The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

Dirty Frank Z

vant0037 wrote:

This has been another end of the week Vant-Rant.

I love a good Vant-Rant

AndySlash

vant0037 wrote:

PS find me some tickets Ryan.

i've let him know to be on the lookout. he noted there were behind-stage tix and exorbitant stubhub tix available, but when i said those were not prefered he said he'd keep an eye/ear around it.

jwhjr17

CD showed up in the mail today for me as well. Now the wait for Dallas and OKC to hear more of these songs live.

AndySlash

vant0037 wrote:

This has been another end of the week Vant-Rant.

that's a pretty hard line approach.

i'm not an unhappy or disgruntled fan. i'm a dissappointed fan. i can be disappointed and still feel they are worth my support. and i can voice that. lo and behold i can do that on a fan forum because, hey, i AM still a fan and this board is for discussion about the band and the things they do. they don't owe me anything, but that doesn't mean i can't be disappointed by some of the things they do (or don't do) while still being quite happy and supportive of the whole that is pearl jam.

we all have friends who do some things we just don't like. it doesn't mean we don't like them or don't support them. and it's usually better to be honest with them than not, so you tell them when you don't like something. they can choose to use that information how they wish, but you've at least let them know they've let you down. and that's ok, because you are still there for them.

this thread is the avenue to do that as it relates to pearl jam in minnesota. we definitively know the band and its associates pay attention to things on this board, so i choose to voice my disappointment in the ongoing lack of a minnesota show. if that's "negativity", then so be it. i'm negative. and selfish. but successful and rewarding relationships are a two way street, and it'd sure be nice if pearl jam came and visited me instead of me going to visit them. i want them to know that. i hope they do. but i think even pearl jam knows it won't be the end of our relationship if they don't.

vant0037

AndySlash wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

This has been another end of the week Vant-Rant.

that's a pretty hard line approach.

i'm not an unhappy or disgruntled fan. i'm a dissappointed fan. i can be disappointed and still feel they are worth my support. and i can voice that. lo and behold i can do that on a fan forum because, hey, i AM still a fan and this board is for discussion about the band and the things they do. they don't owe me anything, but that doesn't mean i can't be disappointed by some of the things they do (or don't do) while still being quite happy and supportive of the whole that is pearl jam.

we all have friends who do some things we just don't like. it doesn't mean we don't like them or don't support them. and it's usually better to be honest with them than not, so you tell them when you don't like something. they can choose to use that information how they wish, but you've at least let them know they've let you down. and that's ok, because you are still there for them.

this thread is the avenue to do that as it relates to pearl jam in minnesota. we definitively know the band and its associates pay attention to things on this board, so i choose to voice my disappointment in the ongoing lack of a minnesota show. if that's "negativity", then so be it. i'm negative. and selfish. but successful and rewarding relationships are a two way street, and it'd sure be nice if pearl jam came and visited me instead of me going to visit them. i want them to know that. i hope they do. but i think even pearl jam knows it won't be the end of our relationship if they don't.

Fair enough. But like I said, I just can't imagine letting that get to me, and I can't understand that it comes from anywhere else than some sense of entitlement, however small. Being disappointed and persisting in tired complaints are different things.

Anyway. Not worth arguing over. I hope they play here soon enough.

evenflow82

Happy zombie pub crawl!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y

vant0037

Yellow Moon. Whoa.

FlannelGal

Sunny Saturday BUMP!

Sorry for stirring the pot a little yesterday- can we all go back to being friends (we need a huggy smiley!)

On a different note, First Ave bought the Turf Club http://blog.thecurrent.org/2013/10/first-avenue-buys-the-turf-club/

evenflow82

Maybe PJ can play the Turf Club. Just tell Eddie it is called the Surf Club.

vant0037

Favorites from the album so far:

1. Mind Your Manners - possibly one of their best in several albums.
2. Yellow Moon - reminiscent of "Hard Sun," a very rich and full sounding track.
3. Lightning Bolt - the keyboards are a little much, but that refrain guitar part is fucking sweet.
4. My Father's Son - love the groove on this one.
5. Pendulum - they kept it simple, and the result was a haunting song that is probably a great opener (right Pittsburgh?)
6. Getaway - cool, chunky song with great vocals and that end part is really cool.

