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2 Daughters

Just got back to Saskatchewan early this afternoon, and I'm ready to fly out again! I wish! This was the 3rd and 4th times I have seen them since September/05 in Saskatoon. It took me 14 years to finally see them and now I can't get enough. Thank god for airmiles. Each show has been very special in it's own way. Loved the new stuff live, every single song. the new lighting was pretty cool as well. The boys were full of energy, Mike was crazy, fucking awesome, period! Thanks Toronto, my wife and I had a blast!

2 Daughters

Oh, almost forgot, I loved Ed laughing at the start of Ledbetter. I' m not sure what sparked it, but it's great to see them having such a good time.

Jaidra

I felt the world on Wednesday
it moved beneath my feet...

TorontoPearlGirl

awesome show loved Eddie's Toronto song...lol

pineapplesandwaves

2 Daughters wrote:

Oh, almost forgot, I loved Ed laughing at the start of Ledbetter. I' m not sure what sparked it, but it's great to see them having such a good time.

Yet another of last nite's wonderful moments. I'm not sure what sparked it either, but some mentioned that they noticed Stone say something to Eddie.

Jaidra wrote:

I felt the world on Wednesday
it moved beneath my feet...

Nice! What a great way of thinking of last night.

spike007

sharptoe wrote:

I ended up 2nd row in front of Mike. The show was UNFRIGGIN BELIEVABLE. I was lucky enought to take a slug off of Eddie's wine. The wine was hot and shaken up and foamy. It was the most delicious thing I have ever tasted in my entire life. Got guitar picks from Stone and Mike over the course of the 2 night run. The guy in front of me got the setlist.
Drove home from TO to Rochester in a fog! Last night is one of my favorite performances by any band ever!

I have a lot of pics that I will try to post ASAP.
Here is one from 5/9 though....

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7250/img01183jx.jpg

Ed's wine bottle was handed to me as well. I however passed on drinking it. WAY too many mouths on that bottle for me.

herogroundzero

CoryTPB wrote:

HA

I left the show last month
so did trevor
weeeerrd

WTF...corey and trevor have left the TPB...damn. that sucks

thanks to sharptoe for posting those awesome pictures...i love the one of the mural/painting of the pearl jam/maple leaf logo on the floor just outside of the acc...great shot!! that was so kool who did that...i wonder who did it...if it was the acc or the promoter or?? regardless, that was very very cool

i hope someone posts a link of the poster for this show cause everyone needs to check it out. totally awesome

i still can't get over the amount of fun that was had by all. the band was surely having a great time and it's probably because we were having such a great time

BEST BAND EVER

Kricket

baileys&tims wrote:

WTF...corey and trevor have left the TPB...damn. that sucks

thanks to sharptoe for posting those awesome pictures...i love the one of the mural/painting of the pearl jam/maple leaf logo on the floor just outside of the acc...great shot!! that was so kool who did that...i wonder who did it...if it was the acc or the promoter or?? regardless, that was very very cool

i hope someone posts a link of the poster for this show cause everyone needs to check it out. totally awesome

i still can't get over the amount of fun that was had by all. the band was surely having a great time and it's probably because we were having such a great time

BEST BAND EVER

I think it's a local artist who does that TM painting out front...it was there last time too back in Sept. By the looks of it, he just puts tape over the TM and wrote Pearl Jam over it..but yah it is pretty cool.

Uninvited Guest

Awesome show. They repeated a few more songs from the first night than I was anticipating but it was a great show.

What surprised me most was the collective "ugh" I could hear on the floor when they started playing Even Flow for the 50 millionth time. You have to figure at least 50% of the crowd was there to hear it the night before. I always groan when they start playing it but it was hilarious to hear it in stereo. At least I'm not the only one that is annoyed with it.

I loved hearing "Life Wasted Reprise." I never expected to hear that song except maybe as a tag. "You Are" and "Go" were awesome with the lasers. I really enjoyed the new lights and I appreciate that Pearl Jam would invest their hard earned money enhancing our concert experience. It was nice to have something to look at since our seats were on the floor and I am very short. I very rarely got to see anyone onstage.

