Waited outside the venue from noon until 4:30 when Ed came to the venue and shook some of our hands--was absolutely insaine!!!! I finally got the chance to shake his hand and say thank you!
Ed did a great show with many song surprises. Not sure what happened with Arc-but what can you do he is only human, and that is what I love about him. The rawness of him is what makes him unique and why we love him. Santa cruz and golden state were awesome and spot on, and of course Man of the hour, as always, how moving and pure. The into the wild songs were as always great and fun to listen to.
I followed a great path to being able to meet him. From starting in the lawn seats to moving up to under the pavillions, to being in the 11th& 10th rows, to being in the Front row center at Hartford 2008 and having him point at me and throw me a guitar pick, to being in the 2nd row boston solo last year, and being even closer to him. Than to actually being able to shake his hand-wow what a run-I guess all that is left is to have a conversation with him.
Also wanted to say hi to all the great Jammers I met yesterday-I love the commrodrity that we all have, and how nice and giving Jammers are!
I want to thank Eddie and his crew for the front row upgrade. Golden State, Gone, Santa Cruz and I am a Patriot were incredible. Ed handed my wife a pick which was awesome. Wasn't feeling Arc so it was cut short but all in all it was the best time ever at a show.
How did you end up getting the upgrade?
A gentleman walked up to us in our seats (last row in the balcony row X) and said something about Ed wants to upgrade your seats and I get to play Santa Clause. This was unbelievable. This is the closest I have ever been for Ed or Pearl Jam.
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(To hollyster70) You are welcome for the program, I grabbed one on the way in and the wife grabbed two. I did not need three. I hope you enjoyed . A quick note the crowd was not bad, a few a-holes yes but a far cry from Dc 1 last year. Between some songs you could have heard a pin drop. The energy was a little different for me. It was good, just a little odd. Venue was awesome not all crammed in like Warner DC. Ten Club 5th Row . Thanks Guys!
Just went on ticket bastard and bought a grand tier seat for tonight. Why not. I don't think this will last forever. Better see him while I can. Waited outside to meet him and had to get to the baby sitter but met some cool folks. (I was the cop with my wife). I hope you guys got your chance to meet him. To the guy I gave the sharpie marker to, I tried...... and to the couple I gave the program to come upgrade me tonight. I'm in the Grand Tier 1 (L or Right, is unknown) Peace and hope to see you all again!
I want to thank Eddie and his crew for the front row upgrade. Golden State, Gone, Santa Cruz and I am a Patriot were incredible. Ed handed my wife a pick which was awesome. Wasn't feeling Arc so it was cut short but all in all it was the best time ever at a show.
How did you end up getting the upgrade?
A gentleman walked up to us in our seats (last row in the balcony row X) and said something about Ed wants to upgrade your seats and I get to play Santa Clause. This was unbelievable. This is the closest I have ever been for Ed or Pearl Jam.
I think I saw you two right after you got the upgrade. Was that your wife that was about hyperventilating walking down the stairs? That was awesome to see. I was hoping for a visit from Santa Clause with no luck, but glad to see you too get hooked up. Great show no matter what seat you had last night!
This was the 5th time I've seen Ed Live (caught his first show ever in Vancouver) and tonight he was as comfortable and "on" as I've seen him.
First set was flawless - his guitar playing was amazing and he didn't flub any lyrics in that first set that I could recall. - guaranteed was damn near perfect.
Great setlist - just tremendous.
"I remember when you sang that song about today, now it's tomorrow and everything has changed." - Bu$hleaguer
My wife and I flew up from Boston to see Ed (figured we'd make a weekend out of it and see and O's game too since we've never been to Camden Yards.)
I've seen PJ 25 times (Best shows: The Experiment '03 in Mansfield and Bonnaroo) and Ed twice last year in Beantown.
I thought last night was great. I almost died when he did the Brain Damage intro. Man of the Hour, Don't Be Shy, and Sometimes were ethereal.
Showstoppers for me:
-Atlantic City (me and my buddy agreed, better than Bruce's-yes, I said it)
-Gone (LOVED the interactivity and intimacy of this one-my fave from Avacado)
-Elderly Woman (heard this song about 25 times live, but this was different: he was REALLY into it, and I LOVED the story of how it came to be)
-Garden State (BRILLIANT)
The vibe was a bit odd. We had some pretty nasty hecklers in Boston last year, but their was something different in the air. A dude near me was booing the writer and originator of Society (forget his name). A**hole!!! Also thought security was the worst. I was checking my phone for the time and a security guard tapped me in the head and screamed at me to put my phone in my pocket. Douche!
