*** Boston Fanviews Here 5/17/10 ***

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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    gems_n_rhinestones wrote:
    I thought it was cool when Eddie mentioned how they had done about 27 shows (in and around Boston) and hadn't played this song and went right into Crown of Thorns. I thought of U R A Crazy Breed (Erik I guess) and thought he must have been going apeshit right about then.


    i sure as hell was....after i came out of shock! :mrgreen:


    Cow Man wrote:
    Great show! I would like to thank everyone for the great time! I am happy to see my photo up in the gallery too!

    Cowdude!! Thanks for taking the pictures with my daughter and i after the show in North station! It's my FB profile pic now! you rock!! :mrgreen:



    definitely an amazing night.....how does this band do it night in and night out...time & time again? un-fucking-believable!!
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    unlost dogs wrote:
    Vedder Vitamins wrote:
    anyone recall the quotes regarding billerica and shrewsbury? havent seen them posted anywhere yet

    Happened to catch this on my phone, starting where Ed is talking about playing shows in Boston Proper. The direct quote is: "There's also, there's some small towns we never got to, like Billerica, ?Malden (***can't really tell because the Billerica fans are cheering***), Franklin, Norwood _ I know somebody from Norwood _ Medford, Quincy, this one, I've never been there and I don't even know if it exists, Shrewsbury. This one's for Shrewsbury."

    I'm pretty sure he said "Malden" but it also could have been "Holden" or something like that. Anybody know?

    So who does he know from Norwood? :D
    It was Holden, home of Dick Hertz, not Malden.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Truth Machine
    Truth Machine Posts: 113
    Sorry if it's been asked but I was curious which song Matt used the different drum kit on? In one of the pictures it appears he is using something different. Thanks.
    "I'd like to thank all you mother fuckers. All you mother fuckers..." EV-10/03/05
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Truth Machine wrote:
    Sorry if it's been asked but I was curious which song Matt used the different drum kit on? In one of the pictures it appears he is using something different. Thanks.


    Soldier of Love

    He had a back up drum kit facing the back of the stage. When the band played SOL facing the back, Matt jumped on that kit.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • Truth Machine
    Truth Machine Posts: 113
    youngster wrote:
    Truth Machine wrote:
    Sorry if it's been asked but I was curious which song Matt used the different drum kit on? In one of the pictures it appears he is using something different. Thanks.


    Soldier of Love

    He had a back up drum kit facing the back of the stage. When the band played SOL facing the back, Matt jumped on that kit.


    Ah yes. That explains it. Thanks!
    "I'd like to thank all you mother fuckers. All you mother fuckers..." EV-10/03/05
  • morgie2
    morgie2 Posts: 1,065
    anyone have an audience recording of this?
    Boston II 94 Boston II 06 Mansfield I 08 Mansfield II 08 Seattle I 09 Seattle II 09
    Hartford 10 Boston 10 Wrigley 13 Worcester I 13 Worcester II 13 Hartford 13
    NYC I 16 NYC II 16 Fenway I 16 Fenway II 16  Fenway 1 18  Fenway II 18
    E.V. Boston II 08 E.V. Albany II 09 E.V. Providence 11, E.V. Boston 11
    Troubled Souls Unite
  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    No clue how many shows I've been to, don't even care. The band loves this town and they show it in every show they play here. Philly 4 in Oct was down right Epic for the length and the setlist. This show was great!! I have never been to a bad PJ show. 'Nuff said. Guys, thanks for the music!
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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  • kg162716
    kg162716 Posts: 568
    For all the Boston haters out there, this show was a war........I drove 10 hours from New Brunswick, Canada and slugged it out in the trenches for 2.5 hours while Ed and Mike unloaded on us.......TD Banknorth was filled to to near capacity and it felt like it........Crown of Thorns was all the way deadly and Just Breathe reminded 19,580 maniacs of somebody they have loved and lost.......

    This was show number 9 for Mrs and myself and it's a dead tie with Halifax NS (front row, dead center..... 2 guitar picks and a drumstick later) Just to put it in perspective a little bit......

    Hartford had it's moments, as did Cleveland......NYC Has the best chance to catapult ahead of boston......

