Search - Pearl Jam :: 8/27/00 - Saratoga, New York

The best of ALL the bootlegs

T. Avallone | St Charles IL | 03/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After listening (very CLOSELY, I might add) to ALL the 'offical' bootleg series, I have decided that this IS the one to buy. All you have to do is take a look at the track listing. This show seems to 'rock' a little more than the others (Not that its a BAD thing.....), but the energy here is showcased throughout.Eddie has fun with the crowd, and is in top form here with his vocal arrangement. To his screeching in SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE, to his acoustic-laiden, sweet song SOON FORGET, he is on target !The interesting thing about this show: It starts off with some VERY hard rockers (BREAKERFALL - WHIPPING) and ends with the 'softer' tunes (SOON FORGET - BLACK - YELLOW LEDBETTER). Absolutely phenominal !!!!SO: If you can't afford ALL the offical bootlegs, I recomend you pick this one up for starters...BEWARE - You WILL get addicted to purchasing ALL of them, like myself.NOW some Pearl Jam 'bashers' will be able to hear for themselves, WHY Eddie & Co. are the best live gig America has."

Come 2 the conclusion as my favourite bootleg

chris warne | new zealand | 02/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"out of the 33 pearl jam bootlegs i own this and pittsburg and lisbone are my favourites. This show isnt so much for a new pearl jam fan as they play more less comercial songs such as in my tree, whipping, slight of hand, once and who could forget la's cover timeless meledy. A great preformance, exploding at the start woth 5 straight up grunge songs to get u going. And slowing right down into a groove and exceptional emotion after the encore break, A very good black by the way.Awsome setlist for a hardcore fan but not for the begginer. As a begginer may i suggest to you verona as it has a large range of the hits and best songs. But this cd is defanatly a winner to buy."

One of the top 5 from the entire tour

Pearl Jam | New York | 09/27/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hi, I saw several (8) shows on this tour, have heard all but a few of the bootleg set, and I can say that this is one of the best shows on the entire tour. The set list is great, the renditions of MFC, RVM, and Porch are especailly wonderful."