*** Ed solo Baltimore 2 Fanviews Here 6/15/09 ***

SH144140

well, that was my first solo show and i thought it was a little weird. i wanted to jump through my skin when ed came out. but after a short applause he made everybody sit down. then he gets pissed when excited people yell shit between songs. then he gets all "why aren't you singing along?" when nobody is singing along. i really wanted to sing along, but it seemed like you were a dick if you made any noise. just a weird show. i didn't know what to do with myself. the set list was great, and i guess the show was good, but it just felt off. he played driftin' and parting ways double speed like he wanted to get out of there. and the chorus to his new song is "hey i'm from baltimore and i'm a fucking asshole"? how do you know that guy is from bmore? he's probably from dc or west virginia. funny story about his daughter and the bear from into the wild. i don't remember porch, but i do remember jeremy.

looking forward to the next pearl jam tour when i can scream my fucking head off and sing along with the best band ever...

Vedder Brees

The only thing I can say is that moving to the Northeast (DC) is paying off. Living in New Orleans, you just keep your fingers crossed in hopes that they come somewhere remotely close.

Went to both shows and they were both great. The second night was just unreal. He announced that Chris McCandless' sister was in the audience and that it was the first time she has been able to see him perform the soundtrack. He didn't disappoint in the least bit.

I got my Ed fix, now I need my McCready and the rest of the band fix. Looking forward to the fall.

tsgeis

Waking up with Vedder in my head...such a nice way to wake up! The show was simply superb...I'm still in awe of the raw and uninhibited talent of Vedder's voice and lyrics. Seen PJ all over the country, but this was my first time seeing him solo...a real treat for both my husband and I. Thank you Eddie for coming to Baltimore!

dwaynemarshall

I was so hoping he'd play Throw Your Arms Around Me on the first night- as an Aussie and Mark Seymour/Hunters & Collectors fan, it would have been awesome to see him and Liam do that. Lucky, lucky people!

PureandEasy

what was the story with his daughter and the bear??

julienova

BOXERMOM wrote:

Awesome show! Arc sounded amazing - so glad Eddie was able to pull it off tonight.

People continued to shout things out during the show, annoying to everyone. Someone yelled out "I want to party with you Eddie" Eddie turned to the crowd and said, "Did you hear that?" and then repeated what the guy had said and then said "What the fuck do you think we've been doing" Too funny. I'm sure the person felt like an ass after that. It seems it doesn't matter if Eddie is nice or nasty to the screamers, they still continue to yell.

I was sitting directly behind this guy, he was in the fourth row center. And drunk. And no, he did not stop. He was also the guy who earlier shouted about "play something we can sing" right after everyone had just done a singalong.

elle74

PureandEasy wrote:

what was the story with his daughter and the bear??

Yes, please do tell! He didn't mention anything in Philly 2 or Baltimore 1!! And I heard at Philly 1, he mentioned it was his daughter's bday (oldest one). Anyone able to tell the story(ies)?

Thanks

PureandEasy

elle74 wrote:

PureandEasy wrote:

what was the story with his daughter and the bear??

Yes, please do tell! He didn't mention anything in Philly 2 or Baltimore 1!! And I heard at Philly 1, he mentioned it was his daughter's bday (oldest one). Anyone able to tell the story(ies)?

Thanks

at Philly 1 he just mentioned it was his daughter's 5th birthday and then he played Forever Young. It was sweet.

PJStatTracker

did anyone go to the 8x10?

ladydocNYC

The story about his daughter and the bear, as best I recall it :
"when my daughter was about two and a half I would play this around the house [Guaranteed], and she was aware of the story, or at least of two things, that there was a young man travelling, and that there was a bear. She would ask about the bear, was it a nice bear, a mean bear, a talking bear? Then one day I sing that line "don't get any closer or I might have to go" and she says "why did you say that?". I repeated it, and she said "I know WHAT you said, I want to know WHY you're saying it." she's two-and-a-half! I said, "I'm not saying it, the young man is saying it on the screen.". That didn't help at all. She said "WHY is he saiyng it?" and she has big eyes of worry. So I said (looking uncomfortable) "uh, well, it's about problems with initmacy and..." [ note : here the laughter was loud and I didn't catch what he said next, but he elaborated a bit]. Luckily, before I said that, I said "it's the bear, he's talking to the bear." (wipes forehead in mock relief)

Another great moment no onehas mentioned is when he pretended to write down the requests, said "yep, I got 'em" then crumpled up the paper and threw it over his shoulder. Priceless.

