 tour, and the Gear Guru segments will focus on Amongst The Waves, Red Mosquito and McCready's electric Star-Spangled Banner.  Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Now including a 7-day Free Trial for new donors! Donate To The Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

This episode, we rock Portland! May 17th is former drummer Dave Abbruzzese's birthday, so we decided to go back to the only show where he played with the band on this date from 1992. A lot of the conversation will be directed towards Dave and how well he was clicking with the band just less than a year since joining them. His bombastic, hard pounding style is in the forefront of this show, and we'll focus on songs like Oceans, Why Go and State Of Love And Trust that he's a standout on. This show is also the debut of Dave's first song he wrote for the band, Angel. Will we get to hear from Dave himself about the development of the song? You'll just have to tune in! We'll discuss the meteoric rise of the band during this time period. The show happened days after the first airing of MTV Unplugged and only a few weeks away from the iconic Pinkpop show, so their popularity was just on the verge of skyrocketing. This is also a great show for Mike McCready who is showing off his talents in songs such as Alive, Black, SOLAT and Porch, and we'll get to talk about some era-specific improvs as well. For the question of the week, we'll read your answers on what songs from the post-Dave A era that you'd think he would excel at playing, and our Gear Guru segments will talk about the overall raw sound of the band during this era, and touch up a little bit on channeling their influences during Porch. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

For the second week in a row, we're diving back into 2022 to discuss one of Randy's favorite shows he's ever been to that happened in Camden. Originally slated for Baltimore during what was going to be the 2020 run, the band making a return to the Philadelphia area meant that there were no punches going to be pulled, this was destined to be a monster set. Seeing that the city has had rich and historical significance within the 32 years of this band, there were many callbacks to other Philly shows, including the legendary JC Dobbs show in 1991. Nine of the ten songs from that show were played that night as the earliest eras of Pearl Jam dominated this set. A lot of this episode will focus around Randy's personal stories and why this was an important show to him. There were songs played on this night that were very high up on his wishlist. Ones that he'd seen before, but not in over a decade, and a few that he'd been chasing for just as long. We'll highlight the memories created from hearing songs like Hard To Imagine, Untitled/MFC and Inside Job that were incredibly powerful, experience making moments. We'll also go in depth on an explosive version of Retrograde as well as an excellent Not For You. A big story from this show was that Ed and the band invited All-In contest winners, Richie and Dermot Berg to the stage, after a full day of experiencing the preparation of what goes in to putting together a Pearl Jam show. Back last September, we invited the Berg's onto the podcast to tell their story. We'll relive a clip from that, but give the full episode that's available in our archives a listen because there's no lack of awesome information shared there. We'll read your answers for question of the week where we asked whether you preferred shows in an amphitheater or arena setting, and our Gear Guru segment this week will focus on Do The Evolution playing off of the song's original pace and Quick Escape's overall sound from the Gigaton tour. Visit The Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate To The Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

On the one-year anniversary of the 2022 tour's kickoff, we're taking a look back at the first makeup show for the postponed 2020 tour. It started in San Diego, CA, a place that has always been treated as a homecoming for Ed, who grew up there in his school-aged years. With family, friends and celebrities on hand to witness this event, the expectations and nerves were at an all-time high. But with that being said, the setlist was curated in a way that paid tribute to the ocean and local area which most of his early lyrics were written. There's a moment in this show that can be argued as one of the most emotional in the band's history. Ed makes a touching tribute to his brother before playing an incredibly powerful Long Road, but the tribute developed out of a dedication. Mike Cribier had written into the forums requesting that the band play In My Tree for his brother who tragically passed away back in 2014. Mike will join us on this episode to talk about his brother's accident and living his final days listening to the band nonstop, the shock when Ed mentioned him by name and the addition of In My Tree as a tag on Daughter. It's a can't miss conversation. Also in this show, the re-emergence of Gigaton songs that were played in a small sample size at the 2021 festival shows. Javier's Gear Guru segment this week will focus specifically on the equipment used on this tour and how the tone impacted new songs such as Retrograde and Seven O'Clock. And of course, we will go into a lengthy discussion about the reverse Mamasan and how playing it in San Diego may have been more special than any other instance where it's been performed. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

