PJ the new Grateful Dead.?!?! here is proof

jets521

The Grateful Dead hold the record with 53 Spectrum Sell outs....

but have only played 4 consecutive shows one time!

1988: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12


HOWEVER...they did play multiple two night or three night stands in the same calender year many times.


I am a dedicated dead head....and by no means PJ=GD.......just a fun fact

jets521

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!! granted the average dead show is about half (song wise) the average PJ show

Hbudjr

jets521 wrote:

The Grateful Dead hold the record with 53 Spectrum Sell outs....

but have only played 4 consecutive shows one time!

1988: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12


HOWEVER...they did play say two night three night stands in the same calender year many times.


I am a dedicated dead head....and by no means PJ=GD.......just a fun fact

This is a valid observation.

marcos

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

demetrios

jets521 wrote:

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Get_Right

did you see the new stickers?
built to last

the transformation is almost complete
summer festivals and arena tours in spring and fall

thank god PJ makes MUCH better studio albums

lots of similarities other than the music
who knows perhaps PJ will do space drums on the upcoming tour

josevolution

Let's not get carried away they will repeat some of the songs but the set list will be different from night to night ..

Belushi

Pearl Jam was the last to play on the Grateful Dead stage at Soldiers Field. The Dead left it up for them and as we all know Jerry passed away weeks later. So yes I have been saying this for years that PJ and the Dead have the same concepts. Jeff agreed in an interview also that I saw years back about touring. The best part PJ had the purple haze just like the Dead @ soldiers field.

Jeanwah

No one comes close to the Dead when it comes to touring, they were the ultimate touring band. Unless PJ would like to up their ante and become a strict touring band - that means more than 20 shows a year - they don't compare other than the stat in the OP.

Gern Blansten

marcos wrote:

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

same here man...I don't see the attraction honestly

Cob

I don't think Pearl Jam will EVER play 9 shows in a row at MSG!

st1

jets521 wrote:

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!! granted the average dead show is about half (song wise) the average PJ show

The Grateful Dead has zero repeats because each song is a jam that lasts 15 minutes; and each jam sounds like the last one.

aNiMaL

Their music couldn't be more dissimilar.

GS163319

st1 wrote:

jets521 wrote:

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!! granted the average dead show is about half (song wise) the average PJ show

The Grateful Dead has zero repeats because each song is a jam that lasts 15 minutes; and each jam sounds like the last one.

This is blatantly incorrect in several ways. I'm not a huge Dead fan in anyway, but I know them enough to call this out...

Cob

Gern Blansten wrote:

marcos wrote:

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

same here man...I don't see the attraction honestly

You don't have to and the people who saw Grateful Dead all the time never worried about the people that didn't see the "attraction" we liked it and that's all we cared about, the majority of Deadheads I knew anyway, never bitched and moaned about others not liking the band, or try to talk other people into liking them, we went to the shows, minded our own business and had a good time.

I always see people trying to compare PJ to Grateful Dead on here all the time and quite frankly to even bring it up is a COMPLETE joke, there will never be another Grateful Dead, it's as simple as that. For one thing the Grateful Dead never announced their tour dates over a 3 month time period.

And as far as people not "getting it" or not seeing the "attraction" there is a famous Jerry Garcia quote from an interview and the interviewer is asking Jerry about the Deadheads, Jerry says,

“Our audience is like people who like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.”

choop

i just saw the "built to last" stickers. nice. i wish pj would play a dead song at the spectrum to acknowledge the dead's record there.

choop

marcos wrote:

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

this is how the dead and phish won me over, the live shows.

and the live shows are how i turn friends on to pj. i think that is where the references of pj/the dead come from.

WaveCameCrashin

I always see people trying to compare PJ to Grateful Dead on here all the time and quite frankly to even bring it up is a COMPLETE joke, there will never be another Grateful Dead, it's as simple as that. For one thing the Grateful Dead never announced their tour dates over a 3 month time period.

And as far as people not "getting it" or not seeing the "attraction" there is a famous Jerry Garcia quote from an interview and the interviewer is asking Jerry about the Deadheads, Jerry says,

“Our audience is like people who like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.”[/quote]

spot on brother...

GS163319

choop wrote:

marcos wrote:

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

this is how the dead and phish won me over, the live shows.

and the live shows are how i turn friends on to pj. i think that is where the references of pj/the dead come from.

