Pearl Jam does not care about it's fans

BlahBlah Posts: 469
edited June 2010 in The Porch
:lol: or so it says in this article. It's the funniest thing I've read since I read that the United States had actually re-elected George Bush for a second term.

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainmen ... story.html


Nickelback..... ....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


No band cares more about the fans than Pearl Jam!
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I am in a mellow mood this evening, and that rubbish is still making me mildly homicidal. First off, this dipshit reviewer actually likes Nickleback, which is enough of an indictment.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    On a lighter note, he refers to them as "The 'Back". :lol: ...
  • rb115565rb115565 Posts: 222
    I am from Alberta and Nickleback sucks their songs all sound the same and the music has been dumbed down to a very low level, I have been able to steer some people away by introducing them to good music like Pearl Jam, MMJ, The National and many others
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  • EastiesEasties Posts: 479
    Too funny. Each to their own. Although if I sense 'Back fans are starting to take over the World I will launch an all out assault. :twisted:
  • Kcuff meKcuff me Posts: 34
    "......production values....."

    Translation:
    Music's not so good, so let's just blow some shit up and distract 'em.

    "Eewwwwwwww..........aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh..............this band is great"

    I love PJ MORE because they DONT need to blow shit up. It's the music that leaves you awestruck, not the pyro bullshit.
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I like the human race, but Joe/Jane Average's attraction to extremely banal music will never make sense to me. I know, I know ... To each their own. 8-)
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I just had a bad baseball game and I can't believe I read this. This definitely made me laugh! Selected quotes which are outrageous:

    "The sound was excellent, by the way, proving that unlike Pearl Jam, Nickelback cares enough about its fans to tour with production values."

    I might have to check out their fan club and see what they offer the fans. Pearl Jam doesn't need production values, THEY are the production to an awesome show. I mean, we have Eddie and Mike Mc-fucking-Cready!

    "The truth is, way more relate to "This Afternoon" than anything on In Rainbows."

    I relate a lot more to anything that's on IN RAINBOWS than any of Nickleback's shit music.

    "It's working folk's music, with more than a little country influence."

    Only one man can capture the working man, and that's The Boss, not Nickleback.
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  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,847
    Kcuff me wrote:
    "......production values....."

    Translation:
    Music's not so good, so let's just blow some shit up and distract 'em.

    "Eewwwwwwww..........aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh..............this band is great"

    I love PJ MORE because they DONT need to blow shit up. It's the music that leaves you awestruck, not the pyro bullshit.


    Fuckin' hilarious. I don't normally actually laugh when reading but this is hilarious... "let's blow some shit up and distract 'em" CLASSIC.
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    A little country influence might actually help the situation ... That, or we might just wind up with bland-as-wet-cardboard cockrock with a little country influence. Still, might be worth a try.
  • First Creed, now Nickelback - who cares?
  • agfyagfy Posts: 133



    THAT IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    OH GOD MY BELLY HURTS FROM LAUGHING!!!!
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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    agfy wrote:



    THAT IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    OH GOD MY BELLY HURTS FROM LAUGHING!!!!


    I don't know what is funnier, NB being booed from the stage or the pickle. I have massive respect for Portugal :)
  • It's obvious he had one too many of those tequila shots and most likely is partially deaf. One way or the other, he shouldn't be writing music reviews. I think he's just happy Nickleback gave him free booze.
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  • agfyagfy Posts: 133
    agfy wrote:



    THAT IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    OH GOD MY BELLY HURTS FROM LAUGHING!!!!


    I don't know what is funnier, NB being booed from the stage or the pickle. I have massive respect for Portugal :)
    i just watched it 6x's in a row and it keeps getting funnier!!!!
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  • nothing said in that article can hold any possible worth. how on earth did the author get a job as a reporter? that's got to be one of the single worst written articles EVER, let alone the topic choice. proof that if you like nickleback, you're ignorant (and most likely unfit for functioning in everyday life without an aid).
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Haha, I forgot about that Portugal incident ... "Have we got any Nickleback fans in Portugal?" ... **rock hits Chad in the side of the head** ...
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Here's another classic piece:
    http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... tml?cat=33

    Every once in a while, a band comes along that makes you rethink your perception of music; the Nirvanas, the Replacements of the world, they really innovate in a way that's both engaging and unique. I'd like to go on
    record as saying that Nickelback somehow un-does the contributions of all of those great bands; they are bad enough to make any music fan begin to hate music.

