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The Complete Mozart Divertimentos: Historic First Recorded Edition: CD 6
The Craigheads at Asbury: Organ Duets
Trance Nation Mixed By DJ Nano [Import] [Limited Edition]
Untitled [CD-single] [Limited Edition] [Import]
THRAK: 30th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
Turn Off the Bubble Machine [Import]
The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1
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It's the little things that make each show a band plays unique--the between-song banter and stories, the song selection, the slight variation in performances. This set, early on in Pearl Jam's 2000 European tour, has the feeling of a waking beast that is groggily pulling itself from a long slumber. The roiling dark clouds of "Long Road" and the edgy "Breakerfall" from Binaural give a lurching start to a set that doesn't fully ignite until Ten's "Even Flow," when guitarist Mike McCready pulls out an extended solo that is expressive and explosive. Vocalist Eddie Vedder is upbeat and conversational throughout, warning the crowd to "Be careful, we're going to be here a long time," and talking about Barcelona's own "Hendrix," famous artist and architect Antonio Gaudi. Plenty of the hits are played with gusto ("Alive," "Black," "Daughter," "State of Love and Trust," and "Last Kiss"), but a couple of less commonly played tunes, "I Got Shit" and the sweet, simple "Thin Air," are noteworthy at the end of the regular set. --Adem Tepedelen