Live on Two Legs

Live on Two Legs is the first major live album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 24, 1998 through Epic Records. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States.

Live on Two Legs
Live album by Pearl Jam
Released	November 24, 1998
Recorded	June 24 – September 23, 1998, various venues
Genre	Alternative rock, grunge
Length	71:17
Language	English
Label	Epic
Pearl Jam live albums chronology
Live on Two Legs (1998) Live at Benaroya Hall (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
NME	(7/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(6.1/10)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Overview

Live on Two Legs consists of live performances of songs from different shows of the band's summer 1998 North American tour. Guitarist Mike McCready stated that the band released the live album due to the strength of Pearl Jam's shows on the tour.[7] It debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200 album chart. Live on Two Legs has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[8]

"Daughter" features vocalist Eddie Vedder singing lyrics to Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" (as the band continues a quiet jam to "Daughter") along with lyrics to Pearl Jam's own "W.M.A." towards the end of the song. The album contains Pearl Jam's rendition of the Young song "Fuckin' Up".

AllMusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars. He said that "Pearl Jam still sounds good, but they lack the wild energy that distinguished their early years. Professionalism has its good points, however, and it's true that Live on Two Legs is eminently listenable, thanks in no small part to a fine track selection...Live on Two Legs is a souvenir, a thank you to fans who have stood by throughout the years, and on those terms, it's successful."[1] Entertainment Weekly reviewer David Browne gave the album an A-. He said, "Despite the band's continuing self-importance and fuzzy-around-the-edges arrangements, this set of uptight anthems ("Corduroy", "Better Man", "Go") packs a post-grunge wallop."[3]

Track listing

Information taken from various sources.[9][10]

1. "Corduroy" (Eddie Vedder, Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready) – 5:05
   • 6/29/98, United Center, Chicago
2. "Given to Fly" (McCready, Vedder) – 3:53
   • 7/14/98, The Forum, Inglewood, California
3. "Hail, Hail" (Gossard, Ament, McCready, Vedder) – 3:43
   • 7/16/98, ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
4. "Daughter"/"Rockin' in the Free World"/"W.M.A." (Gossard, Vedder, Abbruzzese, Ament, McCready)/(Neil Young) – 6:47
   • 9/19/98, Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
5. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Vedder, Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready) – 3:49
   • 9/23/98, Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Florida
6. "Untitled" (Vedder) – 2:02
   • 9/18/98, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
7. "MFC" (Vedder) – 2:28
   • [Unknown]
8. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Vedder, Ament, Gossard, McCready) – 2:41
   • 9/8/98, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
9. "Red Mosquito" (Ament, Gossard, Jack Irons, McCready, Vedder) – 4:02
   • 8/29/98, Blockbuster Music Entertainment Centre, Camden, New Jersey
10. "Even Flow" (Gossard, Vedder) – 5:17
    • Mixed from 8/25/98, Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and 8/31/98, Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, North Carolina
11. "Off He Goes" (Vedder) – 5:42
    • 7/14/98, The Forum, Inglewood, California
12. "Nothingman" (Ament, Vedder) – 4:38
    • 7/3/98, Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas
13. "Do the Evolution" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:45
    • 7/13/98, The Forum, Inglewood, California
14. "Better Man" (Vedder) – 4:06
    • 6/24/98, Rushmore Civic Center Arena, Rapid City, South Dakota
15. "Black" (Gossard, Vedder) – 6:55
    • 9/7/98, GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Virginia
16. "Fuckin' Up" (Young) – 6:17
    • 9/15/98, Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts

Personnel

Pearl Jam Jeff Ament – bass guitar, layout, black and white portraits Matt Cameron – drums Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals Mike McCready – lead guitar, rhythm guitar Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar; credited as "Jerome Turner" for layout

Production Barry Ament – layout, poster art Ames – layout Mark Atherton – layout, poster art John Burton, Sam Hofstedt – assistant engineering Kristin Callahan, Lance Mercer – color photos Vito Costarella, Hatch Show Prints, Ward Sutton, Nate Williams – poster art Brett Eliason – recording and mixing George Estrada – layout, poster art Joe Gastwirt – mastering Coby Schultz – layout, poster art

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[11]	4
New Zealand Albums Chart[12]	11
US Billboard 200[13]	15
Canadian Albums Chart[13]	7
Norwegian Albums Chart[14]	20
Dutch Albums Chart[15]	37
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[16]	42
German Albums Chart[17]	49
French Albums Chart[18]	59
UK Albums Chart[19]	68

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Main [20]	US Mod [20]	CAN [21]
1998	"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (live)	21	26	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[23]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Platinum	15,000^^
United States (RIAA)[25]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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16. "Belgian Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay". belgiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
17. "Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Longplay". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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21. "Top Singles". RPM. December 7, 1998. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
23. "Canadian album certifications – Pearl Jam – Live on Two Legs". Music Canada. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
24. "New Zealand album certifications – Pearl Jam – Live on Two Legs". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
25. "American album certifications – Pearl Jam – Live on Two Legs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 27, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Live on Two Legs information and lyrics at pearljam.com