    We shall see
    Toronto '03, Boston '04, Halifax '05, Boston 1&2 '06, Mansfield 1&2 '08, Boston '10, Toronto 1&2 '11, Brooklyn 1&2 13, Sao Paulo '15, Brasilia '15, Belo Horizonte '15, Rio '15, Quebec '16, Fenway '1&2 16', Seattle 1 & 2 18', Quebec ‘22
  • daltongang33
    daltongang33 Posts: 1
    I'm reading all these posts, and must throw in my two cents. I'm always blown away every time I see this amazing band play. I don't feel qualified to rank anything, as I have only been to 6 shows, 1 in Hartford, 5 in Boston, but, this show, was indeed , by far the best I have ever seen them perform. I guess you could say I was speechless the last couple of days, either because of the awe, or the fact that my voice was a little worn out, because I never sing out to music that I love as much as I did Monday night in Boston Garden. Sensational, amazing, fantastic!! Just a few words to describe the intensity of the evening. Seriously. Thanks PJ, and thanks ten club, for the great seats! :D
  • pootower
    pootower Posts: 35
    They played at least one song from every album! How wicked cool is THAT?!
    Kitchener 9/11/05. Hamilton 9/13/05. Ottawa 9/16/05. Toronto 9/19/05. Toronto 9/5/06. Toronto 10/5/06. Chicago 17/5/06. WP Beach 6/11/08. Tampa 6/12/08. Toronto 8/21/09. Vancouver 9/25/09. The Spectrum x4.
  • Connie
    Connie Posts: 6
    Excellent show... My best friend and I had the great luck of running into Mike McCready out side a bar - Purple Shamrock before the show and had our picture taken with him....OMG....
    Had my picture taken with Mike McCready on 5/17/10 outside the Purple Shamrock, Boston, MA!
  • idreaminred
    idreaminred Posts: 314
    It wasn't my favorite show, but I was thrilled when he said that they played Crown of Thorns. I had mentioned to my friend, before the show, that I was hoping for it....wish granted!
  • Sidnum
    Sidnum Posts: 674
    I wasn't at this show. I was at MSG 1 and 2 though. They were great shows no doubt. But this Boston set list is ridiculous. If I had a crystal ball, I would've traded traded MSG 2 for this show. Just sayin....
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    jimed14 wrote:
    From Black Sabbath this morning ... they posted this link.

    Pearl Jam Pays Tribute to Ronnie James Dio

    About the 5:40 mark of the video is when Heaven and Hell kicks in for about 15 seconds or so.
    I get goosebumps just hearing this... :mrgreen:;)

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad
  • Adm. Glen Scotia
    Adm. Glen Scotia Posts: 181
    Sidnum wrote:
    I wasn't at this show. I was at MSG 1 and 2 though. They were great shows no doubt. But this Boston set list is ridiculous. If I had a crystal ball, I would've traded traded MSG 2 for this show. Just sayin....

    This might be the best setlist at a show I have attended. There are some big contenders. What made Boston special though was how unexpected the whole thing was. Within 5 or 6 songs of the opener this weird vibe overcame the venue and I got the sense that we were seeing something special. Ed addressed the crowd sparsely when compared with many shows, but when he did he made it very clear that they were in the mood to make some magic. The Boston crowd wasn't the loudest I've been a part of, but it was respectful, adoring, and enthusiastic. The setlist was sick, the band's performances were tight and concise from the first note. Aside from a brief moment in Crown of Thorns, I can recall no glaring lyrical flubs. All in all, the show was close to perfect. It may be the best I've seen out of my now 34 Pearl Jam shows.

    That being said, MSG II was marvelous and easily places in my top 10. I think that everyone has their own experiences of a show. Who you are with and where you are sitting can often be as much of a factor in things as what the band plays. But I have a feeling that once I get boots for my 3 shows (Boston and MSG 1 and 2) it's going to be the one from Boston that I come back to most often.
  • Sidnum
    Sidnum Posts: 674
    Adm. Glen Scotia wrote:
    Sidnum wrote:
    I wasn't at this show. I was at MSG 1 and 2 though. They were great shows no doubt. But this Boston set list is ridiculous. If I had a crystal ball, I would've traded traded MSG 2 for this show. Just sayin....

    This might be the best setlist at a show I have attended. There are some big contenders. What made Boston special though was how unexpected the whole thing was. Within 5 or 6 songs of the opener this weird vibe overcame the venue and I got the sense that we were seeing something special. Ed addressed the crowd sparsely when compared with many shows, but when he did he made it very clear that they were in the mood to make some magic. The Boston crowd wasn't the loudest I've been a part of, but it was respectful, adoring, and enthusiastic. The setlist was sick, the band's performances were tight and concise from the first note. Aside from a brief moment in Crown of Thorns, I can recall no glaring lyrical flubs. All in all, the show was close to perfect. It may be the best I've seen out of my now 34 Pearl Jam shows.

    That being said, MSG II was marvelous and easily places in my top 10. I think that everyone has their own experiences of a show. Who you are with and where you are sitting can often be as much of a factor in things as what the band plays. But I have a feeling that once I get boots for my 3 shows (Boston and MSG 1 and 2) it's going to be the one from Boston that I come back to most often.

    Is this Boston show in your top 10 as well? MSG II was my 29th. I'd put it in my top 5. I have a really good feeling that if I did make it to Boston, I'd put it in my top 3. Damn I wish I could've made it, but in the same breath, I'm very fortunate to have made it to 7 shows this tour! I'll definitely be getting this boot.
  • Adm. Glen Scotia
    Adm. Glen Scotia Posts: 181
    Sidnum wrote:
    Adm. Glen Scotia wrote:

    This might be the best setlist at a show I have attended. There are some big contenders. What made Boston special though was how unexpected the whole thing was. Within 5 or 6 songs of the opener this weird vibe overcame the venue and I got the sense that we were seeing something special. Ed addressed the crowd sparsely when compared with many shows, but when he did he made it very clear that they were in the mood to make some magic. The Boston crowd wasn't the loudest I've been a part of, but it was respectful, adoring, and enthusiastic. The setlist was sick, the band's performances were tight and concise from the first note. Aside from a brief moment in Crown of Thorns, I can recall no glaring lyrical flubs. All in all, the show was close to perfect. It may be the best I've seen out of my now 34 Pearl Jam shows.

    That being said, MSG II was marvelous and easily places in my top 10. I think that everyone has their own experiences of a show. Who you are with and where you are sitting can often be as much of a factor in things as what the band plays. But I have a feeling that once I get boots for my 3 shows (Boston and MSG 1 and 2) it's going to be the one from Boston that I come back to most often.

    Is this Boston show in your top 10 as well? MSG II was my 29th. I'd put it in my top 5. I have a really good feeling that if I did make it to Boston, I'd put it in my top 3. Damn I wish I could've made it, but in the same breath, I'm very fortunate to have made it to 7 shows this tour! I'll definitely be getting this boot.

    As I said above, it may be the best I've seen. It's definitely in my (unranked) top 3 at the very least. A very special show.
  • OceanInDisguise13
    OceanInDisguise13 Posts: 937
    8-) WOOOO :shock: OOOOW WHAT A SHOW! This is epic. I am so glad I was there. Amazing setlist. Energy super-high. The best show ever. Blew MSG away.. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN!!! KEEP ON ROCKIN' :D
    I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun.....
    I wanna race..with the sundown..I want a last breath..I don't let out...
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    Sidnum wrote:
    I wasn't at this show. I was at MSG 1 and 2 though. They were great shows no doubt. But this Boston set list is ridiculous. If I had a crystal ball, I would've traded traded MSG 2 for this show. Just sayin....

    same boat.

    release, pilate, undone, red mosquito, rival, smile.
  • Sidnum
    Sidnum Posts: 674
    singularity wrote:
    Sidnum wrote:
    I wasn't at this show. I was at MSG 1 and 2 though. They were great shows no doubt. But this Boston set list is ridiculous. If I had a crystal ball, I would've traded traded MSG 2 for this show. Just sayin....

    same boat.

    release, pilate, undone, red mosquito, rival, smile.

    Plus...
    In My Tree, Sad, Soldier of Love, and Crown of Thorns. Arghhhh. haha. Oh well, until next time.

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