Pearl Jam
October 31, 1999
Shoreline Amphitheater: Mountainview, CA
Bridge School Benefit Day 2
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CD > WAV > SHN: Rob Spina (rspina@optonline.net)
Equipment: IBM 32x DVD Drive > Creative Digital Audio Center > Shorten Compression
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01 - Nothing As It Seems - 06:20
02 - Daughter - 04:40
03 - Wishlist - 03:57
04 - Better Man - 05:50
05 - Off He Goes - 05:36
06 - Black - 07:26
07 - Last Kiss - 03:19
08 - I Shall Be Released - 04:28
Total: 41:36
Notes (from 5H):
The band takes the stage with only Mike and Stone festively attired for
Halloween (Mike in a silver Lone Ranger-type mask and Stone with a turkey hat.)
Ed asks everyone to sit down: "We'll be here a while, here's a new song ...",
and launches into the second brand-new song in two days, the incredible, bluesy
'Nothing As It Seems' (note: song titles courtesy of Matt Cameron).
A slightly different 'Daughter' follows, very boppy; Ed uses his fist to
create a megaphone effect at the end of the song but never gets to a tag. The
band are much, much more comfortable and confident tonight, much eye contact
with the audience, smiles from Ed, Jeff even looks up from the floor.
During 'Wishlist,' instead of the "14 million hands upraised" line, Ed sings,
"of 14 childrens' hands upraised" and turns towards the Bridge students at the
back. Ed looks up at the sky, probably looking for the moon, during the
"Camaro" line. Mike takes all the solos during 'Wishlist.' Ed's voice is just
great. After 'Better Man,' Ed tells a story about "it's really touching and
incredible to be around all the - John, Pete and Roger from the Who...sharing
stories -- mostly listening to theirs... and they'd talk about Keith Moon, and
it was almost like he was still around (Mike starts the 'Pinball Wizard' riff
and Ed tosses a pick toward him) ...it reminds us of how fragile life is," and
dedicates an incredibly beautiful 'Off He Goes' to Keith Moon. Ed miffs the
lyrics to 'Black' and laughs it off, making a joke about it singing, "I know I
taught her the wrong words..." During the "kids at play" line, he turns again
to the Bridge students. Fucks up the lyrics one more time and laughs it off
with "It's been a while!"
Finally, Ed talks about how after four times
performing at Bridge, some of the students have become friends, and dedicates
'Last Kiss' by special request for one student in particular, and sings the
whole song to her with tears streaming down his face.