I've cried before during a certain show at a certain time before, but not necessarily this time around, I planned to, but I suppose I was just too too happy this time. (or simply not drunk enough, which is a good thing as there was no drunk dialing old girlfriends )
If you drunk dial old girlfriends during Just Breathe, I will punch you.
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
Was I the only one who choked up at Hunger Strike on night 1? That was a "bucket list" moment for me. When Eddie invited Cornell on stage, I lost it and had to bury my face in my friend's shoulder.
Release not only choked me up because of what the song represents to me, but because I all of a sudden realized I had a bajillion new friends for the rest of the night. Plus, my friend and I had just had a drunken misunderstanding which was quickly forgotten when we were both smiling through our tears at the opening chords. He really lost it at Eddie's speech / "Wasted Reprise."
I wisely left the mascara off for night 2 since I knew what was coming. My thanks to my new random friend "Amy" who happened to sit next to me and hugged me as hard as I hugged her whenever I teared up.
I was an emotional wreck driving to the airport on Monday. It was an emotional rollercoaster being at AV. I cried a little both nights but I will miss the atmosphere there more than PJ. I will see PJ again but the crowds and all of my new friends will not all be together again.
As soon as Release hit I started to tear up. At first it was the "wow, it's finally here and this is it" tear of joy. Then as the song went on I actually had a hard time yelling WHERE IT TAKES ME!!! because I was fighting back tears.
Ed's Wasted Reprise speech did it as well. So did his new song, and so did LBC. Then at the very end right before Ledbetter when Ed walked up to the mic and just simply said "Thank you, thank you". It was obvious that he said all that he wanted to say and there was nothing else other than thank you.
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I was an emotional wreck driving to the airport on Monday. It was an emotional rollercoaster being at AV. I cried a little both nights but I will miss the atmosphere there more than PJ. I will see PJ again but the crowds and all of my new friends will not all be together again.
I was an emotional wreck driving to the airport on Monday. It was an emotional rollercoaster being at AV. I cried a little both nights but I will miss the atmosphere there more than PJ. I will see PJ again but the crowds and all of my new friends will not all be together again.
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Me too. Best vibe that I've ever experienced at a festival-type show. No tweakers, no teeny-boppers, no a-holes...just good people who love a great band having a great time.
See you all at PJ25 when they (hopefully inevitably) get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! :wave:
I was an emotional wreck driving to the airport on Monday. It was an emotional rollercoaster being at AV. I cried a little both nights but I will miss the atmosphere there more than PJ. I will see PJ again but the crowds and all of my new friends will not all be together again.
Agreed
Me too. Best vibe that I've ever experienced at a festival-type show. No tweakers, no teeny-boppers, no a-holes...just good people who love a great band having a great time.
See you all at PJ25 when they (hopefully inevitably) get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! :wave:
Agreed the people made the show. Everyone was relaxed and ready to enjoy each others company and watch the worlds greatest band. Yea, I cried, I am 40, pretty big, very rough around the edges and I cried......not full on bawling mind you but tears welled up during GTF, Black, and Just Breathe. Last summer my wife had the battle of her life and we would listen to Pj every night on the back patio while she recovered. These are her favorites. She is fine now, she loves PJ but hates crowds, I recorded them on the phone for her. I still get choked when I watch them. Jesus I am a puss. When did this happen?
I've cried before during a certain show at a certain time before, but not necessarily this time around, I planned to, but I suppose I was just too too happy this time.
I'm with you, Marcos! (Sorry we didn't get to meet up, man!) I think I was just in such a constant state of euphoria, but It's OK, Nothingman, and Eddie's new one really made me feel like it just doesn't get any better than this. I think I'm in a state of depression after leaving.
At the very end of Night 2, when they came out for the final encore and everyone was cheering like crazy, Ed stood there for a few moments, tried to say something and I could see the tears in his eyes, he was so overcome...that's when I nearly lost it.
My friend said as soon as Chris Cornell came onstage she bawled like a baby for the rest of the night...she said that back when she was in elementary school and started listening to Pearl Jam, Eddie and Chris were her only friends, and seeing them together onstage was overwhelming.
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At the very end of Night 2, when they came out for the final encore and everyone was cheering like crazy, Ed stood there for a few moments, tried to say something and I could see the tears in his eyes, he was so overcome...that's when I nearly lost it.
I'm going to have to check the videos for this!! Hopefully someone got it - a lot of the songs posted on You Tube and such are edited to begin when the song starts.
But there were some real cool moments with Ed, where it felt so intimate, like we were rocking out at a back yard party or something.
i cried when ed gave the speech during wasted reprise
i cried during LBC
very emotional weekend. wouldn't have it any other way.
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in wide open spaces we sing, with strings.. launch a full on musical cannonball.. guided by bells that we bring, they ring.. sound for the sky and the sun, our own waterfall...
one with the raging wind, alive on the highest tides, my ship at sail can climb a mountain.. ride it to the sky
Honestly, I always laughed at people who talked about crying at music, but lost my old man in march and as soon as Eddie hit the "I miss you already" line, yeah, I lost it.
Honestly, I always laughed at people who talked about crying at music, but lost my old man in march and as soon as Eddie hit the "I miss you already" line, yeah, I lost it.
my mom has been gone almost 9 years now...reading your words here, remembering the song there, just made ME tear up!
"How I choose to feel,... Is how I am."
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During "breath and a scream...",
the build was incredible, the sound was perfectly loud
and the part "if I knew where it was, I would take you there, there's much more....."
