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  • mcrooks22286
    mcrooks22286 Posts: 5
    All i can say is wow, what a great show. I'd like to start off by thanking the 10C for giving a kid with a 371XXX number second row stone's side seats. The energy from the band was incredible. Got so excited when they opened with Hard to Imagine; didn't think i had a shot of hearing that. Then Hail,Hail which is probably my favorite off of No Code, so it was great seeing that. the entire set rocked. Was so happy when they played I Am Mine, been to three shows and they've never played it. Then evacuation, i feel as though i am one of the few fans that likes this song, i was pumped when they played, and i thought the fuck up was great considering the spiel Ed gave before they played the song. Who You Are was amazing. Had to say the highlight of the night was RVM, this is my favorite PJ song and this version of it was amazing. All Along the Watchtower was fun especially when they brought the kid on stage.

    All in all the best PJ show i've been to. The band was just oozing with energy.Also, i thought Ted Leo was great, i've never been impressed by the opening band, but now i think i might have to go out and get some of his cds.
  • obiwon76
    obiwon76 Posts: 568
    PJ Post Recovery: Woke up, ears still ringing and ringing. Was that the phone? No.

    It's always sad waking up the day after a PJ show cause you know that you might have to wait another 2 years to experience it again. I've enjoyed reading what others had to say about the show and I agree, RVM was the best I've heard in a long time. I'm still amazed at how long they played, usually they save a 29 song set-list for Mansfield, but last night we were the lucky ones.

    Can't wait for the boot.
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  • edvedderrocks
    edvedderrocks Posts: 1,001
    next morning is here & I'm still smiling! What a great show. Goes to show what a crowd can do for a show. 10c seats in section 100 - our section was going crazy, funny how there are alot of posts on here from the 100's, everybody feeling the same way. I didn't sit down & my hands hurt from clapping! Anyway, they were just stellar last night, the energy, the vocals, the music...WOW!!!!! Have one more show (MSG2) & I CAN"T WAIT! It is going to be nuts (but my last one this tour so a little sad.)

    Thanks for the great seats 10c (unfortunately I don't have them for MSG. but I guess my seats could be worse!)
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  • BuzdRider
    BuzdRider Posts: 9
    So, for everyone not at the show, even the mountain goats in the very back upperdeck could see this 13 year old kid, Jake's, smile from ear to ear as he was playing Eddie's guitar tightly surrounded by Mike, Stone, Jeff, and Eddie banging tamborines. Eddie started the song saying they might have a special guest. So does anyone know how he got the sweet hook up? I saw him in the metro after the show and told him he did an aweseome job. I could tell he was still flying and in a daze of the best memory of his life.

    So sound-wise, you could tell Mike was not happy with the sound all night. Bonnnaroo and VA Beach sound where far better.
    No More was amazing, Eddie played it almost every Solo show and now it appears to be the Encore break opener of choice. DC crowd rocked it, I was a Bonnaroo when Eddie played it and noone was shouting No More. Last night the entire place was belting it out and Eddie loved it.
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  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    So this was show #18 for me and I must say it was great to be at one of "those" shows where they played forever with an amazing setlist. I do have to chuckle at those who are saying the setlist was average or whatever, as one would have to mildly retarded or completely new to Pearl Jam to not appreciate that setlist.

    Anyways, the highlights have been mentioned many times over, but let me just say that out of the 18 shows I've been fortunate to witness, this one is easily top three and could be tops overall once I've had more time to really think about it.
  • indifferentman
    indifferentman Goshen, IN Posts: 731
    Absolutely AWESOME show last night! H2I was a fantastic opener, really glad to see that. The stand out of the evening BY FAR was Black and RVM. I don't think I'll EVER see them play Black better then that! The band was really into it, it sounded absolutely PERFECT, and towards the end the crowd participation was great. Ed looked as if he was completely wrapped up in that too, and was dancing back and forth at that time. RVM was fucking CRAZY too, super high energy, very loud, and it sounded great. Like someone else said in this thread earlier, it felt like you were listening to these songs in 1994, not 2008.

    I was also really stoked to see a great Hail, Hail, I Got ID, U, Comatose, Grievance, and Sad. I am not kicking myself for taking a piss break during Last Kiss. That's my only "official piss break song", and go figure, they turned around and played to the back of the stage during it! I guess I'll have to stick around for it should I happen again.

    The only real flub of the night was the guitar problem during the "evacuated" evacuation, other then that the boys were on point and Ed's voice sounded great. I'm on the bus from DC to NYC right now, can't wait for tomorrow and Wednesday!
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  • mulder11
    mulder11 Macomb, MI Posts: 75
    Thanks to the 10Club, I won the lottery - Section 2, Row A. Seats were between Ed & Stone. My friend and I couldn't believe it - but then the awesome show, set list and the energy coming from the band was phenomenal. Easily the best show I've seen from band.

    That was Luke Russert on the side stage rocking it out. Not exactly sure how Ed knew about Jake, but he was leaning down talking to him before All Along the Watchtower - man, to be that kid.
  • matt770
    matt770 Posts: 134
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:
    So this was show #18 for me and I must say it was great to be at one of "those" shows where they played forever with an amazing setlist. I do have to chuckle at those who are saying the setlist was average or whatever, as one would have to mildly retarded or completely new to Pearl Jam to not appreciate that setlist.

    Anyways, the highlights have been mentioned many times over, but let me just say that out of the 18 shows I've been fortunate to witness, this one is easily top three and could be tops overall once I've had more time to really think about it.

