PJ's Set List: Gimme Some Truth (by John Lennon), Grievance, Insignificance, Given To Fly, Light Years, Nothing As It Seems, I Am Mine (new song), Better Man, Do The Evolution, Long Road with Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Ed's version of Give Me Some Truth was incredible at the Nader rally, and the full band version at the Bridge shows was also wonderful, but this version is destined to become the next concert closer; competition for RITFW and BOR. Makes you wanna shout! They own this song now.

Grievance was one of the best versions I've heard; powerful.

After the breath-taking first two songs, Insignificance let us catch our breath a little, while still keeping the momentum going. I believe there was a little jam in this song.

Given To Fly was gorgeous with Matt playing the song perfectly. The audience reaching out to Ed as he sang, "The love he receives is the love...that is saved..." Magical synergy between the band and the audience.

Light Years next, and one of the best versions I've heard, with the tiny breaks before the chorus perfectly timed and my favorite line from the tour last year, "No time to be void, or save up on life, ah, you gotta spend it all." Absolutely one of my favorite live songs, and about this point, I began to realize that this was one of the best experiences I've ever had with this band.

NAIS next, and I can't tell you how much better I like this song plugged; unplugged, Mike doesn't get that psychedelic guitar thang going that I love, and the bridge just isn't as powerful.

I Am Mine. Wow. This song grabbed me the first time I heard it at Bridge, and was even better at Groundworks. The verse is kind of dark and Bob Dylanesque, and the chorus almost pop-ish, but the whole thing really works together. I was so overwhelmed after hearing this song again, that I was glad for the next song, so I could recover...

Better Man. Well, all the couples in the audience jumped to attention to listen to this ode to true love and gaze into each others' eyes. Never fails to amuse me how many people misunderstand these lyrics... (Does Ed know that we sing along, "Can't find a Vedder-man"?)...Ed saves the song with an incredible improv at the end, and it was a necessary emotional break between I Am Mine and....

Photo credit: Sharon Wolf

It's Evolution, Babyyyyyy! This song had so much energy it was unbelievable, with the audience howling along with Ed every step of the way and grooving as one, fists pumping along to the words "It's Evolution, Baby". Great Stoney solo, and Eddie dancing, and it's just too difficult to know which one to watch during Stone's solos. It was one of Stoney's only spotlights during this show, and yet, you just can't miss Ed's dancing...this song brings out the wild in me like nothing else (it's no wonder my license plate is EVLUTN). It's a cross between the Daniel Quinn books and Women Who Run With The Wolves. Dark, mysterious, energetic, and all the changes flawless.

Absolutely exhausted by that song, I thought Long Road a strange song to end on, until they brought Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan out. I closed my eyes and I was transported to another dimension (as I had been earlier blown away by his performance). And then they sang together, and I must hear that again, because it was so beautiful. I was in tears by the end, and it didn't help to see that beautiful hug at the end between Eddie and Rahat. It was like they were soaking up each others' energy.

I thought there would be an encore, because the audience never gave up, but the crew came out and started cleaning up, and it was over.

Some guy in the front row turned around to me in the second and took a picture of the silly old lady with tears in her eyes.

A really good setlist for such a short show; a lot of thought put into that, with all fairly recent songs. Another reminder of why we love this band so; they *never* disappoint. I expected to be disappointed at the short set, but I felt strangely satisfied because of the intense quality of the show.

As for the other performers, I enjoyed the African band, and Alanis was very good. Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a gift from Eddie; he was so proud to introduce him. His voice is truly an instrument. It was hard to see because they were sitting on the floor of the stage behind the monitors, so I just closed my eyes and was taken to another place and time. Just amazing. Eddie at the side of the stage rocking out.

Spoon man rocked, but had the difficult task of playing in front of a PJ audience when the stage had the gold wings on it. And even though I didn't think I could listen to any more music after the PJ experience I had just had, I got talked into staying, and really enjoyed REM's set, more so than the Bridge shows. Michael Stipe brings Ed on stage, doesn't let him sing, then tells him to sing and then cuts him off. Ed responds by going to the back of the stage and dancing like he's never danced before...