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Grunge legends Pearl Jam back with new album, tour

PJ N DCPJ N DC Posts: 184
edited August 2009 in The Porch
Sorry if it has been posted....great read and insight. Enjoy!

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/stor ... 21,00.html
92 - Reston, VA (Lollapalooza)
96 - Columbia, MD
98 - VA Beach
00 - VA Beach, Columbia, MD
03 - Pittsburgh, State College, Bristow, VA, Scranton
05 - St. Johns, Newfoundland, Pittsburgh, Newark, The Vic
08 - Washington, DC (EV Solo), VA Beach, Washington, DC
09 - Philadelphia (EV Solo) & Philadelphia (Spectrum Shows)
10 - Bristow
12 - Philadelphia (Made in America Festival)
13 - Wrigley Field, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Charlotte
14 - St. Louis, MO
16 - Hampton, VA, Philadelphia 2, New York City 1&2
18 - Seattle 1 & Seattle 2
22 - LA 1 & LA 2, Hamilton, ON, Toronto, Nashville, TN
23 - Ft. Worth 1 & Ft. Worth 2, Austin 1 & Austin 2
24 - LA 1 & LA 2, MSG 1, Philadelphia 2, Baltimore
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    great read--thanks for posting.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    He goes on to insist he can't play the guitar properly: "But I can figure out how to make a sound - strangle it until a song comes out."

    ed whatever sounds you strangle sound great to me! :mrgreen:
  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    Its great to be affected by a band as a child and then grow up to find everyone in the band is a class act. I've met Mike, Ed and Matt and they all genuinely want to listen to what you have to say. Ed even gave my friend and I EV guitar picks. Mike has always been happy to sign something and have a short conversation. And Matt is just a cool ass mofo. Thank you Pearl Jam for being so cool to your fans.
  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    Great article, but I don't like the insinuation that the last 2 albums weren't good.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    a return to form! not like (insert last album here).

    i remember this same article since Yield. heheh
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Keep on Jammin wrote:
    Great article, but I don't like the insinuation that the last 2 albums weren't good.

    Yeah, truth usually hurts a bit.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,304
    Nice article.

    I really liked the part when Ed mentioned the young girl he was rude to and how it still effected him today.


    It is pretty amazing at how humble and "real" the guys are. Then again that's probably why they are still together after all these years!
  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    is the doe-eye'd girl a fan club member? SHOW YOURSELF! OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE!!
  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    soulsinging wrote:
    Keep on Jammin wrote:
    Great article, but I don't like the insinuation that the last 2 albums weren't good.

    Yeah, truth usually hurts a bit.

    It isn't the truth to me.
  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    He isn't saying that he personally dislikes their last two albums, he was referring to the overall critical reception of them. Although their self-titled seemed to be much better-received than Riot Act by the critics.
  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    tcaporale wrote:
    He isn't saying that he personally dislikes their last two albums, he was referring to the overall critical reception of them. Although their self-titled seemed to be much better-received than Riot Act by the critics.

    It is strange b/c almost every review it seemed of Avocado said it was their best since the Vitalogy...or at least the best since Yield and now it seems to be getting trashed a little and people have forgotten all the good reviews it got. Strange.
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    cool article thanks for posting.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    critics seem to love every PJ album that comes out until the next one comes out.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Keep on Jammin wrote:
    tcaporale wrote:
    He isn't saying that he personally dislikes their last two albums, he was referring to the overall critical reception of them. Although their self-titled seemed to be much better-received than Riot Act by the critics.

    It is strange b/c almost every review it seemed of Avocado said it was their best since the Vitalogy...or at least the best since Yield and now it seems to be getting trashed a little and people have forgotten all the good reviews it got. Strange.

    It didn't hold up well... poor production, awful compression, and a few songs that wore thin quick. It sounded like a roaring return to form at first, but song-wise, it just didn't last.
  • BeerBaronBeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,097
    soulsinging wrote:
    It didn't hold up well... poor production, awful compression, and a few songs that wore thin quick. It sounded like a roaring return to form at first, but song-wise, it just didn't last.
    That pretty much sums up my thoughts on Avocado, 3 years later...
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  • Spot In The SkySpot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    PJ N DC wrote:
    Sorry if it has been posted....great read and insight. Enjoy!

    http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/stor ... 21,00.html
    Hey welcome to the boards sir! Im in Arlington and Fairfax, VA and am always surprised at how few PJ shirts I see floating around the city
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  • PJ N DCPJ N DC Posts: 184
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    PJ N DC wrote:
    Sorry if it has been posted....great read and insight. Enjoy!

    http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/stor ... 21,00.html
    Hey welcome to the boards sir! Im in Arlington and Fairfax, VA and am always surprised at how few PJ shirts I see floating around the city

    Thanks....I have been on the board for years....I just don't post much. I enjoy reading all the information and thought this article was insightful.
    92 - Reston, VA (Lollapalooza)
    96 - Columbia, MD
    98 - VA Beach
    00 - VA Beach, Columbia, MD
    03 - Pittsburgh, State College, Bristow, VA, Scranton
    05 - St. Johns, Newfoundland, Pittsburgh, Newark, The Vic
    08 - Washington, DC (EV Solo), VA Beach, Washington, DC
    09 - Philadelphia (EV Solo) & Philadelphia (Spectrum Shows)
    10 - Bristow
    12 - Philadelphia (Made in America Festival)
    13 - Wrigley Field, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Charlotte
    14 - St. Louis, MO
    16 - Hampton, VA, Philadelphia 2, New York City 1&2
    18 - Seattle 1 & Seattle 2
    22 - LA 1 & LA 2, Hamilton, ON, Toronto, Nashville, TN
    23 - Ft. Worth 1 & Ft. Worth 2, Austin 1 & Austin 2
    24 - LA 1 & LA 2, MSG 1, Philadelphia 2, Baltimore
  • josemonarojosemonaro Posts: 83
    Just bought the courier mail the pic is huge would make a nice poster.
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