Exactly. That is where they are similar. They both draw you in in ways that can't be explained.

Evacuation Rules

marcos wrote:

I really wish I liked the Grateful Dead because I have so much respect for them. I just don't understand them I guess and I listen to everything. I suppose if I went to one of their concerts I would have liked them. Or maybe I haven't listened to the right Dead records.

Same thing here. I think they're boring as fuck, and I never understood their "superstar" status. It's a bit silly and out of control, especially where I live. (I feel the same way about KISS.)

However, I am super, super respectful of the way they've treated their fans, and at the same time super jealous as someone whose favorite bands haven't released anything remotely close to an official boot, or in some cases you can barely find any REAL boots! Pearl Jam and The Pixies are the only bands I like who release official boots. Frank Zappa is another, but his family has only just started releasing vault material after a 10 year dry spell! And Zappa's vault is 10X the size of the Dead's. So Dead fans are EXTREMELY lucky!

NoK

jets521 wrote:

The Grateful Dead hold the record with 53 Spectrum Sell outs....

but have only played 4 consecutive shows one time!

1988: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12


HOWEVER...they did play multiple two night or three night stands in the same calender year many times.


I am a dedicated dead head....and by no means PJ=GD.......just a fun fact

What about 10th of September..

patrickredeyes

Since yesterday marked the 14th yr of Jerry's death I thought I would post this here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WYKctZmso


I have a strong connection for Pearl Jam and The Grateful Dead. Both bands mean alot to me in so many ways.

I love threads like this.

jets521

NoK wrote:

jets521 wrote:

The Grateful Dead hold the record with 53 Spectrum Sell outs....

but have only played 4 consecutive shows one time!

1988: 9/8, 9/9, 9/11, 9/12


HOWEVER...they did play multiple two night or three night stands in the same calender year many times.


I am a dedicated dead head....and by no means PJ=GD.......just a fun fact

What about 10th of September..

off night!




and i was in no way comparing the two bands in my OP...just merely pointing out a fun fact about the spectrum. i am a huge dead head, they were my first love.

"they are not the best at what they do, they are the only ones at what they do" -bill graham
"there is NOTHING like a grateful dead concert"

12345AGNST1

choop wrote:

i just saw the "built to last" stickers. nice. i wish pj would play a dead song at the spectrum to acknowledge the dead's record there.

where is this? Im looking at the stickers now

Kloddz

Cob wrote:

I don't think Pearl Jam will EVER play 9 shows in a row at MSG!

But if they did... And I lived in New York... And had the money to afford it... I would so be there all 9 of them!

Kloddz

demetrios wrote:

jets521 wrote:

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Assuming about 27-28 songs a night that would take it to roughly 110 different songs the guys would have to practice... And there's no way Ed could memorize the lyrics to that many at the same time

Get_Right

patrickredeyes wrote:

I have a strong connection for Pearl Jam and The Grateful Dead. Both bands mean alot to me in so many ways.

I love threads like this.

same here
In lot of ways, PJ filled the live music void left by Jerry's passing.

And the stickers are in the thread about Calgary merchandise

starmap3333

When they DO make the arena to stadium only transition... I can;t wait to hear the bitching!!!!

and, please, don't compare them to the grateful dead. you're comparing pitchers and catchers...

hollyster70

Interesting thread...I loved the dead and had the oportunity to see them live many times over the years, however, I never cared much for their studio work. Their live shows were where it was at...the music, the crowd and the general atmosphere at the show. It was just fantastic for many years. While they're musically different, I can see some similarities between GD & PJ...besides the fact you can make initials outta their names and people still know who the hell you're talking about. The fanbase is very alike in its adoration of the band....to the point of being zealots at times. Live shows are all different & wonderful to behold. They love their fans and do treat them well (even though i know some don't believe this). I'm glad of the differences...namely, that Eddie wont die of heroin addiction.

CJMST3K

demetrios wrote:

jets521 wrote:

even better: ZERO repeats over those four nights!!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Except for Evenflow. I need to go to the bathroom knowing I didn't miss anything.

Cob

starmap3333 wrote:

When they DO make the arena to stadium only transition... I can;t wait to hear the bitching!!!!

and, please, don't compare them to the grateful dead. you're comparing pitchers and catchers...

Arena to stadium transition! Good one........