Pearl Jam - 1998-07-02 - Maryland Heights, MO (ALD/AUD/FLAC)

(ALD/Audience FLAC)

Pearl Jam 
Riverport Amphitheater 
Maryland Heights, Missouri 
July 2, 1998 

ALD/audience matrix 

3-source matrix: 
[SBD (mono) -> ALD -> SBM-1 -> D8 -> DAT(M) -> FLAC -> .wav] + 
[Schoeps CCM4s -> Aerco -> SBM-1 -> D100 (20th row center) -> DAT(1) -> FLAC -> .wav] + 
[AKG460b + ck8 (shotgun) -> EAA-PSP3 -> DTR-80P -> D7 (33rd row center) -> DAT(1) -> FLAC -> .wav -> dEQ] 
=> FLAC 

DAT>FLAC transfers: DA20mkII -> Audiophile 2496 -> Soundforge -> FLAC frontend -> .flac 

Transfers by: cps 01/15/05 
Mix by: BLG 07/23/05 
Artwork: Allen Robertson 

Disc one (65:44): 
(1) Intro (2:47) 
(2) Oceans (2:57) 
(3) Hail, Hail (3:29) 
(4) Brain of J (2:51) 
(5) Spin The Black Circle (2:59) 
(6) Tremor Christ (4:12) 
(7) Given To Fly (4:07) 
(8) In Hiding (6:07) 
(9) Corduroy (5:17) 
(10) MFC (2:47) 
(11) Wishlist (5:41) 
(12) Nothingman (4:31) 
(13) Improv (1:48) => 
(14) Habit (4:21) 
(15) Even Flow (5:25) 
(16) Daughter/(Institutionalized) (6:16) 

Disc two (58:49): 
(1) Immortality (6:08) 
(2) Black (5:44) 
(3) Alive (6:02) 
(4) Encore break (4:09) 
(5) Do The Evolution (3:45) 
(6) Jeremy (4:54) 
(7) I Got Shit (4:11) 
(8) Better Man/(Save It For Later) (8:39) 
(9) Fuckin' Up (7:48) 
(10) Yellow Ledbetter (6:24) 

Info file, artwork, and Md5 signature file are included. 

Comments: 
This, along with the two nights in mid-July 1998 at the L.A. Forum, is somewhat of a "classic" in the Pearl Jam trading community -- an excellent matrix of two good audience recordings with the in-house ALD broadcast. The mix does a good job of maximizing the strengths of the ALD recording (high-end, immediacy of vocals) and covering its shortcomings with the fullness of the audience recording. Relative to those two recordings, I think it's similar if not a little better than the first night; certainly better than the second. The vocals and guitar sound as though they mostly come from the ALD, but the two audience recordings serve to fill out the overall mix. It's not quite on par with a commercial release, but honestly, it's not far from being worthy of being released as an "official boot." 

I'm not sure how the hardcore fans feel, but I felt like the "Yield" tour was sort of a comeback for the band -- after the disappointing "No Code," "Yield" had a lot of great material that translated well in a live setting, and they were able to reach a broader audience again after setting their feud with Ticketmaster by returning to mainstream venues after a tour of playing makeshift sheds and county fairgrounds. These shows had a lot of energy and positive vibe. Understandably, this is a little heavy on "Yield" material but the setlist adequately covers their full catalog.