this seemed like a fantastic show but my friends mom went and said the sound was awful? i havent heard one negative thing yet. can someone please just clarify that she has lost it?
I was on the floor and my buddy and I were commenting that Mike's guitar was turned down because his solo's seemed really distant sound wise. They must have noticed as well because during the first encore, his guitar was sounding great. Other than that, the band sounded GREAT!!!!
ok thanks. i just couldnt think the sound as a whole would be bad.
I was in sec215 row V under this low drop ceiling a lot of echo really made for a frustrating listening experience but I rocked out all the same. So if you friend's mom was in the 200's in row S or higher the sound may have sucked!
I dont get how anyone can complain about a PJ setlist? The songs they played were amazing. They mixed past hits with rarities like Satans bed, Nothingman and Lukin. They can only play 25-30 songs a night so they cant play everything. I loved the beginning esp as they hit us with a bunch of high energy songs right off the bat really setting the mode for the night. The setlist snobs need to let go and just enjoy the show
We travel far, we love the shows. The band never disappoints but a set list is a very individual wish.
It's a wishlist! And it's a crapshoot too, never know if this is the time you'll get lucky with that special wishlist song.
So Hopes are high. The songs are very elusive and a couple of them, even one, would take the concert to a special amazing personal level.
Certain songs speak to the individual souls and the connection is great. Memories, moments from our lives, particular personal revelations pertaining to the songs. We just want/ need to experience them live, just once.
Someone mentioned in the thread rediscovering songs once you've heard them live, I agree. Some become more special and have that new memory connection. Nothingman, Hartford, would be that for me.
It was a wonderful concert as always. Thank you Pearl Jam
show #41 for me...definitely top five all time for me. great great show. crowd was unreal; gotta love a saturday night show. a 139XXX got me row 14 on the floor between mike and ed. loved unthought known as an opener. and no yellow closing the show!!!!
Get Right always has it right!! Of course it was a great show. PJ always delivers. A little too much Backspacer. Amongst the Waves is a mood killer. Gonna See My Friend is a nice tune but didn't love it closing first set. SOLAT, Nothingman, Indifference, Porch and VH cover were my favorites.
you are a good man hurricane
with excellent taste
Good time regardless of the set. I loved the venue-no hassles and great sound
To each it's own But Amongst the waves is not a mood killer at all anyway it was a perfect show if you consider everything that goes into a show ,the people you meet the crowd and venue all these ingredients where perfect Saturday ,that same list with a dead crowd the show would of been mehh ..
this seemed like a fantastic show but my friends mom went and said the sound was awful? i havent heard one negative thing yet. can someone please just clarify that she has lost it?
I was 4th row center, the sound for the songs was fine, but had a hard time understanding what Eddie was saying between songs.
My now out-dated review. Visiting Providence and been busy with old friends, etc.
What an incredible night. Flew up from Houston Saturday morning - after US Airways canceled my flight on Friday night and had to scramble to rebook on Jet Blue - but I made it and it was well worth all that worrying (and money).
I LOVE the XL Center compared to the '06 and '08 shows at Dodge Music Center. $5 to park in a garage, Irish pub across the street for pre-show Sam Adams, nice part of downtown, great venue, GREAT seats. Section 104, row G, which was like 5 rows up but the first row behind a rail, so the few rows in front were lower. No obstructions, great view of the stage, really close. This night was off to a hell of a start.
Unthought Known is one of my favorite songs in a long time and it really worked as an opener. Hoping for Long Road in Boston though. Then right into Corduroy, Evolution, Got Some, Severed Hand, Dissident. They didn't come up for air until a gorgeous Low Light. The crowd was INTENSE. It's my 12th show and - other than some Backspacer tunes - no new songs for me until SATAN'S BED!! And what a bad ass version it was. Then right into LUKIN, or as Ed said "that one was called Satan's Bed, this is Satan's Kitchen, then straight into GONNA SEE MY FRIEND. Love that song and was hoping they'd finally play it this tour. What an end to the main set.
