Of those 5, 2 are shows I've been to (Columbia and Virginia Beach '08), and 3 aren't (St.Paul 1, Boston 2 and Brisbane '06).
Obviously, the St. Paul and the Boston are not well loved among the poster fans, but I absolutely love the frame job and the way they look on the wall. Those two hang in my upstairs hallway, and I think they absolutely pop beside each other.
I still have the 6 other shows I've been to to get framed up, as well as about 5 select non-attending show posters that I have picked up that I absolutely love.
I think some of it is the found memory connection, but (for example) everyone apparently hates the Ames poster for Columbus this year, but I think that with the right frame job, it's light-hearted and fun. Might some day find itself hanging in my future child's room. I've got both of the '08 Camden's waiting to be framed because they just really jumped out to me as fun pieces.
Like all Art I think there is certainly a matter of personal taste. I've always enjoyed being surrounded by photo's of friends and family, and given my strong love of Pearl Jam owning and displaying their posters regularly bring a smile to my lips.
That being said, the Virginia Beach '08 poster is head and shoulders above any of the other posters, in part because I think it is generally superior, but also (likely because of that) it got extra special framing preference and is thus-far the highlight of my collection.
If Adam and Eve had Taco Bell they would have never eaten that filthy fruit...
I love them all. The Manchester one is probably the 'darkest' but it's such a striking image, with a good meaning/story behind it too.
I do dislike posters that seem to typically 'metal' in their appearance (skulls? No thanks), but I think PJ have a pretty good selection of amazing posters.
I used to buy up everything no matter what for whatever reason, but now I only buy posters that I like and for shows that I was at. I much prefer someone admiring a cool poster hanging in my place and I can tell them I was there.
some i like,some not..i have all from the shows i went and 2-3 more i like them(like SLC 09)..
and i would love to have dusseldorf 07
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Poster collecting is the one aspect of Pearl Jam I never got into and I thank god for that. what a waste of money.
Of course, it's relative. I mean, what's something you love that costs you money? There's a good chance it doesn't make me as happy as it makes you, so for me, it's a waste of money even if for you it's worth every dime.
Some people "collect for value". I think that bastardizes the whole purpose of show posters. I've never once purchased a poster for value. I never intend on selling a single poster I've ever purchased.
My rules are simple:
1. Buy posters from the shows I've been to. If I sold one of those, I'd just have to buy it again to ensure a complete collection.
2. Buy posters I love. Why would I sell something I love?
Very few things in the world make me happier than my Pearl Jam posters... and I only just started actively collecting them last year! Granted, I had purchased a few here and there at shows over the years...
Sometimes I just stare at the ones on my walls or leaf through my art portfolio looking at them.
It really never did much for me but my kids LOVE them and will have 3 each in their rooms after we get them back next week from the 2010 tour. They actually have a contest amongst them, whose are better and they have weird names for each of them.
Chicken Man - LA4 2009
I can see her butt - SD 2009
PJ Brain - Noblesville 2010
Bad Kids - Hartford 2010 (my favorite)
Insane Pokemon - MSGI 2010
Donkey King Kong - MSG II 2010
Plus with the tickets in the frame, it really brings back the memories of the shows...
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2010 - Newark, NJ, New York City, NY x2
2012 - Philadelphia, PA
2013 - Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA x2, Hartford, CT 2016 - Philadelphia, PA x2, New York City, NY 2, Fenway 2
I love most of mine- two of my favorites are Ft. Lauderdale 96 and Birmingham 98
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I think the posters reflect the band pretty well -- kinda bipolar. Satan's Bed vs Betterman; Habit vs Off He Goes; Blood vs Elderly .... so with that in mind, right, i really strongly dislike about half (prolly closer to 3/4s) the posters out there. Not that I dislike the music, but I'm just not into the blood, skulls, bones, horror images. As my daughter said at LA2, "I'm NOT hanging that on my wall...."
I love the Cleveland '10 poster by Burwell, I like a lot of the Klausens ... I liked Ames Seattle '09 poster, just for the typewriter! So yes, I actually do like quite a few. I'm in my 40s though, I prolly woulda hung more of the darker ones in my dorm room. Now I'm just not gonna put a big jack-n-box skull dude in my living room where I hold Cub Scout meetings....
