I don't care. Either is fine with me, I just go with the flow. It's why PJ is so amazing to me, they can do either and it's always great.
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I think Wash is one of the best openers.... it starts out mellow (yet slightly heavy) and just builds up towards the end where ed just wails "WAAAASHHH MY LOOOOVE" over and over.
And damnit! That is like the second time tonight I've agreed with a White Sox fan (and yes I know it's the same one as before, but still!!!)
You better be at the pre-parties in Shy-Town this year! I don't think I met you at the '06 shows. But my thought is to strike up those parties with a VENGEANCE!!!
Oh....my....that makes me sound a little mentally unstable.....doesn't it? :ugeek:
so i was thinking a good show is like good sex....start off slow/easy/gentle/....then as it progresses it gets faster and ruffer....then you slow back down a little in the middle....then toward the end you pick the pace back up and go for broke!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i just busted a Yellow Ledbetter!
I don't understand why everyone wants my thread to be locked...
I was sincere in my question...
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
My favorite list starts with "GO"..hard for sure(but release is really the best opener ever)
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I've been thinking and typically...being a female...I like to start slow and tender like with "Hard to Imagine" but lately I'm feeling angsty and want to be hit hard...and have it keep coming!!!!
I know it should be like waves building gently then breaking....but I think I want to be hit with a sudden hurricane... find it's eye...then fight your way out the other side.
How do you like to start a show...soft or hard?
I have no idea, all i know is for some reason this post turned me on.
Peace, Love.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
I generally prefer the soft start. As someone else said, Wash is an incredible opener, one of my favorites along with Long Road.
BUT, when I saw Brain of J suggested, I couldn't resist. One of my favorite opening tracks on any PJ album, and it would tear your face off at just about any show.
This is a fast/hard song I could get very pumped for.
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so i was thinking a good show is like good sex....start off slow/easy/gentle/....then as it progresses it gets faster and ruffer....then you slow back down a little in the middle....then toward the end you pick the pace back up and go for broke!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i just busted a Yellow Ledbetter!
I can understand this mentality...Sometimes hard all the way through with a little slow down in the middle suits me just fine. Like a lover you will never see again...except in this case it's Pearl Jam...and you want them to ROCK YOU SO HARD....you have trouble getting up the next day. THAT'S WHAT I WANT!!!!! PLEASE!!!! :oops: :shock:
Almost an even split between hard and soft. I have to say I prefer the soft one. Go as an
opener really doesn't work for me. I'd rather have the build up. I'd love to hear Of The Girl open a show, but I doubt I'll ever get that one. Wash would be pretty amazing as well. I love HTI, but I think that one would be a bit too slow.
so i was thinking a good show is like good sex....start off slow/easy/gentle/....then as it progresses it gets faster and ruffer....then you slow back down a little in the middle....then toward the end you pick the pace back up and go for broke!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i just busted a Yellow Ledbetter!
I can understand this mentality...Sometimes hard all the way through with a little slow down in the middle suits me just fine. Like a lover you will never see again...except in this case it's Pearl Jam...and you want them to ROCK YOU SO HARD....you have trouble getting up the next day. THAT'S WHAT I WANT!!!!! PLEASE!!!! :oops: :shock:
I tend to view the shows as fucking revivals - you know? All of the faithful show up to testify to the magic and greatness that is this band and what they mean to us all.
So I like it when they start off with an emotional slow song like Release and I imagine Ed gathering us all together emotionally for a the great ride we're about to head out on.
Plus, the slow ones build up anticipation for the ass-rockin, harder song which you KNOW will follow immediately.
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~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
so i was thinking a good show is like good sex....start off slow/easy/gentle/....then as it progresses it gets faster and ruffer....then you slow back down a little in the middle....then toward the end you pick the pace back up and go for broke!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i just busted a Yellow Ledbetter!
I can understand this mentality...Sometimes hard all the way through with a little slow down in the middle suits me just fine. Like a lover you will never see again...except in this case it's Pearl Jam...and you want them to ROCK YOU SO HARD....you have trouble getting up the next day. THAT'S WHAT I WANT!!!!! PLEASE!!!! :oops: :shock:
so i was thinking a good show is like good sex....start off slow/easy/gentle/....then as it progresses it gets faster and ruffer....then you slow back down a little in the middle....then toward the end you pick the pace back up and go for broke!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...i just busted a Yellow Ledbetter!
