*** MSG 2 Fanviews Here 5/21/10 ***

crashing88

in eds tree wrote:

Wrongly Accused wrote:

And there I was looking at my reflection in the window and New York City was in back of me and I couldn't fuckin believe it!!!

i've never needed a boot more in my life

ditto to that!

merlin401

Newch91 wrote:

Now that's 4 boots I have to get! Hartford, Boston, and both MSG's.

If you need to save some money, MSG I is not a necessity. Cant comment on Hartford & Boston (look good), but MSG was a pretty ordinary show (excellent but average for PJ).

MSG II was out of this world however. One of the all-time greats.

Arthur Digby Sellers

My only complaint was they should have left Sweet Lew out. That song really doesn't need to be performed live. But every other song was about as perfectly placed as you could place them. The crowd was unreal especially during Better Man. I am not even the biggest fan of that tune, but after last night how could you not love it.

I apologize for my drunk republican friends behavior last night. He is pretty harmless, but he does put some people off. The funny thing was all night he was screaming for Given To Fly. When they finally played it I thought he would stop. But after two more songs he didn't seem to remember that they played it and argued with me the whole night that they didn't. That's why I stay sober now.

merlin401

JC38557 wrote:

The Champ wrote:

Jwmcc wrote:

If there was ONE downer for the entire night it was the lack of appreciation I thought for Black Red Yellow and Sweet Lew, but other then that, this band never ceases to amaze me..

Sweet Lew is just a big waste of everyone's time...ton of good songs, that were not played during the course of the two days, could have been played instead.....anyway, great show as always ..

I couldn't agree more. I appreciate rarities but not when the song is a rarity because it's not very good. I cannot understand why people aren't more surprised when the crowd isn't into a rarity, anyway. What do you expect? It's a rarity because it's, uh, rare and not every person there is well versed in the Lost Dogs, even if they are nearly guaranteed to know Nothingman and Betterman.

"Oh yeah, I'm a real Peal Jam fan, therefore I mock the hits." I think that attitude is silly and this is coming from a fan who knows pretty much every word to every song PJ has. That said, I enjoyed Nothingman a *billion* times more than Sweet Lew and Betterman a half a billion times more. They were amazing. Sweet Lew was eh.

Agree and disagre.

Some rarities are legitimate hits that never made it. Some rarities are AMAZING (maybe better than the standard songs. I'm thinking songs like Hold On are just rocking experiences. Or Breath, crown of thorns, footsteps, wash, etc..


Some rarities are rare for a purpose. Push me, pull me... sweet lew... yeah things like that.

jamminpearls

Wow,what a show i'm a Philly area freak and love all things Philly. And for me to admit this is hard but NYC crowds make philly crowds seem tame and we are loud crowds. I was at all 4 shows in philly and at both msg 08 and 2010 shows. This crowd has so loud that u couldn't even here eddie some times. I was floored and would like to thank every fan who was there rockin out. Lukin stripped down was amazing i would take that version at every show for now on. breath and nothingman,early was awesome. This shows set and engery but it on par with philly 3 and 4 imo. There's no question that this band is the best live band out there. On the down side to the dude and his piece of shit talkn wife in sec 90 row m seats 1,2 u suck. This lady has the nerve to bitch that we were rocking out the whole time. She sat there and didn't move or talk inless she was bitching. Im sorry me and my wife and the other 20,000 people were enjoying are selves. And how dare me get excited and know all the pearl jam songs at a pearl jam show. Anyway this is a top 3 show for me and i'd like to thank the band for everything.

Ok

in eds tree wrote:

i've never needed a boot more in my life

Absolutely spot on. I literally cannont wait to listen to this show. I never buy the downloads, but am going to. wow.

ladydocNYC

Wrongly Accused wrote:

And there I was looking at my reflection in the window and New York City was in back of me and I couldn't fuckin believe it!!!

That was a great moment.

He seemed to be so deeply appreciative of us and our city and the magic that happens there.

Every show is awesome, but last night went to that mind blowing place. Pure ecstasy.

I gotta repeat what some of you have said about hoping I can remember that feeling.

Thank you PJ and 10c.

SVRDhand13

Can it be that I enjoyed last night more than Philly 3 or 4?