Was dissapointed by Arc, but Ed made up for it tenfold with Patriot and Santa Cruz.
All in all, a great gig, with a weird edge in the air. But Ed was GREAT!!
Looking forward to seeing PJ in London (on my B-Day), Manchester, Outside Lands, and ACL.
Just my 2 second review. Just got back home from Baltimore. Last night was great! Had Dress Circle tickets (DRSCIR) and the view was perfect! All songs were strong. Hearing Brain Damage into Sometimes was really an unexpected treat!! Man Of The Hour and Porch were the two I was hoping to hear, and the only real glitch was when Ed stopped Arc saying something to the effect of "Sorry, I just wasn't feeling it". He was on about the 3rd or 4th loop when he stopped it. When he started Arc there were a couple of light shouts, and I'm thinking that may have distracted him, or maybe something else.
While I wish the shouting would stop, Ed responding to 5% of them encourages the other 95%.
Anyway - it was an amazing performance!
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I want to thank Eddie and his crew for the front row upgrade. Golden State, Gone, Santa Cruz and I am a Patriot were incredible. Ed handed my wife a pick which was awesome. Wasn't feeling Arc so it was cut short but all in all it was the best time ever at a show.
How did you end up getting the upgrade?
A gentleman walked up to us in our seats (last row in the balcony row X) and said something about Ed wants to upgrade your seats and I get to play Santa Clause. This was unbelievable. This is the closest I have ever been for Ed or Pearl Jam.
Were your Row X seats 10 club seats? When did that happen? Was it before Liam started?
Can someone please tell the "Small Town" story....PLEASE!!!!!
He essentially said they rented a house in San Fran to live in while recording. It was pre-'real world' so they didnt know what they were getting into. Ed said he decided to sleep in the sauna room, he had a PA system in there and essentially slept standing up. One day he came out and played a little something on the guitar on the porch and Stone overheard it and asked him to play it again because it was pretty good. He said if Stone wouldn't have said anything it probably would have been forgotten forever
also, lyrics updated in previous post
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This show was amazing. I'm so happy I took the trip from Boston to see that beautiful setlist. The Patriot/Santa Cruz ending was breathtaking!! Gone felt like you were actually playing/helping Ed which was really cool. Honestly, I feel like this setlist is going to be hard to top and whoever gets to hear the Holiday Single 08 songs live in the future gigs are going to be BLOWN away.
I waited until around 1 when Ed finally came out to meet a few fans in a line. It was my 21st brithday and Eddie was so cool about it when he found out. Everyone in the future venues should really go out of their way for a couple hours to meet Ed...it's probably the only time I''ll ever speak to him and it was something I will tell fellow PJ fans for a lifetime. Better than any poster, merch, etc. I have pictures of my trip/meeting Ed if people want to see them just give me a PM.
I have to say I think Eddie was awesome but something just wasnt right. Saw him in Philly Friday night and it was just completely different. You would think that Philly would have the obnoxious ones but Baltimore was worse!...and annoying. The Lyrics sound was not as good as the Towers either. Gotta give props to the guy in the Phillies Vedder Jersey that requested Gone (2 rows directly in from of me 4th row) That was one of the highlights and Ed got a well deserved standing ovation for his effort. I also loved the new song, sad though. Brain Damage intro was awesome! I had my heart set on Dylans "Girl of the North Country", but no biggie I saw it once. Back to Ed... the whole show he seemed a little aggravated. I kept seeing him yelling stuff at the "doctors" to the side, a couple guitar slip-ups, then Arc, and Patriot... then I honestly thought he might smash the guitar during Hard Sun. All in all it was a great show with a great setlist! You never see the same Pearl Jam/Eddie show twice and I love them for that.
I was also one of the lucky ones to meet Santa Claus last night It was the most amazing experience for me. We were sitting in Balcony Row J. I was shut-out of the fan club lottery and these were the seats I ended up with. I was a little bummed to be sitting so far away and was commenting to my boyfriend about where I sat during the DC shows last year and how close I was to Liam when he came to the Rock and Roll Hotel last year. A few minutes later the promoter sat down next to us and offered us the tickets. I couldn't stop thanking him. I actually started crying when we got to the seats.
