Parting Ways is clearly an RM favorite. A recent thread about Grand Rapids 2006 inspired me to go back and listen to the 2000 versions of this song...and oh man. I forgot how good they were. I remember seeing the full-band P-ways premiere in Detroit that year and being floored, but I didn't realize until much later how great the fall (full electric instead of semi-acoustic) 2000 versions of the song are as a group.

So out of the versions played during 2000 leg three, which is your favorite? I'll start it off with Detroit. Obviously the Seattle shows with the violin stick out too...

I'm a fan of the Chicago version.

I once listened to all of them in a row just to compare. Was it Stockholm that I thought was pretty damn great? Can't remember.

There's also one on the west coast USA, where Eddie put Parting Ways after Black, saying something like "that was a song about a break-up, this next song is even more painful, it's even before the break-up" or something like that.

Detroit, first full-band performance, is very good.

Seattle 2, also excellent

Lubbock (touring band version) or Fresno.

Boise

but nothing beats binaural.

don't cheat yourself. live versions just keep it close.

and do yourself a favor

go to pearljamlive.com
click on 1992
click on kaufman astoria studios
track 6 angie

and its dissident slowed down


lend hope
what if things they mean
i dont know

i dont
i'd see it upon your face
i dont want to die in this place she said

not die, not a sadder day
open ground, down
move it on, gonna move it on
our way

--this is where gold comes from. too bad they didnt continue this thought like MFC became untitled. such a shame.

LUBBOCK.

Seriously, no contest.

Cool find.