This triple pack contains the 2011 expanded versions of
Vs. and
Vitalogy, adding a third disc containing
Live at the Orpheum Theater, Boston, April 12, 1994. This show was performed at the end of the
Vs. tour and is well regarded among the
PJ cognoscenti, and it is indeed a spirited performance capturing the band at something of a peak as it plows through
Vs. material,
Ten classics, and cuts that would show up on
Vitalogy, adding covers of
the Dead Boys and
Neil Young for good measure. In a way, the
Pearl Jam of 1994 was one perfectly pitched between those two extremes: they leaned toward classic rock but performed with a nervy punk hunger that shines through here better than on their studio albums, which is more than reason enough to opt for the triple-disc set over the two individual reissues.
–
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi