I think today as solo artist EV would have a larger fan base... Granted not as huge as early PJ (TEN & VS. era).... But much bigger than today's PJ fan base.
Sure he would be nowhere without the early Pearl Jam... but now he could turn into a superstar and an household name.
I really think he should have started a solo gig at least ten years ago... sorry folks but he's keeping PJ together not the other guys...
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a "star?" No. Enjoy a successful post-PJ music career? Yes.
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Those guys share something very special and I don't think any of them would be willing to give that up. Believe me, he damn well knows how much star power he and his band have together.
Besides, as much as he seems to enjoy a sit down show. I am sure he is now itching to go back to the big arenas and kick our asses with the hard-paunding sound of his band.
I was wondering why Eddie is doing this solo tour. Is it because of the Into The Wild soundtrack? Maybe I sound too much like a chick here, but do you think the other band members were jealous to be left out of a tour? If anyone knows, please let me know. thanks.
(I might have missed the reason if already mentioned)
Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on The Creek......
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
He's already a star but if he went solo he would only be able to ride the PJ wave a little while. One more solo record and he'd fall off the map. By 2010 I could stop whining about missing the solo tour and see him at the local pub.
Meanwhile Jeff, Stone, Mike and Matt would bring us another great band.
He's already a star but if he went solo he would only be able to ride the PJ wave a little while. One more solo record and he'd fall off the map. By 2010 I could stop whining about missing the solo tour and see him at the local pub.
Meanwhile Jeff, Stone, Mike and Matt would bring us another great band.
You're kidding right? I hope so cuz Ed without PJ would be gold, PJ without Ed would be Velvet Revovler
"So forget the other boys because my love is real.
Come off your battlefield."
Cornell would be a great fit. BTW pretty sure Audioslave has sold more records in the last 10 years the EV even with the band. And I do believe we are talking about commercial success here.
Cornell would be a great fit. BTW pretty sure Audioslave has sold more records in the last 10 years the EV even with the band. And I do believe we are talking about commercial success here.
Noone makes $$$ off records tho, so PJ would be more successful based on tix to live shows
"So forget the other boys because my love is real.
Come off your battlefield."
Jeff and Stone were both in successful bands before Ed. What was Ed doing? Waiting to meet some real musicians.
What successful band(s)? MLB?Without Ed noone would even have heard of them. There are a million stories of rock bands that were on the cusp of breaking but never did, so to use that as an argument doesn't fly. Ed actually single handedly wrote one of PJ's most successful, popular and well written songs before he even received "The Tape"
"So forget the other boys because my love is real.
Come off your battlefield."
Thjat, my friend, is where you are wrong. Cornell is the BEST vocalist of our generation better than Ed even( range wise, not for conveying emotion)
Cornell has great vocal range and his voice is okay. I hate his lyrics though. and I saw him with Audioslave once and he phoned it in so bad that I would have wanted my money back if Morello wasn't so awesome. I mean really, he just stood at the microphone and sang (not conveying emotion as you put it)....and he was unable to hit any of the high notes that he hits on the albums.
What successful band(s)? MLB?Without Ed noone would even have heard of them. There are a million stories of rock bands that were on the cusp of breaking but never did, so to use that as an argument doesn't fly. Ed actually single handedly wrote one of PJ's most successful, popular and well written songs before he even received "The Tape"
Wrong again, many of us owned Apple before PJ ever existed. I only got into PJ because I had MLB and new there was a great band there.
I was wondering why Eddie is doing this solo tour. Is it because of the Into The Wild soundtrack? Maybe I sound too much like a chick here, but do you think the other band members were jealous to be left out of a tour? If anyone knows, please let me know. thanks.
(I might have missed the reason if already mentioned)
No they are not jealous. Mike came out and played at the Berkeley show, and anyway these guys don't get jealous of one another, it's just not there style.
Cornell has great vocal range and his voice is okay. I hate his lyrics though. and I saw him with Audioslave once and he phoned it in so bad that I would have wanted my money back if Morello wasn't so awesome. I mean really, he just stood at the microphone and sang (not conveying emotion as you put it)....and he was unable to hit any of the high notes that he hits on the albums.
I saw him with Soundgarden and he was great but not as emotional as Ed. My point is EV would not be a star without PJ but PJ would be a star without EV. If EV left PJ he would gradually lose his shine but PJ(?) would keep glowing.