I also didn't appreciate that while people can bring in cameras and block my view most of the time taking pictures or recording half the show I could not bring in my binoculars to see better. According to security there it is a Pearl Jam rule that we couldn't have binoculars because someone was winging theirs around at a show and hit someone. Which is funny since they didn't take them from us the night before and I have never hear that was a rule. Meanwhile my binoculars have no strap and I could not wing them around. I pointed this obvious fact out but all security could say is "It's not my call". I would like to know why that couldn't have been posted with the camera policies or have been told to us when we picked up our tickets? Why was it only enforced the second night? I also would like to know why someone couldn't just as easily twirl their camera around and hit people in the head. I'd really like an official answer on that since it was a big bummer before an otherwise fun filled show and an inconvienience afterwards.

Songburst

Uninvited Guest wrote:

What surprised me most was the collective "ugh" I could hear on the floor when they started playing Even Flow for the 50 millionth time. You have to figure at least 50% of the crowd was there to hear it the night before. I always groan when they start playing it but it was hilarious to hear it in stereo. At least I'm not the only one that is annoyed with it.

Did you hear Evenflow? It was this song that turned the performance around. This is when it was obvious that the night was a little more special than most. I hear where you are coming from on this as I have seen Evenflow more than enough times, but without Evenflow on this night Toronto night 2 may have been as tame as night 1.

Joanne

Songburst

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Originally Posted by Uninvited Guest
What surprised me most was the collective "ugh" I could hear on the floor when they started playing Even Flow for the 50 millionth time. You have to figure at least 50% of the crowd was there to hear it the night before. I always groan when they start playing it but it was hilarious to hear it in stereo. At least I'm not the only one that is annoyed with it.


Did you hear Evenflow? It was this song that turned the performance around. This is when it was obvious that the night was a little more special than most. I hear where you are coming from on this as I have seen Evenflow more than enough times, but without Evenflow on this night Toronto night 2 may have been as tame as night 1.


Dude I love your sig. 1/12/1879, 4/8/1156, 2/6/1977, who gives a shit, ...

I'm with you - if people aren't following the mood of the band, you totally miss when the "magic" happens.

I've been to a few shows where one of the guys is sick and I think,"Oh God, this is going to be rough". Somewhere, out of nowhere, during a song, you feel the mood change and suddenly they have turned it around. Like everyone has watch LATG, name the song when you know the band knows it's going to be special. I think we all can.

Or when we know the setlist changes - the band senses energy, good or bad, and it makes or breaks a show.

Songburst

Joanne wrote:

Dude I love you sig.

I'm with you - if people aren't following the mood of the band, you totally miss when the "magic" happens.

I've been to a few shows where one of the guys is sick and I think,"Oh God, this is going to be rough". Somewhere, out of nowhere, during a song, you feel the mood change and suddenly they have turned it around. Like everyone has watch LATG, name the song when you know the band knows it's going to be special. I think we all can.

Or when we know the setlist changes - the band senses energy, good or bad, and it makes or breaks a show.

Haha -- strangely I was at the "sick" show in St Paul too. The only thing that I'm off about the great 2nd night in Toronto is that they were going to play Comatose and Gone for sure until the energy of the place took over. I would have liked to have seen those songs played. But it really was something special to be there on Wednesday.

McNairn

What a show.
After two solid Pearl Jam days I am left with a strange feeling.
They were incredible, and went beyond my expectations. Night one was superb, and night two was loose and wild with an incredible intimacy. I felt like I was in a really small venue during night two. They really did shrink the ACC. I couldn't think about anything until the next day. Then I get this strange mixture of feelings. Elated that I just witnessed something historic, Sad that is is over, Content and at complete peace with the world, and a sense of loss that my "friends" have gone away. Such a huge buildup for months and the new album and the SNL and Letterman etc, and then off it goes into the horizon...
I must of course thank the band and crew
Listening to the new CD after seeing them play the songs changes it forever and it doubled in goodness overnight.

Peace
Love

Jammin2Pearl

Joanne wrote:

I'm with you - if people aren't following the mood of the band, you totally miss when the "magic" happens.


Or when we know the setlist changes - the band senses energy, good or bad, and it makes or breaks a show.

I agree 100% The Even Flow on Wednesday was the best Ive seen. The energy and the band it was like all of it was rehearsed, everybody was just in tune with eachother. Mike fucking OWWWNED that solo and then Ed didnt even sing the last verse he let us audience members take it home.

