Drive all night...Eddie welcomed Jake to the stage after talking about the history of the theater and the E Street Band. He mentioned the first time the band ever played together was at the Tower Theater in 1976, but corrected himself to say '74.
Jake took the stage, holding his gleaming tenor overhead. He has the same imposing, large frame as the big man himself (if you squinted just right, he was Clarence).
Eddie hit the first few notes and we were off on a 10 minute journey through time. This newly formed trio brought us back to "The River"(1980), the epic double-album that wrapped up the trilogy which began with Born to Run (1975), then gave us Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978).
Personally, I thought back to the first time I saw Clarence. Tears welled in my eyes as Jake called upon the spirit of The Big Man. Chills run down my spine as I type.
Just a perfect way to say goodbye to the larger than life, Clarence Clemons.
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90 shows and counting...some of my favs: Randall's Island night 2, Milwaukee '95 night 2, Hawaii '06, St Johns '05, PJ20!
Drive all night...Eddie welcomed Jake to the stage after talking about the history of the theater and the E Street Band. He mentioned the first time the band ever played together was at the Tower Theater in 1976, but corrected himself to say '74.
Jake took the stage, holding his gleaming tenor overhead. He has the same imposing, large frame as the big man himself (if you squinted just right, he was Clarence).
Eddie hit the first few notes and we were off on a 10 minute journey threw time. This newly formed trio brought us back to "The River"(1980), the epic double-album that wrapped up the trilogy which began with Born to Run (1975), then gave us Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978).
Personally, I thought back to the first time I saw Clarence. Tears welled in my eyes as Jake called upon the spirit of The Big Man. Chills run down my spine as I type.
Just a perfect way to say goodbye to the larger than life, Clarence Clemons.
Haven't seen "drive all night" on any of the previous Eddie Tour show setlists, or on any Pearl Jam recordings. Can't say for sure, but seems like it's first time.
As I mentioned in the setlist thread, Glen Hansard regularly covers Drive All Night in his shows with Swell Season and Jake often joins them on sax. That's clearly the genesis of the performance tonight.
This is what I'm not understanding. Great tribute with Jake. But was this done as a "Glen Hansard song" with a guest appearance by Eddie in the middle of an Eddie encore? (know it's a Brucie song).
Not that it's bad. Just trying to get a feel.
Not sure what's so hard to understand, artists often bring guests onstage and turn the stage over for a song or two for the guest to lead. Springsteen does it all the time. Just in the past few years, he had Win and Regine of Arcade Fire come out for Keep The Car Running, Mike Ness on Bad Luck, Alejandro Escovedo on Always A Friend, etc. And of course, Ed did Betterman in a guest appearance with Bruce '04 (I was in the front row and that was incredible).
Drive all night...Eddie welcomed Jake to the stage after talking about the history of the theater and the E Street Band. He mentioned the first time the band ever played together was at the Tower Theater in 1976, but corrected himself to say '74.
If he said the first time the E Street Band ever played together was in 1974 at the Tower Theater, that is wrong so maybe you misheard him. Maybe he meant the first time they ever played the Theater was in '74, I think that's when they first played there. But the first performances with the E Street Band took place in October, 1972, though at that point the Band was not named. The band included the original line-up of Clarence, Garry, Vini Lopez, and Danny Federici. Then in '73, both Greetings and the WIESS were released and they toured through-out the year. By 1975, David Sancious had come and gone, Lopez had been asked to leave, and Steve Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, and Roy Bittan joined.
All highlights have been covered. My 3rd Vedder show and the best crowd so far. I missed some of these skirmishes that were mentioned, hopefully they didn't distract you from the show too much.
The "New York Sucks" guy mentioned in a post above, must have been about 10 rows behind me and the post above describes you well.
Ton of aisle walkers throughout the show. I always find it funny how people complain about prices of beer at events, but continue to pay them. Or price of concert tix and then they decide to get up and miss a third of the show.
