Search - Pearl Jam :: 22/6/00 - Fila Forum, Milan, Italy

Momentum builds as the show goes on

David R. Finnegan II | Rockford, IL, USA | 11/18/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Like a lot of the Euro shows, it takes awhile for the band to get truly comfortable here- despite the proficiency and great vocals on Corduroy and God's Dice, Mike McCready doesn't sound as into it as he usually does. By 'Given to Fly', he wakes up a bit, and provides a riff unlike any I've heard on the other bootlegs. It's not the best performance of the song, but it's unique. For most of the rest of the main set, the entire band is on- Rival and Thin Air, Binaural rarities, are stunning and perfectly executed. The crowd participation on "Small Town", "Present Tense", and "Daughter" makes each of those among the best versions I've heard. Ed flubs a few songs in the encore- Betterman and Insignificance- but makes up for it with Sleight of Hand, Garden, and rocking performances of the acronym songs, RVM, SoLaT, and RitFW. This show just keeps getting better, which is a tall order for a show that clocks in at almost 2 and a half hours. Definitely a highlight of the Euro tour."

Best European Show

TamaDrummer | Virginia | 05/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is without a doubt the strongest show of the whole European tour back in 2000. The setlist is full of songs that either dont get played very often or arent usually played very well. For instance, Garden and Gods Dice. Garden was played very little throughout the tour(I think maybe 3 times in total) and was usually a mess. In this show its done amazingly well and is really good to hear. The live version found here is such much better than the studio version found on Ten. The band also does an amazing version of Gods Dice, its not perfect though. Some talk about how Mike missed a note. Yes he did, but is almost makes the song better. Its actually cool how the riff sounded in the note he missed because Stone(PJs other guitarist) was still playing his part. Thats what makes these shows special is that sometimes the mistakes make the songs more enjoyable to hear, especially if you hear the studio version hundreds of times. There are also very strong and awesome takes on Of The Girl, Animal, Rival, Not For You, Thin Air, Present Tense, Jeremy(very good version), Go, Nothingman, Sleight of Hand, Rocking in The Free World, and Smile. The band was just awesome that night as well. Perhaps Eddie Vedders best night of that tour. Some of the harder songs to sing like Jeremy, Gods Dice, Sleight of Hand, and Garden are done perfect. I notice every flaw in these bootlegs that I own and I try to find which show has the fewest. This has only a few. Not many at all. Most people wont be able to tell. The show performed in Milan that night was just flat out superb and all around a damn fine killer show. Highly recommended to anyone who may still be on the lookout for these soon to be classic shows."