Obligatory Just Breathe to start the encore, but it was nice. Really is a beautiful song and the crowd loved it. Ed brought Tom Tomorrow on stage first and showd a vinyl copy of Backspacer, which Tom ended up handing to someone in the front row. Speed of Sound was not a favorite of mine on Backspacer, but was actually really nice sounding live. Probably enough said about Van Halen already, very random and they rocked it. PORCH is my all time favorite song and was awesome to hear, as always. Love the Ed guitar intro of years late. Ed used his guitar to create a spotlight on the crowd during Mike's solo, much to the enjoyment of the whole place. Towards the end of the song, Stone and Mike ended up on laying on the stage together, laughing as they played out the song on the ground. Looks like they fell, but I missed how they ended up going down.
2nd Encore and I'm checking my watch frantically as 11 pm approaches, hoping they sneak in a couple. The Fixer, then a wonderful CRAZY MARY, one of my favorites. Thinking the show is ending as they kick into Alive, but then the house lights come up for a beautiful version of Indifference, great crowd sing a long going on. Show over, right? But Mike is handed a new guitar and we get treated to All Along The Watchtower.
Amazing show! Lots of crowd interaction. Stone was bouncing all over the place. Mike was acting like a little kid on a sugar high, as usual, circling the stage, bouncing up and down, pointing at the sections around him, throwing hundreds of picks. Ed and Mike went to the back of the stage a lot to interact with the folks seated back there. Got 8 Backspacer songs, some of which made me appreciate the songs more after hearing them live - Johnny Guitar, Speed of Sound. Satan's Bed was definitely a highlight. Lots of crowd singing. Ed backed away from the mic several times as the crowd just took over some songs. During Even Flow, the crowd singing was so loud, he back off the mic during the verse and let us take it for a while. Crowd took over the end of Jeremy also.
Another great moment was Ed noticing the first couple of floor sections all holding BLACK RED YELLOW signs - a campaign I fully support. Ed says he can't read what it says and asks if anyone with decent seats has one. Some one tosses on of the signs toward him and he acknowledges that he can see what they want now. He smiles and nods, and says something like "Oh ok, alright.....we're not gonna play it, but alright. I don't come to your house and demand pancakes for breakfast." Hilarious. Maybe they'll throw us a bone and play it soon.
Great weather, great venue, great parking, great seats, great show. Really geared up for Boston tonight, then back to reality when I fly home tomorrow.
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." - Thoreau
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
Very cool! Looks great in the frame with the tickets. That's awesome that they played everything on the list. I always wonder what songs, if any, were skipped after I go to a show.
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." - Thoreau
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
To each it's own But Amongst the waves is not a mood killer at all anyway it was a perfect show if you consider everything that goes into a show ,the people you meet the crowd and venue all these ingredients where perfect Saturday ,that same list with a dead crowd the show would of been mehh ..
I happen to agree on all points.
Everything sort of came together for a wonderful Sat night.
Very cool! Looks great in the frame with the tickets. That's awesome that they played everything on the list. I always wonder what songs, if any, were skipped after I go to a show.
Yeah I was so stoked to get the list. It was such a magical night.
Low Light with Eddie holding a long, long last note....tears to eyes...worth the boot alone!
I was hoping someone would mention this. That was absolutely mind-blowing.
-The show was incredible and the crowd was definitely good as people mentioned...although Eddie originally tried to get the crowd to sing a different part on the Daughter tag ('mother heal me'), but we couldn't handle it. :P It was a very quiet, mumbled return. So he gave us the typical "Ehh"s and definitely got the response he was looking for.
-I love when concerts help you rediscover love for songs you lost touch with after hearing so many times. This was Dissident and Jeremy for me last night. Such powerful versions of both.
-Indifference gave me chills.
-Satan's Bed is perhaps the greatest PJ song to be watching Eddie.
I was in section 103 and I couldn't tell he was saying "mother heal me" so that's why I didn't respond hahaha. Could anyone else not understand what he was saying there? The way the crowd was that entire night, there was no way they wouldn't sing back a part unless they didn't know what he was saying.
didnt go to the show but I agree 100% with the hate for the Dodge Music Center. I will never, ever attend a show there again.
There's hate for that place? I had an amazing time back @ the '08 show there. After the amazing pre party we got to the place, scored a poster, hanged out outside for a while, then got in, scored a poster & food, saw the opening act & PJ. It was just a 10 minute walk to my hotel to the Sheraton. Surprised there were a riot @ the 10club line to get into the arena & the broken fence outside the place.