After a week of big announcements in the Pearl Jam world, we're coming back this week with more of the Riot Act Tour! Why not?! We'll discuss a little bit of the upcoming September tour in the beginning of the episode, but if you want our full fledged analysis, please check out our reaction episode that came out earlier in the week. Pittsburgh is yet again on the docket for us, and the show from 2003 has plenty to talk about. Highlights galore in the main set as we'll chat about Small Town making what was a rare appearance as an opener at the time, a killer Corduroy, an amazing Immortality, a Wishlist with an extended improv and Even Flow which was on the patented McCready hot streak at the end of the April run. No lack of discussions for encore 1 as we get the very rare appearance of the scrambled Mamasan with Once appearing in the set prior to Alive. We'll continue conversation about the development of Alive's presence in 2003, and we'll go in-depth on the addition of the harmonica to Footsteps and what would later become a composition change in the song. Oh, and an 11-minute Rearviewmirror to end the encore ain't a bad thing at all! Also in this episode, we'll share our Patron Michael Fleisher's story about this show due to this being his request, we'll read you answers for question of the week that asked what some of your favorite shows were that had an abundance of a certain album's songs played, and our Gear Guru segment delves deeper into the Even Flow hot streak that took 2003 by storm. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Continuing on our run of Riot Act shows, this week takes us to the home of the Fighting Illini in Champaign, IL. For this show being on a college campus and therefore not allowing the sale of alcohol, the crowd did an excellent job bringing in the same kind of energy that you'd see from their in-state big city counterpart in Chicago. There are a handful of interesting things from this one. Do The Evolution is opened with for only the 4th time to this point, The Police cover, Driven To Tears, is played for the first time in 404 shows, and the first with a full band, and Ed will break out a ukulele for The Who song Blue Red Grey that Ed admits he stole for Soon Forget. Those two covers are part of this show's major theme which is a total of six covers played on this night. We'll discuss this in full detail and bring to the table how many covers are enough or too much to play in a set. You guys weighed in on that on social media and answered that exact question, so we'll read some of the answers that we got in the episode. Randy will talk a little bit about his upcoming Seattle trip for the last week of the MoPop exhibit and Record Store Day at Easy Street, and Javier's Gear Guru segment will focus on the juxtaposition of tones from Given To Fly and Nothingman played back to back on this night. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

As is the theme for this year, we're back to celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Riot Act tour for the next few weeks looking into some of Pearl Jam's most notable shows from April of 2003. We're talking about a show from West Palm Beach in this episode, which may not stand out to you on paper, but it features significant moments that define some of the themes for this entire tour year. Three themes are prominent from this era - 1) is of course the political aspect as the country had just gone to war with Iraq and Ed had put President Bush under scrutiny every night. 2) is the aftermath of Roskilde still in ways effecting this band three years later. And 3) is the return of old songs into the setlist that had been missing since the mid-90s. Thanks to our Patron Jared Schaffer for requesting this under the radar show. To hit all three of these topics specifically, one thing we'll discuss is a version of I Am A Patriot that was re-constructed strictly for this era and talk about the political nature involved, as well as Ed's invigorated speech that followed. We'll get deep into the topic of Love Boat Captain, which is featured as our brand new Evolution Series episode that will be out to Patreon very soon, to talk about how the incident at Roskilde helped them create music through the process of grieving. And on the subject of returning songs, this show's Glorified G performance was the first in 188 shows since November of 1996. We know that Ed sang a glorified version of I hate this song, but what band member here didn't seem to take it as seriously as the others on it's return? Other big highlights we'll discuss are Ed singing into a fan's cellphone during State Of Love And Trust, and an excellent call and response section of Daughter that led to a rare tag of Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out. We'll also answer this episode's question of the week which asked you all on social media what your favorite moments from the 2003 tour were, and our Gear Guru segments will discuss Stone's gear during this tour year and some of the effects that came from his guitar and Ed's vocals on Daughter. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Most shows that go down as some of the greatest in Pearl Jam's history are usually remembered for having an excellent crowd feeding off their energy. There are some shows that may not get discussed as often due to a crowd not living up to expectations. Bristow, VA 2010 fits into that latter category. On a cold night in an outdoor amphitheater just outside of Washington DC, the band had a challenge at hand when difficulties connecting with the crowd let to a few rough performances. As professionals, they kept pushing and pushing, and the crowd slowly but surely started to give them the reaction they desired. It was all good in the end, but this week's episode talks about some of the struggles that this show presented. Right off the top of the show we'll run our interview with the host of The Better Band Podcast, Branden Palomo. After four years, his podcast that features a song-by-song run through of every Pearl Jam track will be going on hiatus. We bring him on to thank him for his work and get a little introspective on how his time with his show gave him a new outlook on this community. Our question of the week stems from the theme of the episode. We read your answers on whether or not you've ever been to a Pearl Jam show where the band and crowd had a difficult time connecting. In our Gear Guru segment this week, Javier discusses the change in set-up for the Backspacer tour, including how shows from this era sound way more condensed than they did in the past. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