    Now, before I keep ranting, it's important to note that everyone is entitled to their opinion, and different musical tastes are part of what makes the world so interesting. That being said, anyone who enjoys the music of Nickelback is a complete and utter retard.

    I first heard Nickelback's timeless hit "How You Remind Me," in high school, and I remember thinking...well, nothing, Nickelback music tends to numb thought. It was like Genesis, Bon Jovi, and Creed formed together and chose a frontman who looked like a bizzaro version of Kurt Cobain with a perm.

    The first thing you'll notice when listening to a Nickelback song is that your ears have begun to bleed. That's because the singer of Nickelback, Chad Kroeger (who, it's fun to point out, has been arrested for driving drunk, though I'd tend to believe that it was a mistake since I doubt he can walk in a straight line or sound uninebriated in any circumstance), sings like a horse would sing, if someone tried to teach a horse English but then gave up after the horse learned a few basic vowels and consonants. "NEVERWHOWAAAASSSAAAAWAAAMAAAN", he exclaims, sounding as sincere as an insurance salesman. Every vowel is "a" or "o", and every rhyme is the first one-syllable word that appears in Webster's Rhyming Dictionary for 5th Grade Kids With ADD.

    And if you're lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one of Nickelback's videos, you'll surely be impressed by the tight shirts and manicured Hollywood looks of everyone in the band. C'mon, this is supposed to be a rock band? Gary Glitter was more masculine and down-and-dirty than these guys.

    Someone pointed out a few years ago that all Nickelback songs are the same, and yeah, they pretty much are. You can counter with, "Hey, Muddy Waters always used a basic I-IV-V progression,
    too," but let's get this straight: Nickelback isn't playing the blues, and they're not putting their souls into their power chords. They're a commercial band repackaging a commercial product under a slightly different circumstance in order to reap money--not artistic integrity or musical dexterity--from the same damned thing they've been doing for years.

    I know that I'm not going to be able to convince every Nickelback fan of the band's supreme suckitude, but you know what? I can live with that. As long as I systematically find and incapacitate them all. Once nobody's buying the crap, believe me; it'll disappear.

    I'll let you get back to your web browsing.
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Kcuff me wrote:
    "......production values....."

    Translation:
    Music's not so good, so let's just blow some shit up and distract 'em.

    "Eewwwwwwww..........aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh..............this band is great"

    I love PJ MORE because they DONT need to blow shit up. It's the music that leaves you awestruck, not the pyro bullshit.

    :clap::clap::clap: :thumbup: hits nail on head.
    i had to take a zantac after reading that article, good lord
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    Why do KISS wear make-up and blow shit up... because apart from Detroit Rock City and maybe a couple of other songs, they suck. NB don't even have a couple of good songs, next will come the make-up, spandex and blood spitting.
  • GB45499GB45499 Posts: 232
    Kcuff me wrote:
    "......production values....."

    Translation:
    Music's not so good, so let's just blow some shit up and distract 'em.

    "Eewwwwwwww..........aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh..............this band is great"

    I love PJ MORE because they DONT need to blow shit up. It's the music that leaves you awestruck, not the pyro bullshit.

    I'd cancel my membership the day after a show where all these flashpots and what-nots are on the stage and goin off. :lol:

    Too bad it doesn't read 'Nickelback's production values are off the sheets this time around! Throwing caution to the wind, they have decided it's in the best interest of themselves and the fans to be subject of indoor fireworks!!'

    cause those never blow up in somebody's face or burn down buildings by accident... :oops:
    and that's just the beginning
  • Dirty FrankkDirty Frankk Posts: 4,274
    agfy wrote:



    THAT IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER!!!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

    OH GOD MY BELLY HURTS FROM LAUGHING!!!!


