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List Price: $16.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 188362
Released: September 26, 2000 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
This chapter of Pearl Jam's grandiose scheme to foil pirates and charm their hard-core fans by releasing complete documentation of their 2000 tour finds the band a bit more ragged and raw than on the first night of their Wembley Arena stand, but that only adds to the drama. No Code's "Sometimes" kicks things off gently, segueing into an eclectic mix of old and new (including a manic "Grievance" from Binaural). Eddie Vedder's in a good mood, despite being whacked by Mike McCready's errant guitar; small wonder, as the latter's axe is in particularly free-spirited form this night, riffing with energy and soloing with particular abandon, breathing fiery life into new ("Nothing As It Seems") and old (the resurrected staple "Evenflow") alike. A great mix of music, heavy with an unusually large number of songs from No Code, performed with an often edgy abandon. --Jerry McCulley
30/5/00 - Wembley Arena, London, England Reviews:
A little better than average. 
2006-11-21 -
I thought this show in London was better than their previous night there, I think it has one of the better versions of Black which the crowd really gets into towards the end of the song, Eddie isn't very talkative but for the most part he seems in a good mood and Matt is having a more fun tonight with the drums ecspecially on Immortality which Eddie remembers most of the lyrics, all in all its a good show better than average but not their best European show.
Too many shortcomings 
2005-03-21 - There's a lot not to like about this show. Start with some unfortunate lyrical stumbles on Corduroy, Dissident, and In Hiding early in the set- the latter is absolutely ruined, which is a shame because it's such a great song. Just as importantly, the encore is a scant six songs- this would be great for any other band, but for Pearl Jam, it's a night off. By ending the set with six standards, it was no doubt a crowd-pleasing show, but it wouldn't have killed them to throw a "Baba O'Riley" or "Yellow Ledbetter" at the end.
Brilliant bootleg for all die-hards of Pearl Jam! 
2003-06-15 - Pearl Jam is the best live band on the planet. This is an incredible concert that will be looked for years from now, when it's out of print. The band is flawless, energetic, playful, but most of all outstanding. Some of the band's most enigmatic material is on display in this rare experience. Classics like SOmetimes, Hail, Hail, ANimal, Habit, Off he Goes, not For you, Immortality, ALive ( a brilliant performance), Black. Oh, I could go on all day long. This is the band at one of its finest moments. Rock on, pearl Jam!!!!!
I was there!
2002-06-26 - This is my favourite bootleg from the series because I was at this gig & it was the first time I'd ever seen PJ live. The atmosphere was beautiful, total strangers hugged me during the show & said things like 'isn't this fantastic!' It was the first time the band had played in England for about 10 years & most of us had waited that long to see them. Every time I listen to this CD it brings back the rapturous happiness of that night.
My only disappointment is that they didn't play 'Porch', 'Angel' or 'Breath' at this gig. Then it would have been perfect.
London Calling
2002-04-17 - I think the US fans will really get a kick out of the Europe series. The audiences in Europe are alive and kicking through the entire shows... singing, clapping and cheering the entire time. Some may wonder why PJ would release an entire tour on CD... might seem like overkill to some. But the band are kind of like the Dead or Dave Matthews in the respect that no two shows are alike... heck, no two versions of a song are alike. Therefore you will find that many reviews can be very subjective. For instance.. this show has my absolute favorite version of Daughter... it is haunting and thickly layered. Ask around though and maybe I am the only one who feels that way...that is the beauty of this series. So should you get this show over another.. well I put it near the top of the Europe shows (along with Verona and Katowice 2).