PureandEasy

ha, thanks

beachwoman

julienova wrote:

BOXERMOM wrote:

Awesome show! Arc sounded amazing - so glad Eddie was able to pull it off tonight.

People continued to shout things out during the show, annoying to everyone. Someone yelled out "I want to party with you Eddie" Eddie turned to the crowd and said, "Did you hear that?" and then repeated what the guy had said and then said "What the fuck do you think we've been doing" Too funny. I'm sure the person felt like an ass after that. It seems it doesn't matter if Eddie is nice or nasty to the screamers, they still continue to yell.

I was sitting directly behind this guy, he was in the fourth row center. And drunk. And no, he did not stop. He was also the guy who earlier shouted about "play something we can sing" right after everyone had just done a singalong.

Yep. Right near me too. What a douche!!!! He kept standing up. And his buddy was just as retarded. Screaming something bout his wifes FAR relative knows Johnny Ramone.

RW81233

Solat13 wrote:

RW81233 wrote:

someone else can post the damn setlist, but this was everything i had hoped for when living in baltimore. i got to to tailgate at home, have my wife drive down, not drink during the show, and get home 16 minutes after the last chord of hard sun was played. In between was a sick set of covers trouble, hide your love away, forever young, let my love open the door, etc., and songs that I haven't seen PJ play (over the course of 23 shows) sometimes, around the bend, parting ways, and arc. Not to mention Prince hit a granny on the drive home to win the game for the brew crew, what a fucking great day and a great concert.

Glad to see you tonight. It was another great show and I'm glad you got to see Ed solo. ed solo is really such a different experience.

Loved seeing the three songs I really wanted to hear tonight: You're True (always reminds me of that moment being blown away hearing it for the first time in Honolulu 06), Let My Love Open the Door (love Ed's version of it) and Parting Ways - heard it last year on Ed's solo tour and so glad I got to hear it one last time.

It was also cool that Chris McCandless's sister and her family were in the box right next to me and it was funny when Ed dropped the f bomb talking about how people are wearing less in the summer and then apologized to Corin and laughed.

yeah it was awesome to catch up two/three weeks after Fenway! Totally crazy that we were like 2 rows behind you, and my cousin and her b/f were in the front row of the upper level so they had a nice view too. Anyway, that was my wife's 5th PJ experience and she was totally into it, and said she liked it the best behind the time we were 3rd row at Boston. It was my sister's second show ever (I took her to Rage in NYC a few years back), and she really liked it too. For me I was shocked at how much I liked Eddie solo. I had read that he was a little off so far, but last night he was spot on with everything. Just fantastic and a great way to start the summer.

TumblingDice66

I saw both Baltimore shows, and thought they were great. Overall Eddie was wonderful, and as usual, he is 100 percent honest with his performances, transmitting to the audience exactly what his soul is feeling. As many have commented, he is adamant that people not shout out and make comments. I had the impression that he hates those interruptions because they interfere with his ability to go inward and listen to what his soul is transmitting so he can then provide that to the audience. Which is one of the greatest things about his performances, and I think one of the reasons why he endures and remains as compelling as ever.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointment that Eddie let it get under his skin to the point that his own negative reactions became an issue and detracted a little bit from the overall vibe of the show. In a way, the hecklers "win" when Ed reacts in that way - especially when you consider that 99% of the people there were respectful and well mannered (and even tried to help by repeatedly saying "shhh"), and the good people shouldn't have to lose out because of a few bad apples. I had the sense, too, that we didn't get as much conversation, story telling, and commentary from Eddie -- which are some of the "gems" that you get at an Eddie solo show -- because the hecklers got to him. Last year at the DC show I saw, Ed seemed more centered and was much more good natured, and creative in the ways he dealt with the hecklers. In many cases, Eddie offered great insights or at least offered great witty retorts when he responded to them in DC. This time he was more blunt and less interesting when he became exasperated and resorted to calling them a#*holes [though that is in fact how those people came across].