We're covering a Vs./Vitalogy era show this week from 1994 where both albums were nearly splitting play time live, but that's not the story we'll have for you here. Murfreesboro is legendary thanks to the appearance of one of the great song-writers of all-time, Steve Cropper. As part of the backing band, Booker T and The MGs, Cropper has played for a number of world renowned stars such as Otis Redding, John Lennon and even featured in the Blues Brothers band. After a 1993 tour where Pearl Jam opened for Neil Young with The MGs as his backing band, this led to an opportunity when they stopped by his home in Tennessee while touring. As a major surprise, he joined the band to perform Dock Of The Bay and Rockin' In The Free World. The Dock Of The Bay performance became one of the most sought after covers of theirs, and was a track on the popular No Fucking Messiah bootleg. This song and Cropper are the central focus of the episode, and we'll bring in Patrick and Brian from our sister podcast, Hallucinogenic Recipe, to discuss some of the history behind it. Outside of the legendary moment, this was one of many scorcher shows in the 1994 tour year. With Dave A coming near the end of his run with the band, this is a hard hitting show that opened the gates for the band to get out of control on multiple occasions. You'll hear mind blowing versions of Rearviewmirror, Go, Deep, Blood, Alive and Porch that we'll discuss in full breakdown. You answered the question of the week this week pertaining to the Dock Of The Bay appearance, which OTOTO type songs have been some of your favorites, and we'll read the answers on the show. Also, Javier will join us for our Gear Guru segment this week where he'll talk about Steve Cropper's unique guitar and sound that he was using in this show. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

There are moments that happen on the Pearl Jam live stage where you understand that what's happening before you is a once in a lifetime moment. They've created a plethora of these moments in their 30+ years of touring, but that's what keeps the faithfull coming back. They come in all shapes and forms, but when a member of the crowd is invited on stage, you understand how big a deal it is. One of the earliest occasions of this happening was back in Pittsburgh in 2000. Ed noticed a woman with a white umbrella who had been following them from night to night, so he called her down to the stage to play her request for Wash that was written on the umbrella. We're excited to be joined by Amy in this episode so she can share her amazing story with you all! From how it all happened that night, to how she was able to see 100 shows by this time, these stories are can't miss! But the show itself is important in it's own right. It was the final show for the leg that occurred following the Roskilde tragedy. It was a bit of a tumultuous tour, but getting to play this show felt like a cathartic release for the band during this difficult time. The setlist is interesting for a couple of reasons. Due to a family emergency, opening band Sonic Youth couldn't perform as a full band so the remaining members played in the pre-set. Including a collaboration with Ed on Binaural rarity Parting Ways, and obscure Who b-side Naked Eye. Outside of the request for Wash, which hadn't been played in four years, the band pulled out another rarity in the encore with a version of I Got You by The Split Ends. Also on the pod this week, we'll read your answers for your favorite crowd interactive moments in the band's history. And we'll have three Gear Guru segments this week featuring thoughts on Sleight Of Hand, Rearviewmirror and Mankind.  Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Out of around 1,200 shows played within the lexicon of Pearl Jam, there are inevitably some that are going to fall between the cracks. Those shows are mostly considered to be outside of the USA, just because the majority of active fans happen to be American. But there are hundreds of Australian, South American and European shows that over time get forgotten about mainly due to being fresh in people's heads. This episode features a show from 2006 out of Antwerp, Belgium that some may not consider to be better than average just from viewing the setlist, but is extremely important when looking back on their entire history of playing there. Thanks to Gunter (never thought you'd...) Habets for the off the radar request! This show is important because after 15 years it was their first in Belgium, but that was never the plan. They've had to make multiple cancelations back in 1992, and then again in 2000 as a show at the Rock Werchter Festival was slated to be the following show after Roskilde. Since the fans had been waiting a long time, and the band also waiting just as long, this felt like a massive show for everyone involved. The crowd is in top form coming up with creative ways to participate during songs like Small Town, Present Tense and especially Black. We'll also hear the band put forth inspired versions of songs like Big Wave, Hail, Hail and a version of Even Flow with a massive Matt Cameron solo befitting of the era. We'll also get the first appearance of Hunger Strike in three years, but was the Wolfmother frontman good enough to step into Eddie's shoes? Very debatable. Check out the answers for question of the week where we asked you all on social media what you thought was the best Avocado live track from the 2006 tour to see what songs ranked highest. And we'll also have three Gear Guru segments this week where Javier will discuss the overall 2006 sound in songs like Unemployable, Big Wave and Alive. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

