Sunday, December 19, 2021

December 19th, 2021 - Getting On The 97 To Head To The Gorge





 Hello and happy Sunday rockers, rollers, and hops heads!  The Meista here rocking out today to Pearl Jam's epic "Live At The Gorge 05/06" 7-disc boxset and a crisp IPA 97 (or two, or three...) from Silver Moon Brewing!  What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon!


Album Info:
  • Artist: Pearl Jam
  • Title: "Live At The Gorge 05/06"
  • Recorded: September 1st, 2005 and July 22nd through 23rd, 2006, at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington 
  • Release date: June 26th, 2007 (6th live album by Pearl Jam)
  • Record company: Rhino Entertainment / Warner Music Group 
  • Production: Pearl Jam
  • Album cover art: Fernando Apodaca (art direction), Brad Klausen (design and layout), and Ananda Moorman (cover images) 
  • Personnel: Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Matt Cameron (drums), Stone Gossard (guitars), Mike McCready (guitars), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals and guitars)
  • Additional musician: Boom Gaspar (Hammond B3 and Fender Rhodes)
  • Musical style: Alternative rock, hard rock, grunge, post punk
  • Sound: This album gives further credit to the musical prowess and integrity of this band!  It is richly textured, yet organic and spontaneous with a vast collection of amazing songs from their career up to that point as well as some really cool covers!
  • Major themes: Life, death, love, hate, relationships, honesty, deception, pain, loss, isolation, violence, hope, etc.
  • Tracks: 
Disc 1:
  1. "I Believe In Miracles" (Ramones cover)
  2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
  3. "Off He Goes"
  4. "Low Light"
  5. "Man Of The Hour"
  6. "I Am Mine"
  7. "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams cover)
  8. "Black"
  9. "Hard To Imagine"
Disc 2: 
  1. "Given To Fly"
  2. "Last Exit"
  3. "Save You"
  4. "Do The Evolution"
  5. "Alone"
  6. "Sad"
  7. "Even Flow"
  8. "Not For You"
  9. "Corduroy"
  10. "Dissident"
  11. "MFC"
  12. "Undone"
  13. "Daughter"
  14. "In My Tree"
  15. "State Of Love And Trust"
  16. "Alive"
  17. "Porch"
Disc 3:
  1. "Encore Break"
  2. "Love Boat Captain"
  3. "Insignificance"
  4. "Better Man"
  5. "Rearviewmirror"
  6. "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty cover)
  7. "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran cover)
  8. "Crown Of Thorns"
  9. "Blood"
  10. "Yellow Ledbetter"
  11. "Baba O'Riley" (The Who cover)
Disc 4:
  1. "Wash"
  2. "Corduroy"
  3. "Hail, Hail"
  4. "World Wide Suicide"
  5. "Severed Hand"
  6. "Given To Fly"
  7. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
  8. "Even Flow"
  9. "Down"
  10. "I Am Mine"
  11. "Unemployable"
  12. "Daughter" / "It's Ok" (Dead Moon cover)
  13. "Gone"
  14. "Black"
  15. "Insignificance"
  16. "Life Wasted"
  17. "Blood"
Disc 5:
  1. "Encore Break"
  2. "Footsteps"
  3. "Once"
  4. "Alive"
  5. "State Of Love And Trust"
  6. "Crown Of Thorns"
  7. "Leash"
  8. "Porch"
  9. "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran cover)
  10. "Inside Job"
  11. "Go"
  12. "Baba O'Riley" (The Who cover)
  13. "Dirty Frank"
  14. "Rockin' In The Free World" (Neil Young and Crazy Horse cover)
  15. "Yellow Ledbetter / "Little Wing" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) / "The Star-Spangled Banner" (John Stafford Smith cover)
Disc 6:
  1. "Severed Hand"
  2. "Corduroy"
  3. "World Wide Suicide"
  4. "God's Dice"
  5. "Animal"
  6. "Do The Evolution"
  7. "In Hiding"
  8. "Green Disease"
  9. "Even Flow"
  10. "Marker In The Sand"
  11. "Wasted Reprise"
  12. "Better Man" / "Save It For Later" (English Beat cover)
  13. "Army Reserve"
  14. "Garden"
  15. "Rats"
  16. "Whipping"
  17. "Jeremy"
  18. "Why Go"
Disc 7:
  1. "Encore Break"
  2. "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty cover)
  3. "Life Wasted"
  4. "Big Wave"
  5. "Satan's Bed"
  6. "Spin The Black Circle"
  7. "Alive"
  8. "Given To Fly"
  9. "Little Wing" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
  10. "Crazy Mary" (Victoria Williams cover)
  11. "Comatose"
  12. "Fuckin' Up" ((Neil Young and Crazy Horse cover)
  13. "Yellow Ledbetter / "The Star-Spangled Banner" (John Stafford Smith cover)

Brew Info:
  • Brewery: Silver Moon Brewing (Bend, Oregon) 
  • Website: https://www.silvermoonbrewing.com/ 
  • Brew: IPA 97
  • Style:  India Pale Ale (IPA)
  • Serving: 12 ounce can
  • ABV: 7.0%
  • IBUs: 75
  • Pour: The IPA 97 pours a hazy dark gold hue with an off-white, 2-finger, billowy head with good retention and lots of sticky, soapy lacing.
  • Nose: The nose is dank, citrusy, tropical, and herbal.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, tangerine, mango, pineapple, pine resin, light onion, herbal tea, and soft caramel.
  • Taste: The taste of the IPA 97 is citrusy, tropical, earthy, and herbal.  There are notes of grapefruit juice, mango, tangerine, pineapple, light pine, grassy hops, black tea, and caramel/toffee.
  • Mouthfeel: Medium in body and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel of the IPA 97 is crisp and juicy with a dry, slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The crisp and punchy character of the is great for the rock and roll punch that is Pearl Jam live!  Those bitter and citrusy hop notes go great with Vedder's rich vocals and honest lyrics, while the sweeter tropical fruit flavors compliment the musical prowess of the whole band!

Cheers!!  Have a rockin' day and evening!!
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