*** Philadelphia 4 Fanviews Here 10/31/09 ***

Ledbetterman10

DeLukin wrote:

Whip it into Got Some (such irony)

yeah that sort of remind me of that House of Blues show where they played Given To Fly and followed it up with Going to California with Plant.

ctvedhead

http://www.youtube.com/user/okonokos2009
JUST BREATHE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz1gGeX19TU
OUTTA MY MIND
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4mq0cuxSTU
OUTTA MY MIND PT2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8rM9RHBbE
THE END

landingonwater

novocaintongue wrote:

Some "fans" never cease to amaze me. What happened on Saturday Night at The Spectrum was legendary. The best band this planet has ever seen gave it everything they had and put on probably the greatest show I have ever seen (and I've seen well over 200) yet people are still bitching. "they played Bugs, Out of My Mind, Sweet Lew, and Whip It but so what, they still didn't play Evil Little Goat or 2000 Mile Blues so it wasn't really an epic show". Unbelievable that people are bitching about this setlist in any way.
"They didn't bring out any special guests so the show really wasn't all that special". I can only speak for myself, but I traveled 7 hours and paid to see Pearl jam, not Pearl Jam and Billy Joel or Dave Matthews or even Bruce Springsteen. If you want to see those bands...go see them. Would you rather hear a duet of Piano Man with Billy Joel (which would be so out of character for PJ anyway), or hear something like Crown of Thorns instead? Besides...Devo showed up and that was pretty special.
Lastly, to say the people up front were "out of it" or "zoned out" because we sat down and rested for a couple minutes during the encore breaks of a 3.5 hour show is ridiculous. It was hot, sweaty, and incredibly intense up front and most of us had been on our feet since the beginning of Bad Religion (while most of you complainers were probably still in the parking lot swilling light beer hoping for dumb shit like a special appearance by Bon Jovi).
People really need to appreciate what this band does for not only their fans but music in general and stop all the incessant whining. There, I've said my peace and will get off my soapbox. Thank you Ed, Mike, Stone, Jeff, Matt, Boom, Greg.G, Jay, Brian, Greg H., Brooks, the crew, the tenclub, the Spectrum, and (most of) the fans for a great show and an unforgettable weekend.

Sitting during the encore break (more like a set change anyway) wasn't so much the issue. Sitting down during Crown of Thorns and texting away? Screaming about getting more drinks during The End? Bitching incessantly during Bugs and Sweet Lew? Now that's just silly and absurd. In fact, it's downright rude. Doesn't this band who is playing for 3.5 hours deserve more respect than some of the people in attendance showed?

Questioning some people on this board's fandom for complaining about people who weren't into it and dragging down the atmosphere is perfectly legitimate in my opinion.

The show was fabulous and I appreciate the effort of the band. They put their all into the show (and then some). I wish everyone in the arena would have done the same. I know I did. Despite some of the morons in attendance, it still was a legendary show and I'm completely appreciative for what Pearl Jam did for me last night.

Now, I'll get off my soapbox.

I need to go back to TSIS. The people here make my head spin.

kemics

novocaintongue wrote:

Some "fans" never cease to amaze me. What happened on Saturday Night at The Spectrum was legendary. The best band this planet has ever seen gave it everything they had and put on probably the greatest show I have ever seen (and I've seen well over 200) yet people are still bitching. "they played Bugs, Out of My Mind, Sweet Lew, and Whip It but so what, they still didn't play Evil Little Goat or 2000 Mile Blues so it wasn't really an epic show". Unbelievable that people are bitching about this setlist in any way.
"They didn't bring out any special guests so the show really wasn't all that special". I can only speak for myself, but I traveled 7 hours and paid to see Pearl jam, not Pearl Jam and Billy Joel or Dave Matthews or even Bruce Springsteen. If you want to see those bands...go see them. Would you rather hear a duet of Piano Man with Billy Joel (which would be so out of character for PJ anyway), or hear something like Crown of Thorns instead? Besides...Devo showed up and that was pretty special.
Lastly, to say the people up front were "out of it" or "zoned out" because we sat down and rested for a couple minutes during the encore breaks of a 3.5 hour show is ridiculous. It was hot, sweaty, and incredibly intense up front and most of us had been on our feet since the beginning of Bad Religion (while most of you complainers were probably still in the parking lot swilling light beer hoping for dumb shit like a special appearance by Bon Jovi).
People really need to appreciate what this band does for not only their fans but music in general and stop all the incessant whining. There, I've said my peace and will get off my soapbox. Thank you Ed, Mike, Stone, Jeff, Matt, Boom, Greg.G, Jay, Brian, Greg H., Brooks, the crew, the tenclub, the Spectrum, and (most of) the fans for a great show and an unforgettable weekend.

