Top 10 Pearl Jam/vedder Tv Moments Of All Time

YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
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10) MTV Awards 1993 with Neil Young. This was the "Rockin in the Free World" episode and was simply electric.

09) VH1 Storytellers in 2006. Q&A with fans plus poignant music equals good television.

08) First Appearance of Saturday Night Live, April of 1992. A lot of people tuned in to see Sharon Stone in cheesy bits, but it was the rocking chords of PJ right when the "grunge" genre was taking off that makes this appearance memorable.

07) Vedder singing the National Anthem at the NBA Finals in 1998. C'mon, a perplexed Bob Costas with the best facial expressions segueing into Vedder cranking out the Anthem? That was awesome.

06) Pearl Jam appears on Letterman, May of 2006. This was cool because after their appearance, they played a bunch of songs in the Ed Sullivan theatre that was simulcast on the Late Show website. It's not every day you get to hear them perform "Why Go" live.

05) Vedder and Sean Penn interview on Charlie Rose. This was a personal favorite of mine. You can tell that the two (Penn and Vedder) really admire each other in a non-sappy way. Very poignant interview and worth checking out on the web.

04) MTV Unplugged, 1992. Where were you on May 13th, 1992 when this episode originally aired? This was simply fantastic television, with my personal favorites being "Porch" and "State of Love and Trust." If you're reading this, obviously you've seen the show but it's gotta be one of their most famous and vibrant sets of the 1990s, if not ever.

03) Saturday Night Live with Emilio Estevez, 1994. Easily the best episode of SNL ever. Sandler doing Opera Man. An awesome version of "Daughter." An inspiring version of "Not For You." What can you say about "Rearview Mirror?" And those TV promos leading up to the show. Cheesy, yes. But great television.

02) Slew of videos, 1992. "Jeremy" was great. "Even Flow" and "Alive" kicked ass. Perhaps the most iconic moment of PJ video history was Vedder jumping off the scaffold into the crowd. History making music with ground-breaking videos changed the music industry forever. Traditional rock and roll has never been the same.

01) I'll leave it up to you. What's your number one moment of all-time involving the greatest band of all-time?
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    #10 should be #1, along with the performance of Animal preceeding it.

    I can also tolerate #4 as #1.
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  • Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    07) Vedder singing the National Anthem at the NBA Finals in 1998. C'mon, a perplexed Bob Costas with the best facial expressions segueing into Vedder cranking out the Anthem? That was awesome.

    I don't think this was aired on television.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    I don't think this was aired on television.


    It was the NBA Finals.
  • Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    It was the NBA Finals.

    I know, but I think when he sang it they cut to another segment. I've seen the video footage on Youtube but I'm pretty sure it wasn't part of the original broadcast.
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  • Oz JammerOz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    1) Ed sticking it to 'the man' with his speech at the 96 Grammy Awards. I wonder why PJ haven't won one since? :rolleyes:
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    You might be right about that, although I thought I saw it live at my buddies house at the time and on those TV paparazzi shows (Entertainment Tonight, etc.). Costas was funny, though huh? That's the same guy who screwed up the Larry Bird gala by saying "Is Joe Bird here?" (Joe Bird, Larry's father had passed away and Costas apparently didn't know that).

    What's your #1 moment?
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    stone and jeff appearing before congress rates somewhere.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    stone and jeff appearing before congress rates somewhere.


    Good point, Steve. We might have to create an Honorable Mention section.
  • se7v7ense7v7en Philadelphia, PA Posts: 329
    Wat about eddie and neil doing long road, i forget what it was for...they were introduced my julia roberts
  • lockedlocked Boston Posts: 4,039
    a number of things missing from this list:

    1) PJ premiering "Grievance" and new drummer Matt Cameron on Letterman...just when everyone had predicted the new stuff wasn't gonna "rawk"! Mikey almost hit his head on the studio's ceiling he was jumping so high!

    2) Eddie's cover of "Masters of War" from the Bob Dylan "Bobfest" tribute concert.. a new King is born!..
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  • 10 Ed smashing the stage and standing up on the floor and singing while his heads stuck up out of the stage floor.