I never thought those two shows would be topped, but I'm starting to reconsider.

nycrats

i need to get on a plane to europe ! it was just too good last night, i want to go back in time..

Tuolumne Mama

Still haven't completely absorbed last night yet. My 50th show in 19 yrs and land in the 3rd row Mike's side at the best show I've seen yet. The love between the community and band was incredible. I believe in miracles and Joey and Howard's spirits were definitely with us at MSG last night. Very emotional for me.

in eds tree

nycrats wrote:

i need to get on a plane to europe ! it was just too good last night, i want to go back in time..

i wish i could go back in time and freeze myself there with that crowd and the best band in the world forever.

GD274660

Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:

My only complaint was they should have left Sweet Lew out.

I just told someone in a PM that maybe they enjoy the hell outta playing Sweet Lew and for all the pleasure we got out of the show last night, Is Sweet Lew too much to give them? Especially seeing Ed with the basketball throughout the song.....I liked the experience of seeing the song live.

thatisking

Just sitting here reading the boards trying to decompress from seeing 5 shows in 7 days. As it has been stated many times in these pages ... last night was something special, just an amazing experience. We were in Sec 124 row D, Great Section rocking out all night. So many highlights ... just amazing! Big thanks to PJ & the 10c

1vs5

I rarely go into the fanviews to share my experience.
But last night's show was so EPIC. No other word to describe it.
A DVD would be great, obv.

Im scared to say it, but if they never release a boot or dvd for it... I would understand.

PJPghStlrfan

The crowd makes this show better than Philly 4, as the rarities equaled or surpassed pHILLY 4.

i finally heard HUNGER STRIKE! that at McCready playing guitar walking around behind his head during kick out the jams...sent it over the edge!!!

Let's see Lukin II was the 'BUGS" or maybe it was black, red, and yellow...Push me pull me again...I've seen I'm Open I think all 3 times, I believe Hartford '08, and Chicago I, (correct me if I am wrong). SWEET LEW!!!

I could go on and on, but am bummed this is the end of the tour....I wish I had changed plans and went to newark too....and wishing I was going to Europe...perhaps a fall tour HERE? Canada?

PEACE TO ALL JAMMERS!!

Christopher

Arthur Digby Sellers

GD274660 wrote:

Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:

My only complaint was they should have left Sweet Lew out.

I just told someone in a PM that maybe they enjoy the hell outta playing Sweet Lew and for all the pleasure we got out of the show last night, Is Sweet Lew too much to give them? Especially seeing Ed with the basketball throughout the song.....I liked the experience of seeing the song live.

Hey, to each their own. They can enjoy playing it, I just don't care to hear it.

Arthur Digby Sellers

1vs5 wrote:

I rarely go into the fanviews to share my experience.
But last night's show was so EPIC. No other word to describe it.
A DVD would be great, obv.

Im scared to say it, but if they never release a boot or dvd for it... I would understand.

I wouldn't understand. People want it, why don't we deserve it?

in eds tree

GD274660 wrote:

Arthur Digby Sellers wrote:

My only complaint was they should have left Sweet Lew out.

I just told someone in a PM that maybe they enjoy the hell outta playing Sweet Lew and for all the pleasure we got out of the show last night, Is Sweet Lew too much to give them? Especially seeing Ed with the basketball throughout the song.....I liked the experience of seeing the song live.

just a little confused as how someone can have a "complaint" about last night...i haven't even fully processed it!

in eds tree

thatisking wrote:

Just sitting here reading the boards trying to decompress from seeing 5 shows in 7 days. As it has been stated many times in these pages ... last night was something special, just an amazing experience. We were in Sec 124 row D, Great Section rocking out all night. So many highlights ... just amazing! Big thanks to PJ & the 10c

sec 124 row a...great sections to be in. amazing vibe.

Arthur Digby Sellers

PJPghStlrfan wrote:

The crowd makes this show better than Philly 4, as the rarities equaled or surpassed pHILLY 4.

I could go on and on, but am bummed this is the end of the tour....I wish I had changed plans and went to newark too....and wishing I was going to Europe...perhaps a fall tour HERE? Canada?

They were great in Newark, but the crowd was the polar opposite. It was unbelievable the difference.