18/6/00 - Salzburg City Square, Salzburg, Austria
Though vocalist Eddie Vedder holds the spotlight for most Pearl Jam shows, and rightly so--he's what makes the band so extraordinary--he is forced to share it in Salzburg with guitarist Mike McCready, who steps out with some incredible solos. Maybe it's the recording from this particular show, perhaps McCready's louder in the mix, but he absolutely shines on tunes like "State of Love and Trust," "Even Flow," and the final song of the encore, a passionate interpretation ofNeil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." "Daughter," which ordinarily melds into some sort of improv in the middle jam section, morphs intoPink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall," with the crowd singing along. There's even a little quiet guitar and vocal improv after "Leatherman" that could very well develop into a song for a future Pearl Jam album. "Not for You," fromVitalogy, makes a rare appearance in the set, along with a couple of less-common tunes, "Present Tense" fromNo Codeand "God's Dice" fromBinaural.--Adem Tepedelen