Low Light with Eddie holding a long, long last note....tears to eyes...worth the boot alone!
I was hoping someone would mention this. That was absolutely mind-blowing.
-The show was incredible and the crowd was definitely good as people mentioned...although Eddie originally tried to get the crowd to sing a different part on the Daughter tag ('mother heal me'), but we couldn't handle it. :P It was a very quiet, mumbled return. So he gave us the typical "Ehh"s and definitely got the response he was looking for.
-I love when concerts help you rediscover love for songs you lost touch with after hearing so many times. This was Dissident and Jeremy for me last night. Such powerful versions of both.
-Indifference gave me chills.
-Satan's Bed is perhaps the greatest PJ song to be watching Eddie.
I was in section 103 and I couldn't tell he was saying "mother heal me" so that's why I didn't respond hahaha. Could anyone else not understand what he was saying there? The way the crowd was that entire night, there was no way they wouldn't sing back a part unless they didn't know what he was saying.
Yeah I didn't understand him either. I thought he was doing John Lennon's "Mother", but I guess he wasn't.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
This was hands down the greatest show of my life.
I scored front row through 10club presale and the energy in the arena Saturday was amazing. I was in awe through the entire show.
Once in a lifetime experience.
You know it's going to be a great show when you get Crazy Mary. I can cross that off my list now.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
You know it's going to be a great show when you get Crazy Mary. I can cross that off my list now.
Speaking of....Eddie passed his wine down to the crowd during that song! I got some passed around! One more reason this was a once in a lifetime show.
Awesome. He definitely loved Hartford.
Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
Am I in the minority here? I absolutely hated the venue. Reminded me too much of the continental airlines or izod whatever it is now.. Packed in like sardines on the concourse, horrible long lines & not enough bathrooms.
I'll take the meadows over this dump any day.
But none of that mattered once the lights came down..
under your tongue, im like a tab.. i will give you what your not supposed to have
in wide open spaces we sing, with strings.. launch a full on musical cannonball.. guided by bells that we bring, they ring.. sound for the sky and the sun, our own waterfall...
one with the raging wind, alive on the highest tides, my ship at sail can climb a mountain.. ride it to the sky
Am I in the minority here? I absolutely hated the venue. Reminded me too much of the continental airlines or izod whatever it is now.. Packed in like sardines on the concourse, horrible long lines & not enough bathrooms.
I'll take the meadows over this dump any day.
But none of that mattered once the lights came down..
The Civic Center (XL) is a typical, built in the 70's arena....not too big, super steep...so everyone feels close, even if you're up high. I've been to all the shows at the Meadows(Dodge)....and the vibe on Saturday was so much more electric. The Meadows shows have all been very good, especially 2008, but something just gets lost when you're outside...the vast majority of the crowd is on the lawn...miles away
I dont think anyone was saying they loved the arena because the hot dog line was short...that stuff is immaterial
Am I in the minority here? I absolutely hated the venue. Reminded me too much of the continental airlines or izod whatever it is now.. Packed in like sardines on the concourse, horrible long lines & not enough bathrooms.
I'll take the meadows over this dump any day.
But none of that mattered once the lights came down..
I don't know man... at the meadows it took me 45 min to get from the bathroom and back at the show in 06.
I had no issues at the XL. and the sound quality was light years beyond the meadows.
Am I in the minority here? I absolutely hated the venue. Reminded me too much of the continental airlines or izod whatever it is now.. Packed in like sardines on the concourse, horrible long lines & not enough bathrooms.
I'll take the meadows over this dump any day.
But none of that mattered once the lights came down..
The Civic Center (XL) is a typical, built in the 70's arena....not too big, super steep...so everyone feels close, even if you're up high. I've been to all the shows at the Meadows(Dodge)....and the vibe on Saturday was so much more electric. The Meadows shows have all been very good, especially 2008, but something just gets lost when you're outside...the vast majority of the crowd is on the lawn...miles away
I dont think anyone was saying they loved the arena because the hot dog line was short...that stuff is immaterial
It was my first time there (XL Center), and when you're actually inside the venue it does have a "small" feel to it - kind of reminded me of the Sovereign Center in Reading PA they played in '04 for the V4C shows. I don't know though, maybe it is just the steep sides that made it feel less expansive or maybe I've just spent too much time at MSG and amphitheaters. When I think of all the places that I've seen PJ, I'd be inclined to think it was one of the smaller arenas. Beacon Theater in '08 was definitely the smallest venue I've ever (and probably will ever) see them in, but I really didn't mind the Hartford venue when it came to the actual concert (stage setup, sight lines, sound). Your points about bathrooms/concession lines/etc are well taken though, that place was a shitshow to walk through. Walking through the halls with a beer in your hand without wearing half of it by the time you'd reached the entrance to your section was quite the feat. Most importantly, the 10C ticket line was NOT the nightmare it was 2yrs ago in Hartford, so this place had that going for it too - still mad about that fiasco and I only missed 2.5 songs!
