The Fixer live up on youtube

12345AGNST1

Electric Feel wrote:

Song was as lifeless live as it was on the studio version. No jam, just a canned pop song. They will be bored with this song before Philly is done.

insert that Matt Damon line from Singles

"negative energy..."

Something_More

12345AGNST1 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9qJRAximM

sounds awesome.

It does sound awesome! Good vid too... thanks for sharing.

High Fidelity 2000

DavidG wrote:

Let me give the final verdict on this crowd.

I was front/centre against the rail. An hour before PJ was set to come on, everyone started filtering out of the beer gardens and VIP, which were positioned perfectly so that the emerging drunks would surge and push the crowd forward towards the stage. Luckily I was on Mike's side of the security space in front, so I was protected for the most part from the initial squeeze. But looking over the security pit (about five feet) I could see guys and girls who literally couldn't breathe because they were so squished. One girl wanted out but the security guys could've pull her because she was jammed b/n people.

Once the show started it was a bit easier for people to climb out because of the movement of the crowd, and most people that came out could barely walk on their own. For the most part I was clear from all the D-bags because I was at the front and with mostly hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but the douches weren't far behind me, and a lot of them floated over my head.

The crowd in the 'pit', overall, was ridiculous. The guys in the video aren't even paying attention to the band. I fully understand I chose to go to a GA show, but I'd rather not have to worry about defending my life while I'm standing in front of Ed. And the reason you only really see guys is because every girl I saw was fighting for her life to get the hell out of there.

Kudos to the band, though, for feeding off the energy but doing their best to keep everyone alive. The show was awesome.

And THAT is why I am not going to Austin City Limits. Not that it took your message for me to decide or anything... But I had considered going, know a lot of people in Austin, but thought about a huge field with 70,000 people and thought... no thanks. I'll wait for my PJ-only show and sit in the first 5 rows, please.

You know the funniest thing about this video? These assholes are acting all excited and rocking out for the fucking FIXER. What happened when they played fuckin' EVEN FLOW, which all those dickheads know by heart from GUITAR HERO?! If you watch the Unemployable video on youtube (same filmer I think), the very end has the first second of E-Flow and you can hear everyone go nuts.

I'll say it again...fuckin' festivals.... suck.

megatron

High Fidelity 2000 wrote:

DavidG wrote:

Let me give the final verdict on this crowd.

I was front/centre against the rail. An hour before PJ was set to come on, everyone started filtering out of the beer gardens and VIP, which were positioned perfectly so that the emerging drunks would surge and push the crowd forward towards the stage. Luckily I was on Mike's side of the security space in front, so I was protected for the most part from the initial squeeze. But looking over the security pit (about five feet) I could see guys and girls who literally couldn't breathe because they were so squished. One girl wanted out but the security guys could've pull her because she was jammed b/n people.

Once the show started it was a bit easier for people to climb out because of the movement of the crowd, and most people that came out could barely walk on their own. For the most part I was clear from all the D-bags because I was at the front and with mostly hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but the douches weren't far behind me, and a lot of them floated over my head.

The crowd in the 'pit', overall, was ridiculous. The guys in the video aren't even paying attention to the band. I fully understand I chose to go to a GA show, but I'd rather not have to worry about defending my life while I'm standing in front of Ed. And the reason you only really see guys is because every girl I saw was fighting for her life to get the hell out of there.

Kudos to the band, though, for feeding off the energy but doing their best to keep everyone alive. The show was awesome.

And THAT is why I am not going to Austin City Limits. Not that it took your message for me to decide or anything... But I had considered going, know a lot of people in Austin, but thought about a huge field with 70,000 people and thought... no thanks. I'll wait for my PJ-only show and sit in the first 5 rows, please.

You know the funniest thing about this video? These assholes are acting all excited and rocking out for the fucking FIXER. What happened when they played fuckin' EVEN FLOW, which all those dickheads know by heart from GUITAR HERO?! If you watch the Unemployable video on youtube (same filmer I think), the very end has the first second of E-Flow and you can hear everyone go nuts.