The City Of Brotherly Love has been home to countless legendary Pearl Jam shows and moments throughout their history. As a matter of fact, the night after this show was the show in which they they played the album Ten in full. Which makes some people forget about night 1 from 2016 due to the magnitude of the Ten banner being raised. But what good are we if we can't give every great show a spotlight on this podcast? Because there is no reason why this one shouldn't be discussed as an all-time classic show, and we're here to prove that. With the knowledge of the album getting a run, this show was constructed so that Philly people would get to see some rarities, including three that haven't been played since that date - Gonna See My Friend, In The Moonlight and Education. But it didn't matter what they played, because the crowd was on fire the entire night. Right from the top when opening up with Once (including the Master/Slave intro that they would of course repeat again the following night), you knew that the crowd was going to make this a night to remember. We'll go in depth on Love Boat Captain, In My Tree, Jeremy, Crown Of Thorns and Crazy Mary where the crowd is at the top of their game. Also, how about a concert wedding up in Suite 225? This episode's question of the week is based off of the rare songs that we'll talk about. We came up with a system for scoring your rarest songs you've seen, and we'll calculate the numbers and share them with you! On that note, our Gear Guru, Javier, tackles a different approach to rare songs and discusses what the musical reason for not playing them is. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

It feels like whenever a band embarks out on a 'world tour', you can't coin that phrase unless you make a pitstop in Japan. While Pearl Jam has never done a true official world tour, they've had the opportunity to visit Japan twice. The first time was in 1995, and then they went back for five shows in 2003. This episode focuses on the Sendai show from the Riot Act tour. These shows are always interesting because the crowd is a lot more reserved than your every day average concert crowd. This factor mixed in with a venue that maxed out at 1,000 seats meant that the band could create more of an experimental setlist, moving songs around in parts of the set that stray from normal scenarios. The best example of this show going through the experimental route happens at the very beginning. It starts with Of The Girl, which seems normal, but the performance in itself sets up for the unconventional trio that follow - Immortality, Insignificance and 1/2 Full. The rest of the show maintains weird spurts of momentum with not many radio hits mixed in the main set. As for the hits go, this isn't the crowd that's going to follow the same kind of cues we're familiar with. We'll concentrate mostly on Better Man and how strange it was without any participation from the crowd. We'll answer our question of the week this week which stems off of the first four songs of the setlist, and our Gear Guru segment features Javier breaking down the juxtaposition between Mike and Stone's solo on the show closer, Porch. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs Join our Discord - https://discord.gg/Kz9m36Qp

This is our first episode of a year long series featuring coverage of some of Pearl Jam's milestone tour anniversary dates, and we're gonna kick it off with the tour that will be dissected the most - the 20-year anniversary of the 2003 Riot Act tour. The pacific rim was their first stop as they visited Australia and Japan, and this episode will cover the third night in Sydney. This was a little bit of a strange time for the band live. The Iraq war was on their minds and they had no problems being outspoken about it. Every show had a hint of it somewhere, whether it be the stage spectacle performance of Bu$hleaguer or even War tagged onto Daughter, it was pretty much guaranteed to be a nightly theme during this time. Another thing that looms heavily over the first leg is the Roskilde tragedy. Riot Act songs such as I Am Mine, Love Boat Captain and Thumbing My Way that were specifically written in the aftermath draw raw, emotional power as the incident was still fresh in their heads. There is a section in this show that will exhibit the pain and sorrow they were working through. We also get Can't Keep as the opener of this show, which led to our question of the week that you answered - what song that's never been opened with before would you like to hear begin a show? Also our Gear Guru segments will discuss Mike's octave pedal and how effective it was on the song Ghost, and the implementation of Boom's presence and Stone's guitar that make performances of Black stand out from this era. Oh, and McCready is a highlight on that too! Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