Hey those of us sipping beer in the parking lot were still standing!!! j/k

No it's cool to sit for a song or two, I sit during the breaks too, and even stopped jumping for a minute or two here and there. It's fine to rest. I don't want you to think I was bashing you at all. Everytime the lights lit up the floor, I would only see a few groups dancing. Actually, it looked like you were all standing, just not moving around. I dunno, it was an awesome show, I loved it. The crowd was GOOD but not GREAT!

pjgirl23

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simpleman

hey, if PJ told you they were going to play a show just for you..... would you be complaining about the crowd?? Why the fuck does someone elses concert experience have anything to do with your own?? Can you not dance or rock out if the guy right next to you isn't?? Because if that's true, you may be gay. I gotta stop reading these things, because you make me forget what a fuckin amazing time I had last nite!!! Jeez.

kemics

simpleman wrote:

hey, if PJ told you they were going to play a show just for you..... would you be complaining about the crowd?? Why the fuck does someone elses concert experience have anything to do with your own?? Can you not dance or rock out if the guy right next to you isn't?? Because if that's true, you may be gay. I gotta stop reading these things, because you make me forget what a fuckin amazing time I had last nite!!! Jeez.

I probably would complain about myself haha... I really don't appreciate the gay slurs either. The fact that they were sitting, complaining to me, continously looking up at my, hurt my experience. Plus they are taking up better seats then I had, so also impacted my experience.

Now I remember why I stopped posting on here so long ago, can't voice an opinion or concern without people bashing and calling names.

landingonwater

simpleman wrote:

hey, if PJ told you they were going to play a show just for you..... would you be complaining about the crowd?? Why the fuck does someone elses concert experience have anything to do with your own?? Can you not dance or rock out if the guy right next to you isn't?? Because if that's true, you may be gay. I gotta stop reading these things, because you make me forget what a fuckin amazing time I had last nite!!! Jeez.

Yes, everyone who complained about people at the show must be "gay." What, are we 10 years old now?

WashMyLove

It was cool to see most people and the band with cosutmes, including myself.
This show was a Party.

My Highlights:

Eddie coming out with boxing gloves and Jeff with a rabbit mask.
You Are - Favorite from Riot Act
Amongst the Waves - seeing the crowd sing loud during this one was nice.
Rats - So cool for the girl in the front row as per Eddie. He brought toy mice as props and put them on his microphone stand for a while and then he threw it to a fan. At the end of the song a girl came on stage dressed as a mouse. Eddie spinned her and had a little dance. This was so funny to watch.
I Got Shit - One of my favorites. Thank you guys for playing this one. LOVED IT!
Glorified G - My friends and I were having a conversation about the songs they might play that night...and how did we forget this little gem. Tisk Tisk on us.Hope someone recorded this.
Out of My Mind - cool to see for the first time
Black and Insignificance - :thumbup:
Bugs - Eddie you did it good! Happy to hear something different on stage from the usual. The important thing is that Eddie didn't give up.
Whip It (Devo) - WOW! Loved the costumes. Funny too. Specially seeing Mike do the robbot move and Eddie using the whip, that was priceless!
Crown of Thorns - As always beautiful to see.
Sweet Lew - Jeff on the mic and dressed with a basketball jersey and Eddie on backup vocals and dribling a basketball during the song. Very interesting to see his b-ball skills.
Smile - makes me

A memorable night indeed. Thank you Pearl Jam and the crowd for making it spectacular!

Yellow Bedwetter

on2legs wrote:

Not the best of the 28 shows I've seen, but definitely the most fun and most unique ever.

Something I'll never forget...

agreed...was on floor tues & weds and sect 314 on sat...dont care that there werent special guests but was hoping for substitutes for daughter, betterman, fixer, just breathe (basically the repeats of the last 3 nights) and maybe play watchtower instead of ritfw (tuesday night's version was better)

loved YL and SSB tag but was hoping for either an acoustic set or release/long road to open the show
very happy to hear sweet lew, i got shit, low light, and pilate for the first time in addition to hearing smile, you are, satans bed, crown of thorns, and rats for the 2nd time - and who will ever forget whip it in costume!!

i also regret not goin friday and hearing deep, tremor chirst, off he goes, footsteps, and untitled/mfc
loved and have all 4 posters in my collection, got the setlist on weds from an usher on the floor, sigg bottle, keychain, and 4-night spectrum tee

Slow Moe

Great show!!! I never laughed so hard at a concert in my life as when the guys came out dressed like Devo & did "Whip IT". HILARIOUS shit!!! I'm STILL laughing. Incredible setlist. A really special night.
BTW, we drove 1700 miles in two days to catch the closer at the Spectrum & I'm sure as hell not complaining about anything Pearl Jam did or did not do. I enjoyed both Seattle shows more, but this was just flat out fun. Great show, guys!!!

