Search - Pearl Jam :: 10/24/00 - Los Angeles, California

Two-Thirds Brilliant

doomsdayer520 | Pennsylvania | 11/16/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Disclaimer: Owner of all 72 official PJ bootlegs. This performance in Los Angeles in one of the most schizophrenic entries in the Pearl Jam bootleg series. Granted, much of this show is incredible. The band gets off to a roaring start tonight, with a surprisingly sinister "Sometimes" opening the show, followed by a non-stop slamfest in "Corduroy" through "Animal." The great performances continue into some of the tour's best renditions of "Light Years" and "Not For You," while "Betterman" and "Black" are especially effective and dramatic. Unfortunately, this bootleg does not quite merit five stars because of a horrendous encore set. Whatever was going so well in the main body of the show has come to a screeching halt after the encore break. Who knows what happened during the band's break backstage, but the encore pales in comparison to the rest of the show. Just about every song in the encore, starting with a horrendous "Do the Evolution," is full of timing and tuning errors. Most of the gaffes are from Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, who sound like they're in two different time zones and have no idea what each other is doing. Credit must be given to Jeff Ament, who turns up the groove quotient and holds things together rather well during the encore. So this bootleg is two-thirds brilliant, one-third horrendous, and tough to figure out overall."

Evolution

Chiefcrowe | Los Angeles, CA United States | 04/03/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This was actually my first show and after listening to the album, it is quite a good one. It starts out mellow but then rocks hard right away with some fast songs. Light Years and Nothing as it Seems are highlights with a clear acoustic component, and on Wishlist he forgets some lyrics! Even Flow has some great solos and Black is just beautiful!Do the Evolution is very high charged and State of Love and Trust is also a good performance. A little while before Eddie comments that they are playing in someone's backyard, like the Devil's Backyard. Crazy Mary is very mellow and a great, emotional performance. The Neil Young cover gets a rousing response because he played at the same place a few weeks before. I thought soon forget was strange to put in there but the last song Yellow Ledbetter was filled with beautiful solos and a lot of energy, and afterward I knew I had seen one of the best live bands that are still around."