look, people are leaving shows before the closer.. and i'm sure the fly over states want to see "big wave" performed by old man vedder in one of his three shirts while his model wife plans more plastic surgery from her blackberry side stage
get real
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Post subject: Yeah!!!!! this has hbo special written all over it
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:12 am
Johnny Guitar
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Vedder tries hard, but band is dated Monday, May 22, 2006
Jonah Bayer
Special to The Plain Dealer
Most of us will always associate Pearl Jam with its early '90s video for "Even-Flow," in which frontman Eddie Vedder stage-dives from an imposing ledge into the crowd. But the band that performed Saturday was not that Pearl Jam. Older, slower and often dated-sounding, the band is slowly morphing into the rock dinosaurs it rebelled against in its '90s grunge heyday.
The 15,000 fans at The Q didn't seem to mind. Opening with "Better Man" off 1994's "Vitalogy," Vedder strummed the chords and allowed the crowd to sing the first verse before joining in. Front-loaded with songs from Pearl Jam's new self-titled disc, the set continued with the driving "World Wide Suicide," the garage-y "Life Wasted" and the album standout "Unemployable" before harkening back to favorites such as "Daughter."
Unfortunately, much of the new material seemed like a lackluster attempt to recreate the past, and the band's static stage presence made the laser show welcome. The exception was the engaging Vedder. The politically engaged singer couldn't help inviting the crowd to move to Seattle after criticizing Ohio's role in the last election. Nor was he afraid to declare "Pistons Suck!" after a mention of Detroit drew boos.
The 2½-hour set included two encores, featuring classics (an extended "Alive" that found Vedder on top of a PA speaker), covers (a haphazard rendition of Neil Young's "(Expletive) Up") and a Jim Morrison-esque description of a dream in which the moon, as a metaphor for democracy, vanishes one night. Ironically, Vedder's rant was a better metaphor for that evening's performance: rambling and ultimately unsatisfying despite the frontman's best efforts.
Opener My Morning Jacket warmed up the crowd with an energetic set that featured "Wordless Chorus" and "What a Wonderful Man" off its recent disc, "Z." Combining the Allman Brothers' guitar harmonies with Mercury Rev's dreamy soundscapes, the band's sound translated perfectly to the arena setting.
Post subject: Re: Yeah!!!!! this has hbo special written all over it
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:17 am
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The Voice of Reason wrote:
Vedder tries hard, but band is dated Monday, May 22, 2006 Jonah Bayer Special to The Plain Dealer Most of us will always associate Pearl Jam with its early '90s video for "Even-Flow," in which frontman Eddie Vedder stage-dives from an imposing ledge into the crowd. But the band that performed Saturday was not that Pearl Jam. Older, slower and often dated-sounding, the band is slowly morphing into the rock dinosaurs it rebelled against in its '90s grunge heyday.
The 15,000 fans at The Q didn't seem to mind. Opening with "Better Man" off 1994's "Vitalogy," Vedder strummed the chords and allowed the crowd to sing the first verse before joining in. Front-loaded with songs from Pearl Jam's new self-titled disc, the set continued with the driving "World Wide Suicide," the garage-y "Life Wasted" and the album standout "Unemployable" before harkening back to favorites such as "Daughter."
Unfortunately, much of the new material seemed like a lackluster attempt to recreate the past, and the band's static stage presence made the laser show welcome. The exception was the engaging Vedder. The politically engaged singer couldn't help inviting the crowd to move to Seattle after criticizing Ohio's role in the last election. Nor was he afraid to declare "Pistons Suck!" after a mention of Detroit drew boos.
The 2½-hour set included two encores, featuring classics (an extended "Alive" that found Vedder on top of a PA speaker), covers (a haphazard rendition of Neil Young's "(Expletive) Up") and a Jim Morrison-esque description of a dream in which the moon, as a metaphor for democracy, vanishes one night. Ironically, Vedder's rant was a better metaphor for that evening's performance: rambling and ultimately unsatisfying despite the frontman's best efforts.
Opener My Morning Jacket warmed up the crowd with an energetic set that featured "Wordless Chorus" and "What a Wonderful Man" off its recent disc, "Z." Combining the Allman Brothers' guitar harmonies with Mercury Rev's dreamy soundscapes, the band's sound translated perfectly to the arena setting.
how can you take a guy seriously when his 1st name is jonah ?
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The Voice of Reason wrote:
you are joking right?
look, people are leaving shows before the closer.. and i'm sure the fly over states want to see "big wave" performed by old man vedder in one of his three shirts while his model wife plans more plastic surgery from her blackberry side stage
get real
fly over states i dont think really watch hbo. thought it was for the more affluent, intelligent, non-fly over crowd. could be wrong
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Vedder tries hard, but band is dated Monday, May 22, 2006 Jonah Bayer Special to The Plain Dealer Most of us will always associate Pearl Jam with its early '90s video for "Even-Flow," in which frontman Eddie Vedder stage-dives from an imposing ledge into the crowd. But the band that performed Saturday was not that Pearl Jam. Older, slower and often dated-sounding, the band is slowly morphing into the rock dinosaurs it rebelled against in its '90s grunge heyday.
