Home› The Porch

Arc - audience involvement idea?

mikepmikep Posts: 290
edited October 2009 in The Porch
ok, so i rarely start new topics but here's my random idea...possibly thought of while intoxicated, lol.

Do you think Ed could ever lead the audience to sing Arc together? in the sense that, different parts of the crowd/arena could sing different arcs repeatedly. And then Ed would sing over ours in a stadium of voices and harmonies... we are afterall good sing-along-ers...

So, picture how as kids you might have sung 'row row row your boat...'' with your class, where small groups sing staggered and create those cool harmonies or whatever...but instead, we do it with various arc-like vocalizations....maybe 3 or 4 different sections...

Would that be awesome? or totally fail?

lol man, the idea sounded neet originally (see first line) but i could see utter failure too. Clearly it would be difficult and we'd need a few minutes of practice with Ed's help. But let's say it'd be tried a couple times at consecutive shows, i think we'd get the hang of it as an audience and maybe it could be the most awesome thing ever! or it could be a horrible out of tune blob of noise....

thoughts?
a) yes! holy cow that'd be awesome!
b) no! wouldn't work...too many people...auditory debacle!
c) Ed does just fine on his own!
d) Mike it's good you rarely start new topics!

:)
mike
96-11-Tor; 03-Mont; 05,13-London;05-Kitchnr, Hamltn; 06-Deroit;08-Mont(EV); 09-Albany(EV), Philly3&4; 10,13-Buff;10-NYC, Mt View; 11-(EV) Boston,Hart,Det,PJ20,Ott,Hamltn,Winnpg,Sask,Cal,Edmntn,Van; 12-Missoula; 13-Wrigley,Pitts,Port,Spok,Cal,Van,Sea.
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    mike, i feel bad saying this because you seem like a really nice guy but i don't think you have any idea what this song is about.
  • WhyNotSwedenWhyNotSweden Sweden Posts: 4,308
    mikep wrote:
    Do you think Ed could ever lead the audience to sing Arc together?

    This has already happend, in Berlin -09. Listen on the boot before Angie. It was f..king amazing. Arc should be in the setlist, but its not.
    -95, Stockholm (MirrorBall Tour)
    -00, Stockholm
    -07, Copenhagen
    -09, Berlin
    -10, Berlin
    -11, East Troy 1+2
    -12, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, EV London 2
    -13, London, Chicago
    -14, Amsterdam 1+2, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo
    -16, TOTD San Francisco 1+2
    -17, EV Amsterdam 2+3
    -18, Amsterdam 1+2, London 1+(2), Barcelona, London 2
    -19, EV Brussels

  • InMyTree4InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
    Arc sing aong- never going to happen...and i really hope it never does happen....it is a personal song for ed and the band
    PJ:7/2/03.9/28/04.5/25/06.8/5/07.6/14/08.6/27/08.6/28/08.6/30/08.
    10/30/09.10/31/09.5/17/10.9/7/11
    EV:boston 1+2.albnay 1.boston 2010
  • mikepmikep Posts: 290
    october22 wrote:
    mike, i feel bad saying this because you seem like a really nice guy but i don't think you have any idea what this song is about.

    umm, i respectfully disagree with your assessment:)

    WhynotSweden wrote:
    mikep wrote:
    Do you think Ed could ever lead the audience to sing Arc together?

    This has already happend, in Berlin -09. Listen on the boot before Angie. It was f..king amazing. Arc should be in the setlist, but its not.

    wow thanks for that, pretty cool...subtle but definitely something there resembling it. can't believe that happend just this summer! i guess we've always had a good amount of chanting anyway...just not always as structured...
    96-11-Tor; 03-Mont; 05,13-London;05-Kitchnr, Hamltn; 06-Deroit;08-Mont(EV); 09-Albany(EV), Philly3&4; 10,13-Buff;10-NYC, Mt View; 11-(EV) Boston,Hart,Det,PJ20,Ott,Hamltn,Winnpg,Sask,Cal,Edmntn,Van; 12-Missoula; 13-Wrigley,Pitts,Port,Spok,Cal,Van,Sea.
  • mikepmikep Posts: 290
    ahhh, perhaps in hindsight i should have called it 'Arc - audience involvement idea' rather than 'Arc- audience sing along idea' [and indeed edited title as such - better than hindsight!]...sing-along is almost synonymous with chipper. Easily misinterpretable.

