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StoneAmentStoneAment Posts: 393
edited July 2010 in The Porch
The point of making "unplugged" versions of songs is to make stripped back, more intimate versions of your songs not to make them rock out harder then the original ... but it seems no one told Pearl Jam that :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWaOO3rMWUk
Mike McCready makes the energizer bunny look tired.
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  • DegiDegi Posts: 1,007
    argh "this video is not available"
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    I love the unplugged.
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,880
    Mike should start rocking that leather hat again - that's bad ass :twisted:
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history .... but to us it was the greatest moment of our lives and we fought and fought to getit . 15+ years later we did....(KINDA)
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I miss the way the band plays this stuff.
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I have seen this countless times. And it just gave me chills. AGAIN. Thanks for posting.
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  • StoneAmentStoneAment Posts: 393
    joe2468 wrote:
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history (KINDA)

    Well it wasn't the best (that honor goes to AiC) it cannot be the worst. Those are pearl jam songs dammit.
    That is the best performance of Porch and one of the best performances of Black. I will admit that State of Love, Alive, Even Flow, Jeremy do not really differ from the originals to make the unplugged versions something special and those arrangements sound better in electric, perhaps that is where the criticism comes from ... but still not the worst, in fact the only one I listen to more is AiC (which got reissued on vinyl this year wohooooo).
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I miss the way the band plays this stuff.

    You miss Dave A. (that statement will attract some anger but I never said Dave was the best only his drumming was key to this era of Pearl Jam performances and if you like this era of PJ you like Dave)
    Mike McCready makes the energizer bunny look tired.
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    I could listen to that version of SOLAT forever....!
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  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    I didn't watch then, I am a late fan, but how can you not love them?
    Ditto to everything said here. Eddie singing his little heart out, Dave being joy to watch, and everyone else.
    So much heart.
  • Thierry HenryThierry Henry Posts: 2,654
    Watching unplugged right now.

    Good times!
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Fuck Ya That's the Shit!!!
  • Thierry HenryThierry Henry Posts: 2,654
    Now I'm on to Touring band.

    Haven't watched this in ages!
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  • Marco PJ 4 LifeMarco PJ 4 Life Posts: 91
    tremors wrote:
    I could listen to that version of SOLAT forever....!

    I will...
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  • mcameronrocksmcameronrocks Posts: 321
    joe2468 wrote:
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history .... but to us it was the greatest moment of our lives and we fought and fought to getit . 15+ years later we did....(KINDA)

    What do you mean it went down as the "worst one in history"? In terms of ratings? Obviously, I don't agree with that, but wanted to know how you/they determined that.
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,880
    joe2468 wrote:
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history .... but to us it was the greatest moment of our lives and we fought and fought to getit . 15+ years later we did....(KINDA)

    Source?
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,415
    Ah .. the day's watching Pearl Jam's MTV Unplugged on Much Music. Their set was also played on YTV a lot every Saturday nights.

    My first CD copy was on the unofficial bootleg CD Black And White.

    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... teback.jpg
    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... hitecd.jpg
    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... efront.jpg

    Kinda hoped on the '08 release of the DVD they included more footage behind the scenes rehearsing & behind the scenes. Oh well!
  • JimNasticsJimNastics Posts: 679
    I do like it purely because it's just a Pearl Jam acoustic show, but it could have been anywhere / anything, not MTV Unplugged... it's a pretty run-of-the-mill Pearl Jam acoustic gig. I personally think they missed a massive oppurtunity to do something really special at such an early stage in their career. It's cool, but it's absolutely nowhere near the greatness of Nirvana's Unplugged session.
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,880
    demetrios wrote:
    Ah .. the day's watching Pearl Jam's MTV Unplugged on Much Music. Their set was also played on YTV a lot every Saturday nights.

    My first CD copy was on the unofficial bootleg CD Black And White.

    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... teback.jpg
    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... hitecd.jpg
    http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/pp31 ... efront.jpg

    Kinda hoped on the '08 release of the DVD they included more footage behind the scenes rehearsing & behind the scenes. Oh well!

    I had that bootleg in the early 90s too. I loved on the back where it says "full thrown magic." I always thought that was a great way to describe a Pearl Jam live performance :D
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  • StoneAmentStoneAment Posts: 393
    Just noticed that at 5:30 in this video Ed picks up one of Stone's guitar to smash and Stone tells him to put it down :lol:
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  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    StoneAment wrote:
    Just noticed that at 5:30 in this video Ed picks up one of Stone's guitar to smash and Stone tells him to put it down :lol:

    lol - they always were better behaved. I bet stone's still got that guitar!!
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  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    JimNastics wrote:
    I do like it purely because it's just a Pearl Jam acoustic show, but it could have been anywhere / anything, not MTV Unplugged... it's a pretty run-of-the-mill Pearl Jam acoustic gig. I personally think they missed a massive oppurtunity to do something really special at such an early stage in their career. It's cool, but it's absolutely nowhere near the greatness of Nirvana's Unplugged session.

