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所產生的影響 Sep.5, 2000
The European experiment was a learning experience for Pearl Jam,
which will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first show in October.
Though it has always varied its sets from night to night, Ament says
just knowing that everything would be recorded changed the band's
approach, ever so slightly. "We discovered that you can get too worried
about stuff. At first we were like that - at the beginning of the tour we
said, "We're going to do the artwork right after the show, mix it
immediately." That didn't work. We were thinking too much about the
shows and the recording. When we did away with that, things settled
into a nice groove."
Eliason says that after those first few shows, the band trusted him
with such decisions as which shows to keep, which to throw out.
"When they stepped back, everything changed, They let the process
happen."
All involved say that the music changed as well. After the initial
stumble, Ament says, the band wanted to get loose enough to make
music, regardless of whether it was worth documenting nightly.
"Ed's always talking about how it's possible to get hung up on
making something perfect. And he's right. Lots of times that prevents
people from putting music out there."
As for mistakes, they made a few. And the members of Pearl Jam
left them on the tape - the discs of the European shows are more
like unretouched photographs than elaborate portraits.
Ament mentions the second show at London's Wembley Stadium
as one of his personal favorites, and says that ability to hear the
performances shortly afterward provided the band with important
perspective. "Sometimes we'd walk off stage thinking it wasn't a
very good show, and then you'd listen back and realize there was
some serious energy there."
At the same time, he says: "You know there's stuff from those
shows you'd like to do over. But the whole idea was to capture
what happened. Once you have that attitude, you think less about
mistakes and more about the vibe. It's amazing how liberating
it can be."
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