Maybe Eddie just needs to hire Samuel L. Jackson to come to the shows and reprise his "Snakes on a Plane" role in order to let people know that "enough is enough" and he has "had it with these muthaf*#king [hecklers] in this muthaf*#king [concert hall]!" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCS4rxX5q7M&NR=1

ComesFromYouth

I honestly thought he sounded terrible the first night and he screwed up a ton of songs. Plus the feeling in the room when he stopped Arc was strange. Overall bad vibe in the room that night. Didn't help that I was sitting next to two meat heads in Ed Hardy t-shirts and their obnoxious drunk girlfriends. They constantly talked during the show and the girl kept swinging her head around hitting me with her hair.

Notwithstanding the shitty circumstances, Ed was WAY better the second night. It seemed like he came out with a purpose to make up for the screw ups and the Arc meltdown the night before. He nailed Baltimore 2 and totally redeemed it for me.

Aside from the more obscure setlist, I don't get why people are gushing so much about Baltimore 1. Sure, the song choices were cool, but Eddie was sloppy and off his game. Baltimore 2 should be an absolute no brainer for anyone in attendance both nights.

My two cents.

CG219354

any chance for a bootleg of Baltimore 2. I can't imagine going without ever hearing that version of arc again. Stunning, what a sick way to end a set. Sorry to hear it wasn't as good the night before.

gettingright

hey, i can't really add anything to the what has already been posted...the show was absolutely amazing....let me love open the door was the biggest highlight for me

also, i did go to 8x10 after the show to check Jerry Hannon (no ed did not show up for society), but Jerry and his band the Decades put on a really awesome performance. it was a great nightcap to the ev show


and yes, bootleg please...i know the show was recorded (as i am sure they all are) because there were crowd mikes stationed at the sides of the stage

jaredg

CG219354 wrote:

any chance for a bootleg of Baltimore 2. I can't imagine going without ever hearing that version of arc again. Stunning, what a sick way to end a set. Sorry to hear it wasn't as good the night before.

I met Eddie for the first time after Baltimore 2 and out of all the things I could have said I told him that Arc tonight blew me away and was just down right incredible.

I dont think I have gotten those same chills since the openning chords of Long Road in Columbia, MD 1996.

TumblingDice66

When Ed did Arc, it gave me chills. I'm not familiar enough with that "song" to know if he did something different during this show [I've only seen him do it once before] but it was incredibly powerful, especially with the rich acoustics of that room. The bass was incredibly deep and the highs were brilliant and full. To watch him build a symphony of voices before our eyes, with primal chants that seem to come from the center of the earth, was astounding. It was as if he was summoning voices in a trance, like a Shaman or something. And afterwards, Ed seemed relieved and transformed, like he had expelled some inner demons and rid himself of some negative energy that was weighing on him. Maybe it was the fact that it didn't work the night before or maybe it was something more, but something seemed a lot better with him afterwards.

MayDay10

ComesFromYouth wrote:

I honestly thought he sounded terrible the first night and he screwed up a ton of songs. Plus the feeling in the room when he stopped Arc was strange. Overall bad vibe in the room that night. Didn't help that I was sitting next to two meat heads in Ed Hardy t-shirts and their obnoxious drunk girlfriends. They constantly talked during the show and the girl kept swinging her head around hitting me with her hair.

Notwithstanding the shitty circumstances, Ed was WAY better the second night. It seemed like he came out with a purpose to make up for the screw ups and the Arc meltdown the night before. He nailed Baltimore 2 and totally redeemed it for me.

Aside from the more obscure setlist, I don't get why people are gushing so much about Baltimore 1. Sure, the song choices were cool, but Eddie was sloppy and off his game. Baltimore 2 should be an absolute no brainer for anyone in attendance both nights.

My two cents.

My exact Philly experience.