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As much as I like what Boom adds to the band.......

1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
edited August 2009 in The Porch
.....he can't play the intro to Love Reign o'er me. Shouldn't they be having people that can play instruments correctly in a band as big as Pearl Jam?
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  • j-bugj-bug Posts: 272
    :o

    fur realz dude?
    Seek,
    Find be yourself.
    Don't follow the herd.
    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    1STmammal2wearPants wrote:
    .....he can't play the intro to Love Reign o'er me. Shouldn't they be having people that can play instruments correctly in a band as big as Pearl Jam?
    Wow... that's my favorite 'boom moment'

    Second would be Love Boat Captain if PJ remembered they wrote the song ;)
  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    give the guy a break...its hard to play the B3 when ur stoned out of ur mind that u cant remember the last time u shaved your beard or got a haircut

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  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,369
    Boom stays i say! And he doesn't fuck up nearly as much as Ed does.
  • LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    It sounded great to me!
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    don't get me wrong, i like what the piano/organ adds to the touring band but all i'm really pointing out here is that maybe this particular dude isn't their best option.....
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Tell ya what Mozart....Send them a demo of you playing the intro of "Love Reign O'er Me" and maybe they'll hire you for their next album/tour.

    Boom plays this just fine.

    Thanks
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Tell ya what Mozart....Send them a demo of you playing the intro of "Love Reign O'er Me" and maybe they'll hire you for their next album/tour.

    Boom plays this just fine.

    Thanks

    just an opinion.

    i just don't think his playing abilities are up to par with the rest of the band, who are all good at what they do.
    take it or leave it.
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  • CranMalReignCranMalReign Posts: 1,928
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Tell ya what Mozart....Send them a demo of you playing the intro of "Love Reign O'er Me" and maybe they'll hire you for their next album/tour.

    Really? Someone doesn't like something, but is not justified in stating that unless he can do it better?

    I can't dance for shit, but I still feel justified in saying this chick bloze goats:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=997gTM0Repo

    werd.

    Also, I agree w/ OP. I can't play piano/organ to save my life. I am worse than Boom. I would fail at an organ-off. I still think they could do better, but they're buds, now, I guess, and that's where the loyalties lie. Or something.
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  • hopethatuchokehopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    Hahaha. I love the people getting pissed off and defensive. Geeze. I didn't know that in order to critique a musician, we have to also be able to play the same instrument as he does. When it's a cover song, there is a certain expectation to stay somewhat true to the original. I think his piano is terrible is RITFW.

    "Boom plays just fine"

    No he doesn't. Thanks
  • ReachingForThinAirReachingForThinAir Posts: 184
    Petey couldn't play it live either. That's why it was recorded and played on tape when I saw them.
    WOOT!
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    ReachingForThinAir wrote:
    Petey couldn't play it live either. That's why it was recorded and played on tape when I saw them.

    Exactlty!!

    That intro is not the easiest shit to play. I wasn't in Chicago, but everytime I've heard him play it, he's nailed it.

    If Boom was out there fucking up Love Boat Captain everynight then I'd give you some slack.

    But I just think some people go way out of their way to diss the poor guy with no substantial reason.

    Personally I like what Boom has added to the group.
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    CranMalReign wrote:
    I would fail at an organ-off.

    :shock:
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  • DH62179DH62179 Posts: 312
    Personally I love 'The Silver Hawaiian...' Everything else aside, it's cool to yell 'Booooooom" at a concert after LBC or Crazy Mary. :P
  • LiteTheMatchLiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    Would you rather there be no piano intro to Love Reign O'er Me?
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • dustinparduedustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    I am just a big organ fan. That version of Save You on the Easy Street EP is my favorite, I think because there is no organ
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    wuuuut

    I think it sounds nice anyhow.
  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    Yes, he butchers the intro every time. Brendan O'Brien during Rock Honors, now that's how it's done!
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