Does anyone ACTUALLY like PJ posters?

Better Dan

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Poster collecting is the one aspect of Pearl Jam I never got into and I thank god for that. what a waste of money. but as for the OP's question, I very much like their poster designs...especially the evil looking ones. I also like the ones that parody known images. I recall one in particular that combined the family (as skeletons) from Zeppelin's Presence album cover with the prism from Dark Side of the Moon that was cool. Anyone know where to find an image of this?

This is the one: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/81326

FenwayFaithful

I love posters!

gndcd402

my favorites are dc 06 (my first show!), EV kenyon hall, christchurch 09, cleveland 10, and toronto 06 all of which are hanging in my living room right now

arq

gndcd402 wrote:

my favorites are dc 06 (my frist show!), EV kenyon hall, christchurch 09, cleveland 10, and toronto 06 all of which are hanging in my living room right now

Nice bunch!

gndcd402

arq wrote:

gndcd402 wrote:

my favorites are dc 06 (my frist show!), EV kenyon hall, christchurch 09, cleveland 10, and toronto 06 all of which are hanging in my living room right now

Nice bunch!

cleveland is beautiful, no doubt the best from the 2010 tour! i also have los angeles 06 that i've been trying to get rid of haha

Loves_Vinyl

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.

Soulfire42

I have a problem with PJ merch in general. I consider myself a hardcore fan, but whenever I see PJ merch I am usually just not interested in the artwork/designs. It's very rare that I find a poster I enjoy for PJ, but there are posters of other bands that I would buy in a hearbeat. When I open up Backspacer and see the soundwave guy and the mutant ear rat and then get offered a poster of it... uhm, no thanks. It's like when I opened self-titled and saw the severed heads. Wouldn't want a poster of that either. There's a lot of campy stuff in PJ merch and I don't find it to be a good mix with the music/image that PJ typically portrays. I think in the grand scheme of things that PJ (and supporting entities) have missed out on a bunch of dollars because they generate merchandise and posters that don't appeal to most of their fanbase. I had cash in hand to buy a poster at shows I've been to, but then saw the designs for the show and changed my mind almost every time (yeah, I gave in once).

dustinpardue

81 wrote:

depends on the poster. some are cool, some are lame. seems every show i go to, the posters are lame.

that's my luck. I spent years getting all the posters from every show I've been to, but one day I noticed that for the exception of 2 or 3, my shows seem to have to the posters I don't like so I started selling them and just keeping the Charlotte 96 (my first one)

Chrisilein

Actually i love all the BK prints and thats the reason why i'm collecting all the AP! My goal is to get them all framed and make a Klausen PJ gallery in my living room. Unfortunately i'm only at the beginning, buying and framing posters is a very expensive hobby!
Tried to get the EMEK Kansas City but had no luck this time. Yesterday i received the Munk One Boston AP!

My favourite posters so far:
SLC
Honolulu
Toronto 05

...can't wait to see the BK european prints!!!

Paul Andrews

I look at the posters like art: some I like, some I don't. There are some I love which others don't and there are other posters people rave about that I wouldn't use as toilet paper... but then again I was in and out of the Van Gough museum in Amsterdam in 35 minutes... so what would I know about art??? I was more interested in getting a 'coffee'.

But really, they are a cheap way to fill a room with 'art'. I've got some of the shows I've been to and collected others I like. For me the 2006 Aussie tour posters are great because a lot of the images/characters/symbols in them captured images of my life and culture yet I hear others who don't like them.

It's a personal thing and that's why they're so great.

PS: If anyone is feeling like spreading some Karma, I'd really love a Cleveland May 09

Writingjunkie

I currently have 5 posters hanging on my walls.

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.

Plankton

Some of the ones on my walls:

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.

Cosmic Slop

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.

dimitrispearljam

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

CranMalReign

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

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.

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. I think the Camden '08 challenges for most favoritest ever!

*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.

NoOne'sRival

It's art...and it's beauty lies within the eye of the beholder...or the one with the money to buy it!!

Black Diamond

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...

wall05

CranMalReign wrote:

And I'm actually into the sinister ones... they're my faves. I think the Camden '08 challenges for most favoritest ever!

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/

Staffan

NJPJ wrote:

It's art...and it's beauty lies within the eye of the beholder...or the one with the money to buy it!!

LukinFan

I love most of mine- two of my favorites are Ft. Lauderdale 96 and Birmingham 98