I've been trying to indoctrinate my boyfriend into my Pearl Jam obsession, and this was his first taste. I don't even remember all the details of the show last night - mostly just how wonderful the experience was. It felt so intimate to be that close to Eddie during this amazing show. My boyfriend is now very enthusiastically looking forward to Toronto show - which will be his first PJ concert. This makes me very happy - I think he's a keeper!
I can't say enough about how much I appreciate getting those tickets. The generosity of the band and the fans never stops amazing me.
And I got my Liam CD signed, and bought an awesome water bottle - It was such a great night, I couldn't get anything done at work today - I'm still full of excitement!
So Santa Claus - if you're reading this - thanks again a million times!
(btw - I used to post as dreamsincolor but I can't figure out how to link my accounts)
I have to say I think Eddie was awesome but something just wasnt right. Saw him in Philly Friday night and it was just completely different. You would think that Philly would have the obnoxious ones but Baltimore was worse!...and annoying. The Lyrics sound was not as good as the Towers either. Gotta give props to the guy in the Phillies Vedder Jersey that requested Gone (2 rows directly in from of me 4th row) That was one of the highlights and Ed got a well deserved standing ovation for his effort. I also loved the new song, sad though. Brain Damage intro was awesome! I had my heart set on Dylans "Girl of the North Country", but no biggie I saw it once. Back to Ed... the whole show he seemed a little aggravated. I kept seeing him yelling stuff at the "doctors" to the side, a couple guitar slip-ups, then Arc, and Patriot... then I honestly thought he might smash the guitar during Hard Sun. All in all it was a great show with a great setlist! You never see the same Pearl Jam/Eddie show twice and I love them for that.
Thanks man , I have been waiting for that song for a long time ...NEVER would have thought he would actually play it ... go phillies ...long live vedder..
I have to say I think Eddie was awesome but something just wasnt right. Saw him in Philly Friday night and it was just completely different. You would think that Philly would have the obnoxious ones but Baltimore was worse!...and annoying. The Lyrics sound was not as good as the Towers either. Gotta give props to the guy in the Phillies Vedder Jersey that requested Gone (2 rows directly in from of me 4th row) That was one of the highlights and Ed got a well deserved standing ovation for his effort. I also loved the new song, sad though. Brain Damage intro was awesome! I had my heart set on Dylans "Girl of the North Country", but no biggie I saw it once. Back to Ed... the whole show he seemed a little aggravated. I kept seeing him yelling stuff at the "doctors" to the side, a couple guitar slip-ups, then Arc, and Patriot... then I honestly thought he might smash the guitar during Hard Sun. All in all it was a great show with a great setlist! You never see the same Pearl Jam/Eddie show twice and I love them for that.
you know the funny thing with the guitar during hard sun is that is just looked like the plug in got tangled, but for some reason Ed was freakin' - i had the thought as well, here we go...I'm going to be about 3 feet way from Ed smashin a guitar!!! I was kind of hoping he did - he heh !!!
I normally don't post...in fact I usually just jump on and read everyone else's posts, but after having experienced Bal-1 last night....I just can't help but add to the statements of sheer bliss....
Awesome show last night....and the closest I've ever been to the stage. Was 3rd row, dead center! Never been that close in the 11 years I've been going to Pj shows, lol. I realize how stupid this will sound, but will add it anyway....
So after the 2nd encore, the first 3-5 rows rushed towards the stage.....right? So my wife and I are right there, dead center with the rest....Ed went into Santa Cruz. I was singing my heart out to every word and about the time I looked up at Ed (or so it seemed) he and I locked eyes for what felt like a minute and then he nodded at me. :oops:
I'm sure the 30 other ppl around me in that section are telling the same story tonight, but man it feels nice to think that, lol. Great show. Great group of ppl....and Great setlist. I thought he played and sang beautifully.
My love goes out to 10Club for the seats. Thank you for a beautiful experience!