Ed, some of us are big guys (6'2" 230 lbs) I need an XXL shirt. I was in as doors opened and there were tons of PA plate shirts but the XXLs were gone.
All in all the night was great.
Cherry Hill Mike, it was nice meeting you a sharing some beers!
I personally would like to thank Empty Glass......I am currently unemployed and it has been a rough last couple weeks in particular. I attempted to back out of the show (even though I desperately wanted to see it) but EG would not allow me and I am so thankful today that I was able to be part of this amazing show, and to share that experience with an amazing friend....so Cheers to you Empty Glass.
Would also like to second that was a pleasure meeting Cherry Hill Mike, I trust that you and your buddy loved the show.
The only down to the night was that the Tower apparently forgot that it is summertime, a little A/C would have been nice but still did nothing to dampen the experience. Bring on Fenway!!
Drive all night...Eddie welcomed Jake to the stage after talking about the history of the theater and the E Street Band. He mentioned the first time the band ever played together was at the Tower Theater in 1976, but corrected himself to say '74.
If he said the first time the E Street Band ever played together was in 1974 at the Tower Theater, that is wrong so maybe you misheard him. Maybe he meant the first time they ever played the Theater was in '74, I think that's when they first played there. But the first performances with the E Street Band took place in October, 1972, though at that point the Band was not named. The band included the original line-up of Clarence, Garry, Vini Lopez, and Danny Federici. Then in '73, both Greetings and the WIESS were released and they toured through-out the year. By 1975, David Sancious had come and gone, Lopez had been asked to leave, and Steve Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, and Roy Bittan joined.
I think we're splitting hairs here..
This is clipped from the Tower Theater wiki: In September 1974, Bruce Springsteen – who had an early, strong, and long-lived fan base in Philadelphia – introduced the world to his new E Street Band, with Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan, at the Tower Theater. It was the first time in his career that Springsteen earned $5,000 for a night's work. He returned in early November for two sold-out shows
90 shows and counting...some of my favs: Randall's Island night 2, Milwaukee '95 night 2, Hawaii '06, St Johns '05, PJ20!
Awesome show and we even got to meet Eddie afterwards. What a special night for Philly! It's a shame that some people (can't call them all fans) won't remember any of it.
I have been to over 120 shows and I cannot get over how many people were getting up throughout the show. Didn't matter what song...people walked out during Porch, Unthought Known, obscure tune or not. W--T---F? Even my wife remarked that she had never seen so many people walking around. Not to sound like a sexist, but many were young women coming back with beer after beer although there were a number of guys too. Is alcohol THAT important in your lives? I drink my fair share but so many were consumed by the need to keep getting drinks. Stay home and leave the good tickets for those of us who are there for the MUSIC.
And guys grow some balls and leave your girlfriend home if she is not into the music. It's okay to be apart for a couple of hours. You'll save some $$$ and those around you will enjoy the show better without the constant interruptions. The bimbos in front of us were out of their seats probably for half the show.
Same with the idiots who continue to shout stupid things out during the show or scream in the middle of a song...God, Philly looks so bad when this happens. Ed was very polite when asking not to take photos but yet flashes were still going off. I really expected a better behaved crowd but typically Philly BS came through again. I grew up 10 minutes away from the Tower so I guess I should be used to this nonsense.
Thank you Eddie for your patience and for a really special show.
Great show! The set list was awesome. There was a great vibe in the Tower last night! Eddie is an incredible musician, and continues to inspire me. Thank you for the gift last night.
I think we're splitting hairs here..
This is clipped from the Tower Theater wiki: In September 1974, Bruce Springsteen – who had an early, strong, and long-lived fan base in Philadelphia – introduced the world to his new E Street Band, with Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan, at the Tower Theater. It was the first time in his career that Springsteen earned $5,000 for a night's work. He returned in early November for two sold-out shows
Not splitting hairs, that is wrong. Well, charitably it is actually phrased very poorly. When they say "new", they mean the Band with the new members but the E Street Band was a Band for 2 years prior to that. The thing that was new for those shows was that Max and Roy had joined the Band in place of Vini and Davey Sanscious (well and Boom Carter was in the Band for about 5 mins in between Vini and Max). If every time the E Street Band changed or added members, we called it "new", we'd be referring to the newest Band in the land as Bruce has changed personnel onstage routinely over the years.
