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1998 was the best year to be a PJ fan

57Goldtop57Goldtop Posts: 218
edited July 2009 in The Porch
Back to touring where tickets were easier to get.

Touring for their best record.

Guitar tones (especailly Mike) were great.

Ed was really getting to be a better singer, but still had that scream/growl when he needed it.


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  • leadbedr10leadbedr10 Posts: 409
    my first show.
    maui two nights, about 3000-3500 people
    GA shows. tickets were very easy to get.
    getting to the front was pretty easy also.
    Posters. I got mine after the show.
    awesome!!!!
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,746
    Yup....

    only downside of the '98 tour was they said it was first come first serve, so you didn't actually know if you got tickets or not before the public onsale date.

    we panicked, called the Montana University and bought a pair of GA tickets (which was the easiest time i've eeeeever had buying tickets.. I called the # when they went on sale, no hold, no music, got a real person, and lots of GA tix available.

    My 10c tickets showed up in the mail several weeks later. I sold the ones i bought from the university ticket centre to some friends but they never ended up meeting us there.. there loss.. great show.

    I saw 3 shows in '98 (missoula, vancouver, seattle II),

    It was a great time!
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,914
    great year...i graduated high school, saw pj for the 2nd time, started college and met my future bride!
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    You can spend your time alone re-digesting past regrets, oh
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
    Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense




    just sayin'......


    the *best time*...is right NOW.
    why?
    because right now...is now.
    1998 is the past. can remember it, can relive it in your memory...but it is the past.
    i'll take the 'present tense' thank you...and you bet, the future.



    and yea, i wasn't even a fan back in 1998.....so my 'best time'....still now.
    it's all we've got. yesterdays' gone...tomorrow is promised to no one.
    enjoy TODAY!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • StrykerStryker Upstate, NY Posts: 585
    Hartford '98 was my first show. And what a show it was.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    1998 was the first seated show for me. Prior to that, San Diego and Indio were General Admission (and kind of shitty because of all the a-holes that were more interested in kicking people's asses).
    Tickets were easy to obtain... I ended up in the third row at COX Arena SDSU, between Jeff and Eddie. It was fucking amazing. Great seats I didn't have to fight all night to keep.
    And we partied on the roof of the parking structure because it took fucking forever to get out of there. So, instaed of idling my car for an hour or more, breathing in exhaust fumes... we stumbled across a bunch of fans that still had beers in their ice chests and we watched the headlights/tailights string their way down the hill.
    Yeah... it was a great year.
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    Hail, Hail!!!
  • TravisTheSkyTravisTheSky Posts: 615
    Hrrm... I remember Vedder complaining at the '98 show I attended. And the band infuriated the audience by starting to play Crazy Mary only to stop and launch into another song!!! It was shocking. People booed openly.

    Then the next show I saw in 2000 was the most profound EVER! It was PJ in fantastical dream form. Best concert of my Life.
    "May you live in interesting times."
  • bigbiggzybigbiggzy Posts: 773
    It was definitely a special time for PJ...I think most ppl that are still fans would agree..
  • YieldToNothingYieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    my biggest regret as a pj fan was not going to see them at one of the msg shows in 1998. yea, i was 14, but i know i could've talked my dad into taking me.
    i don't have much to complain about though, i've seen 41 amazing shows and have 7 more coming in 2009 (8 if oct 31 happens)

    d2d, you're absolutely right, now is the best time to be a fan. so happy to be where i am in life right now and i'm going to see as many shows as i can because now is the time...who the fuck knows where i'll be in 5 years.
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Not for me I was 5 those were the years of kindergarden which were not fun not fun at all.
    right now is the best time for me I got two shows @ the key ahead of me can't wait!! :D
    Shows:
    Seattle Key Arena 9-21-2009
    Seattle Key Arena 9-22-2009
  • Sleep.With.InnocenceSleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    Not for me I was 5 those were the years of kindergarden which were not fun not fun at all.
    right now is the best time for me I got two shows @ the key ahead of me can't wait!! :D

    I was in second grade, and I thought Metallica's load was a cool album. :(
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,902
    I think it was 94 or 95 myself
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Nope! Hardly.. their greatest albums were still yet to be written.. Yield was average.. sorry..
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    Not for me I was 5 those were the years of kindergarden which were not fun not fun at all.
    right now is the best time for me I got two shows @ the key ahead of me can't wait!! :D
    Nice, so you got night two as well huh?
    NERDS!
  • PJRock75PJRock75 Posts: 869
    COULDN'T AGREE MORE!!!!!

    Best tour of my life!!
    "If you want a friend, feed any animal." - JA
    "Don't let it get you down, you know, still give your love, just give it away...I love singin' that part." - EV
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    South of Seattle wrote:
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    Not for me I was 5 those were the years of kindergarden which were not fun not fun at all.
    right now is the best time for me I got two shows @ the key ahead of me can't wait!! :D
    Nice, so you got night two as well huh?
    I only got night 1 through 10club but i'm buying night 2 via ticketmaster tomorrow morning as soon as they go on sale, im pretty confident ill get tickets
    Shows:
    Seattle Key Arena 9-21-2009
    Seattle Key Arena 9-22-2009
  • TEEJAM11TEEJAM11 Posts: 335
    1998 LA Forum what a show!!!!!

