3/3/03 – Tokyo, Japan Explained

3/3/03 – Tokyo, Japan
Type:	live
Artist:	Pearl Jam
Cover:	PJ3303Cover.jpg
Released:	June 10, 2003
Recorded:	March 3, 2003
Venue:	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	140:06
Language:	English
Label:	Epic
Prev Title:	3/1/03 – Yokohama, Japan
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	3/4/03 – Osaka, Japan
Next Year:	2003

3/3/03 – Tokyo, Japan is a two-disc live album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. It was released to retail stores on June 10, 2003.

Overview

The album was recorded live at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 2003. It is the only official bootleg that Pearl Jam released in stores from the Japanese leg of its Riot Act Tour, and it was one of six official bootlegs released overall to retail stores. AllMusic gave it four out of a possible five stars. AllMusic staff writer Jason Birchmeier said that "the Tokyo show is a particularly noteworthy one, if not simply for its retail availability, then for its political undertones as well as its emphasis on the older songs." It debuted at number 182 on the Billboard 200 album chart.The song "Daughter" at the end contains a short cover of the Edwin Starr song "War".

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Release" (Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder) – 5:57
2. "Can't Keep" (Vedder) – 3:44
3. "Even Flow" (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:58
4. "Save You" (Ament, Matt Cameron, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:39
5. "Hail, Hail" (Gossard, Vedder, Ament, McCready) – 4:26
6. "Dissident" (Dave Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:44
7. "Love Boat Captain" (Boom Gaspar, Vedder) – 5:18
8. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:25
9. "Given to Fly" (McCready, Vedder) – 3:50
10. "Lukin" (Vedder) – 0:57
11. "Not for You" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:34
12. "Daughter" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 7:29
13. "You Are" (Cameron, Vedder) – 6:50
14. "I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:34
15. "Better Man" (Vedder) – 4:32

Disc two

1. "Corduroy" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 5:01
2. "Do the Evolution" (Gossard, Vedder) – 4:00
3. "Blood" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 2:56
4. "Encore Break" – 0:32
5. "Bu$hleaguer" (Gossard, Vedder) – 4:47
6. "Know Your Rights" (Mick Jones, Joe Strummer) – 3:38
7. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:11
8. "Black" (Vedder, Gossard) – 7:39
9. "U" (Vedder) – 3:32
10. "Breath" (Vedder, Gossard) – 5:06
11. "Rearviewmirror" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 8:17
12. "Encore Break" – 1:02
13. "Don't Be Shy" (Cat Stevens) – 3:38
14. "Soon Forget" (Vedder) – 2:17
15. "Last Kiss" (Wayne Cochran) – 3:50
16. "Yellow Ledbetter" (Ament, McCready, Vedder) – 5:30
17. "Alive" (Vedder, Gossard) – 6:13

Personnel

Pearl Jam

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar, design concept
• Matt Cameron – drums
• Stone Gossard – guitars
• Mike McCready – guitars
• Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitars, ukulele

Additional musicians and production

• Ed Brooks at RFI CD Mastering – mastering
• John Burton – engineering
• Brett Eliason – mixing
• Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes
• Brad Klausen – design and layout

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5118|pure_url=yes}} Pearl Jam – Billboard Albums ]. AllMusic. 2007-06-11.