Even though the Band is never credited on studio albums, the very fact he had already released two albums in '73, should tell anyone that the E Street Band did not make its first appearance in '74, even if they aren't an expert on E Street Band history (which I happen to be).
Or to put it better in perspective for people here, saying the E Street Band made it's debut when Max and Roy joined the Band, would be like someone writing an article about Pearl Jam and claiming they were a new band making their debut and citing Matt Cameron's first show.
the show was brilliant, beuatiful, amazing. i am still spinning on my high, and i just can't believe it's over already. i wish i had a dvd of it so i could re-live it everyday. eddie blew me away from start to finish, as i'm sure he did everyone else. his sense of humor, his stories, everything about the night was wonderful. it felt so intimate, i wish i could watch him play live everyday. i don't really have complaints at all, except for how god awful HOT it was, and at times some people in the crowd irritated me. i don't understand why so many feel the need to play with their cell phones, or talk to their neighbor, or scream in the middle of quiet songs, or get up and down every five minutes.. and who gets blasted drunk to see a solo show? REALLY?
anyway, does anyone know if he will release boots of the shows? i know he didn't last solo tour, but maybe fingers crossed, he will for this one.. ?!?! i NEED to find a decent copy of the falling slowly duet with glen.. i lost it, it was soooo beautiful. eddie's voice was on point and amazing... actually the whole concert on cd would be fantastic, but for some reason that was the first time i heard that song ever, and while i immediately came home and downloaded the original.. i think i do need it with eddie's vocals.. yes, NEED.
hope everyone enjoys detroit tonight, and the shows to follow!!!
Great show, other than a few (and I hate to say this) typical Philly assholes. Although its in a bit of a sketchy neighborhood the Tower is my favorite venue to see a solo/acoustic type act. The crowd was on their feet from Unthought Known until the end of the show.
Highlights for me:
#1- I got shivers when Ed and Glen played “Falling Slowly”. It may have been the most beautiful song I have ever heard performed live. I can’t speak for the entire crowd, but I know the big guy next to me in Row FF Seat 116 (?) felt the same way.
Betterman had a different arrangement than I have never heard before. I’m not sure if it’s the first time it has been played this way. It was a nice change.
Parting Ways was amazing.
Awesome sing-alongs for Hide Your Love Away and Elderly Woman! Very emotional story regarding John, Strawberry Fields, and the Dakota.
The Sax during Hard Sun was a nice addition.
-Not sure if anyone from the JZ Tours bustrip is on the message board, but it was a nice trip, with the exception of our driver, who I believe was driving a bus or any kind of vehicle for the first time.
And finally a quick hello to Pearljamforever (I think that is what you said your boardname was) you were wearing a green WM3 tshirt and I talked to you for a while in the Waterford. I was standing at the corner of the bar smoking a cigar.
I'm gone ..Long gone..This time I'm letting go of it all...So long...Cause this time I'm gone
holy hell, what a show ! when EV rares back strumming hard and fast on songs like I am Mine and Far Behind look out. Unthought Known has clearly became a classic sing-a-long. Parting Ways was a nice surprise. Another interesting part of the show was when EV played the Ukulele song Light Today. It came with a cool story and the request for the house to turn back on the ''ceiling stars''. This Pearl Jam and EV rotation is something alot of us won't mind at all if it continues.
Anyone know if there was a License Plate Shirt at this show?
there was a PA plate shirt. old school PA plate from the 70's or 80's i think.
my only disapointment merch wise was there was no EV zippo lighter with the wave doodle for sale as they had last week at the Beacon as reported
Thanks for the info. If anyone's got a spare XL one lying around, I'd be interested. Thanks.