And then there's Klausen's SLC '09 -- now while it's a tad dark and sinister, it's the PERFECT poster in evoking the imagery of a PJ song! Maybe that can go in the office....
But yes, I've often documented my dreaded poster curse ... need I say more than Noblesville? LA2, SD '09 ... I've just resigned myself to knowing that shows I go to, the poster will be less than exciting to me.
Poster collecting is the one aspect of Pearl Jam I never got into and I thank god for that. what a waste of money.
Of course, it's relative. I mean, what's something you love that costs you money? There's a good chance it doesn't make me as happy as it makes you, so for me, it's a waste of money even if for you it's worth every dime.
Some people "collect for value". I think that bastardizes the whole purpose of show posters. I've never once purchased a poster for value. I never intend on selling a single poster I've ever purchased.
My rules are simple:
1. Buy posters from the shows I've been to. If I sold one of those, I'd just have to buy it again to ensure a complete collection.
2. Buy posters I love. Why would I sell something I love?
Very few things in the world make me happier than my Pearl Jam posters... and I only just started actively collecting them last year! Granted, I had purchased a few here and there at shows over the years...
Sometimes I just stare at the ones on my walls or leaf through my art portfolio looking at them.
I am so psyched to hang
the California Trio (the 1 with kids n' insects),
but the question is where.
I need a kid,
so I can get a nursery,
so I can hang these
whimsical delights.
Posters are hit n' miss,
as is most everything.
Cheers.
'Cause you don't give blood and take it back again.
I am so psyched to hang
the California Trio (the 1 with kids n' insects),
but the question is where.
I need a kid,
so I can get a nursery,
so I can hang these
whimsical delights.
Posters are hit n' miss,
as is most everything.
Cheers.
I like these ones too... I only have one of them so far... I'm not fiercely going after the other two, and even if I did, I don't know what I'd do w/ them... hrm. But I do enjoy them!
I can't help but notice 90%+ of PJ posters are just really durgy and evil looking or just generally plain weird and make no sense to me why you would want them framed and on a wall.
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thats because they are rock posters and not meant to hang on someone's suburban wall for decoration.
I can't help but notice 90%+ of PJ posters are just really durgy and evil looking or just generally plain weird and make no sense to me why you would want them framed and on a wall.
!!
thats because they are rock posters and not meant to hang on someone's suburban wall for decoration.
Agree with that, but that's the past , when they were stapled to telephone poles or plastered on the sides of buildings to promote a gig... hence gigposters...
Now they are produced to be collectible art and as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
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2010: Hartford
2013 Worcester II, Hartford
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I can't stop talking about the Cleveland poster from this year. I'm pretty sure I held it in the tube like it was a baby and wept. Got it framed, and it looks beautiful in the living room.
I always get a poster for the shows I go to, and I rarely like them. It's usually my kids who think they are cool or funny. When they saw the Columbus poster this year, my 4 and 6 year old boys fell over in laughter and can't wait to have it in their room.
Yup. I LOVE my Hartford 08 poster (probably more so because it's framed) and the mike mccready Newark poster is freakin badass, can't wait till that one gets framed.
The only one I don't care for is my spectrum poster, I didn't even frame it. It's just taped on my wall. Oh and the msg2 poster I didn't even buy, I thought it was absolutely hideous.
I can't help but notice 90%+ of PJ posters are just really durgy and evil looking or just generally plain weird and make no sense to me why you would want them framed and on a wall.
!!
thats because they are rock posters and not meant to hang on someone's suburban wall for decoration.
Agree with that, but that's the past , when they were stapled to telephone poles or plastered on the sides of buildings to promote a gig... hence gigposters...
Now they are produced to be collectible art and as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
which is why i have nothing to do with it
i really hope the artists that made gigposters what they are today don't start thinking "now would this look nice hanging in someone's bathroom? are the skulls too scary for today's middle aged suburban soccer mom PJ fan?"
i really hope the artists that made gigposters what they are today don't start thinking "now would this look nice hanging in someone's bathroom? are the skulls too scary for today's middle aged suburban soccer mom PJ fan?"