I'll say it again...fuckin' festivals.... suck.

you're pretty awesome. first 5 rows everytime. you deserve it. screw every festival because some clowns in canada like evenflow
bonnaroo was awful. zero energy. uninspired. and people got excited for life wasted because of guitar hero 2.
man that sucked...

pearljammer

Hey DavidG, I'm pretty sure you're the guy I was talking to most of the day, this is Arthur! It definitely sucked having to watch overhead for flying feet while we were trying to watch the band, and we had it easier being against the rail, I think. Although I have some hella road rash from leaning against that rail. I think the amount of people in attendance was just a bit higher than that venue could safely accommodate but not by much. Honestly, all that energy was pretty awesome leading up to PJ. The way I look at it, that whole day was just an extended PJ concert with a ton of cool openers.

I am so glad I was a part of this show. Seeing PJ outdoors is the greatest! And they played Severed Hand! I was going ballistic during that song. I hope a video surfaces.

mrvedderson

MEGATRON wrote:

High Fidelity 2000 wrote:

DavidG wrote:

Let me give the final verdict on this crowd.

I was front/centre against the rail. An hour before PJ was set to come on, everyone started filtering out of the beer gardens and VIP, which were positioned perfectly so that the emerging drunks would surge and push the crowd forward towards the stage. Luckily I was on Mike's side of the security space in front, so I was protected for the most part from the initial squeeze. But looking over the security pit (about five feet) I could see guys and girls who literally couldn't breathe because they were so squished. One girl wanted out but the security guys could've pull her because she was jammed b/n people.

Once the show started it was a bit easier for people to climb out because of the movement of the crowd, and most people that came out could barely walk on their own. For the most part I was clear from all the D-bags because I was at the front and with mostly hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but the douches weren't far behind me, and a lot of them floated over my head.

The crowd in the 'pit', overall, was ridiculous. The guys in the video aren't even paying attention to the band. I fully understand I chose to go to a GA show, but I'd rather not have to worry about defending my life while I'm standing in front of Ed. And the reason you only really see guys is because every girl I saw was fighting for her life to get the hell out of there.

Kudos to the band, though, for feeding off the energy but doing their best to keep everyone alive. The show was awesome.

And THAT is why I am not going to Austin City Limits. Not that it took your message for me to decide or anything... But I had considered going, know a lot of people in Austin, but thought about a huge field with 70,000 people and thought... no thanks. I'll wait for my PJ-only show and sit in the first 5 rows, please.

You know the funniest thing about this video? These assholes are acting all excited and rocking out for the fucking FIXER. What happened when they played fuckin' EVEN FLOW, which all those dickheads know by heart from GUITAR HERO?! If you watch the Unemployable video on youtube (same filmer I think), the very end has the first second of E-Flow and you can hear everyone go nuts.

I'll say it again...fuckin' festivals.... suck.

you're pretty awesome. first 5 rows everytime. you deserve it. screw every festival because some clowns in canada like evenflow
bonnaroo was awful. zero energy. uninspired. and people got excited for life wasted because of guitar hero 2.
man that sucked...

i dunno what show you were at, but from where i was at. it was pretty kickass. and whats guitar hero?

megatron

mrvedderson wrote:

I'll say it again...fuckin' festivals.... suck.

you're pretty awesome. first 5 rows everytime. you deserve it. screw every festival because some clowns in canada like evenflow
bonnaroo was awful. zero energy. uninspired. and people got excited for life wasted because of guitar hero 2.
man that sucked...[/quote]

i dunno what show you were at, but from where i was at. it was pretty kickass. and whats guitar hero?[/quote]

*sarcasm*
i'll be in austin. can't wait

SPEEDY MCCREADY

12345AGNST1 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9qJRAximM

sounds awesome.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY FUCK......

look at all those assholes!!!!!

good lord....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drowned Out

I finally got to actually watch the video.. I really, really have to resist the urge to take cheap shots at Calgary here...I'm from their rival city, I should be happy to see this dorkiness ....but...I'm going to resist the urge to generalize about Cowtown, cause I have lots of bro's there
Yes, there were a few people being idiots, and I'm sure they were being TOTAL idiots during the hit songs...but is this supposed to be a surprise? This happens at EVERY GA rock show; festival, stadium, club, whatever...there are always a bunch of goons at the front that are just there to be goons...esp. at the start. Most shows mellow a bit once they hit their stride, and there-for-the-party guys like white-shades are gone in search of more beer or to find girls to annoy.
the Fixer was played early on...like I said, I wasn't in the pit, but I'm guessing that a lot of the goons were gone early, and there were more...um...civilized :roll: people up front for the second half.
and ya, I'm sure there is that elitist 10c element that hates GA cause they're spoiled by the best seats. aw. fuck me if a 'real fan' doesn't get to be as close to the band as some random, lesser fan :roll: I mean those high-10C# losers already got two primo rows for their stupid lottery, right? I'm sure there were a lot of people up front thruout the night that have never had a chance to be that close, and maybe never will again.

primussucks

DavidG wrote:

Let me give the final verdict on this crowd.