MANY????? like 10,000???? hardly a successful band, considering ITW has surpassed that, c'mon some more of your logic for me to dismantle
dude, every so often a there's a douchebag pit memeber who hates on Eddie for all the credit he gets and tries to think of every conceivable way to make it look as if any of the other band members are as important to pearl jam as he is.
ITW only sold because of all the EV ass kissers that follow PJ. That album would never had been made if it weren't for Stone and Jeff.
Give credit where credit is due, EV IS PJ, let's never forget that, Stone and Jeff can;t move records or sell out shows without Ed, but he can without them? More flawed logic
"So forget the other boys because my love is real.
Come off your battlefield."
I think he would be a bigger star solo, on the same note he would probably hate it, I think he enjoys his life in Pj. Which is prob why he did his solo stuff on a very low key level. Not many radio friendly songs and the whole intimate scene on a extremely small tour.
I highly respect him for the vison on that. Alot of other singers have a hard time with that. Roth with VH, Cornell obviously, Dickinson in Maiden, these guys transitions back to the band were not real good after becoming just as huge as the band, or in Cornells case his second band.He cant make up his mind on ever. Eddy wasted no time jumping right back in touring some of the bands larger selling fanbases.
Ed really is pretty fucking cool.
Give credit where credit is due, EV IS PJ, let's never forget that, Stone and Jeff can;t move records or sell out shows without Ed, but he can without them? More flawed logic
Funny that you call my logic flawed when you speak of only the present. Some of us were born when the whole Seattle movement started and even without Ed these guys were going to be famous. If anything Ed hurt that with his attitude toward the media. And actually aside from on this board PJ is far from being famous anymore most people don't even know they still are around. Fortunately for EV there is and internet full of douche bags that would suck the sweat from his underwear. I love EV being in PJ but to say EV is PJ is plain moronic.
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Sure he would be nowhere without the early Pearl Jam... but now he could turn into a superstar and an household name.
I really think he should have started a solo gig at least ten years ago... sorry folks but he's keeping PJ together not the other guys...
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the real question: Would Mikey be a super star?! Hmmm. I'd buy the solo record!!!!
I don't have interest in a solo thing though, I mean not as much as the new PJ record.
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You are totally and completely correct!
You are totally and completely correct!
You are totally and completely correct!
Needless to say, I agree with your post.
(I might have missed the reason if already mentioned)
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
Meanwhile Jeff, Stone, Mike and Matt would bring us another great band.
Audioslave version 2.0?
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Lol, would it be the same formula? 1 great album 1 ok one then one p.o.s?
Come off your battlefield."
Come off your battlefield."
And without Ed Jeff would be doing posters for Ed band, Stone would probably be te4aching guitar lessons and working as a studio musician
Come off your battlefield."
Revelations has a couple good songs. some cool riffs and solos. Cornell sucked it up as usual though
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
PJ > RATM
Cornell would be a great fit. BTW pretty sure Audioslave has sold more records in the last 10 years the EV even with the band. And I do believe we are talking about commercial success here.
Come off your battlefield."
Come off your battlefield."
Come off your battlefield."
Cornell has great vocal range and his voice is okay. I hate his lyrics though. and I saw him with Audioslave once and he phoned it in so bad that I would have wanted my money back if Morello wasn't so awesome. I mean really, he just stood at the microphone and sang (not conveying emotion as you put it)....and he was unable to hit any of the high notes that he hits on the albums.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Not maybe true it's FACT.
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Come off your battlefield."
No they are not jealous. Mike came out and played at the Berkeley show, and anyway these guys don't get jealous of one another, it's just not there style.
Come off your battlefield."
dude, every so often a there's a douchebag pit memeber who hates on Eddie for all the credit he gets and tries to think of every conceivable way to make it look as if any of the other band members are as important to pearl jam as he is.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Come off your battlefield."
I think he would be a bigger star solo, on the same note he would probably hate it, I think he enjoys his life in Pj. Which is prob why he did his solo stuff on a very low key level. Not many radio friendly songs and the whole intimate scene on a extremely small tour.
I highly respect him for the vison on that. Alot of other singers have a hard time with that. Roth with VH, Cornell obviously, Dickinson in Maiden, these guys transitions back to the band were not real good after becoming just as huge as the band, or in Cornells case his second band.He cant make up his mind on ever. Eddy wasted no time jumping right back in touring some of the bands larger selling fanbases.
Ed really is pretty fucking cool.
no more shows
I thought maybee this post would be somewhat positive, but I guess not.
no more shows