Episode 142: Seattle, WA - 11/6/2000

Kicking off a big stretch in the next month where we'll cover a Murderer's Row of Pearl Jam shows from their pantheon is the legendary Binaural tour ender in 2000. This hometown show is the culmination of a turbulent year for the band where after the Roskilde tragedy, they had to find ways to grieve whilst touring from city to city for 47 dates in the matter of 3 months. During this timeframe they held off on playing Alive, one of the most crucial songs in the band's catalog, due to it not being appropriate following the incident at hand. On this night in Seattle, to the surprise of many Alive makes it's triumphant return as part of the healing process. We'll talk about how much weight this performance had and how important it was for them to play in order to move on to the next chapter. Randy is back from paternity leave for this one so if you want to know what he's newborn son's favorite Pearl Jam song is, you'll have to give this a listen! Contribute to the show and get more exclusive episodes: http://patreon.com/liveon4legs