MCCREADY TALKS ABOUT THE GORGE05.08.07
1. What is it about the Gorge that makes for such special shows for the band?
The Gorge is the most beautiful place I have ever played. You have the backdrop of the Columbia River with the sunset and all of its colors, in addition to having a bunch of fans sitting in a hill to watch the show that was cut out to create the venue. It has an incredible spiritual vibe to it - a feeling of happiness and elation comes over the band because we are basically playing to our home in this beautiful setting.
2. Why did you decide to release these shows out of all the 2005-06 tour dates?
We felt that these were above par shows -- kind of book ends to our U.S./Canadian/world tours from 2005 and 2006.
3. What are some of your stand out moments from these shows?
My friend Chris Adams who I met through the CCFA wrote the set list for the Saturday night show in 2006, upon Ed's request. This will probably never happen again and it turned out to be an awesome set list.
Another highlight from the 2006 show was that I had brought my family along and we got to go swimming in the Columbia River on Sunday afternoon before the show and I actually got to meet some fans that where trying to cool off too.
A highlight from the 2005 show was shooting footage with the guys for the 'Life Wasted' video around the Gorge.
4. Pearl Jam has led the way in making their live shows available to fans since the introduction of the official bootleg program in 2000. The bootleg program went digital in 2005, but you have made an exception with this box set. Does this mark a new approach in making your live shows available to the fans?
We are always thinking about new ways to make our music available to our fans and fans of live music. Our main goal is to always keep our fans happy and excited about our music, to help them maintain their experience of the live shows.
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mathboy23 wrote:
Mike's the best interview in the group. Always well spoken and love how his connection with the fans always apparent in his interviews.
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mathboy23 wrote:
Mike's the best interview in the group. Always well spoken and love how his connection with the fans always apparent in his interviews.
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bababeely wrote:
My guess is the album isn't doing well in pre-sale, so they posted this interview to get people pumped up about it. That's my guess.
I would think that pre-sales for this might be pretty disappointing. I already have all these shows and I don't plan on buying this set (I would if I did not already have these shows, though) and I would assume a large portion of the hardcores who would be the ideal audience for this might feel the same way.
My guess is the album isn't doing well in pre-sale, so they posted this interview to get people pumped up about it. That's my guess.
I would think that pre-sales for this might be pretty disappointing. I already have all these shows and I don't plan on buying this set (I would if I did not already have these shows, though) and I would assume a large portion of the hardcores who would be the ideal audience for this might feel the same way.
not to be the negative nelly around here but i think it's pretty much insulting that they're trying to sell us the same thing twice. i already own this. keep your postcard.
truth is that i have no problem spending money on this sort of stuff but, come on 10c, sell me something new. where are the DVDs?
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grace6697 wrote:
mathboy23 wrote:
bababeely wrote:
My guess is the album isn't doing well in pre-sale, so they posted this interview to get people pumped up about it. That's my guess.
I would think that pre-sales for this might be pretty disappointing. I already have all these shows and I don't plan on buying this set (I would if I did not already have these shows, though) and I would assume a large portion of the hardcores who would be the ideal audience for this might feel the same way.
not to be the negative nelly around here but i think it's pretty much insulting that they're trying to sell us the same thing twice. i already own this. keep your postcard.
truth is that i have no problem spending money on this sort of stuff but, come on 10c, sell me something new. where are the DVDs?
There are people who don't have these shows, so I wouldn't say 10C is trying to sell you something twice; you don't have to buy it. But for serious collectors or those who don't have the shows, it's a cool little item.
But I do agree that releasing some DVD's is a must.
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Mike's awesome, but he's among my least favorite musician interviewers. It's a little too cornbally give-props-to-the-fans kinda stuff. Just a slightly better spoken version of what sooooo many musicians say. It's like teenage poetry...heartfelt, sure, but when I read it I'm only bemused.
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McParadigm wrote:
Mike's awesome, but he's among my least favorite musician interviewers. It's a little too cornbally give-props-to-the-fans kinda stuff. Just a slightly better spoken version of what sooooo many musicians say. It's like teenage poetry...heartfelt, sure, but when I read it I'm only bemused.
You're right, but I think that no matter how it comes out, he really means it.
I hate to say it, but people like Axl Rose make better interview subjects than nice people who appreciate the fans.
not to be the negative nelly around here but i think it's pretty much insulting that they're trying to sell us the same thing twice. i already own this. keep your postcard.
truth is that i have no problem spending money on this sort of stuff but, come on 10c, sell me something new. where are the DVDs?[/quote]
I'm old fasioned and refuse to pay for digital downloads, at the same price or more then you would pay for a physical cd. So this worked out for people like me, who complained up, down and sideways about no actual cd releases :)
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Mike is by far the best guy on interviews, while Ed is the worst IMO.
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What do most people around here consider a good interview?
Complex wide-ranging interviews are, to me, more interesting than the typical "the fans are great" type of interviews. I want to know about the musical process even if the subject comes across as a jerk. I'm never going to meet any of these people, so the fact that they are nice is probably less important to me than the fact that I like their music and want to know more about it.
Pete Townshend is, to me, one of the most interesting interview subjects out there even though his interviews are all over the place and some of the things he says have a certain wtf? quality to them.
I'd like to see the members of Pearl Jam give more candid interviews along those lines.
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