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Highest energy songs at PJ shows = covers?

bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,213
edited June 2010 in The Porch
Does anyone else share my opinion that the songs that get the most energy from the crowds are consistently the Who covers?

Honestly, I don't think PJ gets more energy out of the crowd with Better Man or Alive than it does with Baba O'Riley, The Real Me, and Love Reign O're Me. It can come close, but these three songs consistently get the crowd into a frenzy that PJ originals rarely do. I think these songs just build to incredible highs. Tribute to the Who.
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  • The_Giant_MidgetThe_Giant_Midget Los Angeles Posts: 598
    ive never seen a crowd react the way they did when they started playing hunger strike a few weeks ago.
    Beacon '08
    Philly 2-4 '09
    Newark '10
    MSG 1+2 '10
    E.V. Beacon 1+2 '11
    Made in America Festival '12
    Worcester 1+2 '13
    Brooklyn 1+2 '13
    Global Citizens Festival '15
    MSG 1+2 '16
    Fenway Park 1+2 '16
    Ohana '17
    Home Shows 1+2 '18
    Ohana '18
    Ohana '19
    Sea Hear Now '21
    Ohana '21
    LA 1+2 '22
    Austin 1+2 '23
    Ohana '23
    Vegas 1+2 '24
    LA 1+2 '24
    MSG 1+2 '24
    Ohana '24
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,213
    The_Giant_Midget wrote:
    ive never seen a crowd react the way they did when they started playing hunger strike a few weeks ago.

    True, but on a consistent basis. They could play Stairway to Heaven and the crowd would go apeshit. But when consistenly played Pearl Jam songs are matched up against the consistently played Who covers, it seems the Who covers generate the most crowd participation. They are more well known songs for sure though (except for The Real Me).
  • The_Giant_MidgetThe_Giant_Midget Los Angeles Posts: 598
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    The_Giant_Midget wrote:
    ive never seen a crowd react the way they did when they started playing hunger strike a few weeks ago.

    True, but on a consistent basis. They could play Stairway to Heaven and the crowd would go apeshit. But when consistenly played Pearl Jam songs are matched up against the consistently played Who covers, it seems the Who covers generate the most crowd participation. They are more well known songs for sure though (except for The Real Me).


    o ok i get what youre saying. because then id say better man from that show too but its not always like that. uh yeah i guess i agree with you for the most part.
    Beacon '08
    Philly 2-4 '09
    Newark '10
    MSG 1+2 '10
    E.V. Beacon 1+2 '11
    Made in America Festival '12
    Worcester 1+2 '13
    Brooklyn 1+2 '13
    Global Citizens Festival '15
    MSG 1+2 '16
    Fenway Park 1+2 '16
    Ohana '17
    Home Shows 1+2 '18
    Ohana '18
    Ohana '19
    Sea Hear Now '21
    Ohana '21
    LA 1+2 '22
    Austin 1+2 '23
    Ohana '23
    Vegas 1+2 '24
    LA 1+2 '24
    MSG 1+2 '24
    Ohana '24
  • satansbedsatansbed Posts: 2,139
    i think thats because some people have seen the staples alot but have never seen the covers,
  • GS163319GS163319 Posts: 132
    Covers get a fair amount, but there is a lot of energy when the 'major' songs strike up. Given To Fly brings a lot.

    In New York this past tour, when Ed was talking about Bono's injury, my pals and I thought they might jump into one of U2's anthems, say Sunday Bloody Sunday. Now that would have caused the crowd to blow up.
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