Pepe Silvia

i don't think the band disliked the crowd. i really think 'rockin in the free world' was supposed to be the last song, they had shot all the confetti off and dropped all the ballons and the stage was filled with balloons and the band was looking around for a few minutes then started yellow ledbetter

Sharon_Hearts_PJ

Pepe Silvia wrote:

i don't think the band disliked the crowd. i really think 'rockin in the free world' was supposed to be the last song, they had shot all the confetti off and dropped all the ballons and the stage was filled with balloons and the band was looking around for a few minutes then started yellow ledbetter

YL was on the setlist.

trotti2

Just landed back in Houston and all can say is Thank You Philly. Thank you Pearl Jam. Thank you Jeff and Thank you Debbie. WOW friday and saturday nights shows were unforgettable. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

vedder 10

landingonwater wrote:

I posted this in another thread, but I couldn't care less if you sat down and texted on your phone the whole time. But if what you're doing distracts me from having a great time, you can go to hell. If you're telling me to sit down while 90 percent of the rest of the arena is standing or bitching about the quiet songs so I can barely hear Ed, then you need to get the hell out of the concert. Go see Creed.

go see creed...good stuff :P

loveboat captain

I agree that the crowd was the best on Friday night, and I LOVED ALL FOUR setlists (Friday and Saturday being the best).....but for the people saying that they were disappointed by Saturday's show......WHAT?!?!? That was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! The band went out of their way to make it a special night. I think we've all been spoiled by them.
P.S. I won the frickin LOTTERY the first night (Section 102, row 2)...but I STILL say that Friday and Saturday were the best shows.

decides2dream

got home this afternoon, had to love up the hubby and the doggies, relax, recoup. i will do my best tomorrow to weigh in on such an amazing experience and hope to share a few pics by next weekend.



for right now...
AMAZING...

Zoso

the only thing that annoyed me was when we heard people behind us complain when just breath and the end was played haha. I mean cmon you don't like them shut up and sit through them or as ed said go take a piss. I had a great time stand, sit whatever just enjoy the show... and enjoy the show we did! Thanks Pearl Jam.

motorcitymadman

Best show of all-time. You'll never see a better rock n roll show. Some could argue they've seen one as good. But there's never been a better one played, by anyone, anywhere.

JV130312

WashMyLove wrote:

It was cool to see most people and the band with cosutmes, including myself.
This show was a Party.

My Highlights:

Eddie coming out with boxing gloves and Jeff with a rabbit mask.
You Are - Favorite from Riot Act
Amongst the Waves - seeing the crowd sing loud during this one was nice.
Rats - So cool for the girl in the front row as per Eddie. He brought toy mice as props and put them on his microphone stand for a while and then he threw it to a fan. At the end of the song a girl came on stage dressed as a mouse. Eddie spinned her and had a little dance. This was so funny to watch.
I Got Shit - One of my favorites. Thank you guys for playing this one. LOVED IT!
Glorified G - My friends and I were having a conversation about the songs they might play that night...and how did we forget this little gem. Tisk Tisk on us.Hope someone recorded this.
Out of My Mind - cool to see for the first time
Black and Insignificance - :thumbup:
Bugs - Eddie you did it good! Happy to hear something different on stage from the usual. The important thing is that Eddie didn't give up.
Whip It (Devo) - WOW! Loved the costumes. Funny too. Specially seeing Mike do the robbot move and Eddie using the whip, that was priceless!
Crown of Thorns - As always beautiful to see.
Sweet Lew - Jeff on the mic and dressed with a basketball jersey and Eddie on backup vocals and dribling a basketball during the song. Very interesting to see his b-ball skills.
Smile - makes me

A memorable night indeed. Thank you Pearl Jam and the crowd for making it spectacular!

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good recap!! Loved most of the same...what about the Gene Simmons comments followed by the "Mom Jokes..." priceless!