Oh, and I've seen some grumblings here about the sound. From where I was (Sec 114), there were definitely parts where the sound system was malfunctioning and, uh, sputtering? I noticed it happening on and off for the entire 2nd half of the show, and it was most noticeable on vocals (to me at least). While slightly annoying, nothing's perfect - all in all a great show!
Let's be honest an average show, (18th time seeing them and have never been disappointed)
But to be more honest...Average by this band's standard is Extrordinary. those songs that aren't played are rare for a reason. Set list was great. (Yeah I still want to hear Brother! But my life isn't over because they didn't play it) Covers were good. Nice tight arena. Sound was good, guys brought it big time.
And no it wasn't the 4 spectrum shows, the boston expirement, a vote for change tour length of state college, etc it was a good saturday night in Hartford.
that was so much fun. gorgeous day, hit no traffic, ran into a bunch of ppl we knew, had a beer at black bear, tailgated right across the street, caught all of BoH who i thought were excellent...
great seats, centered on the floor in row H. thanks ten club! i am so thankful i never skipped renewing my club dues. band and crowd energy, performance... the whole evening was just a great fucking time start to finish.
"i don't come to your house and demand pancakes for breakfast"... LOL. i don't care how many times people have seen this band, or where your seats were, or if vedder personally ripped out one of his molars and gave it to you, there are a lot of critics! half the time it's people gloating... "oh, show was alright, but i'm going in two days!" or "they played a better version of that song when i saw them on a private floating island"...
pearl jam fans should be intelligent enough to realize it's all subjective. your worst song is someone else's best, and same goes for venue, seats, sound, setlist, crowd. when people start with their "coulda, woulda, shoulda's" on here, not only do i think it is a little bit of an affront to the fans who either had the time of their life or don't have as many notches under their belts, #1, but #2, whether you realize it or not, i think it makes you sound like, let's say, an ungrateful piece of shit lol
that being said, every time i see them i always have the time of my life, and saturday was no exception. hope to hit the venue earlier for whatever my next show is, to have a few beers with you knuckleheads!
that was so much fun. gorgeous day, hit no traffic, ran into a bunch of ppl we knew, had a beer at black bear, tailgated right across the street, caught all of BoH who i thought were excellent...
great seats, centered on the floor in row H. thanks ten club! i am so thankful i never skipped renewing my club dues. band and crowd energy, performance... the whole evening was just a great fucking time start to finish.
"i don't come to your house and demand pancakes for breakfast"... LOL. i don't care how many times people have seen this band, or where your seats were, or if vedder personally ripped out one of his molars and gave it to you, there are a lot of critics! half the time it's people gloating... "oh, show was alright, but i'm going in two days!" or "they played a better version of that song when i saw them on a private floating island"...
pearl jam fans should be intelligent enough to realize it's all subjective. your worst song is someone else's best, and same goes for venue, seats, sound, setlist, crowd. when people start with their "coulda, woulda, shoulda's" on here, not only do i think it is a little bit of an affront to the fans who either had the time of their life or don't have as many notches under their belts, #1, but #2, whether you realize it or not, i think it makes you sound like, let's say, an ungrateful piece of shit lol
that being said, every time i see them i always have the time of my life, and saturday was no exception. hope to hit the venue earlier for whatever my next show is, to have a few beers with you knuckleheads!
