I'm listening to Release right now from this show. I do notice a bit of strain in his voice, but even a strained Vedder growl packs more power and punch than any other front man at his best.
I'm listening to this show now on PJ radio, and Eddie's voice was not doing so hot at the moment. He really struggles during "Spin the Black Circle", among others. Given the obvious strain in his voice, I'm surprised they still closed the first set with "Blood". Still, I'd rather listen to PJ with a hoarse Eddie than most bands. "Alive" with the "Voodoo Chile" interpolation by (I'm assuming) Mike at the end is unreal. What I would give to go back in time and see a 1995 PJ show!
11/04/95 - Spartan Stadium: San Jose, CA [155m]
attendance: 35,000
support act: The Fastbacks and Ben Harper
soundcheck: Act of Love, I Got Shit, Red Mosquito
Ed's pre-set: Dead Man
set: Release, Even Flow, Last Exit, Animal, Dissident, Not for You, Rearviewmirror (w/ Who teaser), Elderly Woman, Go, Glorified G, Daughter/(Young Man Blues)/(W.M.A.), Deep, Jeremy, Corduroy, Lukin, I Got Shit, Spin the Black Circle, Red Mosquito, (So You Want to be a Rock 'n Roll Star), Brain of J, Why Go, Black, Alive/(Voodoo Chile teaser), Blood
enc: Leaving Here, Better Man, Immortality, Porch, So You Want to be a Rock 'n Roll Star, Indifference
notes: Ed opens the show early with the (then) unreleased 'Dead Man.' Later he quips, "So these are the faces I would have seen if I could have lifted my head up in San Francisco." After a long departure from these sort of antics, Ed climbs the speaker stacks and scaffolding during 'Porch.' He includes a bit of the 'Three Little Birds' tag in Porch, repeating the "every little thing's gonna be alright" line a few times. Ben Harper and Kim Warnick (from the Fastbacks) join PJ in 'Rock 'n Roll Star.'
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I'm listening to Release right now from this show. I do notice a bit of strain in his voice, but even a strained Vedder growl packs more power and punch than any other front man at his best.
I'm listening to this show now on PJ radio, and Eddie's voice was not doing so hot at the moment. He really struggles during "Spin the Black Circle", among others. Given the obvious strain in his voice, I'm surprised they still closed the first set with "Blood". Still, I'd rather listen to PJ with a hoarse Eddie than most bands. "Alive" with the "Voodoo Chile" interpolation by (I'm assuming) Mike at the end is unreal. What I would give to go back in time and see a 1995 PJ show!
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11/04/95 - Spartan Stadium: San Jose, CA [155m]
attendance: 35,000
support act: The Fastbacks and Ben Harper
soundcheck: Act of Love, I Got Shit, Red Mosquito
Ed's pre-set: Dead Man
set: Release, Even Flow, Last Exit, Animal, Dissident, Not for You, Rearviewmirror (w/ Who teaser), Elderly Woman, Go, Glorified G, Daughter/(Young Man Blues)/(W.M.A.), Deep, Jeremy, Corduroy, Lukin, I Got Shit, Spin the Black Circle, Red Mosquito, (So You Want to be a Rock 'n Roll Star), Brain of J, Why Go, Black, Alive/(Voodoo Chile teaser), Blood
enc: Leaving Here, Better Man, Immortality, Porch, So You Want to be a Rock 'n Roll Star, Indifference
notes: Ed opens the show early with the (then) unreleased 'Dead Man.' Later he quips, "So these are the faces I would have seen if I could have lifted my head up in San Francisco." After a long departure from these sort of antics, Ed climbs the speaker stacks and scaffolding during 'Porch.' He includes a bit of the 'Three Little Birds' tag in Porch, repeating the "every little thing's gonna be alright" line a few times. Ben Harper and Kim Warnick (from the Fastbacks) join PJ in 'Rock 'n Roll Star.'