*** Philadelphia 1 Fanviews Here 10/27/09 ***

curmudgeoness

Okay, we are back at the hotel, having a midngiht snack/early breakfast of Dunkin Donuts.

First of all, my seats were great -- thanks Ten Club! Section 201 was far better than I expected with my 400,000+ number.

Social Distortion sounded great. I am glad we were there in plenty of time to hear them.

PJ was -- what can I say that has not been said before? The guys were awesome. I thought the highlight of the night was "Immortality" -- not one of my personal favorites, but as my husband said, "It is now!" -- Absolutely amazing, mind-blowing version of that song.

Other high points: "Ghost"! I get that song a lot on my iPod when I am running, and I have to say I think it is one of PJ's most underrated songs. "Just Breathe" and "The End" were lovely -- I teared up a little listening to them. My ten-year-old, who sat with me, was ecstatic because the second encore opened with "Daughter," "LROM" and "Black" -- three of his favorites.

Oh, and I thought "The Fixer" sounded excellent live.

Eddie's comments about the Stone rumors were pretty funny -- Scrabble championship, etc.

Thanks to the people sitting near us who were so cool to my son. Thanks also to the poor woman standing/sitting next to me, for her understanding; I bumped into her a lot. :oops: Warning to those sitting near me: I ran eight miles this morning, and I am not running on Wednesday, so watch out! :oops:

We are going to need to seriously hydrate and take our vitamins to make it to Sunday! We all are looking forward to the remaining shows, though.

phillypjhead

Just got home from the show. My 15th overall, and I think probably the best. Can't wait for tomorrow and Saturday, unfortunately not going Friday. Thanks 10C for the great seats-18th row dead center! See everyone there tomorrow night!!!

katellis

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NYbenben

Just got back from the show... it was amazing... crowd was awesome... dont think a single person sat down for 2+ hrs. Cant wait for tomorrow nite to see what stops they pull out!

cableguy119

4 letters sum it up OMFG!
Oh my... some rarities, lots of rockers from the start to finish.. And only night 1. Another expirement of going through the whole catalog over the 4 shows was declared so we can bet remaining 3 will be awesome. at least i got tickets to 2 of them. overstimulated to say the least.

jezebeloria

:shock: Can't f'in wait till Friday!!!

AS259177

Wow, what an amazing show.. Corduroy was an unbelievable opener.. I was also happy to hear State of Love and Trust, All Those Yesterdays, Black and Leash. What am I talking about- the whole set was great.. The 2nd encore was incredible.. Hopefully, I can make it to Friday's show and I wish I could do Saturday's. Thanks PJ. Btw- Whoever gets to hear Crazy Mary this week, I am going to be jealous.

jerrylovesjam

To be simple, I don't know what just happened to me. Pearl Jam came to Philly, they smacked us in the face and said take that!!! and there are gonna be 3 more shows!!!!! 8-)

We are so lucky to have them playing Philly right now!! I forgot how small the spectrum was, it is the greatest place to see a show.

And 10club your the best, my seats ROCKED!!!

JC29856

real quick my legs are sore:
PJ sound: amazing
song selection: awesome (fed off unenthusiastic crowd)
crowd pitiful...sucked, terrible, very little energy, felt like a presidential gala at $100 per plate(nose in air) or a wake, where were 400 level people, no sell out.

the show is as good as the crowd and the energy, PJ held back considering they have 4 shows in 5 nights and another tomrw, the crowd was unenergetic. i was in aisle in 103 i turned around all night to see a morgue of fans sittting standing around unenthusiastic. sorry but its true, i even asked tommy the pit security and he agreed the crowd was a let down. he said he staying home tomrw to watch the phils the, pj pansies dont need him. said springsteen crowd was much more "lively" hahah soccer moms and beer belly dads.... weak!!

my hi-lite was dancin around all the drips standing there looking dreary eyed at the stage- me black button down with glasses in aisle 103

for those that were there: hope u had a great time, for those that werent: u didnt miss
much

see u tomrw, look for me

ps: dirty rats at tony lukes closed early, my buddy said they didnt want to serve the PJ crowd until 1 or 2 am, im callin for a boycott....no tony lukes closed at 11:53am tonight

B Robinette

With Social Distortion opening, I knew it was going to be a great show anyway, and I am pleased to say that it exceeded my expectations. Social D rocked 10 songs: making beleive, mommy's little monster, sick boy, don't drag me down, ring of fire, bad luck, reach for the sky, ball and chain, nickels and dimes, and prison bound. It was like a greatest hits set, but very good (with an excellent arangement on prison bound). Onto the headliner, where can I start, it was a great show, excellent crowd and awesome set list. I was thrilled to hear rival and reign o'er me, I have been waiting to hear this live and finally got the opportunity to do so. Very strong set from beggining to end. I was excited for these shows before tonight, and after this show I'm even more amped for 2, 3,and 4. Can't wait until tomorrow.

hinx

This show was ridiculous. I cannot WAIT until tomorrow

Mortality

JC29856 wrote:

real quick my legs are sore:
PJ sound: amazing
song selection: awesome (fed off unenthusiastic crowd)
crowd pitiful...sucked, terrible, very little energy, felt like a presidential gala at $100 per plate(nose in air) or a wake, where were 400 level people, no sell out.


for those that were there: hope u had a great time, for those that werent: u didnt miss
much

Is this serious? WOW :shock: and most likely... :roll:

bulabula

Wow no Evenflow. How often does that happen?

Rival + Ghost for the first time since 2003. And All Those Yesterdays! Awesome!

JC29856

Mortality wrote:

JC29856 wrote:

real quick my legs are sore:
PJ sound: amazing
song selection: awesome (fed off unenthusiastic crowd)
crowd pitiful...sucked, terrible, very little energy, felt like a presidential gala at $100 per plate(nose in air) or a wake, where were 400 level people, no sell out.


for those that were there: hope u had a great time, for those that werent: u didnt miss
much

Is this serious? WOW :shock: and most likely... :roll:

yes and i got pics to prove,u wanna see?? u there? u might be in them!

brentont215

All I can say is WOW.

I have a single in 223 for Friday night if interested.

Mortality

JC29856 wrote:

yes and i got pics to prove,u wanna see?? u there? u might be in them!

Sure post them in the thread.

jamminpearls

Amazing amazing amazing,holy shit what engery. Immorality,rival,ghost,all those yesterdays,rvm, SOLAT,leash the best black i've ever heard. And ritfw had to be close to 10 minutes of pure kick ass rock. Im floored and so stoked for the other 3 shows. eddie and the boys read this site for sure he quoted numerous things from the 2am sat show to stone quitting the band. its gonna be hard to top this show but i have a feeling they just might. No evenflow,betterman,smalltown,alive, ylb. Insane until tomorrow. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Abe Froman

Awesome they played Leash!! Wish I was there. How good did it sound?

Ledbetterman10

curmudgeoness wrote:

First of all, my seats were great -- thanks Ten Club! Section 201 was far better than I expected with my 400,000+ number.

Oddly, my 189xxx number got me section 217....which is on Stone's side but as far right as you could be. Didn't hurt the show for me though. Had a great time.

curmudgeoness

VanquarTheGreat wrote:

Awesome they played Leash!! Wish I was there. How good did it sound?

It sounded really, really, really good. And I do not feel the least bit stupid singing "Drop the leash, we are young" at forty. 8-)