PEARL JAM

[fowls]

It's $9.99 for mp3 and $14.99 for FLAC.

If you don't know, FLAC is a format that you can burn onto CD with no loss of quality (i.e. that's perfect CD quality). The mp3 version is good too, but some bootleggers are elitist about having super high quality versions. Mp3 players don't play FLAC, but you can get free software to convert FLAC into mp3. Since FLAC are super high quality, they're also very large files.

Edited August 28, 2006 by fowls

[PaulJam]

I don't think they were the best EVER - that's going a bit too far for me.

Reading had the better set for my Pearl Jam preferences - Why Go?, Jeremy, Once, Better Man, Blood, Even Flow, Alive and best of all - CROWN OF THORNS baby!!!!!! Couldn't believe it when they burst into that! Spot on.

It was a classic set but sound quality and other little things prevent it going alongside Foos in 95 and maybe even Maiden last year which was an immense triumph.

I always expected PJ to be good and by God they were!

[fowls]

The Pearl Jam thing after the dublin gig was a rip off. 10 euro each (+drink money) to listen to a load of CDs when you've just seen the real thing, why bother?

Me and my friends ended up going to the airport and hanging about there instead.

As for which set was better, I think Reading got the better deal. Once, Crown Of Thorns, Save You, RVM, Blood, Dissident! It was great. Would kill to hear Go, Hail Hail and Whipping though. They're both pretty great, but a PJ show without Betterman is WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!

Edited August 29, 2006 by fowls

[pogal]

pogal - oh my f*ckin god? Foo Fighters? Are you havin a bubble barf? Say it aint so. You seemed so....so all right????

[funkymp]

just woke up

pearl jam at reading was only the 3rd time in my gig going experience where ive ever had goose bumps for a entire set, absolutely bloody mindblowing. easily one of the best sets ive ever seen by a band, im really considering going off to one of the european shows now. i was actually speechless after there set on sunday for about an hour.

band of the weekend by absolutely miles.

[BigMouthStrikesAgain]

Absolutely amazing, setlist was spot on except for Jeremi not being there but you can't have everything. Highlight - the drum solo halfway through Evenflow just before the last chorus, 2 minutes of leathering the drums and then it all fitted back into the song perfectly.

When are they playing the UK again? I want more.

[Messi30]

I still got wood thinking about it

[Paulaviki]

Wow they were awesome!! I got a good few of my fave tracks so far (still new to PJ), opening with Corduroy was a touch, but I have to say I am gutted Leeds got Daughter/Its Ok - you bastards!! But it was a great set and when the starting riff of Alive kicked in it was a hair standing up moment! Great crowd too, definitely the best band of the weekend, and it was so nice to see a band genuinely moved by the massive response they got from the crowd.

Seeing them again in less than 2 weeks............hell yeah.

And can't believe anyone could say they looked uninterested, did they see Mike McCreedy playing guitar over his head!!!!!! Uninterested by being moved to tears, uninterested using binoculars to look at the crowd...........uninterested by doing 2 encores and taking a band bow at the end..........oh and they must have been so uninteresting that people did not stop applauding.

[fantomas]

they were mind-blowing at reading.

best performance of the weekend for me, easily.

so moving, so genuine, and they rocked!

bless all the pearl jam fans in the crowd, such a wonderful bunch of people, was great chatting to so many before the band came on and blew us away.

[MrMac]

When are they playing the UK again? I want more.

[one_one]

Wasnlt there rumours of a JAnuary/Febuary tour next year? sure I heard that? after Leeds and especailyl reading I think they may well be convinced to come back.

[TheUnpolished]

On PJ message board someone spoke to Eddie and they are planning on doing a few nights at Wembly next year!

How amazing was Black leeds festers!

It was really wierd cause me and my girlfriend shouted for it and they played it as if they heard us

[funkymp]

pearl jam are doing wembley soon? holy cow, im soooooooooo there

im tempted to go off to one of there european shows now, i dont think ive ever been so happy after seeing a band in my life after sunday night

[PaulJam]

If they play Wembley next year I'll probably be in Asia so that will suck big balls. Hopefully I should have some spare money when I come back so I can go and see them in America. Cus they're just that damn good.

Watching it again now. Grievance baby!

[Fabrizio Hammond Jr]

I've heard that a UK tour is being planned, my guess is five or six dates finishing with a few nights at wembley, like last time.

Reading/Leeds proved that they are still popular, lol

[thomasowen]

I got a shiver up my spine as the burst into go - then animal. The set seemed just perfect. Did you guys see the solo during even flow. BRILLIANT!

[Calm Like A Bomb]

Pearl Jam completely blew me away, a fantastic experience. So glad I was there Words can't describe it really.

[_Si_]

Leeds certainly did get the better (if shorter) set. I was at the front and the majority of my favourite songs were played. What a deeply joyous experience that was, for both me and my friends individually, and as a group.

[Cultseeker]

Suppose it depends on your favorite songs really though, but "Crown of Thorns"? You must be kicking yourself for missing that?

Edited August 29, 2006 by Cultseeker

[funkymp]

just decided im going to berlin end of september if it bloody kills me

[fantomas]

was pleased to get the setlist we got at reading, overall prefer it to the leeds setlist.

am still a little jealous leeds got the It's OK tag on Daughter and State of Love & Trust though, that's always awesome.

[thomasowen]

Vs is my favourite album and they played a lot of songs from that at leeds, so I know which set Im most happy with

[Olivavu]

Whatever songs they played...both festivals were treated to the best band they'll ever have there.

[Cultseeker]

Whatever songs they played...both festivals were treated to the best band they'll ever have there.

[AloneInDecember]

i would have loved to have seen black at reading... would have been something special to me. i was close to the front, and it was amazing atmosphere, abosolutly mindblowing, everyone near me was word perfect and when he was in tears it was a real moment. that said the only thing that drove me crazy, was some topless guys behind me thought, yeah lets start a mosh pit, and whilst i'm not anti mosh 99% of the time, it just seemed the stupidest most inappropriate band.