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From tnamuddy on Pearl Jam Fanviews:

      "As you can see from the set list they opened with the deeply poignant and emotion filled Bob Dylan's 'Masters of War' which could have been written about our current leaders and Ed addressed this by changing 'You play with my world' to 'You play with OUR world' and also changed 'You hide in your mansions' to 'You hide in your WHITE mansion.' As protests took place in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on the same Saturday, Pearl Jam never misses a chance to be deeply, socially conscious. A great version of 'Daughter' was accompanied by the tag My My Hey Hey by Neil Young. Eddie voice and the band sounding as good and polished as ever. They then introduced a new original song 'Man of the Hour,' a heartfelt song about the power of fatherhood. This was followed by a beautiful acoustic version of the Ramones 'I Believe in Miracles.' (By the way, Eddie is the voice of transcendence...) 'Black' came next and Mike McCready was ridiculous. He may the best guitarist around right now...

      After 'Black' PJ got down and dirty as they covered Johnny Cash's version of Shel Silverstein's '25 Minutes to Go.' A fast paced country blues version that had the entire crowd rocking, proving once again that Eddie and the rest of the boys from PJ can handle any genre of music like masters. Many fans that I talked to are hoping they add this version to their live set lists in the future. They finished in typical Pearl Jam Bridge School fashion by turning around and singing 'Last Kiss' directly to the children on stage, one girl specifically whose face lights up as that is her favorite song. In just 7 songs they pulled of the Pearl Jam magic. Amazing & emotional acoustic covers, fan and children connection, new original material and a live craftsmanship that is quite possibly unrivaled in the current music world.

      How many bands can cover Bob Dylan, a little Neil Young, Johnny Cash and The Ramones in a setting like Bridge School and blow everyone in the audience away? "