Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000

An expansive document of Pearl Jam's mammoth Binaural tour in the year 2000 - years before I got into them, and now twenty years in the past but it has gathered through time a warm nostalgic vibe. Their mild politicking - how things were before the towers fell - the joyful bespectacled kid hoist above Eddie's head in the final song. It covers a lot of bases, being spliced together from many shows so and doesn't ever generate the kind of energy that a single concert does but it's engrossing and it has some nice little bonus bits. A seriously pleasant music DVD from the dawn of the form.

Pearl Jam have proved themselves to be one of the enduring rock and roll bands of the 90's- still together, still making moving, combustible music that finds that perfect edge of hard-rock while still appealing to a massive audience. For its own cult group, which is rather big in and of itself, a DVD like Touring Band 2000 is a given to buy and soak up multiple times, but for the casual PJ fan it's worthwhile also. Classics like 'Daughter', 'Better Man', 'Even Flow', and some of my other favorites like 'Animal' and 'Rocking in the Free World' are among the lot of over two dozen songs included. The added treat is that the songs are NOT inter-cut with interviews, like other music DVD documentaries, and that they are from various concerts giving the wide range of material. I even dug the grainy style of filming, which could get under my skin, but stays above the line of incompetent, amateur filming. The style matches the energy and attitude that pours out of PJ with every song. However, one should get the DVD for its added bonus: bonus music videos, including one in particular for a favorite off of Yield- 'Do the Evolution', one of their very best videos directed by Todd McFarlane. To have this on video somewhere is a big treat.

I saw the Alpine Valley show ("Dissident" in Touring Band was shot there) and I felt the 20 degree cold air blowing through my ears mixed in with Pearl Jam's music while watching this DVD. The sound is excellent and it includes a Matt (Cameron)-cam, interesting because the drummer is overlooked too much in music, that shows the drummer side of a concert. This movie is well-titled and will allow the audience to feel what it's really like at a Pearl Jam concert. A+.

Being a big fan of Pearl Jam may make my opinion somewhat biased, but the quality and planning of this music dvd is enough to make any despiser or rock and roll think twice about buying this movie. An excellent menu, brilliant sound quality, and amazing editing bring out the best of this Seattle band. A highly reccomended movie to any music video lover.

the year 2000 was unforgettable for many of us, pearl jam fans, who were lucky enough to attend one or more shows. this video gem is the perfect souvenir and is the ultimate documentary and closure of, maybe, the best tour the band has pulled yet.

the song selections are just plain great (even though a little bit more of "no code" wouldn't have hurt) and the special features are amazing. the new instrumental songs were my favourites. the matt cam, too.

it caught my attention that it was filmed by the road crew and they must have been perfecting their style along the tour because the mayority of the selected venues are among the last ones, that means no europe and very few from the first north-am leg. but still, who is complaining?

the band is better than ever, the energy is great and not only you can see it, but you can hear it. LOUD! the sound is way better than the mix from the previous DVD (single video theory), kudos to Mr. brett eliason.

go listen to it. you'll be thankful to mike, jeff, stone, ed and matt for making such great music, and by the end of it, you'll be smiling.

this is my favourite DVD, but keep in mind that Pearl Jam is my favourite band.