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I feel weird even posting this, but can I just ask.. where are all the Pearl Jam fans? I rarely meet any new fans. I also rarely hear new bands citing them as an influence.
This recent post on the form sums it: Yeah, most of my friends have never heard "Sirens". In terms of "general Pearl Jam" knowledge, they still only know "Jeremy" or "Alive" (and I live in Seattle!).
Aw, maybe it's not important, I just expected something different. So are they irrelevant, still got it, or who cares? No better people to chat with about this than you, the forum faithful. Thanks.
This recent post on the form sums it: Yeah, most of my friends have never heard "Sirens". In terms of "general Pearl Jam" knowledge, they still only know "Jeremy" or "Alive" (and I live in Seattle!).
Aw, maybe it's not important, I just expected something different. So are they irrelevant, still got it, or who cares? No better people to chat with about this than you, the forum faithful. Thanks.
90 shows and counting...some of my favs: Randall's Island night 2, Milwaukee '95 night 2, Hawaii '06, St Johns '05, PJ20!
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But 20+ years and 70+ shows later, I still get that feeling when they release a new song or the lights go down and they walk out on to the stage.
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Columbus-2003
Cincinnati-2006
Columbus-2010
Wrigley-2013
Cincinnati-2014
Lexington-2016
Wrigley 1 & 2-2018
That feeling when the lights go down and they come out on stage is incredible.....also love the anticipation in the arena right before the lights go down.
To answer the OP's question....I don't think they are irrelevant. They can play arenas/stadiums pretty much anywhere in the world....not many bands can say that.
Totally echo the comments above about that feeling when the band walk onstage. It's not matched anywhere else for any other band.
Me and a mate were at Manchester 1 in 2012 and both agreed we had never felt an excitement or anticipation for a show in the crowd waiting for the band to come on like there was that night.
The band are just incredible and one of a kind.
I am in the northeast US. Where, perhaps, their greatest concentration of fans exist. I'm basing that on the last 10 year's of sold out shows and frequency of performances. Still barely any fans around in general.
Best band in the World - and everyone who discovers them (or re discovers them) finds that too!!
At Milton Keynes Bowl (where there were about 45k people) I was next to a couple in their 50's who had not heard anything but TEN (which they loved -- Black in particular!) and saw they were playing this gig and thought wow, they're still going , let's go....
When Black came on at song 4 the lady hugged me like an old school fan!
When the show was over , they both said they were blown away -- they were kind of speechless....
I think the reason they are a bit underground (and I think of them as the biggest cult band on the planet) is because they chose that road back in the very early days... Pulling back from videos and promotion... And then making all those incredible records that radio doesn't play....
Does that put me in the who cares section? They are as good as ever for me -- Just a perfect band..!
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
9/11/22 New York City
9/14/22 Camden
And yes, as the above post noted, we are the music weirdos, lol. Most people do not feel as strongly about music in general as most of us music freaks do, let alone about any bands in particular. In fact, most of the people I know 'IRL' don't even listen to music on a daily basis at all unless it's indifferently on their car radio! More often than not i have to ask my friends to put on some music when i go visit them! Wtf??? It's nuts. And they almost never go to concerts either. They are missing out. I can't imagine living such a music-less existence, and I don't want to, lol.
Toronto1- 06
Toronto - 09
Toronto1,2 -11
Hamilton -11
London -13
Philly1,2 -13
Toronto 1,2 - 16
Hamilton - 22
Toronto - 22
I say that PJ is like the Graetful Dead unfortunately… I get it now because I HATED the dead back in the day. But they are in a good way. Different jams every single night. They sell out arenas and are still talked about. This band is now the Rolling Stones of our generation. We need to accept this, it is what it is…
People don't understand the beauty of Yield and No Code because they only hear Jeremy and Daughter…
It's a tough pill to swallow but this is an end of an era...
:-h