Eddie: Adding H's to words that begin with vowels=UGH!!!

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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,334
    Fatal wrote:

    His voice sounds amazing on the solo shows....that type of setting definitely plays to his strengths at this point.

    Agree 100%
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Shawshank wrote:
    whispering hands wrote:
    lb194468 wrote:
    Does anyone know if Ed has always been a ciggy smoker? It seems to have only become a habit in the 2000's? I know he use to smoke a lot of pot, maybe the habit was substituted for the other?
    He has always smoked cigs.. since San D. Sad to say..

    He didn't start smoking until '94, just after Kurt died.
    Funny you say that.. cause look at alot of the pics from Lollaplooza, and the shortly after Smashing Pumpkins tour.. he has a cig in his hands or mouth in many that was 92 and I've seen pics of him with the Bad Radio guys..where he has a cig in his mouth.. so..Either way it's his life which is the entire point..
  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    whispering hands wrote:
    Funny you say that.. cause look at alot of the pics from Lollaplooza, and the shortly after Smashing Pumpkins tour.. he has a cig in his hands or mouth in many that was 92 and I've seen pics of him with the Bad Radio guys..where he has a cig in his mouth.. so..Either way it's his life which is the entire point..

    Just going off of what the man said himself about when he started. It's not that big of a deal to me.
  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    Shawshank wrote:
    whispering hands wrote:
    Funny you say that.. cause look at alot of the pics from Lollaplooza, and the shortly after Smashing Pumpkins tour.. he has a cig in his hands or mouth in many that was 92 and I've seen pics of him with the Bad Radio guys..where he has a cig in his mouth.. so..Either way it's his life which is the entire point..

    Just going off of what the man said himself about when he started. It's not that big of a deal to me.
    This thread is hhillarious.

    Eddie says alot of things he doesn't mean.

    check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBv02UUAGE
    you can hear the Hup's
    "In the age of darkness
    want to be enlightened"
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,334
    whispering hands wrote:
    Funny you say that.. cause look at alot of the pics from Lollaplooza, and the shortly after Smashing Pumpkins tour.. he has a cig in his hands or mouth in many that was 92 and I've seen pics of him with the Bad Radio guys..where he has a cig in his mouth.. so..Either way it's his life which is the entire point..

    Maybe he did just to look cool... :? :lol:
  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/vedder-tries-to-quit-smoking-after-ramones-death
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    supersonicyears wrote:
    check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBv02UUAGE

    I loved that! a favorite Bruce song! thank you very much! :D
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,540
    Yeah i was trying to pin point what i was not liking about some of the boots of the past couple of tours and you nailed it , good ear :!:
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • danceswithrats
    danceswithrats Posts: 22
    thisisthisisthisisthisis wrote:
    Right or wrong I can't ever find it in my being to criticize Eddie Vedder.

    Given me way too much with so little in return.

    Yes. This.
  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    pandora wrote:
    supersonicyears wrote:
    check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBv02UUAGE

    I loved that! a favorite Bruce song! thank you very much! :D
    I love Bruce Springsteen!! But I have to say I love Eddie singing this one. :D
    "In the age of darkness
    want to be enlightened"
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    josevolution wrote:
    Yeah i was trying to pin point what i was not liking about some of the boots of the past couple of tours and you nailed it , good ear :!:
    maybe its the actual boots that have gone downhill since 00.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    This argument crops up every now and then on this board.

    It's true Ed can't hit some of the notes -- or, rather, the screams -- of the early records. But by the same token, there is shit he does today that he couldn't have done in 1992 either.

    I contend 1992 Ed could never have pulled off Arc. Seriously. Go listen to recordings from the recent solo tours and tell me -- pause to stifle a laugh -- that Ed Vedder can't sing.

    It's just that his wheelhouse has changed. He's not going to sound great on "Blood" anymore. He'll knock "Just Breathe" out of the park.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • RITFWinCO
    RITFWinCO Posts: 217
    He totally cold have done Arc 1992 - 1999. Just go back and listen to those Tower Record instores from 1992.