I turned to my buddy [who I go to all my PJ shows with, and we have both been die-hards since 'Ten', and we are both on the 'its only worth it for mike' list] and we were both in awe. I said "I finally 'got' Evenflow, WOW!!" he said "Yeah Wow, thats was amazing, I think thats my new favourite song"

Thats how good Eflow was on night 2!!

oxypoet

bubbamackdaddy69 wrote:

I was only at the first T.O show and after seeing the setlist for the 2nd I'm kicking myself for not going to the 2nd one..oh well..
Night 1 was still awesome for me. Was my 7th PJ show but must say Ottawa of last year is stil my fav...but who am I kidding..all PJ shows are still awesome.
Highlight songs for me was Present tense and by far Garden..amazing..
Might be going to Pittsburgh in June for another PJ show and going to see Wolfmother this month in Montreal... good summer of concerts..
whoever hasn't heard of Wolfmother...I suggest to buy the cd..awesome new stuff...a mix of Sabbath and Zeppelin

Did you see that Wolfmother is opening for them for a few European shows (well, at least according to the WM website)!

Songburst

Jammin2Pearl wrote:

I agree 100% The Even Flow on Wednesday was the best Ive seen. The energy and the band it was like all of it was rehearsed, everybody was just in tune with eachother. Mike fucking OWWWNED that solo and then Ed didnt even sing the last verse he let us audience members take it home.

I turned to my buddy [who I go to all my PJ shows with, and we have both been die-hards since 'Ten', and we are both on the 'its only worth it for mike' list] and we were both in awe. I said "I finally 'got' Evenflow, WOW!!" he said "Yeah Wow, thats was amazing, I think thats my new favourite song"

Thats how good Eflow was on night 2!!

I couldn't have said it better myself. I can't wait to hear the boot. I know that it can never be like being in the room, but I hope that the boot does this show justice.

depplover

Uninvited Guest wrote:

What surprised me most was the collective "ugh" I could hear on the floor when they started playing Even Flow for the 50 millionth time. You have to figure at least 50% of the crowd was there to hear it the night before. I always groan when they start playing it but it was hilarious to hear it in stereo. At least I'm not the only one that is annoyed with it.

what?? that song is the best!! i LOVED it both nights and never want them to stop playing it!!

JJD

I'll tell my tale soon.........JJD

pineapplesandwaves

Uninvited Guest wrote:

What surprised me most was the collective "ugh" I could hear on the floor when they started playing Even Flow for the 50 millionth time. You have to figure at least 50% of the crowd was there to hear it the night before. I always groan when they start playing it but it was hilarious to hear it in stereo. At least I'm not the only one that is annoyed with it.

People have attended far too many Pearl Jam shows if they go 'Ugh' when PJ starts to play a song. How disrespectful and ungreatful. Some Pearl Jam fans are spoiled brats who have forgotten how good they really have it. McCready absolutely rips it up each and every single time he plays Evenflow. It's HIS song. The fact that he still enjoys playing it so much after 15 years shows how much it means to him. Pearl Jam fans should be thankful that they get to see a band that still LOVES to play and are passionate when they're on stage, because many bands lose that - their performances become mechanical and stiff. It's songs like Evenflow, Jeremy, Alive, and Black that got most of us into Pearl Jam in the first place. Listen. Re-live your youth. Enjoy!

Jammin2Pearl wrote:

I agree 100% The Even Flow on Wednesday was the best Ive seen. The energy and the band it was like all of it was rehearsed, everybody was just in tune with eachother. Mike fucking OWWWNED that solo and then Ed didnt even sing the last verse he let us audience members take it home.

I turned to my buddy [who I go to all my PJ shows with, and we have both been die-hards since 'Ten', and we are both on the 'its only worth it for mike' list] and we were both in awe. I said "I finally 'got' Evenflow, WOW!!" he said "Yeah Wow, thats was amazing, I think thats my new favourite song"

Thats how good Eflow was on night 2!!

I absolutely agree! That night was crazy! Mike is one bad ass mutha fucker! He can play Evenflow twice a night if he really wants to.

Wednesday was an incredible experience. I can't wait to re-live it!!

To whoever said that PJ was going to play Comatose and Gone, were those songs on the set list but crossed off?

bubbamackdaddy69

oxypoet wrote:

Did you see that Wolfmother is opening for them for a few European shows (well, at least according to the WM website)!

Oh yeah ? sweet !...
they have a wicked sound...big time influenced by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin...you can't go wrong with that mix !