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***Ed solo New York 2 Fanviews Here 8/5/08 ***

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edited April 2009 in Given To Fly (live)
August 5, 2008, New York, NY, United Palace Theatre
Ed solo tour - opening: Liam Finn


Set list: Walking the Cow, Trouble, Sometimes, I Am Mine, Dead Man, Man of the Hour, Setting Forth, Guaranteed, No Ceiling, Far Behind, Rise, Millworker, Picture in a Frame, Goodbye, Broken Hearted, Driftin', Hide Your Love Away, Girl from North Country, Thumbing My Way, Porch

Encore 1: Wishlist, Here's to the State of Mississippi, Society (w/Liam Finn), No More, Arc

Encore 2: Hard Sun (w/Liam Finn)


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  • WeBelongTogetherWeBelongTogether Posts: 340
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    Camden - 5/28/06; Camden - 6/20/08; MSG - 6/25/08; Newark - (Ed Solo) 8/7/08; Philly - (Ed Solo) 6/12/09; Philly - 10/30/09; Philly - 10/31/09; Newark - 5/18/10; MSG - 5/20/10; MSG - 5/21/10
  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    Great fucking show! :)
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,057
    My first Ed solo expieriance and it was terrific, and thanks to 10c it was even better with great seats.

    Highlights for me: Millworker,Sometimes,Girl from North Country,Far Behind,Porch

    Arc was really cool as well

    I caught a glimpse of Ed before the show by his tour bus and he was kind enough to say hello

    El Conde has great food, scored a poster, the show was something I'll always remember(who knows when I'll ever get a chance to see just Ed)

    Liam is super talented and EJ was great as well

    Those going to see Ed in the future are in for a great night
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    Hands down one of the best concert experiences of my life. Very different. Hope to see him again in an even smaller venue.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    twolegsyield wrote:
    YES! now THAT is a review!

    Really? I was afraid it was too wordy ;)..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • hatnhamhatnham Oak Ridge, NJ Posts: 35
    long red wrote:
    Hands down one of the best concert experiences of my life. Very different. Hope to see him again in an even smaller venue.

    I agree with you. Very different, very cool, and quite the different experience. I feel very lucky to have been to Hartford and now this show. I am also very glad my son was there with me. Thumbing My Way and Man of the Hour were his highlights. Eddie is an amazing musician and talent. I loved when he smacked himself in the head when he fucked up the lyrics in Driftin'. I also never thought I'd be sitting at a show while Porch is being played.
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  • riotonsunsetriotonsunset Posts: 33
    first off, the united palace theatre was a beautiful venue. highlights for me had to be Millworker, Here's to the State of Mississippi, Arc and Hard Sun (the backdrop at the end was quite amazing).

    i was absolutely cracking up during ed's little stunt with the looping "mood music." hilarious.

    I don't know what others thought about liam finn, but i thought he was stunning. i had never seen him perform live, but after last night i was a converted fan. i'll def be seeing him in nyc in september.
    "Don't go BP Amoco!"
  • 395486pj10395486pj10 Posts: 95
    long red wrote:
    Hands down one of the best concert experiences of my life. Very different. Hope to see him again in an even smaller venue.


    I also agree. It was such a moving show. I just feel lucky to have been able to be there.
  • kalusskaluss Posts: 38
    riotonsunset wrote:
    first off, the united palace theatre was a beautiful venue. highlights for me had to be Millworker, Here's to the State of Mississippi, Arc and Hard Sun (the backdrop at the end was quite amazing).

    i was absolutely cracking up during ed's little stunt with the looping "mood music." hilarious.

    I don't know what others thought about liam finn, but i thought he was stunning. i had never seen him perform live, but after last night i was a converted fan. i'll def be seeing him in nyc in september.



    that's right...i forgot about that looping mood music. great, great show last night.
  • PJFAN13PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    What an amazing evening...
    Thanks to ccnyc for putting the Coogans pre-show together - met some great folks, rocked out a little and threw some spirits down...
    Thanks 10C for the great seats...
    Highlights: The Theater was impressive and beautiful...Arc, Girl from North Country, Picture in a Frame and Millworker - amazing -Liam -wow-for my first solo show I thought the ITW tunes were amazing...Barry White parody was comical and Ed's banter with the crowd was great...hugged Messier at the merch table (as a NYR fan, words can't describe -sorry)...watched Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins come out to their Prius - super cool vibe and the fellow Jammers made the show special...
    I'll never forget last night - I hope a boot somehow gets released...
    Thanks to the folks around me who allowed me to sing along and "rock out" without complaining :)
    The poster is awesome (Batman) and I hope everyone who is attending the upcoming shows enjoys the special experiment.
    Thanks Eddie - the incredible show you provided last night I will not 'soon forget'...
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • Rory1223Rory1223 Posts: 46
    Was it just me or did anyone feel a little pang of sadness when
    Eddie sang "Man of the Hour"? When he sang the line "cause
    the man of the hour is taking his final bow, goodbye for now"
    it really hit me that we won't be seeing them for a while :-(

    I thought Eddie was hilarious last night, he had great banter
    with the audience, even with the shouters.

    Arc was simply beautiful...
  • IWasBittenNYIWasBittenNY Posts: 8
    Awesome show, hope it doesn't make him go solo for good though. It may be the best concert I've ever been to, or close to it. I wish he would have done "Fatal", do they ever do it?
    "We were but stones... your life made us stars..."
  • SmartypantsSmartypants Posts: 114
    What a beautiful night!! I also went to Berkeley 1 and I have to say that I enjoyed NY 2 more! Don’t get me wrong, Ed was amazing at Berkeley, but the audience was a little too laid back that night. Last night’s crowd was much better (although a little obnoxious here and there – oh, man, Ed’s Tomas Young speech being interrupted made me want to kill someone!)