Love to all....
ps...The End felt and sounded exactly like it's title...perhaps a hint of what's to come. Extremely beautiful...
during arc he stopped abruptly. the lights were off and he wasnt singing it was a recording. i think he felt guilty or something and went to the next song.. couldnt remember the words and got up and said godnight like he was gonna storm off stage but then finished and left quickly. justseemed like something was up i dont know ive seen pj many times and that was very out of character for eddie vedder.
Apparently, you weren't at Hartford last year.
I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
during arc he stopped abruptly. the lights were off and he wasnt singing it was a recording. i think he felt guilty or something and went to the next song.. couldnt remember the words and got up and said godnight like he was gonna storm off stage but then finished and left quickly. justseemed like something was up i dont know ive seen pj many times and that was very out of character for eddie vedder.
Apparently, you weren't at Hartford last year.
Or was it Mansfield 1?
I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
I normally don't post...in fact I usually just jump on and read everyone else's posts, but after having experienced Bal-1 last night....I just can't help but add to the statements of sheer bliss....
Awesome show last night....and the closest I've ever been to the stage. Was 3rd row, dead center! Never been that close in the 11 years I've been going to Pj shows, lol. I realize how stupid this will sound, but will add it anyway....
So after the 2nd encore, the first 3-5 rows rushed towards the stage.....right? So my wife and I are right there, dead center with the rest....Ed went into Santa Cruz. I was singing my heart out to every word and about the time I looked up at Ed (or so it seemed) he and I locked eyes for what felt like a minute and then he nodded at me. :oops:
I'm sure the 30 other ppl around me in that section are telling the same story tonight, but man it feels nice to think that, lol. Great show. Great group of ppl....and Great setlist. I thought he played and sang beautifully.
My love goes out to 10Club for the seats. Thank you for a beautiful experience!
Love to all....
ps...The End felt and sounded exactly like it's title...perhaps a hint of what's to come. Extremely beautiful...
Also a long time reader and couldn't help posting this time after reading this one. I was also third row center and I think I was sitting right next to you and your wife.
The dude who requested "Gone" was one of the first people to yell something in the middle of the set and I just hung my head and was embarrassed for him, until Ed responded to him and actually played the song. Could. Not. Believe it. The crowd loved it and it seemed like Ed did too. Still, kind of inappropriate to be yelling in the middle of an intimate set in an opera house. But I have to say it...well done.
Lots of people guessing what was wrong with Arc and why he stopped...I could tell from the beginning that something was wrong and my guess is that it was his timing was off. Although that was one of my favorite songs from Jersey last year and I was disappointed that it didn't work out, I was excited when he asked for requests. Since he was inviting requests, I felt totally OK about yelling something out. As soon as he asked it seemed like everyone in the theater yelled out what they wanted to hear (lots of footsteps and other usual requests), but I waited until it quieted down and yelled as long as I could "I Am a Patriot". I don't know how many other people were requesting it, but I'm quite sure that I'm responsible for him playing it. When the dude next to me told me that was his wife's request also I felt pretty good that I had made a request that all the hardcore PJ fans would be excited to hear.
Just an amazing show. Got two really great pictures, PM me if you want them since I don't know how to post them here.
I wasn't in the 10c but the balcony. Still great from up there. I saw some guy near me recording so there is a recording out there somewhere. Atlantic City was definitely the highlight for me.
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So jealous you guys got Gone! Sounds like a killer setlist!
Gone was great. Ed had to take a moment to re-learn to the song and needed some help with the lyrics. His sense of humor about it made it entertaining.
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I think it had been about 12 years since I had last been in the Lyric for a performance of Les Miserables. Upon entering, I made my way to the merch table. My eye went right for a baseball shirt with black half-sleeves. On the front was THE WHO target logo except the circle was black and the dot was orange. Inside the dot were the letters EV. On the back, a small Into the Wild logo, below that the word BALTIMORE and beneath that the letters EV arranged in a way so it looks like the #23. All in orange. Even at 40 bucks, that was coming home with me.
I then proceeded to make my way to my seat. I was second to last row in the balcony and it felt like I was on top of a hill. But I really didn’t mind. I just begin to read the program when a guy walks up to me:
Guy- Are you here alone?
Me- Yeah.
Guy- I just got upgraded to the 4th row. Do want my seat? It’s 1st row center balcony.
Me- Uhhhh…sure.
