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2006-07-03: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA
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2006-07-03: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA

Pearl Jam

July 3, 2006 · Moonshine Music

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This live recording from the Pepsi Center in Denver is a quintessential example of Pearl Jam's mid-2000s renaissance. It sounds like a band that has fully shed its 90s grunge baggage to become a lean, politically charged touring machine.

The production is crisp yet retains the cavernous, booming atmosphere of a professional hockey arena, giving the listener the sense of being positioned exactly at the soundboard.

Eddie Vedder's voice is in its 'gravel and honey' phase, showing a weathered maturity that adds weight to the newer material from the self-titled 'Avocado' album.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the brooding 'Severed Hand' into the explosive, wah-drenched soloing of 'World Wide Suicide' that defines the 2006 tour sound.
The communal roar of the Denver crowd during the bridge of 'Better Man' where the band drops out completely to let the audience carry the melody.
A particularly jagged and aggressive rendition of 'Do the Evolution' that highlights the band's punk roots and the tightness of the Cameron-Ament rhythm section.
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How does 2006-07-03: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA sound next to the rest of Pearl Jam's catalogue?

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