State of Love & Trust Podcast

Jason and Paul catch up on PJ-related news and talk about the collaboration between Dave A. and numerous French fans, Chris Daughtry and Lajon Witherspoon covering Hunger Strike, and react to Jeff Ament's recent interview in Variety. Then they discuss their choices for five best singles (ya know, A-side + B-side). All that and their Live Cut and Lyric of the Week - Nothing As It Seems. Bear's Den...

Jason and Paul are joined by Brian "Stip" Stipelman, long time contributor to the fan site The Sky I Scrape and moderator to its message board Red Mosquito. Herein lies a discussion about Stip's past with the site/forum as well as his own personal history with our favorite band and how the Pearl Jam fanbase has evolved as the band has. Stip sticks around to discuss the Lyric and Live Cut of the We...

Jason and Paul dig deep into 'avocado', Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt to find their favorite deep cuts from the band's latest era. That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Amongst the Waves. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook...

Jason and Paul discuss their top five favorite Mike McCready written Pearl Jam songs as well as the recent cover of Daughter by Nancy Wilson. That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Save you. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook...

Jason and Paul discuss the inverse topic from just a couple episodes ago. This time it's all about paring down the songs that sound better live than in the studio to the best five. They also discuss the confirmation of the Ohana Festival and a new contest for listeners in relation to the first SOLAT podcast t-shirt. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Porch. Become a Patron Follow Us...

Jason and Paul compare and contrast the original self-titled album mix by Adam Kasper and the remix by Brendan O'Brien. Which version do they prefer and why? Also, a DEEPer dive into the new live music microsite and a quick chat about Ed's performance at the Global Citizen Vax Live event. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Parachutes. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us...

Jason and Paul answer the question of What If Binaural and 'Avocado' would have each been double albums considering all the B-sides on the cutting room floor. Then they dive into their top five songs they prefer more on the album than live in concert. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Red Mosquito. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Jo...

Jason and Paul are joined by Anthony Krysiewicz from The Touring Fan Live podcast and Sergio, Luiz, and Gabriel from Black Circle to talk about Anthony's upcoming benefit show to raise money for the American Parkinsons Disease Association. The show includes our friends in Black Circle as well as many others like Kevin Martin from Candlebox. The group discusses how music creates an empathetic cultu...

Jason and Paul discuss music videos in this episode - which is their favorite from Pearl Jam and which one deserves an alternate take with the "proper" treatment. That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Gone. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Foll...

Jason and Paul scour the internet to find their five favorite covers OF Pearl Jam. From the biggest artists to the unknown they break down their picks for the best of what's around. Not only that but it's the 50th episode! And with that momentus occasion so comes a special Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Better Man. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter...

Jason and Paul re-grade Gigaton a year later. How has the album changed for them for better or worse? They give their current grades and also answer the What If question - what if COVID-19 hadn't canceled the Gigaton tour? All that and this week's Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Spin the Black Circle. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Po...

Jason and Paul discuss the band's inclusion in Band Together, a livestream benefit to raise awareness and money to help small local music venues in Washington state. Then they retrack the album Lightning Bolt! That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Mind Your Manners. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Bec...

Jason and Paul celebrate the 29 year anniversary of the filming of MTV Unplugged by picking their setlist for a (hopefully not) fictional second edition. They also give Lightning Bolt the Over/Under treatment and wax poetic on this episode's Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Gonna See My Friend. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod commun...

Jason and Paul discuss Eddie's baseball walk-up song as recently revealed and choose their own (from the Pearl Jam catalog of course). Then they discuss the band's history playing for and submitting tracks to benefits - shows and albums respectively. And what if we could create our own album to benefit a specific cause of our own? And what Pearl Jam songs would be on said benefit albums? All that...

Jason and Paul discuss "What If" Brother and Yellow Ledbetter had been included on Ten. Then a breakdown of their favorite (the best?) B-sides from the band's career. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - In the Moonlight. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow...

Jason and Paul tackle an incredibly formative but often overlooked moment in Pearl Jam's history: the "birth of no". A movie premiere party became the fulcrum for Pearl Jam's longevity and completely changed the band's legacy. Not only that but there's a discussion about the UK based tribute band Legal Jamm (formerly Pearl Jamm) and a certain Worst Bands of All-Time List (gasp!). All that and the...

Jason and Paul revisit the 2018 Home Shows with the latter of the two getting the Nugs VOD treatment recently. The theme of the weekend in Seattle combatting homelessness for which Pearl Jam raised $11 million. In that spirit enter a discussion of the Vitalogy foundation and its three pillars: environment, homelessness, and indigenous peoples. What Pearl Jam songs speak to these pillars and if the...

Jason and Paul are joined yet again by Sergio Filho and Luiz Caetano from Black Circle to complete the analysis of Guitar.com's Best Live Guitar Moments from 2000-2020. After the top 5 the guys discuss their own bonus three choices for tasty guitar licks of the first 20 years of official Pearl Jam bootlegs. All that and the latest Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Force of Nature. Become a Patron F...

Jason and Paul welcome back to the show their special guests and friends from Black Circle Sergio Filho and Luiz Caetano! The gang discusses Guitar.com's recent article (linked below) which opined the 20 best live guitar moments since Pearl Jam started releasing official bootlegs. This is part one where moments 20-6 are discussed. All that and this week's Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Soon Forg...

Jason and Paul discuss the possibility of a symphony joining Pearl Jam one day and what songs would work best in such a setting. Some songs you could live with, some you'd like to hear, and those you'd have to hear. Plus they critique Kerrang magazine's latest article offering their publication's views on the 20 best Pearl Jam songs ever. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Rearviewm...

Jason and Paul discuss what they'd hope to see on a future No Code / Yield box set after Stone is on record in a recent interview admitting it "will happen." There's also a fun discussion about Mike's new custom shop signature Fender Stratocaster and a lively, and possibly surprising, analysis of the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Smile. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebo...

Jason and Paul welcome John from the Live On 4 Legs podcast to the show to talk about Pearl Jam and the state of Georgia. 10 shows (seven of which we have audio for) filled with memories in a state very much in the spotlight recently for political reasons. The guys discuss the highlights of nearly 30 years of concerts in the peach state punctuated by the newly remastered second night in 1994. All...

Jason and Paul discuss their favorite concert openers, analyze What If that woman hadn't driven her car into Ed's house and, of course, the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Lukin. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Pl...

Jason and Paul free chat about the year that was...in Pearl Jam terms, of course. From Gigaton to Black Circle's DOTC cover to streaming and Howard Stern interviews and Ed joining Instagram(!). All that and our, very on-brand, Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Love Boat Captain. Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ Pod community Buy Pod Merch...

Jason and Paul discuss the fruits of 10 Days of Pearl Jam including a discussion about Josh Evans' recount of the mixing and producing of Gigaton. Then the guys each reveal five Christmas songs they wish the band would cover. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Let Me Sleep (Christmas Time). Become a Patron Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Join the PJ...