I don’t know where it ranks, but it was one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me at a concert. I hope I showed enough gratitude to the guy who did it. He snapped my picture on his camera phone and said goodbye. I was now in the presidential seats. Sometimes, it pays to be a hermit. If the guy who gave me the ticket ever reads this…THANK YOU!!
Liam Finn came on. He is a wild man. Nothing like the kid I saw in Betchadupa that performed at his father’s concerts in New Zealand 8(can it really be that long?) years ago. It was loop machines, guitars, drums, and guttural noises. All by Liam. His compatriot named Eliza played a mean electrical harp and some other...device. Some of his songs reminded me of his dad Neil but a majority of his works and his frenetic energy more closely resembled his uncle Tim. Dude’s with beards. They are intense. A great way to begin.
Eddie took the stage half an hour later. Songs 2 through 7 were the highlight of my evening. Sometimes is one of my favorite songs ever and to hear it in that setting, in my "hometown", was really...moving. Follow that up with Don’t be Shy, one of my favorite covers that PJ does. I’m no fan of I Am Mine but the way Ed did it last night; it just had an extra umphh to it. I doubt a full band version could ever hit that kind of note. No Code was well represented as I’m Open then made appearance. In all honesty, the show could have ended there and I would have left happy. Man of the Hour is an under appreciated song by me and that’s ashame. It really capped off that section of the concert perfectly. Someone then shouted out Gone and Ed obliged but told the audience he needed their help. The crowd was feeding him lines and he would take it from there. It was like one big camp fire at that moment.
Somewhere during the next couple of songs it seemed as if Ed was going to say something about Baltimore, but the few people who felt the need to shout out stuff made him lose his train of thought. He said he’d go back to it later but never did. He told the crowd a couple of times before that to refrain from yelling out and I think for the most part that was achieved. The next big moment for me was Atlantic City. I hate to be picky, but he didn’t play harmonica on the song and that would have just taken it to totally different plane in my view. I got over that though and was just grateful to have that kind of surprise. Before Small Town, he told a story about the band deciding to live together in a house in San Francisco to write songs early on. He said, “This was before The Real World so we didn’t know what we were getting into.” He eventually had to hole up in this room by himself where he wrote Small Town. Stone heard him strumming it one morning and really thought he had something. Without that, it may never have been recorded.
Porch closed out the first set. Ed walked off stage and the crowd was kind of quite. I got the sense people didn’t want to be loud because Ed had told them to keep it down so many times during the night. So Ed comes back out and says, “You know, you could see the guys up here adjusting stuff so you knew I was coming back out here. But it was pretty fucking quite. You gotta make some noise to get the guy back out here.” The place then erupts in applause to which Ed says, “Be quite, make noise, do this, do that. Seriously, this has been a great evening.” Society was cool because the guy who wrote the song was in town and played it with him. He was at the 8 X 10 club(which I had never even heard of) tonight. I really was looking forward to hearing Arc but Ed stopped it almost at the beginning. He said he just wasn’t feeling it and that he had never done that before. “I’m not going to fake it.” I guess I can always say I saw that instead. He replaced it with I Am A Patriot and as the curtain closed he almost got hit with it. When the curtain went back up he quipped, “That was closest I’ve ever come to being Bret Michaels.” Line of the night.
I had heard about Santa Cruz but thought it was destined for the new record. Turns out it’s this past year’s Christmas Single. I’ll have to get my hands on that somehow. Ed’s guitar malfunctioned on Hard Sun and he was not too pleased. He ripped the amp chord out of the ax and shoved it to the tech. I thought it added to the power of the song to be 100% honest. When it came back to him, he kind of played it into the first row.
That was that. The baseball shirt is hanging on wall at the moment. I will wear it on occasion. This is a lame excuse but if it only cost 20 bucks, I would have gone again tonight. It’s ok though. Let someone else have that experience. I saw him the first time he ever played B-More(solo or band). No regrets. Maybe someday they’ll release these shows onto a bootlegs.
