It is now ten years and one day since Pearl Jam last played in the State of Arizona.
From the TFT review of that 2003 show...
An extremely hot show, low energy and Ed’s voice suffering. He stumbles over the ‘GTF’ lyrics but the crowd is there for him and Ed laughs and is thankful. After ‘Cropduster,’ Ed draws his hand across his throat and apologizes for his voice. “It’s like singing while sucking on a brow dryer right now …” He thanks the crew for working in the 105 degree heat and gives his sympathy as they have to drive to El Paso next. ‘Breakerfall’ is introduced as a love song. Ed plays the opening chords to “Gimme Some Truth” and pauses. “Fucking Las Vegas. That’s classic lead singer behavior right there; you just blame it on something else.” Ed asks the crowd to sing the ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ tag and he modifies the lyrics to sing about teachers and needing better pay. There’s a small “Eddie” chant at the start of the first encore and Ed responds, “If you’re going to do it, don’t do it half ass,” which creates a large “Eddie” chant. He quickly quells it, “All right that’s enough.” He thanks the crowd for coming out on a Friday night and the crowd corrects him (it is Saturday) and he seems surprised. “Jesus Christ, it’s been a long tour.” He pulls out a note from his cousin and introduces ‘I Won’t Back Down’ as a song he’d sing to kids. ‘Black’ has a great moment when Ed positions the mic toward the crowd and they sing the ending. Great moment during Black as crowd sang the ending; put the mic with stand out for the crowd to sing the closing. Returning quickly for the second encore, Ed says, “It’s too hot to stop!” and dedicates the next song to Johnny Ramone, leading to ‘I Believe In Miracles.’ Ed hands a person in a wheelchair a tambourine during ‘Baba.’
10 years ago today, I saw PJ play for the first time in Dallas.
It's been that long since I've seen them. Can't wait for Wrigley, BUT:
PLEASE PLAY TEXAS GUYS!!
That was a nice little show. Surprise opener of Alive. Then this rockin' run of songs - Brain of J > 1/2 Full > Go > Corduroy. 1 of the 9 Arc performances. An extended/awesome Crazy Mary. The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious. 10 years later and I'm still bummed that they scratched Habit from the setlist! (Jeff: "Skip Habit. Fuck Habit" ).
It's a damn shame it's been a decade since they were down here.
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." - Thoreau
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
10 years ago today, I saw PJ play for the first time in Dallas.
It's been that long since I've seen them. Can't wait for Wrigley, BUT:
PLEASE PLAY TEXAS GUYS!!
That was a nice little show. Surprise opener of Alive. Then this rockin' run of songs - Brain of J > 1/2 Full > Go > Corduroy. 1 of the 9 Arc performances. An extended/awesome Crazy Mary. The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious. 10 years later and I'm still bummed that they scratched Habit from the setlist! (Jeff: "Skip Habit. Fuck Habit" ).
It's a damn shame it's been a decade since they were down here.
"The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious" At least I can look back and laugh at that. Because I tried to find it.
10 years ago today, I saw PJ play for the first time in Dallas.
It's been that long since I've seen them. Can't wait for Wrigley, BUT:
PLEASE PLAY TEXAS GUYS!!
That was a nice little show. Surprise opener of Alive. Then this rockin' run of songs - Brain of J > 1/2 Full > Go > Corduroy. 1 of the 9 Arc performances. An extended/awesome Crazy Mary. The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious. 10 years later and I'm still bummed that they scratched Habit from the setlist! (Jeff: "Skip Habit. Fuck Habit" ).
It's a damn shame it's been a decade since they were down here.
"The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious" At least I can look back and laugh at that. Because I tried to find it.
It was an awesome show. Amber, I did too! I think all of us did!
"...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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8/4/00 – Charlotte, NC
4/16/03 – Charlotte, NC
9/5/05 – Edmonton, Canada
6/16/08 - Columbia, SC
6/17/08 - VA Beach, VA
6/26-27/12 - Amsterdam, NL (I and II)
7/19/13 - Wrigley Feild, Chicago, IL
10/30/13 - Charlotte, NC
11/22/15 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
From the TFT review of that 2003 show...
An extremely hot show, low energy and Ed’s voice suffering. He stumbles over the ‘GTF’ lyrics but the crowd is there for him and Ed laughs and is thankful. After ‘Cropduster,’ Ed draws his hand across his throat and apologizes for his voice. “It’s like singing while sucking on a brow dryer right now …” He thanks the crew for working in the 105 degree heat and gives his sympathy as they have to drive to El Paso next. ‘Breakerfall’ is introduced as a love song. Ed plays the opening chords to “Gimme Some Truth” and pauses. “Fucking Las Vegas. That’s classic lead singer behavior right there; you just blame it on something else.” Ed asks the crowd to sing the ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ tag and he modifies the lyrics to sing about teachers and needing better pay. There’s a small “Eddie” chant at the start of the first encore and Ed responds, “If you’re going to do it, don’t do it half ass,” which creates a large “Eddie” chant. He quickly quells it, “All right that’s enough.” He thanks the crowd for coming out on a Friday night and the crowd corrects him (it is Saturday) and he seems surprised. “Jesus Christ, it’s been a long tour.” He pulls out a note from his cousin and introduces ‘I Won’t Back Down’ as a song he’d sing to kids. ‘Black’ has a great moment when Ed positions the mic toward the crowd and they sing the ending. Great moment during Black as crowd sang the ending; put the mic with stand out for the crowd to sing the closing. Returning quickly for the second encore, Ed says, “It’s too hot to stop!” and dedicates the next song to Johnny Ramone, leading to ‘I Believe In Miracles.’ Ed hands a person in a wheelchair a tambourine during ‘Baba.’
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PJ
PHX 98|ABQ, PHX, Seattle 00|PHX 03|Arras 10|PJ20 1&2 11|Missoula 12|PHX, SD, LA 1&2 13|Denver 14|Telluride 16
EV
Vegas 1&2, PHX 12|Ohana 16
TOTD
LA 16
It's been that long since I've seen them. Can't wait for Wrigley, BUT:
PLEASE PLAY TEXAS GUYS!!
2013 Wrigley
2013 Dallas
2013 Oklahoma City
2013 Seattle
How I choose to feel is how I am.
There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
"Take care of one another..." -EV
That was a nice little show. Surprise opener of Alive. Then this rockin' run of songs - Brain of J > 1/2 Full > Go > Corduroy. 1 of the 9 Arc performances. An extended/awesome Crazy Mary. The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious. 10 years later and I'm still bummed that they scratched Habit from the setlist! (Jeff: "Skip Habit. Fuck Habit"
It's a damn shame it's been a decade since they were down here.
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
2013 Wrigley
2013 Dallas
2013 Oklahoma City
2013 Seattle
How I choose to feel is how I am.
There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
"Take care of one another..." -EV
"The whole 'WMD Folder' bit was hilarious" At least I can look back and laugh at that. Because I tried to find it.
It was an awesome show. Amber, I did too! I think all of us did!
2013 Wrigley
2013 Dallas
2013 Oklahoma City
2013 Seattle
How I choose to feel is how I am.
There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
"Take care of one another..." -EV
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
Civilization please.
Let's avoid Exxon Mobil's global headquarters at all costs.
Houston.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Click to visit the Arizona PJ Fans Page
PJ
PHX 98|ABQ, PHX, Seattle 00|PHX 03|Arras 10|PJ20 1&2 11|Missoula 12|PHX, SD, LA 1&2 13|Denver 14|Telluride 16
EV
Vegas 1&2, PHX 12|Ohana 16
TOTD
LA 16