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AKA · 06-16-2004, 03:10 PM

Pearl Jam Goes Acoustic

By Jonathan Cohen
Billboard

Pearl Jam's first full acoustic concert is heading to CD next month. The 24-track, double-disc Live at Benaroya Hall October 22, 2003 was taped at the Seattle venue as part of a benefit for local aid organization Youthcare. The album will be issued to retail via a one-off distribution deal between the band and BMG; Pearl Jam split last fall with longtime label Epic Records.

A special edition of the album, featuring a poster with a band photograph taken at the show by Charles Peterson, will be available for pre-order June 21 exclusively via Pearl Jam's official Web site. In addition, PearlJam.com will be the exclusive outpost for a four-LP boxed set edition of the concert, also bundled with the poster.

Live at Benaroya finds Pearl Jam debuting "Man of the Hour," its Golden Globe-nominated contribution to the film Big Fish, plus the non-album track "Fatal," which appeared on the rarities album Lost Dogs. "Around the Bend," the closing track from the 1996 album No Code, had not been performed since 1998.

Other oddities featured on the set include covers of the Johnny Cash-popularized "25 Minutes to Go," the Ramones' "I Believe in Miracles" and Bob Dylan's "Masters of War." The band ditched the acoustic set-up for a plugged-in, show-closing rendition of "Yellow Ledbetter."

"This was one of those special shows," says Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis. "But because it was not part of the 2003 tour bootleg series and fans were asking for it, and because of the unique nature of the performance itself -- it being the band's first full length acoustic show -- it felt like a show we should give fans the chance to own."

As previously reported, Pearl Jam may play some fall shows in swing states in the run-up toward the U.S. presidential election. Last month, the quintet's site said, "it's possible the band may head back to the studio towards the end of the year to begin work on their eighth album."

Here is the track list for Live at Benaroya Hall:

Disc One:
1. Of the Girl
2. Lowlight
3. Thumbing My Way
4. Thin Air
5. Fatal
6. Nothing As It Seems
7. Man of the Hour
8. Immortality
9. Off He Goes
10. Around the Bend
11. I Believe in Miracles
12. Sleight of Hand
13. All or None
14. Lukin

Disc Two:
1. Parting Ways
2. Down
3. Can't Keep
4. Dead Man
5. Masters of War
6. Black
7. Crazy Mary
8. 25 Minutes to Go
9. Daughter
10. Yellow Ledbetter

AKA · 07-17-2004, 12:26 AM

Live At Benaroya Hall cover art:

Dean Winchester · 07-17-2004, 03:53 PM

what is it with some artists and live albums? Doesn't Pearl Jam have 75 of them already?

I notice Dave Matthews Band releases a live album a year, and I wanna know, WHY? usually they record one album each album, but now it's getting excessive since they've released 3 of them since Busted Stuff came out

AKA · 07-20-2004, 05:08 PM

Since 2000, Pearl Jam has released all their shows from their tours on CD. Nothing wrong with that.

Here's how I see it: I'd rather pay Pearl Jam, one of my favorite bands, $15 for a professionally mastered, soundboard-mix CD of a live show than pay a bootlegger $60 for a ****ty-sounding CD of the same concert.

What sets the new album apart from the others is that it's a mostly acoustic concert. It wasn't part of the Riot Act tour; it was a benefit concert. All proceeds went to Seattle's YouthCare center for at-risk and homeless children.

I'm listening to an online preview right now. It's a neat show. Can't wait to have the real thing in my hands.

06-16-2004, 03:10 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Pearl Jam To Release Two-Disc Acoustic Live Set Pearl Jam Goes Acoustic By Jonathan Cohen Billboard Pearl Jam's first full acoustic concert is heading to CD next month. The 24-track, double-disc Live at Benaroya Hall October 22, 2003 was taped at the Seattle venue as part of a benefit for local aid organization Youthcare. The album will be issued to retail via a one-off distribution deal between the band and BMG; Pearl Jam split last fall with longtime label Epic Records. A special edition of the album, featuring a poster with a band photograph taken at the show by Charles Peterson, will be available for pre-order June 21 exclusively via Pearl Jam's official Web site. In addition, PearlJam.com will be the exclusive outpost for a four-LP boxed set edition of the concert, also bundled with the poster. Live at Benaroya finds Pearl Jam debuting "Man of the Hour," its Golden Globe-nominated contribution to the film Big Fish, plus the non-album track "Fatal," which appeared on the rarities album Lost Dogs. "Around the Bend," the closing track from the 1996 album No Code, had not been performed since 1998. Other oddities featured on the set include covers of the Johnny Cash-popularized "25 Minutes to Go," the Ramones' "I Believe in Miracles" and Bob Dylan's "Masters of War." The band ditched the acoustic set-up for a plugged-in, show-closing rendition of "Yellow Ledbetter." "This was one of those special shows," says Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis. "But because it was not part of the 2003 tour bootleg series and fans were asking for it, and because of the unique nature of the performance itself -- it being the band's first full length acoustic show -- it felt like a show we should give fans the chance to own." As previously reported, Pearl Jam may play some fall shows in swing states in the run-up toward the U.S. presidential election. Last month, the quintet's site said, "it's possible the band may head back to the studio towards the end of the year to begin work on their eighth album." Here is the track list for Live at Benaroya Hall: Disc One: 1. Of the Girl 2. Lowlight 3. Thumbing My Way 4. Thin Air 5. Fatal 6. Nothing As It Seems 7. Man of the Hour 8. Immortality 9. Off He Goes 10. Around the Bend 11. I Believe in Miracles 12. Sleight of Hand 13. All or None 14. Lukin Disc Two: 1. Parting Ways 2. Down 3. Can't Keep 4. Dead Man 5. Masters of War 6. Black 7. Crazy Mary 8. 25 Minutes to Go 9. Daughter 10. Yellow Ledbetter Attached Images
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07-17-2004, 12:26 AM	#2
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07-17-2004, 03:53 PM	#3
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	what is it with some artists and live albums? Doesn't Pearl Jam have 75 of them already? I notice Dave Matthews Band releases a live album a year, and I wanna know, WHY? usually they record one album each album, but now it's getting excessive since they've released 3 of them since Busted Stuff came out

07-20-2004, 05:08 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Since 2000, Pearl Jam has released all their shows from their tours on CD. Nothing wrong with that. Here's how I see it: I'd rather pay Pearl Jam, one of my favorite bands, $15 for a professionally mastered, soundboard-mix CD of a live show than pay a bootlegger $60 for a ***ty-sounding CD of the same concert. What sets the new album apart from the others is that it's a mostly acoustic concert. It wasn't part of the Riot Act* tour; it was a benefit concert. All proceeds went to Seattle's YouthCare center for at-risk and homeless children. I'm listening to an online preview right now. It's a neat show. Can't wait to have the real thing in my hands.