    9 Hunger Strike, Ed and Chris

    8 The ass whiping with rolling stone magazine

    7 Ed singing with kid rock at chellios party

    6 ed smoking the joint on the toilet

    5 Eds hookers and crackheads speech camden 98

    4 Eds mtv awards speech

    3 Ed throwing the mic stand at abruzzezze.

    2 Chuckles commercial

    1 Ed saving Jack Irons from godzilla.
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  • se7v7en wrote:
    Wat about eddie and neil doing long road, i forget what it was for...they were introduced my julia roberts

    Yeah, what was it they were doing?

    Oh yeah, 9/11 relief. Tribute to Heroes. That little event in history.

    How could you forget that?
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    Yeah, what was it they were doing?

    Oh yeah, 9/11 relief. Tribute to Heroes. That little event in history.

    How could you forget that?


    How do you know that's not my #1?
  • QubeQube Posts: 44
    #1: 9/11 Long Road...hands down
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    Qube wrote:
    #1: 9/11 Long Road...hands down

    That's my opinion as well. My favorite rendition, actually.
  • unclejoshunclejosh Posts: 15
    Couple others to mention (sorry if they were and I missed them)

    1992 Pinkpop Ed jumps off the crane with the tv camera into a crowd of 55,000 or so. Madness.

    Not sure of the year, but when Ed came out on Letterman and sang the line of Black and held the crazy long note then just took off and Dave had to chase him, hahaha.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    unclejosh wrote:
    Couple others to mention (sorry if they were and I missed them)

    1992 Pinkpop Ed jumps off the crane with the tv camera into a crowd of 55,000 or so. Madness.

    Not sure of the year, but when Ed came out on Letterman and sang the line of Black and held the crazy long note then just took off and Dave had to chase him, hahaha.


    Good Catch, Uncle Josh. PinkPop was great. Didn't see Letterman episode, but sounds funny. Too bad Larry "Bud" Melman couldn't hold him for Dave!
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,279
    10) MTV Awards 1993 with Neil Young. This was the "Rockin in the Free World" episode and was simply electric.

    09) VH1 Storytellers in 2006. Q&A with fans plus poignant music equals good television.

    08) First Appearance of Saturday Night Live, April of 1992. A lot of people tuned in to see Sharon Stone in cheesy bits, but it was the rocking chords of PJ right when the "grunge" genre was taking off that makes this appearance memorable.

    07) Vedder singing the National Anthem at the NBA Finals in 1998. C'mon, a perplexed Bob Costas with the best facial expressions segueing into Vedder cranking out the Anthem? That was awesome.

    06) Pearl Jam appears on Letterman, May of 2006. This was cool because after their appearance, they played a bunch of songs in the Ed Sullivan theatre that was simulcast on the Late Show website. It's not every day you get to hear them perform "Why Go" live.

    05) Vedder and Sean Penn interview on Charlie Rose. This was a personal favorite of mine. You can tell that the two (Penn and Vedder) really admire each other in a non-sappy way. Very poignant interview and worth checking out on the web.

    04) MTV Unplugged, 1992. Where were you on May 13th, 1992 when this episode originally aired? This was simply fantastic television, with my personal favorites being "Porch" and "State of Love and Trust." If you're reading this, obviously you've seen the show but it's gotta be one of their most famous and vibrant sets of the 1990s, if not ever.

    03) Saturday Night Live with Emilio Estevez, 1994. Easily the best episode of SNL ever. Sandler doing Opera Man. An awesome version of "Daughter." An inspiring version of "Not For You." What can you say about "Rearview Mirror?" And those TV promos leading up to the show. Cheesy, yes. But great television.

    02) Slew of videos, 1992. "Jeremy" was great. "Even Flow" and "Alive" kicked ass. Perhaps the most iconic moment of PJ video history was Vedder jumping off the scaffold into the crowd. History making music with ground-breaking videos changed the music industry forever. Traditional rock and roll has never been the same.

    01) I'll leave it up to you. What's your number one moment of all-time involving the greatest band of all-time?


    ed sullivan theatre was awesome and the 1992 unplugged for me!
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  • spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,860
    great thread, it brings back lots of memories. just watching long road and masters of war for the first time in years (probably) really brings me back and its not that i need reminding, but it reminds why i love PJ so much.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    spankyMP wrote:
    great thread, it brings back lots of memories. just watching long road and masters of war for the first time in years (probably) really brings me back and its not that i need reminding, but it reminds why i love PJ so much.

    Thanks, man. I have no idea how many times PJ has been on Letterman, but I'd be curious to know. It's gotta be around 5 by now, if not more.

