Post subject: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:29 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
The 06 tour has always been one I really wanted to enjoy more. It's probably the last time Pearl Jam was playing super tight, but the speed problem was at its all time worst and the sets are littered with shitty Self Titled songs. Well in the recent months I've found songs from that album more listenable than in the past, so I think I'm ready to give this one another try. I mean, it was the best tour for Release, so it already has that going for it.
So, let's actually talk about the 2006 tour.
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Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:40 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:38 pm Posts: 4388
This was the year with lasers, right?
Yeah, I liked the one show I saw, Hartford. It was a really cold night in May and MMJ opened. I got to see I'm Open and Slight of Hand.
But, I always think of 2006 as the year I started caring a bit less about the band. Maybe it was Avocado combined this show and at the same time discovering a ton of other, more interesting bands.
Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:43 am
Master of Meh
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
What's up with this crazy practice of putting more than 1 song on a CD track?
That was a hangover from the MP3 days in 2005, I think Brett stopped doing it by the end of the tour.
The US shows got markedly better as they went along, but I think this tour really hit its stride with the European and Australian shows. Best post-2000 Pearl Jam tour for me.
Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:45 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
On the subject of actually making this thread: I searched for 2006 in topic titles and outside of individual show/setlist threads there was a bunch like "ed's singing on the 2006 tour" and stuff like that and I thought "those are exactly the types of things that can be let's actually talked about in a thread like this".
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Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:46 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
spenno wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
What's up with this crazy practice of putting more than 1 song on a CD track?
That was a hangover from the MP3 days in 2005, I think Brett stopped doing it by the end of the tour.
The US shows got markedly better as they went along, but I think this tour really hit its stride with the European and Australian shows. Best post-2000 Pearl Jam tour for me.
You better believe that I split the songs into separate tracks for the disc I'm burning now.
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Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:56 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
Life Wasted is still kind of a shitty song. But like I said, there was a time when this was unlistenable for me. Now I'm sort of enjoying it, for a shitty song.
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Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:57 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:37 am Posts: 3819
Two "Sad"s I really like are Milwaukee and Melbourne.
The '06 tour really opened up a lot of the S/T songs for me. I feel like almost all of them sound better live, "Parachutes" being an exception that jumps immediately to mind.
Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:01 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:37 am Posts: 3819
A few great performances that spring to mind from 2006:
"Man of the Hour," Milan "Corduroy," Denver (w/Benmont Tench) "Bee Girl," Denver "Breath," Pistoia "Tremor Christ," Torino "Waiting on a Friend," Santa Barbara
Post subject: Re: Let's Actually Talk About: The 2006 Tour
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:36 am
Master of Meh
Joined: Fri May 19, 2006 11:00 pm Posts: 13226 Location: Adelaide, AUS
cutuphalfdead wrote:
spenno wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
What's up with this crazy practice of putting more than 1 song on a CD track?
That was a hangover from the MP3 days in 2005, I think Brett stopped doing it by the end of the tour.
The US shows got markedly better as they went along, but I think this tour really hit its stride with the European and Australian shows. Best post-2000 Pearl Jam tour for me.
You better believe that I split the songs into separate tracks for the disc I'm burning now.
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