    I loved the singalong as he entered to Elderly Woman (Hello!!!) And I love Walking the Cow so I’m always happy to close my eyes and just listen to how gently he sings that one. Seeing Sometimes and North Country - incredible. And the screw-ups and joking around on Guaranteed and Drifting – to me, that just adds to the whole relaxed, hanging-with-an-old-friend (who just happens to be Eddie Vedder) atmosphere that I’ve felt at these shows. These shows are such a great complement to the rocking out of a full-blown PJ show and I hope that everyone who is a fan of Eddie’s and the music has a chance to see both types of performances. I’m really hoping that this is something Ed continues to do in the future!

    So here’s a funny story I didn’t see mentioned yet: before playing Picture in a Frame – when he was making the dedication to the couple with the 5-year anniversary – he said he really wanted to dedicate it to anyone with 20+ years together. I think what he said was “Wait……. give it time ... things change.” And then something like “It gets difficult. I mean… even when you’ve got a *perfect* guy (patting his own chest) … it’s difficult” I don’t know if I’ve got wording correct there but it was pretty cute. I also appreciated the story about Olivia and the bear, she sounds adorable. I'm really glad that he seemed to be feeling great and was joking around so much. Someone else mentioned that these shows are like Storytellers and I definitely agree that the banter, joking and connecting-of-the-dots are a big part of what makes these shows feel so special.

    He did mention before MOTH that the song was about “tricky” fathers – and he hoped that his daughter never related to it. I was a little bit surprised by that because it had never entered my interpretation of the song that the Dad was “tricky” or someone to avoid emulating. I know the Dad from that movie drove his son a little crazy but he seemed like a great guy and I’d never listened to the song before as anything but a positive tribute. Hmmmmm…

    And, yeah, the “Barry White” loop with mood lighting was hilarious. Reminded me of the “When Harry Met Sally” scene for a minute there ;)

    Thanks, Ed and 10C!!
    michelle

    power to the peaceful
  • Rory1223Rory1223 Posts: 46
    Nice review, you pretty much summed up my feelings.
    I too, thought the crowd was pretty good. I think sometimes
    when an audience is too quiet, it feels like they are bored
    or disinterested. At least with last night's crowd you knew
    they were into the show. But you'll get eegits at every show,
    no matter what.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,542
    I was third row center and the experience was amazing. We got some great new songs, hilarious stories, and an AMAZING sing along Porch. This definitely beat night 1 for me.
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  • MKTerpMKTerp Posts: 66
    I think the highlight for me was Arc. I've seen people rave about it here, but had trouble imagining what it would sound like live. I was blown away.
  • PearlJamOnToastPearlJamOnToast Posts: 172
    Good show. Could have done without all the morons shooting their flashes off every 10 seconds....and running up the aisle to get closer to take pictures.
  • Guitarhero27Guitarhero27 Posts: 2,146
    IWasBittenNY wrote:
    Awesome show, hope it doesn't make him go solo for good though. It may be the best concert I've ever been to, or close to it. I wish he would have done "Fatal", do they ever do it?

    maybe if you didn't scream it the entire night.
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  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    http://www.theculturedpig.com
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,057
    long red wrote:
    http://www.theculturedpig.com



    Awesome...couldn't have said it any better

    Speakin of seats anyone else's knee's still killing them? I mean what a beautiful venue...the designer of those seats sure as hell didn't have my 6'2 ass in mind...I even saw some dudes that had to be around 6'6
  • WeBelongTogetherWeBelongTogether Posts: 340
    do people sing along - or do people keep quiet (for the most part) during the songs?
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  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    WeBelongTogether wrote:
    do people sing along - or do people keep quiet (for the most part) during the songs?

    it was a mix of both where I was sitting. songs like Porch and Wishlist were sung along to ... while others weren't. I sing along to everything at PJ concerts, but for this show, I was content with just listening for most of the time.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • PaulMacPaulMac Posts: 54
    WeBelongTogether wrote:
    do people sing along - or do people keep quiet (for the most part) during the songs?


    There is definitely singing, but the acoustics in these places are so good, it doesn't really interfere. Unless you have a guy right next to you shouting at the top of his lungs, that is.
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  • DesignVHLDesignVHL Posts: 297
    the loud singing on every song is one of my fiance's main complaints about going to pj and ed shows. It CAN get pretty annoying and sometimes people don't think about how other's feel around them. I know they want to be a part of it and feel the music, but there definitely is a line between enjoying the show, and ruining it for other people close to them. Hopefully the shows I'm going to people won't be so rude in our ears, because then I won't hear the end of it for weeks. :p
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  • kreponjkreponj Posts: 8
    What time did the show end? Trying to figure train schedule from Newark. thanks.
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    kreps wrote:
    What time did the show end? Trying to figure train schedule from Newark. thanks.

    around 11pm.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • kreponjkreponj Posts: 8
    long red wrote:
    around 11pm.

    thanks
  • 3inputchick3inputchick Posts: 845
    DesignVHL wrote:
    the loud singing on every song is one of my fiance's main complaints about going to pj and ed shows. It CAN get pretty annoying and sometimes people don't think about how other's feel around them. I know they want to be a part of it and feel the music, but there definitely is a line between enjoying the show, and ruining it for other people close to them. Hopefully the shows I'm going to people won't be so rude in our ears, because then I won't hear the end of it for weeks. :p

    LOL-
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  • bignatewvubignatewvu Posts: 17
    Great show. Only downpoint was the "Fraggle Rock" interruption or whatever. EV def able to hold it together better than I would in that situation. Had a great time though
  • BrennenpktBrennenpkt Posts: 6
    Does anyone know where that cover is from?
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