HEY NOW! We middle aged soccer mom Pj fans make a lot of the $$ decisions, so there is nothing wrong w/ wanting to please us
i really hope the artists that made gigposters what they are today don't start thinking "now would this look nice hanging in someone's bathroom? are the skulls too scary for today's middle aged suburban soccer mom PJ fan?"
HEY NOW! We middle aged soccer mom Pj fans make a lot of the $$ decisions, so there is nothing wrong w/ wanting to please us
Don't ruin them for the rest of us, please!
That's all we need is a fat chef motif or flowers or babies dressed as flowers...
i really hope the artists that made gigposters what they are today don't start thinking "now would this look nice hanging in someone's bathroom? are the skulls too scary for today's middle aged suburban soccer mom PJ fan?"
HEY NOW! We middle aged soccer mom Pj fans make a lot of the $$ decisions, so there is nothing wrong w/ wanting to please us
Don't ruin them for the rest of us, please!
That's all we need is a fat chef motif or flowers or babies dressed as flowers...
I can't stop talking about the Cleveland poster from this year. I'm pretty sure I held it in the tube like it was a baby and wept. Got it framed, and it looks beautiful in the living room.
I always get a poster for the shows I go to, and I rarely like them. It's usually my kids who think they are cool or funny. When they saw the Columbus poster this year, my 4 and 6 year old boys fell over in laughter and can't wait to have it in their room.
Photo of the frame job for Cleveland?
Well I wouldn't call it a frame "job", it's just my poster in a cheap bronze colored frame from Michael's. I couldn't stand the idea of it just sitting in the tube in my closet. Unfortunately I'm a) not very creative and b)BROKE, so I need to save up some cash and then decide what would look best as far as mat/frame.
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Of those 5, 2 are shows I've been to (Columbia and Virginia Beach '08), and 3 aren't (St.Paul 1, Boston 2 and Brisbane '06).
Obviously, the St. Paul and the Boston are not well loved among the poster fans, but I absolutely love the frame job and the way they look on the wall. Those two hang in my upstairs hallway, and I think they absolutely pop beside each other.
I still have the 6 other shows I've been to to get framed up, as well as about 5 select non-attending show posters that I have picked up that I absolutely love.
I think some of it is the found memory connection, but (for example) everyone apparently hates the Ames poster for Columbus this year, but I think that with the right frame job, it's light-hearted and fun. Might some day find itself hanging in my future child's room. I've got both of the '08 Camden's waiting to be framed because they just really jumped out to me as fun pieces.
Like all Art I think there is certainly a matter of personal taste. I've always enjoyed being surrounded by photo's of friends and family, and given my strong love of Pearl Jam owning and displaying their posters regularly bring a smile to my lips.
That being said, the Virginia Beach '08 poster is head and shoulders above any of the other posters, in part because I think it is generally superior, but also (likely because of that) it got extra special framing preference and is thus-far the highlight of my collection.
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/41076
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/42574
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/81631
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/37930
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/108002
I love them all. The Manchester one is probably the 'darkest' but it's such a striking image, with a good meaning/story behind it too.
I do dislike posters that seem to typically 'metal' in their appearance (skulls? No thanks), but I think PJ have a pretty good selection of amazing posters.
and i would love to have dusseldorf 07
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Of course, it's relative. I mean, what's something you love that costs you money? There's a good chance it doesn't make me as happy as it makes you, so for me, it's a waste of money even if for you it's worth every dime.
Some people "collect for value". I think that bastardizes the whole purpose of show posters. I've never once purchased a poster for value. I never intend on selling a single poster I've ever purchased.
My rules are simple:
1. Buy posters from the shows I've been to. If I sold one of those, I'd just have to buy it again to ensure a complete collection.
2. Buy posters I love. Why would I sell something I love?
Very few things in the world make me happier than my Pearl Jam posters... and I only just started actively collecting them last year! Granted, I had purchased a few here and there at shows over the years...
Sometimes I just stare at the ones on my walls or leaf through my art portfolio looking at them.
