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Conserve Ed's Voice - Songs to Retire

f-bombf-bomb Posts: 99
edited December 2009 in The Porch
Hey,

Don't get me wrong here, Ed still has great pipes but they honestly seem to be showing a little wear and tear (I mean c'mon, the guy is in his mid forties and smokes). When I listen to my boots from 2003 compared with the 2009 boots there is a noticeable difference. With that in mind, despite the fact I love this songs, I think that it should be officially retired from live shows for the long term sake of Ed's voice. Anybody agree?? If so, what other songs really carry alot of vocal strain?

Love Reign O'er Me
Ain't it funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind?
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  • Gems and RhinestonesGems and Rhinestones Posts: 861
    loonie.gif :crazy:
  • C-WordC-Word Posts: 30
    Hmm, I think your looking for this http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=119844
    (Credit to Gerrycan70 for the Avatar)
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,895
    not saying I don't like these songs just sticking to the topic

    Blood
    DTE
    Lukin
    LReighnOM
  • jets521jets521 Posts: 804
    this thread is retarded.

    its the guys job to sing for a living.

    see how they arent on tour right now...he is conserving his voice at this very moment
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  • Choker64Choker64 Posts: 4
    This thread is insulting. If you don't like his voice listen to something else....
  • f-bombf-bomb Posts: 99
    Choker64 wrote:
    This thread is insulting. If you don't like his voice listen to something else....

    I love all the sharks in here. It is exactly because I LOVE his voice that I made the thread. Songs like Love Reign just tear the guys throat apart. I am willing to live without that song for the sake of the long term sustainability of his pipes. Yeah, his job is to sing......If I were a mover I wouldn't lift with my back all day or I would be out of work on disability........singing Love Reign over Me is like lifting a piano with your back!!!
    Ain't it funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind?
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    don't retire a thing!!!
    keep up the stupid voice killing encores!
    like hartford last year!!
    comatose-leash-blood 8-)
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

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  • Got Some If You Need ItGot Some If You Need It Posts: 435
    I want to hear Love Reign Over me SOOO bad. if they retire it i would be devastated.
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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,270
    They seem to be doing a good job of resting Ed's vocal cords by not touring anywhere near as much as they used to. 2007 was a short touring year, 2008 was nowhere near as big a US tour as in the past, same with 2009 and can't see 2010 being much different. Not wanting to be away from their families is the cited reason for this, but it's not going to be doing Ed's voice any harm either.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Blood isn't that good anyways.. its gotta go.

    He could also do without the scream at the beginning of Breakerfall. Love that song, but only like the distorted scream on the album. It always fucks up the first lines for him.

    Lukin needs to go or be changed too. Sorry. :)


    Really Ed should just stop smoking, but that ain't my business. I'm grateful for what he's given us so far..
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited December 2009
    Choker64 wrote:
    This thread is insulting. If you don't like his voice listen to something else....
    Are you insulted? I'm confused. Please don't be so sensitive.

    Love Ed's voice, but some songs destroy his voice and suck now. Really he couldn't even pull them off way back when. Just those studio cuts where he had a chance to rest and perfect..They really could do less of them. He's only human.
    Post edited by LikeAnOcean on
  • SOLAT319SOLAT319 Posts: 4,594
    vedder_soup wrote:
    comatose-leash-blood 8-)

    That was something to be seen/heard/experienced!!!
    I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...

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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    vedder_soup wrote:
    comatose-leash-blood 8-)

    That was something to be seen/heard/experienced!!!


    it was epic!
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Blood isn't that good anyways.. its gotta go.

    Really Ed should just stop smoking, but that ain't my business. I'm grateful for what he's given us so far..
    +1

    didn't cornell quit smoking and look at his voice now. it's as good as it ever was.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM

    fucking nails it even with a bad cold and all

    i had chills being at this concert
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Whatever Ed decides to do to his voice is his business I guess and yeah I do wish he would stop smoking
    too but only to secure the next 10 years recording and touring. Whatever happens though he's given us almost 2 decades of the best music and will go down as one of the greats. I personally love to hear Blood, Comatose, Last Exit, etc and it's not a PJ set without the odd one. It was the lack of that type of song that made Backspacer not quite a classic for me. Listen to some of the old versions of Blood and compare them to the Immagine dvd version, if he's lost anything it's not much. 30 song sets are a bigger killer but who ever moans about that!
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,268
    Yeah please Ed just stop singing all together I'd rather you save your voice for speaking tours :lol:
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    i think ed is retired to read this forum
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Mick Hucknall conserves his voice. End of thread.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,845
    jets521 wrote:
    this thread is retarded.

    its the guys job to sing for a living.

    see how they arent on tour right now...he is conserving his voice at this very moment

    No, it is not retarded. It is a good thread. It is a fact that Ed has trouble with some of the harder, faster songs. I'd rather hear a solid mid-tempo song than hear him strain his voice through Blood.

    He can do what he wants though.
  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Blood isn't that good anyways.. its gotta go.

    OH....NO....YOU....DIDNT!!! :o
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  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    LikeAnOcean wrote:

    Lukin needs to go or be changed too. Sorry. :)

    Maybe do a 'Slow' Lukin...lol
  • whichwaysignwhichwaysign Posts: 229
    Leave the man alone. Do you realize how much joy Ed gets out of singing Love, Reign O'er Me?
    He crafts most of the setlists for every show. If he feels like singing a particular tune that night, then he's going to do it. Who cares if he smokes? If you're concerned about his second hand smoke, don't go to the show.
    'I'm like an opening band for the sun'
  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    I don't know how ANYONE old or young can sing DTE the way Ed does. It hurts my throat just listening to it on my ipod! I would hate to never hear it live again, so I cannot support this cause...
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • Boxes&BooksBoxes&Books Posts: 2,672
    DeLukin wrote:
    I don't know how ANYONE old or young can sing DTE the way Ed does. It hurts my throat just listening to it on my ipod! I would hate to never hear it live again, so I cannot support this cause...



    agree.... leave it all on the stage..
  • F5F5 Posts: 791
    Definitely would NEVER want to see Eddie limit himself vocally. Yes his voice has changed a great deal since the early days (20 years ago) but in some ways its never been better!!! I was listening to the Gibson 10/07 bootleg last night and was amazed with "Animal". Sounds like its 1993 all over again. I believe Eddie could still hit any range vocally that he could in the 90's. The question is, would he want to? The only thing I'd like to see Eddie do is quit smoking in order to stop the "Robert Plant Factor" (as I like to call it) from happing. Smoking has killed Plants voice.
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  • Alive5gAlive5g Posts: 8
    sing away eddie............when he wants to quit, he will............until then, let it rippppppppp
  • C-WordC-Word Posts: 30
    "Better loud, than too late"
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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i_lov_it wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:

    Lukin needs to go or be changed too. Sorry. :)

    Maybe do a 'Slow' Lukin...lol

    Slow lukin is just as bad!
    take a listen ;)
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Blood isn't that good anyways..
    :o
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Posts: 4,509
    this thread makes me :(

    don't even go there!
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