Songs unused as openers?

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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Baba o'riley.


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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning
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  • Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.
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  • RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,240
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    Wierd that you'd say that because Ed actually CLOSED with it at the solo show I went to in baltimore.
  • KevinmanKevinman Posts: 1,909
    for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning


    Hard To Imagine would be awesome.

    Green Disease would be cool.
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  • Mac DogMac Dog Posts: 79
    Breath
  • Aaron 23Aaron 23 Posts: 543
    I am a fan of the traditional Oceans, Long Road, etc, openers, but I would love to see them come out and open with a blistering performance of Deep.
  • pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    All these are sounding good.
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    I saw a show in Melbourne back in '03 where they opened up with Can't Keep (think it was the third show). 'Twas brilliant too. They should play it more.
  • Father HubbardFather Hubbard Chicago Posts: 1,592
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    they (he) opened the iowa 03 show performing it. not on the boot though (none are). was there ever an answer as to whether it was left off all the boots for audio/soundboard reasons or due to the band's wishes? i've heard both
  • Aaron 23Aaron 23 Posts: 543
    Thin Air

    Has Arc ever been used as an intro to the opener? I think it would go really well at the start of almost anything.

    they (he) opened the iowa 03 show performing it. not on the boot though (none are). was there ever an answer as to whether it was left off all the boots for audio/soundboard reasons or due to the band's wishes? i've heard both
    From wikipedia: The track entitled "Arc" was recorded as a vocal tribute to the nine people who died at the festival. Vedder only performed this song nine times on Pearl Jam's 2003 tour, and the band left the track off all released bootlegs as an act of respect.
  • titchinellotitchinello Posts: 3,139
    how about Untitled/ Mfc , i think that would be a good opener, or something like Rearviewmirror or Wishlist, or just hit you strait in the face with Lukin- into- Not for you.
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    how about Untitled/ Mfc , i think that would be a good opener, or something like Rearviewmirror or Wishlist, or just hit you strait in the face with Lukin- into- Not for you.

    I can't remember offhand which boot RVM started with but I think it was from Binaural tour and it worked really well. Wishlist was my reason for this thread and I love the Untitled/MFC idea instead of just MFC on it's own :D
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Breakerfall's got a great opening sequence that would work for a beginning of a show.

    Of course I would love Brain of J for my middle one...

    And Last Exit was terrific in SD last year...
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    Footsteps
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Posts: 2,926
    RVM.

    I got my hands on the 72nd bootleg from 2000 recently, and I put the first disc in while I was driving to work one day last week. RVM was the third or fourth song and it really surprised me to hear it so early on in the set. 8-)
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  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 Posts: 1,638
    Even flow.....might as well get it over with as early as possible

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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    A lot of these songs have already been used as openers before.
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Eraserhead wrote:
    RVM.

    I got my hands on the 72nd bootleg from 2000 recently, and I put the first disc in while I was driving to work one day last week. RVM was the third or fourth song and it really surprised me to hear it so early on in the set. 8-)

    Find the St. Petersburg boot from 1994. RVM opens. Seems like it opened a show in 2000 or 2003 as well.
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  • Bearfan80Bearfan80 Posts: 221
    jones wrote:
    thinkin 1/2 full would be a good opener with that first riff. dunno.

    or ghost..

    really in a riot act mood

    Those are really good too. My dram opener would be Leash!
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  • cajunkiwicajunkiwi Posts: 984
    veddertown wrote:
    Taking a combination of what a couple of people said I think the instrumental idea would be really good. I'd love to see the band onstage with full house lights doing Master/Slave and have the lights fade down just in time for the intro to Once. :) Whoever said Yellow Ledbetter, yeah that would confuse the masses :D

    I'd vote for W.M.A. - Matt could come out alone and start pounding away, then Jeff would join him, then Mike & Stone would come out, then lastly Ed would come out and sing. A badass way to start the show.

    That being said, Master/Slave going into Once would make me nut myself.
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  • 5vs1wma5vs1wma Posts: 38
    cajunkiwi wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    Taking a combination of what a couple of people said I think the instrumental idea would be really good. I'd love to see the band onstage with full house lights doing Master/Slave and have the lights fade down just in time for the intro to Once. :) Whoever said Yellow Ledbetter, yeah that would confuse the masses :D

    I'd vote for W.M.A. - Matt could come out alone and start pounding away, then Jeff would join him, then Mike & Stone would come out, then lastly Ed would come out and sing. A badass way to start the show.

    That being said, Master/Slave going into Once would make me nut myself.

    Excellent choice and scenario to have Matt come out....don't get too emotional at concerts anymore but that would make me go f---ing nuts!!!!

    How 'bout this? Picture the lights going down, place going berzerk Ed comes out says "good evening' and he blasts into lukin right into leash! (I dunno, thats just me). Something different I guess....
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    I was just listening to You Are and I think it would create a really good atmosphere as opener :)
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  • NYCPJNYCPJ Posts: 764
    Ellroy80 wrote:
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    Crown of Thorns.

    +1

    I think it would work well as an opener. And i think it would blow minds.
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    Kevinman wrote:
    for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning


    Hard To Imagine would be awesome.

    Green Disease would be cool.

    They opened with Hard to Imagine at MSG1 in 2008 (bonnaroo too) and it worked well; Great opener.
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  • CB1279CB1279 Posts: 134
    I know I've seen it once before in '05 in Hamilton, Ontario but...

    Porch

    would be solid as an opener more often.
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Just to show everyone that PJ still have that punk edge they could open with Bleed For Me. I just remembered how much I love them doing that song. :)
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,415
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  • for a "soft opener" I would say Hard To Imagine (I know "soft" doesn't really apply) and I am kinda bias because they used that at Bonnaroo
    another "soft opener" would be acoustic Oceans - just that song acoustic then back to full electric

    for a "hard opener" I would love for Brain of J or Got Some
    those first few lines to Got Some work so well and especially the way the whole band comes in at once right from the beginning

    I too was thinking Hard to Imagine but that was done. Halifax 2005. Set list looks INSANE!
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