I Know All The Rules But The Rules Do Not Know Me.
I couldn't get into this show. There were so many fucking distractions from either ignorant or drunk people who think their money spent requires the rest of the crowd to hear their fucking screams. E.V. told a couple of poignant stories, marred by uncalled-for commentary.
To the idiot who TWICE shouted "New York sucks" during Ed's Lennon story, you, sir, are a fuck. You probably have been fired from job after job and got lots of "F's" in school because you can't pay attention and talk out of turn. Turn off the beer spigot attached above your mouth to save the few brain cells catching a little fire in your head and maybe — IF JUST FOR ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE — you won't have someone pissed off at you.
To the idiot who shouted "Yeah!" at the top of your lungs during Ed's story about his music-store acquaintance, you clearly need some help, too. Seek solace in loved ones. They've put up with you for you to make it this far.
I don't what happened with the minifight in the middle-right of the room during the start of the third song, but it set the tone for the night.
Turn off your fucking cell phones at shows! I asked the guy next to me to put his away, and he defended himself, saying he was keeping it close to his chest. This exchange happened during the Bruce cover. His texting conversation clearly was more important. Those more interested in recording the moment as it's happening will miss something that can never be translated to binary code.
Glen had high praise for PJ fans, but on this Saturday night, it was a failed, disrespectful, disruptive showing. I'm ashamed and let down.
You hit the nail on the head. Its unfortunate that a few assholes really ruined the experience for my girlfriend and I. Maybe it was because of our seat location (back left of orch). People yelling/talking throughout the show, fights, people constantly getting up and down and walking around.....come on! Sit down, shut up, and enjoy the show!
As for the guy who was carried out, it's because he couldn't wait til the end of a song to come back in so he pushed a female usher out of his way to get back to his seat.
I'd love to see Eddie again but i doubt i'll ever return to the tower theater
Just got back from the show (drove home all day)..AMAZING!
Everyone I met was really cool so to me the crowd seemed great. Met some people from Germany who flew over here just for the concert and were going back right after the show - that's so awesome to me. Also met Eddie after the show - it was my first time getting to meet him - I am still in shock! He is so humble and so sweet it really takes your breath away. I turned around after he shook my hand to my friend and she recorded the whole thing - now that is a firiend!
At one point Eddie just wanted to see us and the lights were turned up so he could look at out and see us all - that was a pretty cool moment. "Look at you all" he said and the crowd went wild. The fights and stuff I just ignored - focused on Eddie (not that hard to do ). I knew if I paid attention to what others were doing it would just ruin my time.
Overall perfect show. Eddie's voice in the Tower Theater just magnified his talent. His voice goes deep into your soul at these intimate venues - so surreal.
Great show, great set, fucking fantastic!!! Thank you Eddie! See you in Canada and hopefully PJ20!
Was Redmosquito22 involved in any of the fist-fights?????
hehehehehehehehehe
everyone loves Redmosquito22
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Mr. Vedder gets on stage with his little ukulele....
And you Phuckers in Philly are fist-fighting with each other????
hehehehehehe
Yes it was a Philly crowd. I didn't see the fist fighting but wish I did. There were just so many guys packed together drunk as hell on a hot Saturday night in Philly, you know fists are gonna fly. This happens all the time at Phillies and Eagles games. Drinking and fighting is a way of life here, otherwise known as alcoholism. I sometimes wish they wouldn't sell alcohol at events in Philly but I suppose there's too much profit and you wish people were not so maladjusted and could control themselves. New York had a lot of drunk people too, but so many more hot babes, so it evened itself out in my opinion. But Philly is my home though quite ugly in the spotlight when mixed with alcohol.
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Jake took the stage, holding his gleaming tenor overhead. He has the same imposing, large frame as the big man himself (if you squinted just right, he was Clarence).
Eddie hit the first few notes and we were off on a 10 minute journey through time. This newly formed trio brought us back to "The River"(1980), the epic double-album that wrapped up the trilogy which began with Born to Run (1975), then gave us Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978).
