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Pearl Jam   02/11/1992

Locomotive, Paris, France
Source Sony Professional WM-D3
Media FLAC   1 disc
Notes Somewhere in the beginning of 1992, I was shocked to hear on the radio some beautiful, powerful music. I had enjoyed Nirvana a few months before, but this band was something better. It was Pearl jam, and I think that the single was either Even Flow or Alive. When I knew they were going to tour small clubs in Europe, I could not resist but go to a couple of gigs. Paris was
great fun, although on those days it was freezing! Although the new album had not been released yet, the band was already big in our continent, and import copies of 'Ten' where flooding the european market. Before the (semi) acoustic set at the
Virgin Megastore at Champs Elysées, I had to queue for a couple of hours, before being able to be let in. After the show, the band stayed in to sign copies of the single.
The Locomotive club (a pretty fashionable discoteque in the Pigalle quartier, where I would see Dream Theater as well the
following year) show was absolutely sold out, with loads of people outside asking for spare tickets.
I remember I was a bit disappointed (I know, I was wrong but it was 1992 back then!) by the acoustic set because it didn't
sound as powerful as it was PJ's music in studio. But the following day's show was great
because the band was wild. I was quite astonished when Eddie referred that when he was 15 he said to his parents to 'f**k off'
which to me sounded that he had never seen them ever since. I noted that the band was careful to deliver a good performance
maybe because france was an important market to the band. Most of us did not know the songs, and for me it was the first
time I had listened to the material of the first album.
I taped both shows in difficult circumstances, that's why the quality is not 'top of the class', although quite enjoyable.
During the 'in-store' show, members of the Pearl Jam crew were circulating to check out tapers. Quite a few were caught and their equipment confiscated (we were far from the recent 'taper friendly' policy). So I had to hide quite a bit my microphone.
At the Locomotive I was sitting on the balcony, but the only place I could find was close to the guy in charge of lightning,
who I thought would be a danger for me...infact I found out at the end of the show that he was a french guy working for a
lighting company who could not care less if tapers were around. he even asked me for a copy of the tape at the end of the
show! The good thing is that audience does not intersphere at all with the music.
So here it is folks, a jump back in the mists of time. Now Pearl Jam is a worldwide act (I greatly enjoyed them back in September this year in Milano) but back then was a bunch of young american folks trying to break the stagnant music scene.
I wish I was their manager in those days! :-)
A week after I saw them in my hometown, in the 'infamous' Sorpasso club in Milano. But this is another story I will maybe
tell you in the future...
Tech Notes Aiwa microphone CM-30a > Sony Professional WM-D3 > Tape > Audigy Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave >
FLAC Frontend (level 6)
Microphones Aiwa microphone CM-30a
J-Card Comment 01. Wash
02. Once
03. Even Flow
04. State Of Love And Trust
05. Alive
06. Black
07. Deep
08. Jeremy
09. Why Go
10. Porch
11. Breath
12. I've Got A Feeling / Jamming
Trades Allowed Yes
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