My 85 yr old dad, PJ and the Who
Tonight my 85 year old dad watched the VH1 show honoring The Who in its entirety. Needless to say, rock and roll is just not his cup of tea. But the man knows music and was a drummer in many local jazz bands back in the 30's and 40's. These were his observations.
Eddie was the only singer who seemed to care about the words he was singing. Dad couldn't understand anything he said, but was impressed with Eddie's sincerity.
Pearl Jam's musicians must have some talent playing their instruments as they were able to be accompanied by both a string and a brass section.
The members of Pearl Jam were enjoying their time on stage and appeared to enjoy making music with each other. They were connected.
He really enjoyed when The Who performed "Who are You." He thought it was a pretty song and that they sang and played well. And he could understand most of the words to the song.
For being 85 years old, I thought he came away with a pretty decent sense of why I love both of these bands.
It isn't very often my dad and I get to relate on this level, especially when it concerns rock and roll.
Thanks Pearl Jam and The Who!!
Eddie was the only singer who seemed to care about the words he was singing. Dad couldn't understand anything he said, but was impressed with Eddie's sincerity.
Pearl Jam's musicians must have some talent playing their instruments as they were able to be accompanied by both a string and a brass section.
The members of Pearl Jam were enjoying their time on stage and appeared to enjoy making music with each other. They were connected.
He really enjoyed when The Who performed "Who are You." He thought it was a pretty song and that they sang and played well. And he could understand most of the words to the song.
For being 85 years old, I thought he came away with a pretty decent sense of why I love both of these bands.
It isn't very often my dad and I get to relate on this level, especially when it concerns rock and roll.
Thanks Pearl Jam and The Who!!
I wish a guy like Eddie, would like me.
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That's cute, from someone watching alone, I'm glad you got to enjoy it with him
me and my dad watched it together... some of his comments:
-now that's what kind of music WE listened too!
-so THESE are the guys you've been following around all summer... now I see why!
-I can't hear out of my left ear because of DEEP PURPLE and GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!
OMG!! My dad STILL talks about seeing Grand Funk at the Blind Pig...I thought it was just MY dad! That's awesome!!
Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri
85 nice genetics god bless him
Glad he enjoyed
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my dad is a jazz-lovin' old-timer as well.... and he would never have sat through it.... heck, he've been asleep long before it started!!
this is what I love about eddie, he's really telling a story and communicating.
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That's such a sensitive remark. We who know the band well know how true it is
Last night I took my 69 year old Italian dad to a record store in New York City. The Johnny Cash covers CD was playing, so I thought I would buy it for him. He loved all of it, especially "I won't back down". When we came back home I also showed him the Hurt cover on Youtube, and then I pulled out Tom Petty's version of "I won't back down". He didn't like it, of course. Then I pulled out Ed's cover from the Gorge and he was absolutely mesmerized by his voice. I am positive he has heard Ed's voice many times, but yesterday he was so taken. So I moved to showing him the VH1 Love O'er me cover. He liked it, but liked the studio version and the MSG1 version better cause he found the instruments were overpowering Ed a bit in the VH1 one.
Anyway, I am just crushed that I couldn't get tickets to see Ed with him in NYC :(
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my dad was a rock musician in the '60s & '70s and even though i haven't been able to get him into PJ he was definitely impressed by Ed's performance and i think he has a new respect for him now.
(my mom was breathless
Ann Arbor??? I hear the tales of the Pig and the Grande Ballroom in Detroit 40 years ago from my uncle... he's always telling me stories about all the bands he's go see back then, especially the local ones (MC5, The Rationals, Iggy and the Stooges).
Cool story from the OP... my dad is gonna be 60 next month and I've known him for 33 years and I have absolutely NO IDEA what kind of music he listens to.
2006: Camden 1&2, East Ruth 1&2
2008: BONNAROO, MSG1, MSG2, Hartford
2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
2010: Hartford, MSG1, MSG2
2012: Made in America
2013: BK1, BK2, Hartford
2015: Global Citizens
2016: MSG 2 (ISO MSG1)
EV Solo: NJPAC 2008; Tower Theatre, PA 2009; Hartford 2011
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In Ann Arbor? Awesome.
i don't think my dad would love pearl jam, at all.....nor something he and i could share....he really wasn't musical. however, what beautiful and touching stories! if my dad were alive today he'd be turning 95! :eek: i have soooo many wonderful memories of him, he was a great man, and a truly great father. the one pearl jam moment we "share"...is having man of the hour played in milan, on what would've been his 93rd birthday, in his honor. i can only hope those amazing lyrics would touch him.
what a great thread...and what a great memories many of you have created with your dads, treasure them!
Let's just breathe...
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