Personal favorites:
Klausen Showbox '04: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/19358
Klausen DC '06: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/38168
Klausen Camden '08: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/81785
Burwell Cleveland '10: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/121958
And I'm actually into the sinister ones... they're my faves.
*Edit*
Yah, forgot this one:
*LURVE* this poster in theory: Klausen SLC '09
In real life, tho, it broke my heart. I am still holding out for one that is properly printed so I can actually see it. Releasing that one was a sham.
"Doo do do do doo do doo, Doo do do do doo do doo..."
Chicken Man - LA4 2009
I can see her butt - SD 2009
PJ Brain - Noblesville 2010
Bad Kids - Hartford 2010 (my favorite)
Insane Pokemon - MSGI 2010
Donkey King Kong - MSG II 2010
Plus with the tickets in the frame, it really brings back the memories of the shows...
I just had my camden '08 framed this week. I really like the way it turned out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50692686@N04/4654626742/
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2010 - Newark, NJ, New York City, NY x2
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2013 - Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA x2, Hartford, CT
2016 - Philadelphia, PA x2, New York City, NY 2, Fenway 2
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1998: Birmingham
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2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
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2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
I love the Cleveland '10 poster by Burwell, I like a lot of the Klausens ... I liked Ames Seattle '09 poster, just for the typewriter! So yes, I actually do like quite a few. I'm in my 40s though, I prolly woulda hung more of the darker ones in my dorm room. Now I'm just not gonna put a big jack-n-box skull dude in my living room where I hold Cub Scout meetings....
And then there's Klausen's SLC '09 -- now while it's a tad dark and sinister, it's the PERFECT poster in evoking the imagery of a PJ song! Maybe that can go in the office....
But yes, I've often documented my dreaded poster curse ... need I say more than Noblesville? LA2, SD '09 ... I've just resigned myself to knowing that shows I go to, the poster will be less than exciting to me.
Camden 08 is in my kitchen.
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the California Trio (the 1 with kids n' insects),
but the question is where.
I need a kid,
so I can get a nursery,
so I can hang these
whimsical delights.
Posters are hit n' miss,
as is most everything.
Cheers.
I like these ones too... I only have one of them so far... I'm not fiercely going after the other two, and even if I did, I don't know what I'd do w/ them... hrm. But I do enjoy them!
Agree with that, but that's the past , when they were stapled to telephone poles or plastered on the sides of buildings to promote a gig... hence gigposters...
Now they are produced to be collectible art and as always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
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2000: Jones Beach I
2003: Albany, MSG II, Mansfield II & III, Homdel
2004: Boston (VFC) I & II
2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I and E. Rutherford I
2008: MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield II (saw BostonLou in the FRONT ROW!!) EV-NYC II
2010: Hartford
2013 Worcester II, Hartford
2016 Fenway I
2018 Wrigley II, Fenway II
I'm with you on this. Tho I'd love them to do something similar to Hertford(I think) with the poster of a kid pasteing a poster> I liked that a lot.
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Photo of the frame job for Cleveland?
The only one I don't care for is my spectrum poster, I didn't even frame it. It's just taped on my wall. Oh and the msg2 poster I didn't even buy, I thought it was absolutely hideous.
8/7/08, 6/9/09
i really hope the artists that made gigposters what they are today don't start thinking "now would this look nice hanging in someone's bathroom? are the skulls too scary for today's middle aged suburban soccer mom PJ fan?"
HEY NOW! We middle aged soccer mom Pj fans make a lot of the $$ decisions, so there is nothing wrong w/ wanting to please us
Don't ruin them for the rest of us, please!
That's all we need is a fat chef motif or flowers or babies dressed as flowers...
That's Great, a kinder gentler PJ.
Don't worry, I'm not that kind of soccer mom!
Well I wouldn't call it a frame "job", it's just my poster in a cheap bronze colored frame from Michael's. I couldn't stand the idea of it just sitting in the tube in my closet. Unfortunately I'm a) not very creative and b)BROKE, so I need to save up some cash and then decide what would look best as far as mat/frame.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40413483@N02/4670081412/in/set-72157624204175404/
Hrm, now that I see them... perhaps they're not so bad after all!