Personally, I thought back to the first time I saw Clarence. Tears welled in my eyes as Jake called upon the spirit of The Big Man. Chills run down my spine as I type.
Just a perfect way to say goodbye to the larger than life, Clarence Clemons.
Thanks a lot!
Not sure what's so hard to understand, artists often bring guests onstage and turn the stage over for a song or two for the guest to lead. Springsteen does it all the time. Just in the past few years, he had Win and Regine of Arcade Fire come out for Keep The Car Running, Mike Ness on Bad Luck, Alejandro Escovedo on Always A Friend, etc. And of course, Ed did Betterman in a guest appearance with Bruce '04 (I was in the front row and that was incredible).
Only in Philly!!!!!
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
This comment says it all!
If he said the first time the E Street Band ever played together was in 1974 at the Tower Theater, that is wrong so maybe you misheard him. Maybe he meant the first time they ever played the Theater was in '74, I think that's when they first played there. But the first performances with the E Street Band took place in October, 1972, though at that point the Band was not named. The band included the original line-up of Clarence, Garry, Vini Lopez, and Danny Federici. Then in '73, both Greetings and the WIESS were released and they toured through-out the year. By 1975, David Sancious had come and gone, Lopez had been asked to leave, and Steve Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, and Roy Bittan joined.
I personally would like to thank Empty Glass......I am currently unemployed and it has been a rough last couple weeks in particular. I attempted to back out of the show (even though I desperately wanted to see it) but EG would not allow me and I am so thankful today that I was able to be part of this amazing show, and to share that experience with an amazing friend....so Cheers to you Empty Glass.
Would also like to second that was a pleasure meeting Cherry Hill Mike, I trust that you and your buddy loved the show.
The only down to the night was that the Tower apparently forgot that it is summertime, a little A/C would have been nice
I think we're splitting hairs here..
This is clipped from the Tower Theater wiki:
In September 1974, Bruce Springsteen – who had an early, strong, and long-lived fan base in Philadelphia – introduced the world to his new E Street Band, with Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan, at the Tower Theater. It was the first time in his career that Springsteen earned $5,000 for a night's work. He returned in early November for two sold-out shows
I have been to over 120 shows and I cannot get over how many people were getting up throughout the show. Didn't matter what song...people walked out during Porch, Unthought Known, obscure tune or not. W--T---F? Even my wife remarked that she had never seen so many people walking around. Not to sound like a sexist, but many were young women coming back with beer after beer although there were a number of guys too. Is alcohol THAT important in your lives? I drink my fair share but so many were consumed by the need to keep getting drinks. Stay home and leave the good tickets for those of us who are there for the MUSIC.
And guys grow some balls and leave your girlfriend home if she is not into the music. It's okay to be apart for a couple of hours. You'll save some $$$ and those around you will enjoy the show better without the constant interruptions. The bimbos in front of us were out of their seats probably for half the show.
Same with the idiots who continue to shout stupid things out during the show or scream in the middle of a song...God, Philly looks so bad when this happens. Ed was very polite when asking not to take photos but yet flashes were still going off. I really expected a better behaved crowd but typically Philly BS came through again. I grew up 10 minutes away from the Tower so I guess I should be used to this nonsense.
Thank you Eddie for your patience and for a really special show.
Not splitting hairs, that is wrong. Well, charitably it is actually phrased very poorly. When they say "new", they mean the Band with the new members but the E Street Band was a Band for 2 years prior to that. The thing that was new for those shows was that Max and Roy had joined the Band in place of Vini and Davey Sanscious (well and Boom Carter was in the Band for about 5 mins in between Vini and Max). If every time the E Street Band changed or added members, we called it "new", we'd be referring to the newest Band in the land as Bruce has changed personnel onstage routinely over the years.
Even though the Band is never credited on studio albums, the very fact he had already released two albums in '73, should tell anyone that the E Street Band did not make its first appearance in '74, even if they aren't an expert on E Street Band history (which I happen to be).