    Involvement, and the coming together and emotional climax of 15000 people in a reflective/introspective moment is more the theme/goal behind the idea...as this song could possibly facilitate such an experience. For me, it's probably one of the most deep climatic songs/experiences to witness ...up there with release. and what would it be like to share that in a larger room...

    m
    96-11-Tor; 03-Mont; 05,13-London;05-Kitchnr, Hamltn; 06-Deroit;08-Mont(EV); 09-Albany(EV), Philly3&4; 10,13-Buff;10-NYC, Mt View; 11-(EV) Boston,Hart,Det,PJ20,Ott,Hamltn,Winnpg,Sask,Cal,Edmntn,Van; 12-Missoula; 13-Wrigley,Pitts,Port,Spok,Cal,Van,Sea.
  • LeatherMosquitoManLeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    The 2 times i saw it on Ed's West Coast tour last year....

    Blew me away....

    There was not a sound as everyone was totally and completely captivated by it and him.

    I will echo an earlier question... do you know the meaning and significance behind this 'song'?

    Coincidentally, this will be my 9th Pearl Jam show, on October 9th, 2009....

    And the sports shirt will have 9 on the back...

    Pretty cool...
    -Chris
    Male, 34

    I'm on Facebook - facebook.com/christopher.leesye1

    1998 Brisbane 2
    2003 Brisbane 1
    2006 LA 1 & 2
    2008 LA 2, San Diego 1 (EV)
    2009 LA 1, 2, 3 & 4, San Diego
    2011 St. Louis (EV)
    2012 Tulsa 1 & 2 (EV)
    2013 Chicago, Dallas & OKC
  • solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    That song is untouchable. Please no crowd involvement!!!
  • dustinparduedustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    I think it would sound weird with 20,000 people uuugh-ing- and ahh-ing in a stadium. The police may think a mass suicide is about to take place. :lol:
    "All I Ever Knew" available now in print and digital formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks.
  • finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    dustinpardue wrote:
    I think it would sound weird with 20,000 people uuugh-ing- and ahh-ing in a stadium. The police may think a mass suicide is about to take place. :lol:

    this is a short clip.. but gives you the idea.. :D

    from Berlin 2009
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NAeuP162I
    Won't let the light escape from me.
    Won't let the darkness swallow me.
  • ChrisileinChrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,905
    finnannie wrote:
    dustinpardue wrote:
    I think it would sound weird with 20,000 people uuugh-ing- and ahh-ing in a stadium. The police may think a mass suicide is about to take place. :lol:

    this is a short clip.. but gives you the idea.. :D

    from Berlin 2009
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NAeuP162I

    Thank you for this clip!!! I am really shocked that i didn't remember this moment!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
    So come on...where is the "buy now" button for the european bootsßßßß
    up here in my tree in Vienna
    2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2
    2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna
    EV London/Hammersmith 2012
    EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
  • WhyNotSwedenWhyNotSweden Sweden Posts: 4,308
    finnannie wrote:
    from Berlin 2009
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NAeuP162I

    Thats it, thanks.
    -95, Stockholm (MirrorBall Tour)
    -00, Stockholm
    -07, Copenhagen
    -09, Berlin
    -10, Berlin
    -11, East Troy 1+2
    -12, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, EV London 2
    -13, London, Chicago
    -14, Amsterdam 1+2, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo
    -16, TOTD San Francisco 1+2
    -17, EV Amsterdam 2+3
    -18, Amsterdam 1+2, London 1+(2), Barcelona, London 2
    -19, EV Brussels

Sign In or Register to comment.