How truly special are Madison Square Garden shows?..

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  • Tboz51
    Tboz51 Posts: 2,808
    Like when the wings of an eagle block out the sun just a little in your eyes so you can see the wind pushing in off the oceans crest.
    "Honesty will always be construed as negative to a dumbass"
    :-)
  • In Duke's Tree
    In Duke's Tree Posts: 36
    RC153010 wrote:
    Did not find any of the shows special. Just the one with the dvd bc Eddie new is was being recorded. Thats why it was good. otherwise, Eddie can not handle the pressure of the garden.


    Sorry, but this could be the craziest comment I've ever read on here!
  • In Duke's Tree
    In Duke's Tree Posts: 36
    In Duke's Tree wrote:
    RC153010 wrote:
    Did not find any of the shows special. Just the one with the dvd bc Eddie new is was being recorded. Thats why it was good. otherwise, Eddie can not handle the pressure of the garden.


    Sorry, but this could be the craziest comment I've ever read on here!


    Been to 5 of them. They get better every time. 2010 night 2 was on a whole diferent then any other show I've been too.
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    To have the 2 MSG shows last year be my first 2 Pearl Jam shows, all I can say is WOW. It sure is a treat to have MSG be my hometown venue. I feel like bands really bring it there, and most MSG shows are special. But to see PJ in that venue, especially for the first time for me- just such an incredible, indescribable feeling. Pure joy, pure amazement, pure emotion. Can't wait to do it again soon! I need some more PJ!
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  • conman
    conman Posts: 7,493
    In Duke's Tree wrote:
    RC153010 wrote:
    Did not find any of the shows special. Just the one with the dvd bc Eddie new is was being recorded. Thats why it was good. otherwise, Eddie can not handle the pressure of the garden.


    Sorry, but this could be the craziest comment I've ever read on here!
    i believe he was being comical
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    they seem to be getting better and better each time

    plus all the fanclub members come heavy now so the vibe is getting sicker each show....although the last show there reached epic status.....gonna be hard to top that night 8-)
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • AmherstJammer
    AmherstJammer Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    RC153010 wrote:
    Did not find any of the shows special. Just the one with the dvd bc Eddie new is was being recorded. Thats why it was good. otherwise, Eddie can not handle the pressure of the garden.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    After a crap day I needed a good laugh! Thank You!!!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    NYC has a very artistic vibe, even Eddie at the Beacon was great this summer. Plus the diversity of the crowd in the city at the show is awesome, it's not the same drunk knuckleheads. There were some smokin hot babes at the Eddie shows this summer which is also a rarity at PJ shows. I've always preferred the diverse NYC for all concerts.
  • AmherstJammer
    AmherstJammer Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    I hope the renovated Garden retains the same character. It was my favorite concert venue.. the renovation pics make it look like a typical generic arena... When PJ returns it will be great regardless!!
  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,448
    I've seen four shows there. All of them were great. That venue is awful though. Self-proclaimed world's most famous arena. The old hockey arenas like Maple Leaf Gardens, and Boston Garden were great arenas. I've seen the band at only 8 or so different venues and I really don't get a different/special vibe from a Pearl Jam show because it's at MSG. A great show is a great show, regardless of the setting, especially if that setting is indoors.
  • YoullseeDragons
    YoullseeDragons Posts: 2,144
    When I turned 40, seeing PJ at MSG was in my bucket list. Thank goodness I turned 40 before May2010. The show the building and the city are all in balance with eachother for a fun ride, if you can handle it. ;)
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    great venue,sound is perfect..and come on...its in NY....
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  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    All 3 of my Garden shows have been epic.

    MSG Night 2... 2010... Will never be topped.
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • conman
    conman Posts: 7,493
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    All 3 of my Garden shows have been epic.

    MSG Night 2... 2010... Will never be topped.
    +1
    my first show was at the garden in 2003, i've seen them at some other venues since then but the there is shit that happens at the garden that will only happen at the garden..... it's fuckin magical
  • Tboz51
    Tboz51 Posts: 2,808
    It's like when the honey badger takes that cobra into its mouth to smack that pistachio nut. All the passion and anger is completely directed into that one special moment.
    "Honesty will always be construed as negative to a dumbass"
    :-)
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    New Yorkers make the Garden a bigger thing then it really is.
    Just like Boston fans used to make the Garden a bigger thing then it really is
    Just like Philly fans used to make the Spectrum a bigger deal then it really is.

    I don't really think the venue can make or break a show, but that is just my opinion. PJ will crush it no matter where they play. Arena, shed, field, theater.......they won't let us down.

    I've been to all 3 venues and no one show really stands out that much more then the other.
  • clashman
    clashman Posts: 320
    saw 6 pj shows in the worlds greatest arena. 98 was my first long travel, night 2 was almost as good as the 2nd night 2010.2008 had some killer moments too (ace frehley).
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    This is not my most coherent post, but whatever. I live in NY and can't say the Garden is a particularly special venue in and of itself at least not for hockey (I've been in Tampa Bay louder) or concerts (the sound isn't great). But it seems that band loves playing there and the fans feed on that, or vice versa. It felt the same to me at the Spectrum shows in that way (though I grew up in the Spectrum and it is special to me). Its the joy of communion. Take Nothingman from MSG 2 or Hartford. Both are amazing live and on boots, but MSG sends chills through me. Or Indifference from MSG 1. Christ. I only wish I'd started seeing the band prior to 2008...
  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    pretext wrote:
    This is not my most coherent post, but whatever. I live in NY and can't say the Garden is a particularly special venue in and of itself at least not for hockey (I've been in Tampa Bay louder) or concerts (the sound isn't great). But it seems that band loves playing there and the fans feed on that, or vice versa. It felt the same to me at the Spectrum shows in that way (though I grew up in the Spectrum and it is special to me). Its the joy of communion. Take Nothingman from MSG 2 or Hartford. Both are amazing live and on boots, but MSG sends chills through me. Or Indifference from MSG 1. Christ. I only wish I'd started seeing the band prior to 2008...



    have another drink and try this again...
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,703
    Very special specially gettin tickets :P
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....

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