Are all Pearl Jam concerts like this?

Jukee
Jukee Posts: 4,500
edited December 2009 in The Porch
I went to my first concert in August in Toronto at The Molson Amphitheater. I just found this short video of them playing Betterman there. The whole crowd was singing and it's amazing how much they get into it. I've never been to a concert where there were that many die hard fans and I can't wait to see them again. Anyway's i'm just curious to see if it's like that anywhere they play? And if so i'd love to see other videos like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-atEe6WkI
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,014
    It was like that at every PJ show I've ever been to. And it's not just the "hits" either. I've been in crowds where everybody sang an entire verse of Present Tense and Indifference. It's instilled....to want to JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM.
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  • Big Giant Head
    Big Giant Head Posts: 67
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx6HTbOSq-0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-y_L4RGNQ0
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990
    PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    people are singing every lyric to b-sides too...it's amazing...truly amazing...unfortunately i've only been to 2 concerts and have yet to partake in a betterman singalong...but i got to sing along to Present Tense and Small Town :)
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,855
    Even if it's not your favourite song, singing along to Betterman is like a religious experience!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqpRy0TxAk

    Check out the London crowd on State of Love & Trust too:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8z87q85gw
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  • Jukee
    Jukee Posts: 4,500
    weathergirl666 wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx6HTbOSq-0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-y_L4RGNQ0

    That's awesome thanks :D
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  • 37pheet
    37pheet Posts: 433
    how about this i was there philly #2 here is a video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWT30HO5dek&NR=1
  • Jukee
    Jukee Posts: 4,500
    goldrush wrote:
    Even if it's not your favourite song, singing along to Betterman is like a religious experience!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqpRy0TxAk

    Check out the London crowd on State of Love & Trust too:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8z87q85gw[/quote

    State of Love & Trust was incredible! It gave me goosebumps and I wasn't even there!
    If you have nothing to lose, you have nothing to worry about.
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,855
    Jukee wrote:
    goldrush wrote:
    Even if it's not your favourite song, singing along to Betterman is like a religious experience!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqpRy0TxAk

    Check out the London crowd on State of Love & Trust too:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8z87q85gw[/quote

    State of Love & Trust was incredible! It gave me goosebumps and I wasn't even there!
    It was an amazing show. I took quite a few videos and the singing on this one is the best reminder of that night
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

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  • Tangerine
    Tangerine Posts: 880
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ibTCCEg2c4 ;)
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Yeah they are all like this! That's why we go so many times. We can't get enough of it.
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  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    JaneNY wrote:
    Yeah they are all like this! That's why we go so many times. We can't get enough of it.
    Yep, exactly! :D
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  • pjamaholic
    pjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    I was close to or up the front for 4 PJ concerts in Australia recently. I have never been around so many singing people, couldnt see the crowd towards the back cos there were so many tall people around me, but there was a hell of a lot of singing going on by the crowd. Loved the experience! And I cant get enough of it either, JaneNY which is why I want to go to the States to see them next year, no way can I wait another 3 years!
  • faulkner
    faulkner Posts: 19
    I was in that Philly #2 audience. This is a better recording that does that moment more justice:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2DsEoTynZ8&feature=related

    I've been to a few Betterman sing-a-longs before, but I've never heard ANYTHING like that. I hope when the boots come out it captures this magic...it was chilling and I get goose-bumps everytime I hear it. I've never heard an audience sing-a-long that was as loud, as synchronized, and as impassioned...each word from the audience was clear and on the mark. On the video, it looks like Eddie was even tearing up a bit. The best part was the audience didn't stop.

    It's usually like this with regard to the not-stopping, however. People are singing all the words to "Push Me Pull Me", "Leash", heck even "Lukin". It's really something when you're at shows talking to fans around you (Pearl Jam fans are the highest quality people in the world, so down-to-earth, friendly, and modest), and you'll hear "I hope they play Breath, that's my favorite song" and you'll say "Holy Sh%#! Me too!" Or they start playing "Force of Nature" and you say "Alright! I freakin' love this song" and someone will say "Yeah man, this is a beautiful song".

    Honestly, fans at other rock concerts can be simply lame in comparsion. The best part is it's all about the music, plain and simple.
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    One of my highlights is Present Tense at ACL. Ed encouraged us all to sing and keep singing. I was 8 or 9 rows back from the stage. So bad ass. Everyone in the crowd was singing to every song all night.

    75- 80,000 people screaming "Hellloooooo" during small town was priceless. It had been too long for Texas Baby. :D
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  • Paul Andrews
    Paul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    Here are songs from 5 different shows I saw from the 2009 tour (LA3, LA4, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney):

    http://www.youtube.com/pauljam2009

    I think you can see - while not all Pearl Jam shows or crowds are the same - they all cross over into the grounds of religious experience.
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  • mhcoroado
    mhcoroado Posts: 25
    Portugal.....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53gwTr6SsU
    like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Betterman and Present Tense from the Astoria....
  • Jukee
    Jukee Posts: 4,500
    Thanks everyone for all these video's. Absolutely insane! It's amazing! No wonder nobody can get enough of them :D
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    http://vimeo.com/1458036

    "In 2004, the Beastie Boys released a live concert documentary entitled "Awesome... I F'in Shot That." They handed out 50 minidv cameras to members of the audience, who documented the event, and everything was edited together to offer a unique perspective of the show. After seeing Pearl Jam live in Madison Square Garden on June 25, 2008, I couldn't help but notice all of the digital cameras and camera phones that surrounded me. It seemed like a similar experiment was taking place, albeit in a less official and organized manner. I searched message boards, video hosting sites, and online communities in an effort to track down as many different perspectives of this specific performance as I could. Featured above is the result, a "fan video" in the truest sense of the word."

    :)
  • hinx
    hinx Posts: 416
    faulkner wrote:
    I was in that Philly #2 audience. This is a better recording that does that moment more justice:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2DsEoTynZ8&feature=related

    I've been to a few Betterman sing-a-longs before, but I've never heard ANYTHING like that. I hope when the boots come out it captures this magic...it was chilling and I get goose-bumps everytime I hear it. I've never heard an audience sing-a-long that was as loud, as synchronized, and as impassioned...each word from the audience was clear and on the mark. On the video, it looks like Eddie was even tearing up a bit. The best part was the audience didn't stop.

    It's usually like this with regard to the not-stopping, however. People are singing all the words to "Push Me Pull Me", "Leash", heck even "Lukin". It's really something when you're at shows talking to fans around you (Pearl Jam fans are the highest quality people in the world, so down-to-earth, friendly, and modest), and you'll hear "I hope they play Breath, that's my favorite song" and you'll say "Holy Sh%#! Me too!" Or they start playing "Force of Nature" and you say "Alright! I freakin' love this song" and someone will say "Yeah man, this is a beautiful song".

    Honestly, fans at other rock concerts can be simply lame in comparsion. The best part is it's all about the music, plain and simple.

    Aaahhh that video was great! I never get tired of reliving those nights :D

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