    I agree, I think people need to chill out with the setlist expectations. This was a great crowd and one hell of a great performance and had lots of highlights. Was it loaded with rarities and surprises? No.

    I will echo what others said about RVM and Black, they were both amazing. More highlights for me were Sad, Grievance and Come Back. Lots of great singalongs last night. Great, great show, can't wait for the boot.
  • mcrooks22286
    mcrooks22286 Posts: 5
    mulder11 wrote:
    Thanks to the 10Club, I won the lottery - Section 2, Row A. Seats were between Ed & Stone. My friend and I couldn't believe it.

    I couldn't believe it when i saw that i had won the lottery; in total complete shock. It was my girlfriend's first show and needless to say she got spoiled with great seats and a great set.
  • jam_head
    jam_head Posts: 125
    one of the best pj shows i have seen bar none...what energy
    7/1/03- DC, 7/12/03- Hershey, 9/28/04- Boston, 10/1/04- Reading, 10/3/05- Philly, 5/27/06- Camden I, 5/28/06- Camden II, 5/30/06- DC, *7/22/06- Gorge I, 7/23/06- Gorge II*, 6/20/08- Camden II, 6/22/08- DC, *6/24/08- MSG I, 6/25/08- MSG II*
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,915
    The energy from the crowd and the band was fucking amazing. As everyone else is mentioning, RVM was insane. They rocked the shit out of that song. Awesome show. I'm so tempted to stay out on the east coast and go to msg......
  • satansbedbugs
    satansbedbugs On Tour Posts: 2,413
    Indifference71 wrote:
    The energy from the crowd and the band was fucking amazing. As everyone else is mentioning, RVM was insane. They rocked the shit out of that song. Awesome show. I'm so tempted to stay out on the east coast and go to msg......


    MSG is going to be insane....Its definately going to be a marathon
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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Sea wrote:
    Set List: Hard To Imagine, Severed Hand, Hail Hail, Do The Evolution, Small Town, Evacuation (part. first verse and chorus only), Corduroy, I'm Open, I Am Mine, I Got Shit, Daughter, Light Years, Even Flow, Green Disease, You Are, U, Who You Are, Why Go

    Encore 1: Comatose, Sad, Given To Fly, Come Back, Grievance, Black, Rearviewmirror

    Encore 2: No More, Last Kiss (by Wayne Cochran), Crazy Mary (by Victoria Williams), Alive, All Along The Watchtower (by Bob Dylan), Yellow Ledbetter/Star Spangled Banner

    Please share your Fanviews of the show here...the Fanview threads are preserved on the board.
    Greatest show a greatest hits setlist?

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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    30 1/2 songs - Wow
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    grooveamatic wrote:
    This was my 15th PJ show, and my 8th RVM, plus I've probably listened to about 70 other versions on boots. Listen people: something fucking happened to these guys there. That RVM was through the fucking roof. Sounded like a meshing of 2008 Pearl Jam with 1994 Pearl Jam. I even stopped moving and just stared, my mouth hanging open. BUY THIS BOOT!
    You were there! Arrggggh I would have said "Hello!" At least I said hello at Philly 05. Next time they are in DC, could you let me know? Good to know you were in the house. :)
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    Murderers wrote:
    How was Ed's voice?
    Excellent! Really beautiful.
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  • stoney_13
    stoney_13 Posts: 1
    This was my 17th show - and the best seats ever. Many thanks to the 10 Club for putting me in row 2 right in the middle!

    Many of the DC shows in the past have been sort of typical but this one was on a whole different level. Hits and rarities, a great crowd, band on fire (Evacuation aside...) all made for a memorable night.

    What I will remember are all of the faces...the lucky few that Ed came over and sang Alive to...the look on young Jake's face as he looked out into that sea of humanity while playing Ed's guitar...and his mother in tears as she sat in the front row and watched the whole thing! Seeing that much joy in people made the show that much better for me.

    Thanks to the guys...and the fans. It's gonna be hard to top but watch out MSG!!!
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,443
    Great show! I took a first timer and we ended up on the floor near the back. Great setlist and a good crowd.

    I also got the encore setlist from Kille. :)
  • jhinkle1114
    jhinkle1114 Posts: 212
    danny72688 wrote:
    Greatest show a greatest hits setlist?

    ;)


    Was a good mix IMO. I like to hear my favorite hits and some rarities mixed in so it was right up my alley!
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  • oneof10
    oneof10 Posts: 4
    Just got home from the show and a wonderful day in our nation's capital.

    I have to agree with everyone here, this set list was fantastic! Highlights for me were RVM and Crazy Mary. Seeing Boom and Mike go back and forth to close this song out was killer.

    Someone mentioned the setlist and Watchtower being "on the fly". Pretty funny actually... During the quick break from the first set I ran and grabbed a smoke, on my way back they were already into Comatose, and had just wrapped it up. Apparently a lady security guard was on her way back hurriedly, and she asked me what song they just played. I told her, and she had a copy of the setlist! As she looked down at it, I asked if I could see it :)

    Sure enough, Watchtower was on it. I saw RVM and Alive, and that was about all I could remember. I was pretty stoked.

    One thing no one mentioned was the poor-poor sound. I was up in section 400 so, not the best seats at all. You could not understand Ed when he was talking, it echoed badly. Also the solos were muffled. Sounded like they were playing in a tin can.

    Im sure the sound was much better down below, but of my 3 shows Ive been to, this had the worst sound.

    It was still an incredible setlist, performance and an amazing crowd.

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