I was front/centre against the rail. An hour before PJ was set to come on, everyone started filtering out of the beer gardens and VIP, which were positioned perfectly so that the emerging drunks would surge and push the crowd forward towards the stage. Luckily I was on Mike's side of the security space in front, so I was protected for the most part from the initial squeeze. But looking over the security pit (about five feet) I could see guys and girls who literally couldn't breathe because they were so squished. One girl wanted out but the security guys could've pull her because she was jammed b/n people.

Once the show started it was a bit easier for people to climb out because of the movement of the crowd, and most people that came out could barely walk on their own. For the most part I was clear from all the D-bags because I was at the front and with mostly hardcore Pearl Jam fans, but the douches weren't far behind me, and a lot of them floated over my head.

The crowd in the 'pit', overall, was ridiculous. The guys in the video aren't even paying attention to the band. I fully understand I chose to go to a GA show, but I'd rather not have to worry about defending my life while I'm standing in front of Ed. And the reason you only really see guys is because every girl I saw was fighting for her life to get the hell out of there.

Kudos to the band, though, for feeding off the energy but doing their best to keep everyone alive. The show was awesome.

This festivals mistake was not having that middle of the crowd barricade that all festivals are doing now. It's a very smart and useful safety measure. I'm surprised that wasn't a requirement by PJ management.

Drowned Out

3legged dog wrote:

canucks :roll:

a little effort next time, bub. at least give us something to work with.

J_LAWN wrote:

and most canadians live so close to the boarder for a reason...

lots of 'em, but mostly we sneak over for cheap spelling lesions. our children need to learn american somehow!

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

heehee you guys are fucking old! festivals are a blast.

12345AGNST1

Definitely didnt expect this to be a 5 page thread talking about the douchy crowd....


it did sound good live though right? (point of thread)

october22

wow, that song is just plain awful. sorry, i'm usually not negative about anything on here but i just can't keep it in any longer. i absolutely HATE this song. i've never felt so negative about a pearl jam song, with the exception of mankind. this however, makes mankind sound like black. i get a strong feeling that mike and jeff hate the fixer as well. that's obviously speculation but knowing what i know about these guys, i'm pretty sure stone, matt and ed think it's "fun" (after all, they wrote it) but ed will tire of it soon. i bet you a million bucks mike and jeff fucking hate it. seriously, ask them if you get a chance and pm me to tell me i was right.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

october22 wrote:

wow, that song is just plain awful. sorry, i'm usually not negative about anything on here but i just can't keep it in any longer. i absolutely HATE this song. i've never felt so negative about a pearl jam song, with the exception of mankind. this however, makes mankind sound like black. i get a strong feeling that mike and jeff hate the fixer as well. that's obviously speculation but knowing what i know about these guys, i'm pretty sure stone, matt and ed think it's "fun" (after all, they wrote it) but ed will tire of it soon. i bet you a million bucks mike and jeff fucking hate it. seriously, ask them if you get a chance and pm me to tell me i was right.

well, at least its short.


Has Got Some surfaced yet? Im excited about that one.

DavidG

pearljammer wrote:

Hey DavidG, I'm pretty sure you're the guy I was talking to most of the day, this is Arthur! It definitely sucked having to watch overhead for flying feet while we were trying to watch the band, and we had it easier being against the rail, I think. Although I have some hella road rash from leaning against that rail. I think the amount of people in attendance was just a bit higher than that venue could safely accommodate but not by much. Honestly, all that energy was pretty awesome leading up to PJ. The way I look at it, that whole day was just an extended PJ concert with a ton of cool openers.

I am so glad I was a part of this show. Seeing PJ outdoors is the greatest! And they played Severed Hand! I was going ballistic during that song. I hope a video surfaces.

Arthur man, how's it going?! Good to hear from you again.