Very well put my friend
'93 Toronto
'94 Detroit
'10 Columbus
'11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
'13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
'14 Detroit
'16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2 '18 Chicago 1 and 2 '22 Hamilton, Toronto
So the show was Awesome.Just about everything that night was perfect,good friends,new friends,great music,etc.Now let me tell ya about the two drunk canadian jackasses seated to my left.(No offense canada its not ur bad)Things are going great,Pearl jam just gets going,3rd song is rocking.The place is electric.I just got done with a nice social burn,im feeling it,rocking hard.Suddenly I feel some kind of liquid hitting my ankle and sneaker.I think to myself,no big deal.someone just spilled there beer,,shit happens at a show right?Well in this case it was piss.Thats right,I look down to see what spilled and what I saw wasnt a spilled beer,It was ,crank,pissing right there on the floor,my sneakers,and the back of the seat in front of him.If that wasnt enough,he gets done and his friend starts pissing.I couldnt believe it!Now for the next 2 hrs Im standing in some dudes freaking pee.It wasnt just a damn dribble either,it was one of them 13 beer draining pisses.It was a damn puddle of filth.I had 10c seats and was in row R.After threating the asswipes,they manages to keep there junk tucked in.too little too late.
Anyone els have this problem. :evil:
So the show was Awesome.Just about everything that night was perfect,good friends,new friends,great music,etc.Now let me tell ya about the two drunk canadian jackasses seated to my left.(No offense canada its not ur bad)Things are going great,Pearl jam just gets going,3rd song is rocking.The place is electric.I just got done with a nice social burn,im feeling it,rocking hard.Suddenly I feel some kind of liquid hitting my ankle and sneaker.I think to myself,no big deal.someone just spilled there beer,,shit happens at a show right?Well in this case it was piss.Thats right,I look down to see what spilled and what I saw wasnt a spilled beer,It was ,crank,pissing right there on the floor,my sneakers,and the back of the seat in front of him.If that wasnt enough,he gets done and his friend starts pissing.I couldnt believe it!Now for the next 2 hrs Im standing in some dudes freaking pee.It wasnt just a damn dribble either,it was one of them 13 beer draining pisses.It was a damn puddle of filth.I had 10c seats and was in row R.After threating the asswipes,they manages to keep there junk tucked in.too little too late.
Anyone els have this problem. :evil:
You should of punched their light out i'm not kidding i would of def gotten into a fight fuck that ..
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I was in sec215 row V under this low drop ceiling a lot of echo really made for a frustrating listening experience but I rocked out all the same. So if you friend's mom was in the 200's in row S or higher the sound may have sucked!
It's a wishlist! And it's a crapshoot too, never know if this is the time you'll get lucky with that special wishlist song.
So Hopes are high. The songs are very elusive and a couple of them, even one, would take the concert to a special amazing personal level.
Certain songs speak to the individual souls and the connection is great. Memories, moments from our lives, particular personal revelations pertaining to the songs. We just want/ need to experience them live, just once.
Someone mentioned in the thread rediscovering songs once you've heard them live, I agree. Some become more special and have that new memory connection. Nothingman, Hartford, would be that for me.
It was a wonderful concert as always. Thank you Pearl Jam
To each it's own But Amongst the waves is not a mood killer at all anyway it was a perfect show if you consider everything that goes into a show ,the people you meet the crowd and venue all these ingredients where perfect Saturday ,that same list with a dead crowd the show would of been mehh
I was 4th row center, the sound for the songs was fine, but had a hard time understanding what Eddie was saying between songs.
What an incredible night. Flew up from Houston Saturday morning - after US Airways canceled my flight on Friday night and had to scramble to rebook on Jet Blue - but I made it and it was well worth all that worrying (and money).
I LOVE the XL Center compared to the '06 and '08 shows at Dodge Music Center. $5 to park in a garage, Irish pub across the street for pre-show Sam Adams, nice part of downtown, great venue, GREAT seats. Section 104, row G, which was like 5 rows up but the first row behind a rail, so the few rows in front were lower. No obstructions, great view of the stage, really close. This night was off to a hell of a start.
Unthought Known is one of my favorite songs in a long time and it really worked as an opener. Hoping for Long Road in Boston though. Then right into Corduroy, Evolution, Got Some, Severed Hand, Dissident. They didn't come up for air until a gorgeous Low Light. The crowd was INTENSE. It's my 12th show and - other than some Backspacer tunes - no new songs for me until SATAN'S BED!! And what a bad ass version it was. Then right into LUKIN, or as Ed said "that one was called Satan's Bed, this is Satan's Kitchen, then straight into GONNA SEE MY FRIEND. Love that song and was hoping they'd finally play it this tour. What an end to the main set.