    Now, if PJ ever appears on Sesame Street, we might have to move things around in the top 10. I think we all want to see Ed carry on a conversation with Animal. By the way, doesn't this muppet on the piano look like Boom?

    http://www.toymania.com/columns/spotlight/palmuppets2animal.shtml
  • SBC03SBC03 Posts: 502
    10) MTV Awards 1993 with Neil Young. This was the "Rockin in the Free World" episode and was simply electric

    ---I have been looking for this video for my collection for some time. If anyone knows where I may get it, it would be appreciated immensely.

    06) Pearl Jam appears on Letterman, May of 2006. This was cool because after their appearance, they played a bunch of songs in the Ed Sullivan theatre that was simulcast on the Late Show website. It's not every day you get to hear them perform "Why Go" live.

    ---WHAAA??!!!! Never heard of this!! Shit. This I would like to see and if it is as good as advertised, would like to add to the collection as well.

    Oh and the Longroad 9/11 version, thought I had it.

    Was excited to see storrytellers and iconaclasts, because of the chance to see them in a different light.

    The 1992 acoustical jam is my #1.

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    Bathgate66 wrote:

    Great version, Bath. Is that your number 1?
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    SBC03 wrote:
    10) MTV Awards 1993 with Neil Young. This was the "Rockin in the Free World" episode and was simply electric

    ---I have been looking for this video for my collection for some time. If anyone knows where I may get it, it would be appreciated immensely.

    06) Pearl Jam appears on Letterman, May of 2006. This was cool because after their appearance, they played a bunch of songs in the Ed Sullivan theatre that was simulcast on the Late Show website. It's not every day you get to hear them perform "Why Go" live.

    ---WHAAA??!!!! Never heard of this!! Shit. This I would like to see and if it is as good as advertised, would like to add to the collection as well.

    Oh and the Longroad 9/11 version, thought I had it.





    Was excited to see storrytellers and iconaclasts, because of the chance to see them in a different light.

    The 1992 acoustical jam is my #1.

    Thank you



    Here ya Go:

    http://video.aol.com/video-detail/pearl-jam-y-neil-young-rockin-in-the/616311624
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    There's no way the '94 SNL appearance is not No. 1.

    I mean, the biggest band in the world, playing that forum less than a week after Kurt Cobain died? And tagging lyrics from KC's suicide note into Daughter?

    To me, that's one of the top musical moments in TV history, not just PJ history.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,644
    There's no way the '94 SNL appearance is not No. 1.

    I mean, the biggest band in the world, playing that forum less than a week after Kurt Cobain died? And tagging lyrics from KC's suicide note into Daughter?

    To me, that's one of the top musical moments in TV history, not just PJ history.

    You've got a good argument, Jeff. Awesome version. I remember calling in sick that Saturday as I was like 23 years old and at a buddy's cookout w/my high school friends and really didn't want to work on that Saturday night. Just a great show.

    And for memories.........

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  • Sexy2aFaultSexy2aFault Posts: 388
    10.)Eddie and Mike on Headbangers Ball in 91 with Ricki Rachtman (Ed totally stoned and the hatred between Hair metal scenster Rachtman and Eddie was palpable)
    9.)Pearl Jam Wishlist Letterman 98 (I remember thinking where's Jack, and why is Soundgarden's drummer playing, also great performance of this song)
    8.)Pearl Jam Grammy's 96 (I cringed watching that speech, kinda funny)
    7.)Pearl Jam Hail,Hail Letterman 96 (First time I remember them doing TV when I was a fan , it was a big deal)
    6.)Ed and Jeff PinkPop interview (hilarious to see Jeff mimic the interviewer's translation)
    5.)SNL 92 (Alive+Porch with enough instensity to make Fugazi look retarded)
    4.)SNL 94 (frgiggin 3 knock-out performances, I mean who gets to do unreleased material as their lead song?)
    3.)Black portion from Letterman '96
    2.)Porch 92 Unplugged ( Fact)
    1.)MTV 93 Awards with Neil ( Again,Can't argue with the facts, it is a fact this is the best TV performance ever.
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    the MTV Awards with Neil Young is my #1. It was phenomenal.
    And
    Who can forget Jeff in the wanna-be pimped out purple suit?!!

    good call on the Headbangers Ball interview also.
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