01/6/00 - The Point Theater, Dublin, Ireland
The beauty of these official "bootlegs" is that, like the unauthorized versions that frequently emanate from Europe and in some countries are legal, these recordings contain all the imperfections, the ad libs, and the unique moments that make each show different. Out-of-tune guitars, bum notes, missed lyrics, and dropped drumsticks are all included, while the tape continues to roll uninterrupted. The Dublin set has fewer songs than some of the other dates, but the quality of the performance, especially vocalist Eddie Vedder's passionate howls, more than makes up for the brevity of the set. It's filled with excellent tour staples, such as "Rearviewmirror," "Animal," "Do the Evolution," "Wish List," and "Alive," but still includes some special moments with the inclusion ofTen's "Garden" and "Off He Goes" fromNo Code.--Adem Tepedelen