    They were flown in, I think from Switzerland, had to scramble for the instruments, and played without much notice. Nirvana had months for preparations.
    I love watching this. My friends, who are not much into Pearl Jam, love this, it is their favorite performance.
    It is what it is.
    Did you think then that they missed opportunity, or do you think that now?
  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    mcameronrocks wrote:
    joe2468 wrote:
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history .... but to us it was the greatest moment of our lives and we fought and fought to getit . 15+ years later we did....(KINDA)

    What do you mean it went down as the "worst one in history"? In terms of ratings? Obviously, I don't agree with that, but wanted to know how you/they determined that.

    i read it in Rolling Stone mag a few years ago ...the big wigs at MTV got pissed during and after the taping .. they never wanted to air it again..(and they didnt for a long time) the whole idea behind the show was to "strip" a band down and let them play acoustic and tell stories about the songs ...also do their songs in a sort of MELLOW state of mind like AIC did .... not get up on a chair and write PROCHOICE on your arm during 8 min jam of porch ... i also remember reading that if he dropped the "F BOMB" during porch they where going to stop the show completely and never air it . hence the "growling" noise . they didnt want to BLEEP him cause that defeated the idea of the show ..

    this was also confirmed by a close friend of mine who worked for SONY/EPIC back in the day

    i also remember it coming up again when they put out the BEST OF UNPLUGGED cd a few years ago

    one more tidbit. they where all hung over and jet lagged from the EURO tour ... the SWISS show in 92 was their " warm up show" hence the exact same setlist

    all this was written in a rolling stone mag a few years ago... ill go threw them and send you the link to the mag its in
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    joe2468 wrote:
    mcameronrocks wrote:
    joe2468 wrote:
    whats really ironic about that Unplugged was the MTv people hated it ... they never wanted to air it again .. it went down as the worst one in history .... but to us it was the greatest moment of our lives and we fought and fought to getit . 15+ years later we did....(KINDA)

    What do you mean it went down as the "worst one in history"? In terms of ratings? Obviously, I don't agree with that, but wanted to know how you/they determined that.

    i read it in Rolling Stone mag a few years ago ...the big wigs at MTV got pissed during and after the taping .. they never wanted to air it again..(and they didnt for a long time) the whole idea behind the show was to "strip" a band down and let them play acoustic and tell stories about the songs ...also do their songs in a sort of MELLOW state of mind like AIC did .... not get up on a chair and write PROCHOICE on your arm during 8 min jam of porch ... i also remember reading that if he dropped the "F BOMB" during porch they where going to stop the show completely and never air it . hence the "growling" noise . they didnt want to BLEEP him cause that defeated the idea of the show ..

    this was also confirmed by a close friend of mine who worked for SONY/EPIC back in the day

    i also remember it coming up again when they put out the BEST OF UNPLUGGED cd a few years ago

    one more tidbit. they where all hung over and jet lagged from the EURO tour ... the SWISS show in 92 was their " warm up show" hence the exact same setlist

    all this was written in a rolling stone mag a few years ago... ill go threw them and send you the link to the mag its in

    From the audio I have of the show, I know Ed was telling the audience they couldn't swear or anything and then he says, "I think you should be able to have a fucking abortion!"
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    From the audio I have of the show, I know Ed was telling the audience they couldn't swear or anything and then he says, "I think you should be able to have a fucking abortion!"[/quote]


    i got that audio also ....it is was in between songs ... easly edited for TV
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    joe2468 wrote:
    From the audio I have of the show, I know Ed was telling the audience they couldn't swear or anything and then he says, "I think you should be able to have a fucking abortion!"


    i got that audio also ....it is was in between songs ... easly edited for TV[/quote]

    Definitely. Now if the show was airing live, he would've been Jim Morrison 25 years later.
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    Newch91 wrote:
    joe2468 wrote:
    From the audio I have of the show, I know Ed was telling the audience they couldn't swear or anything and then he says, "I think you should be able to have a fucking abortion!"


    i got that audio also ....it is was in between songs ... easly edited for TV

    Definitely. Now if the show was airing live, he would've been Jim Morrison 25 years later.[/quote]


    wow ..never thought of it that way . good point
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  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,123
    This is one of my favorite performances of "Porch" -- Ed "crowd surfing" on his stool, Jeff standing on the drums and then nearly falling off of his stool -- awesome. :D And while the suits at MTV might not have liked this, maybe they missed the point. I see an acoustic set not as a storytelling opportunity but as a chance to get to the essence of each song. I think this performance does that beautifully.
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