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JAM The sensational thrill of being at the concert live. How I miss those days.This fantastic CD will be forever treasured, not for the repeated songs we have all purchased in the original cd's, but for the mere fact of being taped at a live gig. |
There is however, two special songs, one untitled and f*ckin' up. The CD starts off with Corduroy, and rightly so. Those first few chords leave the impressions in my mind that take me back to when I saw these hip-dudes play live in Seattle. That's Seattle, Washington, USA. In July, 1998. Given to Fly is next with the drums making the most noticeable difference to the recorded version on Yield. Then with a quick switch, it's a move to the up-tempo with Hail, Hail. "Are we going to the same place? If so, caaaaaaan IIIIIIIIIIII come?" What a great song to get you up in the morning. CRANK IT UP! Everytime I hear this song I recall moshing with the crowd as my feet were sprung upwards in time with the mosh.
Of course with any live cd there is also some talking and
Pearl Jam Live On Two Legs also has
it's fair share. Al beit not too much, it still gives you
the impression you are at the concert. Daughter follows Hail
Hail, to the crowds delight. But if you ask me, I think
this song has been played to it's limits really. Then its
the "longest title in the pearl jam catalogue" as Eddie
says, "Elderly woman behind a counter in a small town".
Following this is a short untitled track before guitaring into
MFC.
As it sounds like in all the concerts I have been to, Go (the
next song) sounds halted at the beginning of the song, as if
waiting for the next chords from the fellow band-members. But
this is what live cd's are all about. Red Mosquito is next, a
weird choice for a live cd, but nevertheless, it made it in. Even
Flow livens it up a little more after this. Just listen to
the notes the guitar makes and you will be amazed at how someone
can play this song under pressure. If only they had
ReviewMirror live. Now that's a challenge! Off he goes
slows everything down, and like all Pearl Jam concerts, they seem
to like this slow-down bit. I think it is supposed to give
the band members a bit of a rest, but it quite frankly irritates
me!
Nothingman is at least a slow song with some grunt. A
most worthy inclusion. Next it's the song with what is argueably
the best filmclip in history...Do the evolution. If you
even listen to the words of the song, it says a lot about the
human race and the filmclip echoes this. The rise of
society and the destruction of it by the same people. The
filmclip is graphic, in cartoon and leaves nothing to the
imagination as to what the song is saying. Now to add a
complex plethora of guitar work to this song is a challenge
enough, but even in the live sense, they do it well. The
choral bit in the middle is a little anti-climatic, but
nevertheless, still takes me back to the concert in Sydney where
the whole stage suddenly turned into some church altar. aaaahh
the memories. Better Man keeps the crowd going, and just like
every other oldie, they
sing to it. The CD is finished off with a deserving song,
Black. I think this is one of my favourite songs from their
entire collection. Remember to play it at my funeral
fellas! The CD ultimately ends with a rendition of a Neil Young
song, F*ckin' Up. It's done very well and wraps up the CD in
style.
As with all Pearl Jam CD's, I give this one 5 stars. I just can't wait until they put another CD out which would then warrant me to visit Seattle again!
c1999 Laszlo Virag - Did he mention he went to Seattle last year?