All in all, I've listened through 3-4 times and I like it a lot so far. In the post-Backspacer world, a lot of fans have had some trepidation about what the next album would be like. More adult contemporary? Less? And after Wrigley, some even worried that Brendan O'Brien playing on "Future Days" was a sign of worse things to come.

But I think time will prove us wrong in our fears. Lightning Bolt has far more good songs than bad, and even a few great ones ("Mind Your Manners" and "Yellow Moon" come to mind). The obvious castaways in my mind are "Sleeping By Myself" and "Infallible" (I realize I'm in the great minority on this one - it's just too quirky for me), but again, the strengths of the album - some very simple songs with room for each guy to do his thing - more than make up for it.

In the grand scheme of their catalogue, I'm not sure where it will rank, and perhaps, after 20 years, it's unfair to grade any individual album against their entire body of work. On it's own, Lightning Bolt is an album with a lot to like, and aside from that, the band sounds like they're having fun again. Considering how much worry fans had (fairly or unfairly) after Backspacer, the album is an absolute gem, one that gives hope to the idea that the band can continue to write great music for years to come.

As a stand-alone album, it's a solid B.

As an answer to how much hand-wringing we fans have done lately, it's an A.

Dirty Frank Z

vant0037 wrote:

Favorites from the album so far:

1. Mind Your Manners - possibly one of their best in several albums.
2. Yellow Moon - reminiscent of "Hard Sun," a very rich and full sounding track.
3. Lightning Bolt - the keyboards are a little much, but that refrain guitar part is fucking sweet.
4. My Father's Son - love the groove on this one.
5. Pendulum - they kept it simple, and the result was a haunting song that is probably a great opener (right Pittsburgh?)
6. Getaway - cool, chunky song with great vocals and that end part is really cool.

All in all, I've listened through 3-4 times and I like it a lot so far. In the post-Backspacer world, a lot of fans have had some trepidation about what the next album would be like. More adult contemporary? Less? And after Wrigley, some even worried that Brendan O'Brien playing on "Future Days" was a sign of worse things to come.

But I think time will prove us wrong in our fears. Lightning Bolt has far more good songs than bad, and even a few great ones ("Mind Your Manners" and "Yellow Moon" come to mind). The obvious castaways in my mind are "Sleeping By Myself" and "Infallible" (I realize I'm in the great minority on this one - it's just too quirky for me), but again, the strengths of the album - some very simple songs with room for each guy to do his thing - more than make up for it.

In the grand scheme of their catalogue, I'm not sure where it will rank, and perhaps, after 20 years, it's unfair to grade any individual album against their entire body of work. On it's own, Lightning Bolt is an album with a lot to like, and aside from that, the band sounds like they're having fun again. Considering how much worry fans had (fairly or unfairly) after Backspacer, the album is an absolute gem, one that gives hope to the idea that the band can continue to write great music for years to come.

As a stand-alone album, it's a solid B.

As an answer to how much hand-wringing we fans have done lately, it's an A.

Still haven't heard it.......

evenflow82

So PJ is doing the songs for the World Series.

Let's see some 1991 magic and have PJ play Minnesota!!! They won game seven on my ninth birthday, so it's always been special to me.
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=20175151

This too.
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=20175151

vant0037

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Still haven't heard it.......

Did you order the CD? I got mine in the mail yesterday.

AndySlash

i still haven't received my vault vinyl, so i'm not expecting the cd anytime soon.

evenflow82

"As McCready hit the familiar first notes of the standard closer "Yellow Ledbetter," Vedder promised it wouldn’t be another seven years before the band returned to Pittsburgh. Pearl Jam continues their 25-date tour tonight in Buffalo, New York."

If PJ ever plays Minnesota again I wonder if Ed will say something similar to the above quote.

Dirty Frank Z

vant0037 wrote:

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Still haven't heard it.......

Did you order the CD? I got mine in the mail yesterday.

10c vinyl :?

AndySlash

this is on page 4, so... :nono:

vant0037

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Still haven't heard it.......

Did you order the CD? I got mine in the mail yesterday.

10c vinyl :?

Rookie move from a veteran. I always get the CD...

evenflow82

I wish I could see what the inside artwork looks like on the CD. I'll probably download from itunes though. The CD sounds like it's been mastered for itunes (like virtually every album these days).

New week and another bump for PJ in Minnesota.

Here's hoping some dates occur after they get back from Australia.

vant0037

BUMP for an influx of new music.