It's been a while since we've revisited the Binaural tour, and now is as good a time as any to talk about it. We're covering the Toronto show, the second show from the second leg of the North America run. While this one may get lost in the shuffle compared to other big shows from this leg such as Vegas and Seattle, there is a lot to talk about within the little pieces that made the songs sound the way they did in 2000. For the first time on the podcast, we'll hear from our friend Javier Hervas, an expert on guitars and gear who's studied all of the band's different set ups throughout the year. I guess you can call him our Gear Guru! He'll be helping us recognize moments in Sometimes and Brain Of J where both presented a distinct sound of the era, but he'll let us know how that sound develops through pedals and distortion techniques. That's not the only guest we'll hear from. This episode is a Patron request from Gaby Mockenhaupt who has come to appreciate this bootleg in recent years. We'll tell her story about her intake of Pearl Jam living in Germany, and listening to this show on holiday. We'll also invite to the show our friend Steve Bennett, the host of the Sports-Casters podcast, to discuss his story of traveling to multiple dates on this tour and giving us insight as to what was happening in the building on that night. Visit the Concertpedia - http://liveon4legs.com Donate to the Show - http://patreon.com/liveon4legs

Welcome to Caching in the NorthWest! This is THE podcast from the birthplace of geocaching, right here in the great Pacific NorthWest.  It's Thursday at 9PM Pacific and we are going to talk about geocaches and geocachers from here and around the globe. So while you're fighting other parents for the perfect gift this year, we'll be Caching in the NorthWest. We want you to ask your hosts interesting questions. We are calling this, At LAST!, or Listeners Asked Some Things. Send an email to feedback@CachingNW.com, call into 253-693-TFTC. Call us with your feedback at (253) 693-TFTC Or visit the website at https://CachingNW.com

On this episode, Jon Teater and Anthony Barnum, Outdoor Writer and Gear Guru, discuss owning land, and the factors that led them to buying property. Buying land can be one of the most involved and complicated endeavors we go through as individuals and can be taxing and liberating all at the same time. In this discussion we get into the pitfalls and benefits of owning land. Anthony breakdowns what he's doing on his land to improve it and his number one improvement he believes most should consider after purchasing property. Anthony is focused on maximizing his land and receiving a benefit hunting wise via logging. Anthony has taken it on himself to mark timber and layout a logging plan to include some enhancements that will increase deer interest over time.  If you are considering buying land or are fortunate to hunt on family property this episode discusses the thoughts, attitudes, and the concessions we sometimes must make in order to find a balance between meeting goals and keeping healthy relationships with family and friends. It's important to be realistic and find success in our own ways and don't forget that goals can be set but may need to be rethought in order to be achieved. Anthony and Jon discuss family and bringing children up with hunting and how they are approaching things differently from how they were taught.Further, Anthony and Jon discuss working with neighbors; this include strategies you may consider that could help push your agenda in the locality. Understanding that we sometimes might deal with highly pressured ground, especially during gun season, can be a major detractor, but we must work through these frustrations and be keen on when the time is right to go after the deer we want to harvest. Anthony advocates that looking for other properties and evaluating areas that may be more aligned with your goals.  Selling land may be a consideration for some, but Anthony is playing the long game on his properties and he hopes that his current and future improvements will help him meet his goals.   Social Linkshttps://whitetaillandscapes.com/https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en

On this episode, Jon Teater and Anthony Barnum, Outdoor Writer and Gear Guru, discuss owning land, and the factors that led them to buying property. Buying land can be one of the most involved and complicated endeavors we go through as individuals and can be taxing and liberating all at the same time. In this discussion we get into the pitfalls and benefits of owning land. Anthony breakdowns what he's doing on his land to improve it and his number one improvement he believes most should consider after purchasing property. Anthony is focused on maximizing his land and receiving a benefit hunting wise via logging. Anthony has taken it on himself to mark timber and layout a logging plan to include some enhancements that will increase deer interest over time.  If you are considering buying land or are fortunate to hunt on family property this episode discusses the thoughts, attitudes, and the concessions we sometimes must make in order to find a balance between meeting goals and keeping healthy relationships with family and friends. It's important to be realistic and find success in our own ways and don't forget that goals can be set but may need to be rethought in order to be achieved. Anthony and Jon discuss family and bringing children up with hunting and how they are approaching things differently from how they were taught.  Further, Anthony and Jon discuss working with neighbors; this include strategies you may consider that could help push your agenda in the locality. Understanding that we sometimes might deal with highly pressured ground, especially during gun season, can be a major detractor, but we must work through these frustrations and be keen on when the time is right to go after the deer we want to harvest. Anthony advocates that looking for other properties and evaluating areas that may be more aligned with your goals. Selling land may be a consideration for some, but Anthony is playing the long game on his properties and he hopes that his current and future improvements will help him meet his goals.   Social Links https://whitetaillandscapes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/ https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode co-host and gear guru Jason Svetich review Wiley X sunglasses in the field.