The 15,000 fans at The Q didn't seem to mind. Opening with "Better Man" off 1994's "Vitalogy," Vedder strummed the chords and allowed the crowd to sing the first verse before joining in. Front-loaded with songs from Pearl Jam's new self-titled disc, the set continued with the driving "World Wide Suicide," the garage-y "Life Wasted" and the album standout "Unemployable" before harkening back to favorites such as "Daughter."
Unfortunately, much of the new material seemed like a lackluster attempt to recreate the past, and the band's static stage presence made the laser show welcome. The exception was the engaging Vedder. The politically engaged singer couldn't help inviting the crowd to move to Seattle after criticizing Ohio's role in the last election. Nor was he afraid to declare "Pistons Suck!" after a mention of Detroit drew boos.
The 2½-hour set included two encores, featuring classics (an extended "Alive" that found Vedder on top of a PA speaker), covers (a haphazard rendition of Neil Young's "(Expletive) Up") and a Jim Morrison-esque description of a dream in which the moon, as a metaphor for democracy, vanishes one night. Ironically, Vedder's rant was a better metaphor for that evening's performance: rambling and ultimately unsatisfying despite the frontman's best efforts.
Opener My Morning Jacket warmed up the crowd with an energetic set that featured "Wordless Chorus" and "What a Wonderful Man" off its recent disc, "Z." Combining the Allman Brothers' guitar harmonies with Mercury Rev's dreamy soundscapes, the band's sound translated perfectly to the arena setting.
the voice of reason?: just cause your dick is small doesnt mean you have to be that guy. i am sure you will continue to rip on pearl jam on RM, but just so you know....noone cares. see ya!
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Post subject: Re: Yeah!!!!! this has hbo special written all over it
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:02 am
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The Voice of Reason wrote:
Vedder tries hard, but band is dated Monday, May 22, 2006 Jonah Bayer Special to The Plain Dealer Most of us will always associate Pearl Jam with its early '90s video for "Even-Flow," in which frontman Eddie Vedder stage-dives from an imposing ledge into the crowd. But the band that performed Saturday was not that Pearl Jam. Older, slower and often dated-sounding, the band is slowly morphing into the rock dinosaurs it rebelled against in its '90s grunge heyday.
The 15,000 fans at The Q didn't seem to mind. Opening with "Better Man" off 1994's "Vitalogy," Vedder strummed the chords and allowed the crowd to sing the first verse before joining in. Front-loaded with songs from Pearl Jam's new self-titled disc, the set continued with the driving "World Wide Suicide," the garage-y "Life Wasted" and the album standout "Unemployable" before harkening back to favorites such as "Daughter."
Unfortunately, much of the new material seemed like a lackluster attempt to recreate the past, and the band's static stage presence made the laser show welcome. The exception was the engaging Vedder. The politically engaged singer couldn't help inviting the crowd to move to Seattle after criticizing Ohio's role in the last election. Nor was he afraid to declare "Pistons Suck!" after a mention of Detroit drew boos.
The 2½-hour set included two encores, featuring classics (an extended "Alive" that found Vedder on top of a PA speaker), covers (a haphazard rendition of Neil Young's "(Expletive) Up") and a Jim Morrison-esque description of a dream in which the moon, as a metaphor for democracy, vanishes one night. Ironically, Vedder's rant was a better metaphor for that evening's performance: rambling and ultimately unsatisfying despite the frontman's best efforts.
Opener My Morning Jacket warmed up the crowd with an energetic set that featured "Wordless Chorus" and "What a Wonderful Man" off its recent disc, "Z." Combining the Allman Brothers' guitar harmonies with Mercury Rev's dreamy soundscapes, the band's sound translated perfectly to the arena setting.
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to be more specific, the crowd actually started chanting pistons suck. ed mentions detroit being the next show and the crowd gets upset. he didn't want to say anything negative because everyone would hear the recordings. from the boot it sounds like he strains to hear what they're chanting then says "finally got it...pistons suck."
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Riot Actor 25 wrote:
to be more specific, the crowd actually started chanting pistons suck. ed mentions detroit being the next show and the crowd gets upset. he didn't want to say anything negative because everyone would hear the recordings. from the boot it sounds like he strains to hear what they're chanting then says "finally got it...pistons suck."
Actually, in my section (106) and the adjacent sections, it was "Fuck Detroit" - I haven't re-listened to the boot yet, but from what I remember, after Ed says that he "got it," then he says he couldn't repeat it because of the boots, but took it to mean that the Pistons suck.
Other sections very well could have been chanting "Pistons suck" though.
Edit: and honestly, being from Cleveland, I can say that the PD hasn't had a knowledgeable music critic in decades - so please ignore the music review above.
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