LOL!!!!!!! who doesn't like their shows that way?
my favorite openers are Of A Girl, Release and Why Go.
I tend to dig the hard hitters right off the bat straight through the first encore...then ease off the second encore with some variation...the end the night with a bang!
anyway, I was reflecting on some shows I have seen and I'll have to say, this was my 2nd or 3rd favorite show I've ever seen and here is how the show started...
Wash
Go
Hail, Hail
Animal
Brain of J
Corduroy
Immortality
probably couldn't imagine much of a better start to a show....any guess what show this was :?:
i do love release or oceans as a start....but damn go or hail, hail.....mmmm, hard is good too. i'll take what ever the boys want to dish out.
more close to mine so far
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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I think Wash is one of the best openers.... it starts out mellow (yet slightly heavy) and just builds up towards the end where ed just wails "WAAAASHHH MY LOOOOVE" over and over.
to me thats about perfect.
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I'm pretty sure she was well aware of what you're making fun of
I know her, she's a pretty smart chick.
To answer the question: I like it Hartford 08 style.
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And damnit! That is like the second time tonight I've agreed with a White Sox fan (and yes I know it's the same one as before, but still!!!)
You better be at the pre-parties in Shy-Town this year! I don't think I met you at the '06 shows. But my thought is to strike up those parties with a VENGEANCE!!!
Oh....my....that makes me sound a little mentally unstable.....doesn't it? :ugeek:
release and long road as well.
me girl.
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what ,innuendo is not allowed here?
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I have no idea, all i know is for some reason this post turned me on.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
I generally prefer the soft start. As someone else said, Wash is an incredible opener, one of my favorites along with Long Road.
BUT, when I saw Brain of J suggested, I couldn't resist. One of my favorite opening tracks on any PJ album, and it would tear your face off at just about any show.
This is a fast/hard song I could get very pumped for.
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10/31/09 - Philadelphia, PA
8/5/16 - Fenway Park
Temple of the Dog - 11/5/2016 - Philadelphia, PA
7/1/2018 - Prague
7/3/2018 - Kraków
7/5/2018 - Berlin
please no more severed hand openers...im sick of that after '06 tour
i like mix of soft/hard like present tense or wash
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2008: BONNAROO, MSG1, MSG2, Hartford
2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
2010: Hartford, MSG1, MSG2
2012: Made in America
2013: BK1, BK2, Hartford
2015: Global Citizens
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i do love release or oceans as a start....but damn go or hail, hail.....mmmm, hard is good too. i'll take what ever the boys want to dish out.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Long Road: 5
Go: 4
Release: 3
Sometimes: 2
Severed Hand: 1
WWS: 1
RVM: 1
Wasted Reprise: 1
Almost an even split between hard and soft. I have to say I prefer the soft one. Go as an
opener really doesn't work for me. I'd rather have the build up. I'd love to hear Of The Girl open a show, but I doubt I'll ever get that one. Wash would be pretty amazing as well. I love HTI, but I think that one would be a bit too slow.
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I guess Acr is soft ?? I want Arc with the lights off
then
Alone & Wash
your still talking about a show right?
so....lights off.....alone...then wash.
not getting much action these days huh? at least you wash up when your done!
So I like it when they start off with an emotional slow song like Release and I imagine Ed gathering us all together emotionally for a the great ride we're about to head out on.
Plus, the slow ones build up anticipation for the ass-rockin, harder song which you KNOW will follow immediately.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
LOL.
sometimes = best opener.
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LOL!!!!!!! who doesn't like their shows that way?
my favorite openers are Of A Girl, Release and Why Go.
Whatever you are, be a good one --Lincoln
anyway, I was reflecting on some shows I have seen and I'll have to say, this was my 2nd or 3rd favorite show I've ever seen and here is how the show started...
Wash
Go
Hail, Hail
Animal
Brain of J
Corduroy
Immortality
probably couldn't imagine much of a better start to a show....any guess what show this was :?:
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”