    Stood in line for tickets at tower records this was a great tour.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    57Goldtop wrote:
    Back to touring where tickets were easier to get.

    Touring for their best record.

    Guitar tones (especailly Mike) were great.

    Ed was really getting to be a better singer, but still had that scream/growl when he needed it.


    discuss
    hahha,,of course not.1992 was the best time to become a fan....couse they tour the best album ever .TEN ;)
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    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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  • BettrMan21BettrMan21 Chattanooga,Tn Posts: 287
    Yield is just absolute bliss. Still is. And I sat front row center in Knoxville and 4th row center in Atlanta. It was my only front row experience so I gotta give 1998 the nod, too.

    Peace,
    Chad
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,279
    57Goldtop wrote:
    Back to touring where tickets were easier to get.

    Touring for their best record.

    Guitar tones (especailly Mike) were great.

    Ed was really getting to be a better singer, but still had that scream/growl when he needed it.


    discuss


    best album!
    danny d
  • florence151florence151 Posts: 597
    leadbedr wrote:
    my first show.
    maui two nights, about 3000-3500 people
    GA shows. tickets were very easy to get.
    getting to the front was pretty easy also.
    Posters. I got mine after the show.
    awesome!!!!

    Great shows.
    Unfortunately did not get a poster.
    Hold On
  • JPinksJPinks Posts: 60
    YES!

    Yield was a triumphant return for the band (no one liked No Code, at the time)

    Great artwork on the singles.

    A full tour with readily available tickets.

    No one cared about getting a poster, and there was that bad-ass cover-art poster at the shows for $5!

    The tour shirts were full-sized.

    The band was "on," especially Mike. I wish there were some more bootlegs available from '98.
    96 - Toledo
    98 - East Troy (x2), East Lansing, Auburn Hills, Cleveland
    00 - Noblesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Auburn Hills, East Troy, Chicago
    03 - Cleveland, Columbus, Clarkston (x2)
    04 - Toledo, Grand Rapids
    06 - Auburn Hills, Camden (x2), DC
    08 - Camden (x2), MSG (x2), Ed in Newark
    09 - Ed in Philly (x2), The Spectrum (x4)
    10 - Cleveland
  • twojawastwojawas Posts: 318
    I slept outside for tix to Vancouver. Got second row centre.

    During Alive, Eddie walked out into the audience. I had my arm around him for a 20 seconds and was singing the chorus into his microphone. I would kill for a picture but, alas, this was before everyone had digital cameras in the audience. I got the red and black soccer jersey, but no poster (I've just about given up on every getting one).

    98 was a great year to be a PJ fan, but who is to say which was the best ...
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  • LloydChristmasLloydChristmas Posts: 224
    1998 was the best year. My first PJ show. They were at their best in Pittsburgh.
  • ZidaneZidane Ottawa Posts: 362
    You could at least call that a TOUR!!!

    First PJ show for me; Montreal! And they played "Hard to Imagine"!!!! It was the perfect first show ever. They were tight, amazing sound and great energy. Of course, I will always remember that show. But they can still pull it out. Ottawa 2005 was unbelievable too!!!

    1998 was a great year for the band, that's for sure. They were back in "the media". But every year's been great, really. I wouldn't narrow everything about PJ in just one year!
    You're not what you own - Ian MacKaye, Fugazi

    98 - Montreal
    00 - Montreal
    03 - Toronto, Montreal
    04 - Boston (Show #1)
    05 - Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    06 - Toronto (Show #1)
    09 - Toronto, Philly (Show #3-4)
    10 - Cleveland
    11 - Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa
    13 - London (ON), Philly (x2)
    16 - QC - Ottawa

  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    JPinks wrote:

    Yield was a triumphant return for the band (no one liked No Code, at the time)

    Wrong. Everyone I knew loved No Code. It's still the favorite of myself and most of my friends.
    NERDS!
  • pjbugs007pjbugs007 Posts: 1,299
    no code rules!! my fav allbum:)
  • YoullseeDragonsYoullseeDragons Posts: 2,144
    1998 Camden was great. Not only did we get to see PJ, we saw Mudhoney and Iggy Pop. SWEET show.
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,610
    The best tour to be a fan has to be the ten tour. Get to see them in these small clubs every night must have been magical.

    98 was an exciting tour though. Eddie and Mike were in great form amd Matts drumming was tight. I believe the band has never played better than they did in the 1994 spring tour though.
    I will swallow poison
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    57Goldtop wrote:
    Back to touring where tickets were easier to get.


    I will agree whole heartedly about this point!

    I'm one that benefits from seniority well enough, but the 98 system was the FAIREST, without hours of wasted frustration for the masses.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
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