Today hear the Gear Guru Jason Svetich and podcast host Bob Svetich as Jason reports his findings after field testing a spotting scope on today's Gear Review episode.  You'll be a more informed consumer after listening to our Gear Review episodes. https://www.patreon.com/thesportinglife

Today hear the Gear Guru Jason Svetich and podcast host Bob Svetich as Jason reports his findings after field testing fishing lures.  You'll be a more informed consumer after listening to our Gear Review episodes

Today hear the Gear Guru himself Jason Svetich and host Bob Svetich as Jasonreports his findings after field testing a multi-use knife.  You'll be amore informed consumer after listening to our Gear Review episodes.Your listening to the sporting Life podcast brought to you by the Outdoor Group Inc. a passionate sporting life Company for the passionate sporting life enthusiast. Please visit www.theoutdoorgroupinc.commy daily shows bring you the best celebrity entertainment and all things hunting and fishing.Hi Im Bob Svetich. Please join me and my co-host    right after this beautiful rendition of "God Bless America" by Daniel Rodriguez right here on the Sporting Life Podcast.(Singing) God bless America Land that I love stand beside her and guide her through the night with with a light from above from the mountain to the prairie to the ocean white with foam God Bless America my home sweet homeGod bless America our home sweet home.(End Singing)God Bless America and God bless all of you. We are bring to you the best celebrity entertainment and the best in hunting and fishing everyday at 7:00am.Well that wraps it up for today, but before I put out the campfire I want to remind you all that you can find us at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, Alexa, And iHeart Raidio. And Please SUBSCRIBE.Tune in tomorrow, I'm your host Bob Svetich saying thanks for listening and please remember to always be a good steward of our land and water. 

In this episode podcast host Bob Svetich and outdoor product field tester Jason Svetich share stories and tips about Jason's field testing  of the Fly Fisherman Fly Rod. Listen and you'll be a more informed consumer.  Like this episode? Please write a review and  tell us what you liked (or did not like) about it. We always appreciate it when we  hear from our followers and listeners. Thanks.Contact Bob Svetich:http://theoutdoorgroupinc.com/The Sporting Life Podcast bringing you the BEST in celebrityentertainment and all things hunting and fishing.Gear Review: New Episode every SaturdayBe sure to RATE AND REVIEW The Sporting Life Podcast and tell a friend about us!Listen for The Sporting Life Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in tomorrow for a new episode of The Sporting Life Podcast. Thanks for listening and please remember to always be a good steward of our land and water.

Your listening to the sporting Life podcast brought to you by the Outdoor Group Inc. a passionate sporting life Company for the passionate sporting life enthusiast. Please visit www.theoutdoorgroupinc.comMy daily shows bring you the best celebrity entertainment and all things hunting and fishing. We are bring to you the best celebrity entertainment and the best in hunting and fishing everyday at 7:00am(Eastern) I'm your host Bob Svetich saying thanks for listening and please remember to always be a good steward of our land and water. 

Today hear podcast host Bob Svetich and outdoor product field tester Jason Svetich discuss  the  Stone Glacier Backpack. You'll be a more informed consumer after listening to our Gear Review episodes.Contact Bob Svetich:http://theoutdoorgroupinc.com/The Sporting Life Podcast bringing you the BEST in celebrityentertainment and all things hunting and fishing.Gear Review: New Episode every SaturdayBe sure to RATE AND REVIEW The Sporting Life Podcast and tell a friend about us!Listen for The Sporting Life Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Tune in tomorrow for a new episode of The Sporting Life Podcast. Thanks for listening and please remember to always be a good steward of our land and water.