Obligatory Just Breathe to start the encore, but it was nice. Really is a beautiful song and the crowd loved it. Ed brought Tom Tomorrow on stage first and showd a vinyl copy of Backspacer, which Tom ended up handing to someone in the front row. Speed of Sound was not a favorite of mine on Backspacer, but was actually really nice sounding live. Probably enough said about Van Halen already, very random and they rocked it. PORCH is my all time favorite song and was awesome to hear, as always. Love the Ed guitar intro of years late. Ed used his guitar to create a spotlight on the crowd during Mike's solo, much to the enjoyment of the whole place. Towards the end of the song, Stone and Mike ended up on laying on the stage together, laughing as they played out the song on the ground. Looks like they fell, but I missed how they ended up going down.
2nd Encore and I'm checking my watch frantically as 11 pm approaches, hoping they sneak in a couple. The Fixer, then a wonderful CRAZY MARY, one of my favorites. Thinking the show is ending as they kick into Alive, but then the house lights come up for a beautiful version of Indifference, great crowd sing a long going on. Show over, right? But Mike is handed a new guitar and we get treated to All Along The Watchtower.
Amazing show! Lots of crowd interaction. Stone was bouncing all over the place. Mike was acting like a little kid on a sugar high, as usual, circling the stage, bouncing up and down, pointing at the sections around him, throwing hundreds of picks. Ed and Mike went to the back of the stage a lot to interact with the folks seated back there. Got 8 Backspacer songs, some of which made me appreciate the songs more after hearing them live - Johnny Guitar, Speed of Sound. Satan's Bed was definitely a highlight. Lots of crowd singing. Ed backed away from the mic several times as the crowd just took over some songs. During Even Flow, the crowd singing was so loud, he back off the mic during the verse and let us take it for a while. Crowd took over the end of Jeremy also.
Another great moment was Ed noticing the first couple of floor sections all holding BLACK RED YELLOW signs - a campaign I fully support. Ed says he can't read what it says and asks if anyone with decent seats has one. Some one tosses on of the signs toward him and he acknowledges that he can see what they want now. He smiles and nods, and says something like "Oh ok, alright.....we're not gonna play it, but alright. I don't come to your house and demand pancakes for breakfast." Hilarious. Maybe they'll throw us a bone and play it soon.
Great weather, great venue, great parking, great seats, great show. Really geared up for Boston tonight, then back to reality when I fly home tomorrow.
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
Very cool! Looks great in the frame with the tickets. That's awesome that they played everything on the list. I always wonder what songs, if any, were skipped after I go to a show.
No time to be void, or save up on life, you've got to spend it all
Everything sort of came together for a wonderful Sat night.
Yeah I was so stoked to get the list. It was such a magical night.
I was in section 103 and I couldn't tell he was saying "mother heal me" so that's why I didn't respond hahaha. Could anyone else not understand what he was saying there? The way the crowd was that entire night, there was no way they wouldn't sing back a part unless they didn't know what he was saying.
There's hate for that place? I had an amazing time back @ the '08 show there. After the amazing pre party we got to the place, scored a poster, hanged out outside for a while, then got in, scored a poster & food, saw the opening act & PJ. It was just a 10 minute walk to my hotel to the Sheraton. Surprised there were a riot @ the 10club line to get into the arena & the broken fence outside the place.
Yeah I didn't understand him either. I thought he was doing John Lennon's "Mother", but I guess he wasn't.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I scored front row through 10club presale and the energy in the arena Saturday was amazing. I was in awe through the entire show.
Once in a lifetime experience.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
Speaking of....Eddie passed his wine down to the crowd during that song! I got some passed around! One more reason this was a once in a lifetime show.
Awesome. He definitely loved Hartford.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I'll take the meadows over this dump any day.