Certainly one of the great things about seeing this band as well as solo shows is that no two shows are ever alike. This is more evident than ever after this very interesting night in B'more. I was born and raised in Baltimore and it was fantastcic to see Eddie in my home town. Add to that the set list which included such rarities and you have a perfect storm. Which is kinda what the show felt like. I saw him in Chicago last year and thought the crowd was much better tonight although strangely quite at times I think trying to keep Eddie happy and focused. The Lyric is very intimate and the acoustics were excellent. Gone, Man of the Hour, Society were highlightes for me. The most amazing part of th whole night happened before the show. It is rare that you go to see a band and end up meeting and just hanging out with such an amazing group of people. I had a couple of singles to get rid of and in the end I was succesful in large part due to all the folks hanging out front helping me out. I met a guy from Zimbabwe and chated with him for nearly and hour about various things. This was his first time in the states and I was happy to see him moving to the front of the stage as the show was starting. Once again thanks to the Jammers for a great show.
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Waited outside the venue from noon until 4:30 when Ed came to the venue and shook some of our hands--was absolutely insaine!!!! I finally got the chance to shake his hand and say thank you!
Ed did a great show with many song surprises. Not sure what happened with Arc-but what can you do he is only human, and that is what I love about him. The rawness of him is what makes him unique and why we love him. Santa cruz and golden state were awesome and spot on, and of course Man of the hour, as always, how moving and pure. The into the wild songs were as always great and fun to listen to.
I followed a great path to being able to meet him. From starting in the lawn seats to moving up to under the pavillions, to being in the 11th& 10th rows, to being in the Front row center at Hartford 2008 and having him point at me and throw me a guitar pick, to being in the 2nd row boston solo last year, and being even closer to him. Than to actually being able to shake his hand-wow what a run-I guess all that is left is to have a conversation with him.
Also wanted to say hi to all the great Jammers I met yesterday-I love the commrodrity that we all have, and how nice and giving Jammers are!
Just went on ticket bastard and bought a grand tier seat for tonight. Why not. I don't think this will last forever. Better see him while I can. Waited outside to meet him and had to get to the baby sitter but met some cool folks. (I was the cop with my wife). I hope you guys got your chance to meet him. To the guy I gave the sharpie marker to, I tried...... and to the couple I gave the program to come upgrade me tonight. I'm in the Grand Tier 1 (L or Right, is unknown) Peace and hope to see you all again!
I think I saw you two right after you got the upgrade. Was that your wife that was about hyperventilating walking down the stairs? That was awesome to see. I was hoping for a visit from Santa Clause with no luck, but glad to see you too get hooked up. Great show no matter what seat you had last night!
First set was flawless - his guitar playing was amazing and he didn't flub any lyrics in that first set that I could recall. - guaranteed was damn near perfect.
Great setlist - just tremendous.
I've seen PJ 25 times (Best shows: The Experiment '03 in Mansfield and Bonnaroo) and Ed twice last year in Beantown.
I thought last night was great. I almost died when he did the Brain Damage intro. Man of the Hour, Don't Be Shy, and Sometimes were ethereal.
Showstoppers for me:
-Atlantic City (me and my buddy agreed, better than Bruce's-yes, I said it)
-Gone (LOVED the interactivity and intimacy of this one-my fave from Avacado)
-Elderly Woman (heard this song about 25 times live, but this was different: he was REALLY into it, and I LOVED the story of how it came to be)
-Garden State (BRILLIANT)
The vibe was a bit odd. We had some pretty nasty hecklers in Boston last year, but their was something different in the air. A dude near me was booing the writer and originator of Society (forget his name). A**hole!!! Also thought security was the worst. I was checking my phone for the time and a security guard tapped me in the head and screamed at me to put my phone in my pocket. Douche!
Was dissapointed by Arc, but Ed made up for it tenfold with Patriot and Santa Cruz.
All in all, a great gig, with a weird edge in the air. But Ed was GREAT!!
Looking forward to seeing PJ in London (on my B-Day), Manchester, Outside Lands, and ACL.
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While I wish the shouting would stop, Ed responding to 5% of them encourages the other 95%.
Anyway - it was an amazing performance!
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He essentially said they rented a house in San Fran to live in while recording. It was pre-'real world' so they didnt know what they were getting into. Ed said he decided to sleep in the sauna room, he had a PA system in there and essentially slept standing up. One day he came out and played a little something on the guitar on the porch and Stone overheard it and asked him to play it again because it was pretty good. He said if Stone wouldn't have said anything it probably would have been forgotten forever
also, lyrics updated in previous post
The Sentence Above Is False
I waited until around 1 when Ed finally came out to meet a few fans in a line. It was my 21st brithday and Eddie was so cool about it when he found out. Everyone in the future venues should really go out of their way for a couple hours to meet Ed...it's probably the only time I''ll ever speak to him and it was something I will tell fellow PJ fans for a lifetime. Better than any poster, merch, etc. I have pictures of my trip/meeting Ed if people want to see them just give me a PM.
