Ah, "Cropduster" is so good.

Last ten years we had Riot Act, Lost Dogs, Avocado, Into The Wild, Backspacer, Ten Redux, Vs/Vitalogy set, Pj20 and Ukulele songs...
I think its pretty good so far guys, nothing to complain about, really.

Ah, "Cropduster" is so good.

Last ten years we had...Ten Redux, Vs/Vitalogy set, Pj20

That´s pretty much my point...i ve been listening for years the desire of a temple of the dog reunion/ tour/ record..."please, make another one, please play those songs, pleaaase..."
Then when it happens..."fuck they are playing reach down for te 2cnd time fuckersss you pussies...

I feel like I've had this discussion with you before, but do you honestly think these are the same fans? I very much doubt the fans calling for Leash to return are those now complaining about its occasional appearances, for instance.

Pearl Jam fans are a varied bunch. I've argued that they should play shorter shows and cut the old material out of their sets, I doubt that's something that's going to find widespread support.

The Ten Redux had a version of MTV Unplugged where Ed's ex wife's name was edited out of the performance.

I've argued that they should play shorter shows and cut the old material out of their sets, I doubt that's something that's going to find widespread support.

Sure, but my point is even the fans on this board have a very wide range of opinions - the fans who want Leash to be played are almost certainly not the same fans who complain when it is, but that seems to be what you're suggesting.

The official fanclub is very heavily moderated and changed in tone quite a lot once they kicked out all non-fanclub members (I can still post there, for some reason.)

These were all awful.

Even Jeff said in that recent interview that he felt they were becoming a nostalgia band.

That's not such a good idea. New fans and show virgins should have a chance to hear the 'classics'. FYI "Just Breathe" and "Wishlist" are not classics.

Riot Act was made just over 10 years ago.
Everything on Lost Dogs was written more than ten years ago.
Into the Wild and Ukulele songs are not PJ records.
Ten is over twenty years old and Vs/Vitalogy written many years ago - box sets are the text book definition of nostalgia.

It's more that I don't think this version of the band plays those old songs particularly well. Ed either isn't particularly interested in singing them or his voice has changed so much that he doesn't sound great performing them anymore.

I'm not suggesting junking every song from their pre-Matt Cameron era, only that I wish they'd stick to songs that work well live and sound good when this version of the band plays them. Songs written with a previous drummer rarely sound as good with another - and that's not a knock against Matt, it's just how things tend to be in bands.

This rational response has no place in this thread.