    I totally agree with this thread. The cogs hurt. Ed go cold turkey til Sept! Plus maybe you'll have some extra angst!

    I will say, I thought his voice sounded really good on 2006 tour. Best since 2000.
  • evolution1_1973
    evolution1_1973 Posts: 92
    thefixer9 wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    Personally, I think the Ed solo tour setting is really the best setting for the ol' voice.
    Him, sitting and really putting the effort into the tunes really made his voice sound incredible on this current solo tour.
    I saw him in San Diego and his voice blew me away. The PJ shows I've seen and heard from '03 to present have really been hit and miss.

    Face it, the guy is 46. He still has one of the best singing voices in the history of music, but to deny it's decline over the years makes one blind...er tone-deaf.

    I hope PJ doesn't necessarily retire any songs, but I do think some just sound bad anymore.
    That, or just have the guys sit and play...it's not like they move around much (other than Mike) anyways... :? :D

    I agree with this post! :mrgreen:

    I also agree with the above post. And wow.. some of the comments from people just make me think that some of the members are either asking for too much or are just not feeling the passion anymore. Sad!! I am sure the fans in Central America and South America and other parts of the world that don't get spoiled like us in the US will be jumping from joy and thankful to the fullest extent to have in their country such awesome and beautiful voice!!
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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    I never noticed but kept seeing this thread pop up all day and just heard Ed say the "h-air that I breathe" on a version of Black.

    Damn you OP!! :mrgreen:
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    RITFWinCO wrote:
    He totally cold have done Arc 1992 - 1999. Just go back and listen to those Tower Record instores from 1992.
    .

    I have, and I disagree. He had a more powerful voice back then. But "more powerful" doesn't necessarily mean "more technically sound."

    Since we're going back in time, go listen to any show from 1995 -- even the legendary Soldier Field show. There are some REALLY rough vocal moments on that tour.

    I stand by what I said earlier: Technically speaking, Ed is a better SINGER now than he once was. At pushing 50, his voice just isn't suited for the powerful, screaming stuff anymore. He's better suited to the slower or mid-tempo stuff. His wheelhouse has changed. That's all.

    What's happened to Ed's voice isn't any different than what's happened to Roger Daltrey's.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    second verse same as the first.......

    this has been an ongoing to topic since the advent of message boards.

    and he is still bringing it at forty freaking Six.....
  • TunnelThroughDenial
    TunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    If you heard him last night you would have nothing bad to say about the quality of Ed's voice. I've never heard it better. Sure, he wasn't performing Blood and screaming the whole time but vocally I think he is at his prime.
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    two of my family members went to the Portland show (I am jealous) and they see every concert that rolls throught town. They both agree that was the best concert they have ever been to. They were blown away.
  • RITFWinCO
    RITFWinCO Posts: 217
    slightofjeff wrote:
    RITFWinCO wrote:
    He totally cold have done Arc 1992 - 1999. Just go back and listen to those Tower Record instores from 1992.
    .
    I own Soldier Field (def an off vial might) plus 50 more boots circa 92 through 99 and there is no doubt that the Eddie of that era had the power, techincal wherewithal and finesse to ace Arc with half his vocal chords tied behind his back. I stand behind what I said. Get out your time machine and let's go back to 1992 and settle this debate like real men!
    I have, and I disagree. He had a more powerful voice back then. But "more powerful" doesn't necessarily mean "more technically sound."

    Since we're going back in time, go listen to any show from 1995 -- even the legendary Soldier Field show. There are some REALLY rough vocal moments on that tour.

    I stand by what I said earlier: Technically speaking, Ed is a better SINGER now than he once was. At pushing 50, his voice just isn't suited for the powerful, screaming stuff anymore. He's better suited to the slower or mid-tempo stuff. His wheelhouse has changed. That's all.

    What's happened to Ed's voice isn't any different than what's happened to Roger Daltrey's.

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