I've been trying to indoctrinate my boyfriend into my Pearl Jam obsession, and this was his first taste. I don't even remember all the details of the show last night - mostly just how wonderful the experience was. It felt so intimate to be that close to Eddie during this amazing show. My boyfriend is now very enthusiastically looking forward to Toronto show - which will be his first PJ concert. This makes me very happy - I think he's a keeper!
I can't say enough about how much I appreciate getting those tickets. The generosity of the band and the fans never stops amazing me.
And I got my Liam CD signed, and bought an awesome water bottle - It was such a great night, I couldn't get anything done at work today - I'm still full of excitement!
So Santa Claus - if you're reading this - thanks again a million times!
(btw - I used to post as dreamsincolor but I can't figure out how to link my accounts)
Thanks man , I have been waiting for that song for a long time ...NEVER would have thought he would actually play it ... go phillies ...long live vedder..
SBB
you know the funny thing with the guitar during hard sun is that is just looked like the plug in got tangled, but for some reason Ed was freakin' - i had the thought as well, here we go...I'm going to be about 3 feet way from Ed smashin a guitar!!! I was kind of hoping he did - he heh !!!
Awesome show last night....and the closest I've ever been to the stage. Was 3rd row, dead center! Never been that close in the 11 years I've been going to Pj shows, lol. I realize how stupid this will sound, but will add it anyway....
So after the 2nd encore, the first 3-5 rows rushed towards the stage.....right? So my wife and I are right there, dead center with the rest....Ed went into Santa Cruz. I was singing my heart out to every word and about the time I looked up at Ed (or so it seemed) he and I locked eyes for what felt like a minute and then he nodded at me. :oops:
I'm sure the 30 other ppl around me in that section are telling the same story tonight, but man it feels nice to think that, lol. Great show. Great group of ppl....and Great setlist. I thought he played and sang beautifully.
My love goes out to 10Club for the seats. Thank you for a beautiful experience!
Love to all....
ps...The End felt and sounded exactly like it's title...perhaps a hint of what's to come. Extremely beautiful...
I heard from someone saying the same thing and wanted to check it out for myself. It is true. This is the best setlist so far.
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
#resistgezi #resistturkey #resisttaksim #direnturkiye #direngezi
#standingman #duranadam
Apparently, you weren't at Hartford last year.
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
#resistgezi #resistturkey #resisttaksim #direnturkiye #direngezi
#standingman #duranadam
Or was it Mansfield 1?
The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED
#resistgezi #resistturkey #resisttaksim #direnturkiye #direngezi
#standingman #duranadam
Also a long time reader and couldn't help posting this time after reading this one. I was also third row center and I think I was sitting right next to you and your wife.
The dude who requested "Gone" was one of the first people to yell something in the middle of the set and I just hung my head and was embarrassed for him, until Ed responded to him and actually played the song. Could. Not. Believe it. The crowd loved it and it seemed like Ed did too. Still, kind of inappropriate to be yelling in the middle of an intimate set in an opera house. But I have to say it...well done.
Lots of people guessing what was wrong with Arc and why he stopped...I could tell from the beginning that something was wrong and my guess is that it was his timing was off. Although that was one of my favorite songs from Jersey last year and I was disappointed that it didn't work out, I was excited when he asked for requests. Since he was inviting requests, I felt totally OK about yelling something out. As soon as he asked it seemed like everyone in the theater yelled out what they wanted to hear (lots of footsteps and other usual requests), but I waited until it quieted down and yelled as long as I could "I Am a Patriot". I don't know how many other people were requesting it, but I'm quite sure that I'm responsible for him playing it. When the dude next to me told me that was his wife's request also I felt pretty good that I had made a request that all the hardcore PJ fans would be excited to hear.
Just an amazing show. Got two really great pictures, PM me if you want them since I don't know how to post them here.
Gone was great. Ed had to take a moment to re-learn to the song and needed some help with the lyrics. His sense of humor about it made it entertaining.