Or to put it better in perspective for people here, saying the E Street Band made it's debut when Max and Roy joined the Band, would be like someone writing an article about Pearl Jam and claiming they were a new band making their debut and citing Matt Cameron's first show.
DO THE EVOLUTION - a 20th Anniversary Tribute Celebration
of PEARL JAM - WORLD CAFE LIVE PHILLY JUNE 19th 7pm
anyway, does anyone know if he will release boots of the shows? i know he didn't last solo tour, but maybe fingers crossed, he will for this one.. ?!?! i NEED to find a decent copy of the falling slowly duet with glen.. i lost it, it was soooo beautiful. eddie's voice was on point and amazing... actually the whole concert on cd would be fantastic, but for some reason that was the first time i heard that song ever, and while i immediately came home and downloaded the original.. i think i do need it with eddie's vocals.. yes, NEED.
hope everyone enjoys detroit tonight, and the shows to follow!!!
Highlights for me:
#1- I got shivers when Ed and Glen played “Falling Slowly”. It may have been the most beautiful song I have ever heard performed live. I can’t speak for the entire crowd, but I know the big guy next to me in Row FF Seat 116 (?) felt the same way.
Betterman had a different arrangement than I have never heard before. I’m not sure if it’s the first time it has been played this way. It was a nice change.
Parting Ways was amazing.
Awesome sing-alongs for Hide Your Love Away and Elderly Woman! Very emotional story regarding John, Strawberry Fields, and the Dakota.
The Sax during Hard Sun was a nice addition.
-Not sure if anyone from the JZ Tours bustrip is on the message board, but it was a nice trip, with the exception of our driver, who I believe was driving a bus or any kind of vehicle for the first time.
And finally a quick hello to Pearljamforever (I think that is what you said your boardname was) you were wearing a green WM3 tshirt and I talked to you for a while in the Waterford. I was standing at the corner of the bar smoking a cigar.
As for the guy who was carried out, it's because he couldn't wait til the end of a song to come back in so he pushed a female usher out of his way to get back to his seat.
I'd love to see Eddie again but i doubt i'll ever return to the tower theater
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Mr. Vedder gets on stage with his little ukulele....
And you Phuckers in Philly are fist-fighting with each other????
hehehehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
hehehehehehehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
You fuckers start fist fighting, and Mr. Vedder cracks some of you over the head with his ukulele.....
hehehehehehehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Everyone I met was really cool so to me the crowd seemed great. Met some people from Germany who flew over here just for the concert and were going back right after the show - that's so awesome to me. Also met Eddie after the show - it was my first time getting to meet him - I am still in shock! He is so humble and so sweet it really takes your breath away. I turned around after he shook my hand to my friend and she recorded the whole thing - now that is a firiend!
At one point Eddie just wanted to see us and the lights were turned up so he could look at out and see us all - that was a pretty cool moment. "Look at you all" he said and the crowd went wild. The fights and stuff I just ignored - focused on Eddie (not that hard to do
Overall perfect show. Eddie's voice in the Tower Theater just magnified his talent. His voice goes deep into your soul at these intimate venues - so surreal.
Great show, great set, fucking fantastic!!! Thank you Eddie! See you in Canada and hopefully PJ20!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Or was he fist-fighting last night too???
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwwLdGHLU4
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Yes it was a Philly crowd. I didn't see the fist fighting but wish I did. There were just so many guys packed together drunk as hell on a hot Saturday night in Philly, you know fists are gonna fly. This happens all the time at Phillies and Eagles games. Drinking and fighting is a way of life here, otherwise known as alcoholism. I sometimes wish they wouldn't sell alcohol at events in Philly but I suppose there's too much profit and you wish people were not so maladjusted and could control themselves. New York had a lot of drunk people too, but so many more hot babes, so it evened itself out in my opinion. But Philly is my home though quite ugly in the spotlight when mixed with alcohol.