Tears started streaming out of me uncontrollably,
I didn't sense it coming.
At that point it seemed almost functional rather than emotional,
"Its ok, Its ok, you don`t have to run and hide away"
That`s why they don`t need a fancy stage, they physically rip your emotions from you. I protected myself with a few mushrooms. just a slight enhancement. Dennis Rodmam was really there next to me I swear!
Honestly, I always laughed at people who talked about crying at music, but lost my old man in march and as soon as Eddie hit the "I miss you already" line, yeah, I lost it.
my mom has been gone almost 9 years now...reading your words here, remembering the song there, just made ME tear up!
Yeah, it was pretty surreal. I'm not a very emotional guy, at all, and that hit me like a ton of bricks.
I wonder what the 'other' bands take on PJ20 was? It has to be impressive to them, having so many devoted fans...the positive energy those two nights was palatable.
Release got me as I had never seen it live. It was my number 1 song I wanted to hear and when it started I lost it.... The energy was so intense and I just felt it! What an epically beautiful weekend.
Life Wasted really hit me, especially his speech before Wasted Reprise. That chorus is so encouraging to me and it came out at a low low point in my life and it's like it was meant for me to hear.
I don't cry very often but I have to admit that I was teary eyed when Release started and when Ed played that song he had just written.
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Wow, I just talked to my psychotherapist for an hour trying to explain how I felt when I started crying after night 1. I can't believe this thread actually exists. I'm astounded by everyone's comments. You are my people!
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If you drunk dial old girlfriends during Just Breathe, I will punch you.
for the least they could possibly do
Wasn't sure how much better it could be after MSGII last year. Guess they showed me.
Release not only choked me up because of what the song represents to me, but because I all of a sudden realized I had a bajillion new friends for the rest of the night. Plus, my friend and I had just had a drunken misunderstanding which was quickly forgotten when we were both smiling through our tears at the opening chords. He really lost it at Eddie's speech / "Wasted Reprise."
I wisely left the mascara off for night 2 since I knew what was coming. My thanks to my new random friend "Amy" who happened to sit next to me and hugged me as hard as I hugged her whenever I teared up.
Me too. I so was hoping to hear this and completely lost it - tears of joy and almost flew out of my body!
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Ed's Wasted Reprise speech did it as well. So did his new song, and so did LBC. Then at the very end right before Ledbetter when Ed walked up to the mic and just simply said "Thank you, thank you". It was obvious that he said all that he wanted to say and there was nothing else other than thank you.
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Agreed
Me too. Best vibe that I've ever experienced at a festival-type show. No tweakers, no teeny-boppers, no a-holes...just good people who love a great band having a great time.
See you all at PJ25 when they (hopefully inevitably) get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! :wave:
Agreed the people made the show. Everyone was relaxed and ready to enjoy each others company and watch the worlds greatest band. Yea, I cried, I am 40, pretty big, very rough around the edges and I cried......not full on bawling mind you but tears welled up during GTF, Black, and Just Breathe. Last summer my wife had the battle of her life and we would listen to Pj every night on the back patio while she recovered. These are her favorites. She is fine now, she loves PJ but hates crowds, I recorded them on the phone for her. I still get choked when I watch them. Jesus I am a puss. When did this happen?
I'm with you, Marcos! (Sorry we didn't get to meet up, man!) I think I was just in such a constant state of euphoria, but It's OK, Nothingman, and Eddie's new one really made me feel like it just doesn't get any better than this. I think I'm in a state of depression after leaving.
My friend said as soon as Chris Cornell came onstage she bawled like a baby for the rest of the night...she said that back when she was in elementary school and started listening to Pearl Jam, Eddie and Chris were her only friends, and seeing them together onstage was overwhelming.
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I'm going to have to check the videos for this!! Hopefully someone got it - a lot of the songs posted on You Tube and such are edited to begin when the song starts.
But there were some real cool moments with Ed, where it felt so intimate, like we were rocking out at a back yard party or something.
i cried when ed gave the speech during wasted reprise
i cried during LBC
very emotional weekend. wouldn't have it any other way.
in wide open spaces we sing, with strings.. launch a full on musical cannonball.. guided by bells that we bring, they ring.. sound for the sky and the sun, our own waterfall...
one with the raging wind, alive on the highest tides, my ship at sail can climb a mountain.. ride it to the sky
my mom has been gone almost 9 years now...reading your words here, remembering the song there, just made ME tear up!
after 20 years of waiting: EV Fox Theatre Detroit-6/26/11;Alpine Valley-9/3/11 & 9/4/11;Toronto-9/11/11;Music Midtown-8/22/12;London, Ontario-7/16/13;Wrigley Field, Chicago-7/19/13
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During "breath and a scream...",
the build was incredible, the sound was perfectly loud
and the part "if I knew where it was, I would take you there, there's much more....."
Tears started streaming out of me uncontrollably,
I didn't sense it coming.
At that point it seemed almost functional rather than emotional,
:shock:
That`s why they don`t need a fancy stage, they physically rip your emotions from you. I protected myself with a few mushrooms. just a slight enhancement. Dennis Rodmam was really there next to me I swear!
Yeah, it was pretty surreal. I'm not a very emotional guy, at all, and that hit me like a ton of bricks.
pretty much in unison the dudes on each side of me (one of them a complete stranger) also admitted to tears.
it's unreal this band
you were not alone
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Hunger Strike was a bucket list item I never thought I'd see. Amazing.