Jeff Ament made his presence known on an 8-string bass on “State Of Love and Trust” before an emphatic version of “Porch” closed the main set and shattered any remaining doubt as to the power and form of modern day Pearl Jam. Vedder then got a little teary as he recognized the band’s Hawaiian keyboardist, Boom Gaspar, with whom he co-wrote “Love Boat Captain”, a Riot Act (2002) selection making the setlist for just the second time in five years. Given the recent wildfires in Hawaii, Mr. “Daughter” was next before “Superblood Wolfmoon” played homage to the recent, rare “Super Blue Moon.” The set continued cooking with bangers “Why Go”, “Seven O’Clock”, “Even Flow”, and “Dance Of The Clairvoyants”, drummer Matt Cameron driving the beat before things cooled down with “I’m Open”, a deep cut from No Code (1996).Ī flawless performance of “Insignificance” followed as the Binaural (2000) track returned to the setlist for the first time in 74 shows, dating back to 2016. “Given To Fly” brought the crowd energy to a fever pitch ahead of a stirring telling of “Mind Your Manners” ( Lightning Bolt, 2013). The band’s first five songs spanned five different albums as the musicians remained seated through a run of “Buckle Up” (Gigaton, 2020), “Sometimes” (No Code, 1996), and “Wishlist” (Yield, 1998), before rising to their feet by “Black” ( Ten), one of the night’s definitive highlights and another relative rarity given its early placement in the set. (1993) selection and usual encore was given show opening duties for the first time since 1994. “Indifference” opened the night, the first surprise of the night as the Vs. Just days removed from the 32nd anniversary of the band’s debut album, Ten (1991), and nearly a year after its last performance (Denver, CO, 9/22/22), fans’ Pearl Jam devotion remained as fervent as ever.Įddie Vedder and company made sure it was worth the wait for all when the time finally came, delivering a 24-song set that included surprises, setlist rarities, and career-spanning hits. on Tuesday, a full two days before the scheduled start time of the first Pearl Jam of 2023. Within a year, 13x platinum-selling debut Ten was stacked high on record store shelves.The first fans started lining up in St. Andrew’s death from a heroin overdose in early 1990 rattled bonds and drove Stone’s writing into darker, heavier territory, but the introduction of second six-stringer Mike McCready, and an inspired response to their five-track demo from Illinois-born, San Diego-based singer Eddie Vedder (who’d written lyrics for Alive, Once and Footsteps while out surfing) saw the band take shape. Guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament joined proto-grungers Green River in the mid-’80s, before forming Mother Love Bone with vocalist Andrew Wood towards the decade’s close. Perhaps the tribulations and inspirations of their coming-together prepared them for that. Their first three LPs, of course – spanning the pomp of the grunge scene, and full of its revolutionary excitement – still hold a special place in listeners’ hearts, but rather than trying to cling to past glories or fading into irrelevance, their eight albums (and countless other releases) since have solidified one of the most innovative, important reputations in all of rock. They have always been an outfit interested in everything they do. Compared to the vast majority of their platinum-rated rock contemporaries, Pearl Jam’s back catalogue does not easily stack into a defined hierarchy of hit singles, ‘underrated’ fan-favourites and forgotten album tracks.
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