Betterman-Mansfield

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  • PearlJamVixen
    PearlJamVixen Posts: 88
    It was amazing--a truly monumental experience. I LOVED how amazed Eddie looked....I think they really appreciated our appreciation.

    I normally don't like Betterman at all, and wish they wouldn't play it, but last night's version was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!
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  • Jam10
    Jam10 Posts: 654
    I would say at Lollapalooza 2007 Betterman had the same effect on the fans and on the band. I was at Lollapalooza and that was just incredible!
  • ManOfTheHour
    ManOfTheHour Posts: 32
    LongerRoad wrote:
    can someone throw this up on youtube?

    I second that.

    About the actual song though, when it first started playing I kind of rolled my eyes a little. Don't get me wrong, it's a great song, but when you've heard it live so many times, you get tired of it. I've always said the reaction from the crowd to Betterman in 2003 (Mansfield) was the loudest singing I've ever heard, but last night topped it by far! After the second verse, the crowd took control for what seemed like forever. SO LOUD! Eddie had the look of utter disbelief on his face. At one point he stepped back from the sheer force of what was thousands of hands and voices expressing their love for the band. Truly astounding!

    And to those saying the show was too short, it's not the band who makes these curfews. Comcast, Tweeter, Greatwoods, whatever you wanna call it, has always imposed a strict curfew of 11:00. Alive ended at 11:00 on the dot. Props to the band for using 2:15 to play a killer setlist. See you guys tomorrow for night II. ( I love saying that :))
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  • Champagne Breakfast
    Champagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    That's awesome.
    MSG 2 was similar. In 12 years, I have NEVER heard betterman like the last time around. Especially during "Don't Let Me Downnnnnnn" during Save it for Later.
    The place was sooo electric the speakers and amps on the stage were literally shaking.

    It was chilling
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    the crowd always makes this song great. i never get tired of hearing this one. its just a great song live.
  • fall by the wayside
    fall by the wayside Jericho, VT Posts: 759
    By far the best Better Man I've ever witnessed. When it first started I actually sat down. By the end of the song I had goosebumps. It was un-fucking-believable.
    9/13/98, 10/4/00, 4/29/03, 6/29/03, 7/2/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 9/15/05, 9/16/05, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/15/10, 9/11/11, 9/12/11, 10/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 9/26/15, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/5/16, 8/7/16, 8/13/18, 9/2/18, 9/4/18, 9/26/21, 9/1/22, 9/2/22, 9/14/22, 9/18/23, 9/19/23, 9/7/24, 9/9/24, 9/12/24, 9/15/24, 9/17/24, 5/16/25, 5/18/25
  • ricardofurriel
    ricardofurriel Posts: 265
    LongerRoad wrote:
    can someone throw this up on youtube?

    Like most of you, when Betterman started I put my head down for second. After so many times, you know what it is. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that... you know what I mean...

    It was an incredible moment when the crowd took over. Incredible.

    Luckily, knowing that some friends of mine would love to be with me, I decided to pick my camera out of my pocket... And here's the result (of course it does not do it justice but it should give you the idea):


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMp10twB3Y
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  • rival420
    rival420 Massachusetts Posts: 58
    Of course that video does not give you the same effect as being there. I've been to 100+ concerts and 12 of them being Pearl Jam shows. In all my years I have never seen a crowd reaction like that! It was fucking mind blowing..

    And trust me, I have listened to all of the bootlegs out there and own about 350 of them and there is no other performance of Better Man like this one! I am still in disbelief that I witnessed this..

    So Boston, lets do it again tomorrow night!
  • LongerRoad
    LongerRoad Posts: 72
    THANK YOU!!!
    ricardofurriel wrote:
    Like most of you, when Betterman started I put my head down for second. After so many times, you know what it is. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that... you know what I mean...

    It was an incredible moment when the crowd took over. Incredible.

    Luckily, knowing that some friends of mine would love to be with me, I decided to pick my camera out of my pocket... And here's the result (of course it does not do it justice but it should give you the idea):


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMp10twB3Y
  • 3inputchick
    3inputchick Posts: 845
    A very narricist moment for Ed...... good for him!!!
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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    inmytree0991 wrote:
    yea, im not saying better man at msgII was better than at mansfield but i totally know where you are coming from. i normally do not love the song but the crowd was just screaming along to the lyrics and the energy was amazing. then when eddie tagged the "dont run away run away run away..." part of save it for later and screamed "dont let me down" i nearly lost it. it was AMAZING. i dont know why but that part of the show really was outstanding.

    I definitely agree. I wasn't at Mansfield, but from what it sounds like, MSG2 was at similar. I think we went crazier for that song than any other song that night...when Ed screamed "Don't let me down" I could have died happy - the crowd was going insane and I think Ed knew we how much we were loving it. Betterman was definitely a highlight for me at MSG2. I can't even believe what I would have done if you got an even better one - lucky bastards Boston ;)
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  • binauralsounds
    binauralsounds Posts: 1,357
    Taft wrote:


    Preface- I have been to 100+ shows


    That right there is f'n crazy.....
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,931
    it was like that in Chicago 06 too, cool to see when the fans blow them away with passion!
  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,616
    drew0 wrote:
    I definitely agree. I wasn't at Mansfield, but from what it sounds like, MSG2 was at similar. I think we went crazier for that song than any other song that night...when Ed screamed "Don't let me down" I could have died happy - the crowd was going insane and I think Ed knew we how much we were loving it. Betterman was definitely a highlight for me at MSG2. I can't even believe what I would have done if you got an even better one - lucky bastards Boston ;)

    I was at MSG 2 and Mansfield I and believe me...

    It was NOT EVEN CLOSE to similar

    The reaction at Mansfield blew MSG II away....EASILY
  • ishitistink
    ishitistink Posts: 95
    I was there and it was special.....I think Ed turned to the band and said "do they think the song is over?" joking
  • Insignificance1918
    Insignificance1918 Posts: 9
    mookieblalock wrote:
    I was at MSG 2 and Mansfield I and believe me...

    It was NOT EVEN CLOSE to similar

    The reaction at Mansfield blew MSG II away....EASILY




    I agree. That was deafening crowd noise. Loudest Ive heard since the old Garden, Boston Garden that is.
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  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,783
    Insignificance1918 wrote:
    I agree. That was deafening crowd noise. Loudest Ive heard since the old Garden, Boston Garden that is.

    game 6 was loud earlier this month...................................

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  • Insignificance1918
    Insignificance1918 Posts: 9
    Indifference wrote:
    game 6 was loud earlier this month...................................



    ...was it? I was at Game 1 of the Finals, Game 2 vs LeBron...pretty loud but couldnt touch Betterman.
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  • Lostdoggie
    Lostdoggie Posts: 257
    Good video! I was there and for some reason I thought the cheering lasted longer then that.
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    8/20/98 - Montreal
    8/29/00, 8/30/00 - Mansfield
    7/02/03, 7/03/03, 7/11/03 - Mansfield
    9/28/04, 9/29/04 - Boston
    5/24/06, 5/25/06 - Boston
    6/28/08, 6/30/08 - Mansfield
  • Firecloud
    Firecloud Posts: 516
    ricardofurriel wrote:
    Like most of you, when Betterman started I put my head down for second. After so many times, you know what it is. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that... you know what I mean...

    It was an incredible moment when the crowd took over. Incredible.

    Luckily, knowing that some friends of mine would love to be with me, I decided to pick my camera out of my pocket... And here's the result (of course it does not do it justice but it should give you the idea):


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMp10twB3Y


    fucking awesome man. for some reason that absolutely crushed me. thank you.

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