But none of that mattered once the lights came down..
in wide open spaces we sing, with strings.. launch a full on musical cannonball.. guided by bells that we bring, they ring.. sound for the sky and the sun, our own waterfall...
one with the raging wind, alive on the highest tides, my ship at sail can climb a mountain.. ride it to the sky
The Civic Center (XL) is a typical, built in the 70's arena....not too big, super steep...so everyone feels close, even if you're up high. I've been to all the shows at the Meadows(Dodge)....and the vibe on Saturday was so much more electric. The Meadows shows have all been very good, especially 2008, but something just gets lost when you're outside...the vast majority of the crowd is on the lawn...miles away
I dont think anyone was saying they loved the arena because the hot dog line was short...that stuff is immaterial
I don't know man... at the meadows it took me 45 min to get from the bathroom and back at the show in 06.
I had no issues at the XL. and the sound quality was light years beyond the meadows.
It was my first time there (XL Center), and when you're actually inside the venue it does have a "small" feel to it - kind of reminded me of the Sovereign Center in Reading PA they played in '04 for the V4C shows. I don't know though, maybe it is just the steep sides that made it feel less expansive or maybe I've just spent too much time at MSG and amphitheaters. When I think of all the places that I've seen PJ, I'd be inclined to think it was one of the smaller arenas. Beacon Theater in '08 was definitely the smallest venue I've ever (and probably will ever) see them in, but I really didn't mind the Hartford venue when it came to the actual concert (stage setup, sight lines, sound). Your points about bathrooms/concession lines/etc are well taken though, that place was a shitshow to walk through. Walking through the halls with a beer in your hand without wearing half of it by the time you'd reached the entrance to your section was quite the feat. Most importantly, the 10C ticket line was NOT the nightmare it was 2yrs ago in Hartford, so this place had that going for it too - still mad about that fiasco and I only missed 2.5 songs!
Oh, and I've seen some grumblings here about the sound. From where I was (Sec 114), there were definitely parts where the sound system was malfunctioning and, uh, sputtering? I noticed it happening on and off for the entire 2nd half of the show, and it was most noticeable on vocals (to me at least). While slightly annoying, nothing's perfect - all in all a great show!
'00: 8/23 8/24 8/25
'03: 4/30 7/2 7/3 7/8 7/9 7/11
'04: 10/1
'06: 5/13 5/27 5/28 6/1 6/3
'08: 6/24 6/25 6/27 6/28 7/1
'09: 10/30 10/31
'10: 5/15 5/18 5/20 5/21 6/25
'11: 9/3 9/4
'12: 9/2 9/22
'13: 7/19 10/18 10/19 10/21 10/22 11/23 11/24
'14: 10/19
'15: 9/26
'16: 4/8 4/9 4/11 4/28 4/29 5/1 5/2 8/5 8/7
'17: RNRHOF 4/17
'18: 9/2 9/4
'21: 9/18
But to be more honest...Average by this band's standard is Extrordinary. those songs that aren't played are rare for a reason. Set list was great. (Yeah I still want to hear Brother! But my life isn't over because they didn't play it) Covers were good. Nice tight arena. Sound was good, guys brought it big time.
And no it wasn't the 4 spectrum shows, the boston expirement, a vote for change tour length of state college, etc it was a good saturday night in Hartford.
great seats, centered on the floor in row H. thanks ten club! i am so thankful i never skipped renewing my club dues. band and crowd energy, performance... the whole evening was just a great fucking time start to finish.
"i don't come to your house and demand pancakes for breakfast"... LOL. i don't care how many times people have seen this band, or where your seats were, or if vedder personally ripped out one of his molars and gave it to you, there are a lot of critics! half the time it's people gloating... "oh, show was alright, but i'm going in two days!" or "they played a better version of that song when i saw them on a private floating island"...
pearl jam fans should be intelligent enough to realize it's all subjective. your worst song is someone else's best, and same goes for venue, seats, sound, setlist, crowd. when people start with their "coulda, woulda, shoulda's" on here, not only do i think it is a little bit of an affront to the fans who either had the time of their life or don't have as many notches under their belts, #1, but #2, whether you realize it or not, i think it makes you sound like, let's say, an ungrateful piece of shit lol
that being said, every time i see them i always have the time of my life, and saturday was no exception. hope to hit the venue earlier for whatever my next show is, to have a few beers with you knuckleheads!
Very well put my friend
'94 Detroit
'10 Columbus
'11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
'13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
'14 Detroit
'16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2
'18 Chicago 1 and 2
'22 Hamilton, Toronto
Anyone els have this problem. :evil:
You should of punched their light out i'm not kidding i would of def gotten into a fight fuck that ..