    1+ :lol::lol:
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Why do KISS wear make-up and blow shit up... because apart from Detroit Rock City and maybe a couple of other songs, they suck. NB don't even have a couple of good songs, next will come the make-up, spandex and blood spitting.

    God Bless ya, they do suck! what i don't get is the members of PJ seem to love them, do they not see it, or were they just to young and impressionable at the time Kiss came out? Sadly these will be some of the first questions i ask them if i ever meet them. i'm gona be like "So Mike,...Kiss....Really?"
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    KO282453 wrote:
    Why do KISS wear make-up and blow shit up... because apart from Detroit Rock City and maybe a couple of other songs, they suck. NB don't even have a couple of good songs, next will come the make-up, spandex and blood spitting.

    God Bless ya, they do suck! what i don't get is the members of PJ seem to love them, do they not see it, or were they just to young and impressionable at the time Kiss came out? Sadly these will be some of the first questions i ask them if i ever meet them. i'm gona be like "So Mike,...Kiss....Really?"

    When i was 12 I LOVED Kiss. At least they got me into rock n roll. Let's face it, for a kid the alternatives were ABBA, Bay City Rollers and a bunch of substitute teachers....

    And hey, I still think Ace is great. 8-)
  • RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,943
    Unlike the best rock band on earth :twisted: <=> Nickelback does not care about its fans cos they are treated with the same old boring shit all the time :!:
    Fuck'em
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  • Can any of you people even fucking read? The reviewer was not talking about lights, or fireballs. He was talking about sound quality. And the guy is right. I was at both MSG shows in good seats and it sounded like dog shit. Pearl Jam needs to do something about their sound. My first show was in 98 and it sounded right of the CD. People were still doing dialup to prodigy and america online in 98. It's fucking 2010. There is no excuse for why the sound sucks lately. PJ needs to invest some money in their sound system, fire some people, etc. This guy was obviously at one of PJ's shows in the last few weeks and experienced their shitty sound too.
  • JUKINJUKIN Posts: 102
    all i can say about pearl jams music is either you get it or you don't and for those who dont its a shame. and they give a hoot about their fans as much as any band can.
    jukin
  • Here is another article by the guy. Again.. he is bashing pearl jams audio system here compared to the Eagles. Not their music. He actually rated Backspacer well. he is right. Their sound system sucks these days. We should all be saying something as well so they fix it.

    http://www.theprovince.com/Eagles+even+ ... story.html
  • ParksyParksy Posts: 1,847
    Here is another article by the guy. Again.. he is bashing pearl jams audio system here compared to the Eagles. Not their music. He actually rated Backspacer well. he is right. Their sound system sucks these days. We should all be saying something as well so they fix it.

    http://www.theprovince.com/Eagles+even+ ... story.html

    i go to PJ shows quite a bit... the sound seems good to me. Maybe I'm not an audiophile or anything like that... or maybe I don't go to concerts to critique the quality of the sound. Usually, I'm immersed in either singing... or celebrating an awesome choice of songs... or something like that.

    but I will say this..

    If you're Pearl Jam... and you've been told or you're fully aware that your sound is less superior than that of most other rock bands.... why risk releasing every single one of your live shows?

    I've always thought that PJ raises the bar for their shows not only for the fans, but also because they know that many people will be able to listen to the concert after wards.

    But... I've never ever thought to myself at a Pearl Jam show "wow, this sound is terrible" In all honesty, the only time I've ever once thought that 'sound' was bad at a concert was Our Lady Peace at the Skydome in like... 2003 or something.

    Also... and I could be WAY off here... but due to Pearl Jam's vast catalog and considering that TO ME, not one... not a SINGLE one of their 100+ songs sounds similar to the next... it'd be harder to perfect the sound for all of the songs...

    consider this:

    If you're touring 17 songs all tour... I think it'd be easier to nail the quality of those songs as opposed to getting the quality right on for 70 songs...

    and if I had to choose.. if I reallllly had to choose between Pearl Jam playing 20 perfect sounding songs all tour compared to Pearl Jam playing 80 average sounding songs all tour.... I choose 80 songs.
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