I then proceeded to make my way to my seat. I was second to last row in the balcony and it felt like I was on top of a hill. But I really didn’t mind. I just begin to read the program when a guy walks up to me:
Guy- Are you here alone?
Me- Yeah.
Guy- I just got upgraded to the 4th row. Do want my seat? It’s 1st row center balcony.
Me- Uhhhh…sure.
I don’t know where it ranks, but it was one of the coolest things that has ever happened to me at a concert. I hope I showed enough gratitude to the guy who did it. He snapped my picture on his camera phone and said goodbye. I was now in the presidential seats. Sometimes, it pays to be a hermit. If the guy who gave me the ticket ever reads this…THANK YOU!!
Liam Finn came on. He is a wild man. Nothing like the kid I saw in Betchadupa that performed at his father’s concerts in New Zealand 8(can it really be that long?) years ago. It was loop machines, guitars, drums, and guttural noises. All by Liam. His compatriot named Eliza played a mean electrical harp and some other...device. Some of his songs reminded me of his dad Neil but a majority of his works and his frenetic energy more closely resembled his uncle Tim. Dude’s with beards. They are intense. A great way to begin.
Eddie took the stage half an hour later. Songs 2 through 7 were the highlight of my evening. Sometimes is one of my favorite songs ever and to hear it in that setting, in my "hometown", was really...moving. Follow that up with Don’t be Shy, one of my favorite covers that PJ does. I’m no fan of I Am Mine but the way Ed did it last night; it just had an extra umphh to it. I doubt a full band version could ever hit that kind of note. No Code was well represented as I’m Open then made appearance. In all honesty, the show could have ended there and I would have left happy. Man of the Hour is an under appreciated song by me and that’s ashame. It really capped off that section of the concert perfectly. Someone then shouted out Gone and Ed obliged but told the audience he needed their help. The crowd was feeding him lines and he would take it from there. It was like one big camp fire at that moment.
Somewhere during the next couple of songs it seemed as if Ed was going to say something about Baltimore, but the few people who felt the need to shout out stuff made him lose his train of thought. He said he’d go back to it later but never did. He told the crowd a couple of times before that to refrain from yelling out and I think for the most part that was achieved. The next big moment for me was Atlantic City. I hate to be picky, but he didn’t play harmonica on the song and that would have just taken it to totally different plane in my view. I got over that though and was just grateful to have that kind of surprise. Before Small Town, he told a story about the band deciding to live together in a house in San Francisco to write songs early on. He said, “This was before The Real World so we didn’t know what we were getting into.” He eventually had to hole up in this room by himself where he wrote Small Town. Stone heard him strumming it one morning and really thought he had something. Without that, it may never have been recorded.
Porch closed out the first set. Ed walked off stage and the crowd was kind of quite. I got the sense people didn’t want to be loud because Ed had told them to keep it down so many times during the night. So Ed comes back out and says, “You know, you could see the guys up here adjusting stuff so you knew I was coming back out here. But it was pretty fucking quite. You gotta make some noise to get the guy back out here.” The place then erupts in applause to which Ed says, “Be quite, make noise, do this, do that. Seriously, this has been a great evening.” Society was cool because the guy who wrote the song was in town and played it with him. He was at the 8 X 10 club(which I had never even heard of) tonight. I really was looking forward to hearing Arc but Ed stopped it almost at the beginning. He said he just wasn’t feeling it and that he had never done that before. “I’m not going to fake it.” I guess I can always say I saw that instead. He replaced it with I Am A Patriot and as the curtain closed he almost got hit with it. When the curtain went back up he quipped, “That was closest I’ve ever come to being Bret Michaels.” Line of the night.
I had heard about Santa Cruz but thought it was destined for the new record. Turns out it’s this past year’s Christmas Single. I’ll have to get my hands on that somehow. Ed’s guitar malfunctioned on Hard Sun and he was not too pleased. He ripped the amp chord out of the ax and shoved it to the tech. I thought it added to the power of the song to be 100% honest. When it came back to him, he kind of played it into the first row.
That was that. The baseball shirt is hanging on wall at the moment. I will wear it on occasion. This is a lame excuse but if it only cost 20 bucks, I would have gone again tonight. It’s ok though. Let someone else have that experience. I saw him the first time he ever played B-More(solo or band). No regrets. Maybe someday they’ll release these shows onto a bootlegs.
great great show...
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