I agree with you that the energy in the place starting at about 6:30 was pretty awesome, despite the danger. Hey, it helped me get over my heat stroke, which very nearly caused me to miss PJ. I think part of the reason I'm sort of annoyed by the crowd situation is that Ed had to stall the show a couple of times to calm everyone down. I fully appreciate him doing that, and I know why he does, but I thought it took away a bit from the flow. Having said that, the band only got more and more into it as the show went on.

Arthur, you should've hung around a bit after the show ... I got Mike's setlist!

RockinInCanada

Drowned Out wrote:

I finally got to actually watch the video.. I really, really have to resist the urge to take cheap shots at Calgary here...I'm from their rival city, I should be happy to see this dorkiness ....but...I'm going to resist the urge to generalize about Cowtown, cause I have lots of bro's there
Yes, there were a few people being idiots, and I'm sure they were being TOTAL idiots during the hit songs...but is this supposed to be a surprise? This happens at EVERY GA rock show; festival, stadium, club, whatever...there are always a bunch of goons at the front that are just there to be goons...esp. at the start. Most shows mellow a bit once they hit their stride, and there-for-the-party guys like white-shades are gone in search of more beer or to find girls to annoy.
the Fixer was played early on...like I said, I wasn't in the pit, but I'm guessing that a lot of the goons were gone early, and there were more...um...civilized :roll: people up front for the second half.
and ya, I'm sure there is that elitist 10c element that hates GA cause they're spoiled by the best seats. aw. fuck me if a 'real fan' doesn't get to be as close to the band as some random, lesser fan :roll: I mean those high-10C# losers already got two primo rows for their stupid lottery, right? I'm sure there were a lot of people up front thruout the night that have never had a chance to be that close, and maybe never will again.

Take a shot at Calgary anytime! I do not care, I am Saskatchewan guy so I am used to constant "comments"...lol.

Also regardless if these dudes were actually d-bags or just appeared to be d-bags the most important thing is that PJ may have picked up some new fans. I was reading a few Calgary orientated message boards where people were talking about how this was the best concernt they have seen in their life (first time show go-er's to boot). So that is a good thing for the band.

One positive thing about the crowd is that they rocked out to the "hits" and to the lesser known songs so I need to give them props for that.

CJMST3K

12345AGNST1 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9qJRAximM

sounds awesome.

Good find!

...not quite the master songs like they had in the 90's (sounds a bit too pretty and poppy like Good Charlotte for my taste) but this is the direction the band has chosen. They sound dead-on with their album, I will give them that.

DiRtyFranK38

october22 wrote:

wow, that song is just plain awful. sorry, i'm usually not negative about anything on here but i just can't keep it in any longer. i absolutely HATE this song. i've never felt so negative about a pearl jam song, with the exception of mankind. this however, makes mankind sound like black. i get a strong feeling that mike and jeff hate the fixer as well. that's obviously speculation but knowing what i know about these guys, i'm pretty sure stone, matt and ed think it's "fun" (after all, they wrote it) but ed will tire of it soon. i bet you a million bucks mike and jeff fucking hate it. seriously, ask them if you get a chance and pm me to tell me i was right.

i reaaally dig the fixer.
and by the way .. in an interview jeff said something like "there's this song called the fixer that i'm really digging right now". i'd say your theory is definitely wrong. maybe you just don't like it.

RockinInCanada

Well geez, looking at the forums on the official pearl jam website and youtube comments, it appears it's unanimous that calgarians are bunch of douchebags, who don't know how to act at a pearl jam concert.

I thought the energy up front was awesome, and Eddie Vedder and the band seemed to feeding off of it and loving it, but according to hardcore pearl jam fans from across the world (who apparantly know better than Pearl jam), proper PJ ettiquette is to not jump and mosh along to the songs.

Oh well, Eddie seemed to be having a blast, we had a blast, so those hardcore fans that hate crowds moving and having fun to the music, and creating a better atmosphere, can cry about it, and then act "proper" when PJ comes to their city.


Above quote taken from a Calgary Flames message board...lol....must have been reading this very thread....next poster on that forum commented (in verbatim)...."Maybe because those are the fans that know the meaning of Love Boat Captain"........and yes the original quote I put above my post is a guy in The Fixer video...lol.....but he is correct the energy was amazing still say that regardless of any DVD or show I have previously watched/attended PJ had 10x more energy at this show......