Pearl Jam Live On Two Legs Vinyl 2 LP

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Pearl Jam Live on Two Legs

2x Vinyl LP First Pressing

Corduroy

Given to Fly

Hail, Hail

Daughter

Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

Untitled

MFC

Go

Red Mosquito

Evenflow

Off He Goes

Nothingman

Do the Evolution

Better Man

Black

Fuckin Up

Record sleeve: Good/Fair condition

2x vinyl Records: mint condition.

Seventy-one minutes of live Pearl Jam plus an unreleased song? It's aural nirvana for fans of the reclusive, integrity-driven Seattle quintet. Pearl Jam are nothing if not passionate and unabashedly rocking, and this 16-track offering, recorded during their Yield tour, illustrates why the mumbly voiced rock deity and his band of merry men inspire such ardor in their followers. Eddie Vedder's emotive vocals, Mike McCready and Stone Gossard's raw and raging fretwork and edgy, catchy, whisper-to-a-scream dynamics are deftly and inspiringly captured. Though a few staples (including "Jeremy") are missing, songs running the gamut of the band's seven-year career--from "Corduroy" to "Nothingman" to the Neil Young-penned "F*ckin' Up"--more than make up for any exclusions. The breadth and scope found on Live on Two Legs (a take on the Queen song, "Death on Two Legs"?) proves the once über-"alternative" Pearl Jam have struck a loud chord in the mainstream...and that's not a bad thing. --Katherine Turman

Wikipedia:

Live on Two Legs consists of live performances of songs from different shows of the band's summer 1998 North American tour. Guitarist Mike McCready stated that the band released the live album due to the strength of Pearl Jam's shows on the tour.[7] It debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 album chart. Live on Two Legs has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[8]

"Daughter" features vocalist Eddie Vedder singing lyrics to Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" (as the band continues a quiet jam to "Daughter") along with lyrics to Pearl Jam's own "W.M.A." towards the end of the song. The album contains Pearl Jam's rendition of the Young song "Fuckin' Up".

AllMusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars. He said that "Pearl Jam still sounds good, but they lack the wild energy that distinguished their early years. Professionalism has its good points, however, and it's true that Live on Two Legs is eminently listenable, thanks in no small part to a fine track selection...Live on Two Legs is a souvenir, a thank you to fans who have stood by throughout the years, and on those terms, it's successful."[1] Entertainment Weekly reviewer David Browne gave the album an A-. He said, "Despite the band's continuing self-importance and fuzzy-around-the-edges arrangements, this set of uptight anthems ("Corduroy", "Better Man", "Go") packs a post-grunge wallop."

RECORDED AND MIXED BY:

Brett Eliason

MASTERED BY

Joe Gastwirt

ASSISTANT ENGINEERS:

Sam Hofstedt, John Burton

LAYOUT BY:

Jeff Ament, Barry Ament, George Estrada, Coby Schultz, Mark Atherton, and Jerome Turner, courtesy of Ames.

COLOR PHOTOS BY:

Kristin Callahan, and Lance Mercer.

BAND PORTRAITS BY:

Jeff Ament.

POSTER ART BY:

Barry Ament, George Estrada, Coby Schultz, Mark Atherton, Vito Costarella, Ward Sutton, Nate Williams and Hatch Show Prints.

As a band we all agree that the 98 tour has been one of our most fulfilling and exhilarating to date. Our sincerest thanks to everyone that attended and participated. The band also owes a huge debt of gratitude to our crew and manager who have not only given us outstanding technical and organizational support over the years, but who have also become our friends and loved ones. These are some of the faces that made this last tour possible. Thanks again.

And a P.S. to the Raleigh, NC and Hartford, CT Police Departments. Get a life. Leave those kids alone.