*** London, UK, SBE Fanviews Here 8/11/09 ***

ragejoe

fowls wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

People will kill me for saying this but i do feel a bit let down, i was hoping for some real nice rare songs but still seemed mainstreamy, roll on The Ahoy! Maybe seem rare to some people but heard all these songs many a time :P

I agree to a certain extent. The set had a lot of slightly uncommon songs (Dissident, Present Tense, Down), but no real rarities. The atmosphere more than made up for it though, and Soldier of Love is pretty rare these days so not a complete let down in the song choices.

its only the 2nd show of the tour... its fact that it always takes them a few shows to really get going...

i think brother soldier of love real me the new stuff present tense... all kind of rare ... pretty good for 2nd show of tour... i wasnt there... but it seems like a solid 2nd show type of set from my perspective..

glad you guys all had a good time, seems like a cool show...

restlesssoul

fuckin Ron Wood, COOL!

Drop The Leash 10

Brisk. wrote:

4Powers20 wrote:

Brisk. wrote:

People will kill me for saying this but i do feel a bit let down, i was hoping for some real nice rare songs but still seemed mainstreamy, roll on The Ahoy! Maybe seem rare to some people but heard all these songs many a time :P

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Well I have been to 30 shows or so and have never seen a Soldier of Love or The Real Me. Not saying 30 is alot but enough to think a song is, at least, somewhat rare.

Yes but this is a very intimate show and its special etc, just look at what they are played at the vic. They played these so called 'rare' songs at the astoria and wembley 07...Suprised the guests wern't that great, where the hell was Pete, the man vedder thinks is god? not bloody simon, ronnie was cool though.

Pearl Jam have the ability to make you hear songs you havent heard for 50+ shows in a row but they dont seem to do it too often!

you saw a great show!! jesus.. theyll play what they want to. think of the people that didnt go.. they wouldve loved your ticket.

force-10

goldrush wrote:

I got a few videos from the gig tonight, I figured Got Some would be the one people would want to see (All Along The Watchtower with Ronnie Wood is too big a file for youtube ) I hope it's ok to post it?
It's bit jumpy because I was down at the front but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeZi0jqX9sQ

Wow! Seems like an epic show. Love the background.

morgie2

glad you all enjoyed it. Can't wait till Chris Cornell joins them on stage for Hunger Strike in Seattle

SOLAT319

morgie2 wrote:

glad you all enjoyed it. Can't wait till Chris Cornell joins them on stage for Hunger Strike in Seattle

He's not allowed within 150 yards of anyone who had a band that played Seattle scene between 1986-1992.

ragejoe

Well I have been to 30 shows or so and have never seen a Soldier of Love or The Real Me. Not saying 30 is alot but enough to think a song is, at least, somewhat rare.[/quote]

Yes but this is a very intimate show and its special etc, just look at what they are played at the vic. They played these so called 'rare' songs at the astoria and wembley 07...Suprised the guests wern't that great, where the hell was Pete, the man vedder thinks is god? not bloody simon, ronnie was cool though.

Pearl Jam have the ability to make you hear songs you havent heard for 50+ shows in a row but they dont seem to do it too often![/quote]
you saw a great show!! jesus.. theyll play what they want to. think of the people that didnt go.. they wouldve loved your ticket.[/quote]


I dont know man.. SOLDIER OF LOVE has not been played ina WHILE If im not mistaken... REAL ME IS new... 2nd show ... FIXER new... GOT SOME... NEW.. 4 pretty brand new songs on the first 2 shows of their tour... not a bad start IMO

DiRtyFranK38

you guys who went got a great show! i was watching the videos on youtube (got some, the real me, brother, and the end) the energy from the band seemed like it was incredible!!!

redrock

Being one of 'those' shows, ie intimate but 'promotional', I wasn't expecting a setlist full of rarities so no disappointment whatsoever for me! Incredible gig, great energy from the band and the crowd. I'm still buzzing

philthehip

What a show. Just got back to Liverpool and now home at 5.45 :(

The set list for me was excellent. Interstella Overdrive was fucking amazing

Thanks to all the who shared an amazing night with me. They know who they are

kazmo

Absolutely amazing! Got to agree with whoever said The Fixer kicked ass live, seemed to go down better than Got Some (which was still great). Ed seemed in a great mood and was quite chatty too. Was 2nd tier, fron row, so got some photos that will need editing to be seen and a couple of videos (up until I got told off :oops: )

Fab, fab, fab night.

papupet

some pics..
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Searc ... =standard#

Hinn

Setlist wise it was well solid, but the sound mix left a lot to be desired. It's earlier in the tour, and the cohesion wasn't really there. Jetlag definitely seemed like a factor. They did what they needed to do and not much more, I don't feel they were 'on fire' by any stretch of the imagination. The energy level faded real quickly after just a few songs.

But PJ live on an ordinary day is still a bloody lot better than many acts out there.

wozza77

papupet wrote:

some pics..
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Searc ... =standard#

That setlist pic has killed me! Why did they skip Light Years?! The venue was incredible and great show but Light Years &/or Black would have made it immense.

tremors

Last night I was blind drunk and abandoned in the middle of london, yet I still managed to log on here and say my piece. Personally I doubt I will ever see a show that good again. That was a piece of history, and a perfect performance. It was the stones cementing pj into the fabric of british rock and roll. Who wants a rare set list? pearl jam's core material is beyond anything being played today. You know, whygo may just be a nice tune for some people, but for some of us we've actually fucking lived every one of these words.

The energy coming back at ed from the room was phenonmenal When we were singing 'or you can come to terms and realise you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself' it felt like we were carrying him - we were like a big family in a london living room. it could have been 1965, 1985, or 1995, it was timeless communion. Us brits normally have a horrible singing voice at the concerts. Not last night! They gotta release this boot.

Last night's show was all about PROXIMITY and SOUND. it was a setlist of core material. It was bread, cheese, with a little bit of fixing on it. At times I was almost wanting to fall off the balcony into the band. I could see them so clearly and the music was shaking through me and I was checking the friends strangers around me, and we were all fucking ONE.

That was the most beautiful thing i've ever experienced, and it went on for a number of hours. Every single song choice just kept me there.

These songs are my memories, my being, 20 years of life. I feel like a hurricane just blew through them.

god bless pearl jam

wozza77

tremors wrote:

Last night I was blind drunk and abandoned in the middle of london, yet I still managed to log on here and say my piece. Personally I doubt I will ever see a show that good again. That was a piece of history, and a perfect performance. It was the stones cementing pj into the fabric of british rock and roll. Who wants a rare set list? pearl jam's core material is beyond anything being played today. You know, whygo may just be a nice tune for some people, but for some of us we've actually fucking lived every one of these words.

The energy coming back at ed from the room was phenonmenal When we were singing 'or you can come to terms and realise you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself' it felt like we were carrying him - we were like a big family in a london living room. it could have been 1965, 1985, or 1995, it was timeless communion. Us brits normally have a horrible singing voice at the concerts. Not last night! They gotta release this boot.

Last night's show was all about PROXIMITY and SOUND. it was a setlist of core material. It was bread, cheese, with a little bit of fixing on it. At times I was almost wanting to fall off the balcony into the band. I could see them so clearly and the music was shaking through me and I was checking the friends strangers around me, and we were all fucking ONE.

That was the most beautiful thing i've ever experienced, and it went on for a number of hours. Every single song choice just kept me there.

These songs are my memories, my being, 20 years of life. I feel like a hurricane just blew through them.

god bless pearl jam

Totally agree and it is only now really that its starting to sink in. But being the greedy type still would have loved Light Yrs & BLack, but as stated before you do not get opportunties to see this band in that venue very often if ever and it was a special night.

.Al.

Awesome show. Very nice to hear Brother, and I was surprised how well Ronnie Wood played - he mustn't have been that pissed.

For the record, Mat Horne and Jonah Hill were in the audience.

Review going in London Lite this evening - I have been reliably informed they got five stars...

i shit and i stink

wozza77 wrote:

papupet wrote:

some pics..
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Searc ... =standard#

That setlist pic has killed me! Why did they skip Light Years?! The venue was incredible and great show but Light Years &/or Black would have made it immense.

I think they skipped it because Low LIght was just such a perfect moment, they didn't need two down tempo songs in a row. The energy throughout the whole main set was unrivalled, I can't remember a gig with so much coursing through its veins and I guess they wanted to just rip striaght into Even Flow after a beautiful rendition of the pretty rare Low Light.

Great crowd, beautiful venue, relentlessly good set list and a faultless performance from the band.

'Sometimes' started us off nicely but from the moment 'Interstellar...' kicked in until 'Got Some' it was non stop action..... Then the encores were even better.

What an amazing gig and a brilliant night! Thanks all who we met there and, most of al, thanks Pearl Jam.

Eraserhead

Wow, what can I say that hasn't been said already?! Gig of a lifetime for sure. Amazing atmosphere, great to meet new people (inc. a guy who remembers me from the Leeds festival in 06 - hope you enjoy Berlin!) What a tiny venue - I've never been before, and I knew it was small, but not that small!

Highlights? Interstellar Overdrive, Ronnie Wood and Present Tense. I had tears in my eyes for the latter.

Hope everyone enjoyed it (duh!) and had a safe journey home.

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