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vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,108
edited August 2012 in The Porch
Obviously, these are two of the most covered bands by PJ, meaning most of us have seen the covers live.

So, which band do you prefer to see PJ cover?

The Who (Baba O'Riley/The Real Me)

...or

Neil Young (RITFW etc).

Me personally? I like Neil originals far more than The Who, but I like PJ covers of The Who better. Weird...
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,175
    I wouldn't mind if they just dropped Baba & RITFW ....
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,144
    Ive seen the big three by The Who: Baba O'Riley, The Real Me, and Love Reign O'er Me
    Ive seen the big three by Neil Young: RITFW, F'In Up, Harvest Moon

    I would rank them like this:

    1. RITFW
    2. F'In Up
    3. Baba
    4. Love Reign
    5. Harvest Moon
    6. The Real Me

    So Neil wins!
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,083
    I've seen RITFW like 8-9 times and Baba 1... so Baba because of that...

    But I would rather have them pick new NY covers than new The Who covers.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    vant0037 wrote:
    Obviously, these are two of the most covered bands by PJ, meaning most of us have seen the covers live.

    So, which band do you prefer to see PJ cover?

    The Who (Baba O'Riley/The Real Me)

    ...or

    Neil Young (RITFW etc).

    Me personally? I like Neil originals far more than The Who, but I like PJ covers of The Who better. Weird...
    I'm with you. I prefer PJ's Who covers to Neil's. Baba and Love Reign o'er Me are the best. RITFW has been played to death
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  • parintachin73parintachin73 Posts: 740
    The Who, no doubt. I like Neil but c'mon, it's the Who!
    In fact just yesterday while listening to Baba on my ipod at work I thought to myself, PJ is due to learn some new Who covers. Or at least bring back some of the ones that were only done a couple of times, ie. The Seeker.
  • Ron BurgundyRon Burgundy Posts: 498
    Which I could ear RITFW live once! I agree it's been played to death but it's a special song for me. Should have bought tickets to Toronto 1 2012....

    All the shows I've been to ended with Yellow Ledbetter.....all 7 of them!

    That being said.....I love Neil covers better.
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Neil all the way for me. I'm not a fan of The Who really although I love The Kids Are Alright and The Real Me. I've only seen RITFW once but think it should be retired now. More Neil please. Cortez The Killer and Down By The River would be great for Stone and Mike trading licks! :)
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,548
    i need to see Fuckin up live..
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  • PhilippHPhilippH Posts: 86
    i have to admit it...i don't like the who at all! but i love it when pearl jam pulls a cover of them!

    hmm...pearl jam should pull a tour like metallica did (garage days) - go in small clubs play 2h of covers and then get them on air via radio!!!
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,618
    josevolution wrote:
    I wouldn't mind if they just dropped Baba & RITFW ....

    I agree. They've been their, done that.

    I'd love to see them to do an early Ramones cover or two.
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,303
    Keeping with the Neil theme, closing the show with Almost Cut My Hair by CSNY after

    25 MINUTES!

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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,548
    Halifax2TheMax wrote:
    r

    25 MINUTES!

    Peace.
    i cant forget that Berlin 2...25 25 25.. :lol:
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,303
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Halifax2TheMax wrote:
    r

    25 MINUTES!

    Peace.
    i cant forget that Berlin 2...25 25 25.. :lol:

    I can't forget the whole 10 day trip! But Berlin 2 will definitely be forever etched in my mind!!

    And a who wouldn't want to hear a littly Johnny followed by a little Neil?

    25 MINUTES!

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  • NamiNami Posts: 5,995
    edited August 2012
    BABA #1 As Dimi would say that "song blows my mind".... :lol:

    Seen RITFW, Harvest, Sugar Mountain & Needle and the Damage Done (ed solo 2009) all amazing in their own right.


    BABA!

    That is all :D

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  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Posts: 2,812
    Nothing beats Baba Live!!!! 8-)
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    White Discussion wrote:
    Nothing beats Baba Live!!!! 8-)
    Quite true. It was the only song I wanted at my first PJ show and I got it.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,548
    Nami wrote:
    BABA #1 As Demi would say that "song blows my mind".... :lol:

    Seen RITFW, Harvest, Sugar Mountain & Needle and the Damage Done (ed solo 2009) all amazing in their own right.


    BABA!

    That is all
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,779
    josevolution wrote:
    I wouldn't mind if they just dropped Baba & RITFW ....
    + one

    I prefer no covers
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,834
    The Real Me, Baba O'Riley, and Reign O'er Me all are amazing in concert. I'd go with the Who covers as I don't think Fuckin' Up or RITFW have near the same energy to get the crowd as into it as Baba or Reign does.

    I would like the band to stop playing Baba and RITFW so much. Maybe two to three times a 20 show tour. Make them more special to hear.

    What Pearl Jam needs to do is write some songs that could be show closers. They haven't written a song that can close a show since Vitalogy. They have written great songs, but none can close a show out like Alive, Porch, RVM, Even Flow, or Better Man. So they resort to covers, these awesome covers.
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    The Real Me, Baba O'Riley, and Reign O'er Me all are amazing in concert. I'd go with the Who covers as I don't think Fuckin' Up or RITFW have near the same energy to get the crowd as into it as Baba or Reign does.

    I would like the band to stop playing Baba and RITFW so much. Maybe two to three times a 20 show tour. Make them more special to hear.

    What Pearl Jam needs to do is write some songs that could be show closers. They haven't written a song that can close a show since Vitalogy. They have written great songs, but none can close a show out like Alive, Porch, RVM, Even Flow, or Better Man. So they resort to covers, these awesome covers.

    I always thought Parting Ways or All Those Yesterdays would be a great show closer. I'd certainly rather hear them over a cover anyway... ;)
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,548
    veddertown wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    The Real Me, Baba O'Riley, and Reign O'er Me all are amazing in concert. I'd go with the Who covers as I don't think Fuckin' Up or RITFW have near the same energy to get the crowd as into it as Baba or Reign does.

    I would like the band to stop playing Baba and RITFW so much. Maybe two to three times a 20 show tour. Make them more special to hear.

    What Pearl Jam needs to do is write some songs that could be show closers. They haven't written a song that can close a show since Vitalogy. They have written great songs, but none can close a show out like Alive, Porch, RVM, Even Flow, or Better Man. So they resort to covers, these awesome covers.

    I always thought Parting Ways or All Those Yesterdays would be a great show closer. I'd certainly rather hear them over a cover anyway... ;)
    Of the Earth will be great for closing the show.. ;)
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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,269
    Tough call, think I probably prefer Baba right now, because I've heard it less. Good to get RITFW a few times on this last tour though, particularly enjoyed the Manchester version. Baba in Copenhagen was pretty epic though.

    As for them writing new closers, dunno, I like the closing with Ledbetter on last nights/one off's. It's just the way it should be. Would love to hear the band do Parting Ways though.
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    The Real Me, Baba O'Riley, and Reign O'er Me all are amazing in concert. I'd go with the Who covers as I don't think Fuckin' Up or RITFW have near the same energy to get the crowd as into it as Baba or Reign does.

    I would like the band to stop playing Baba and RITFW so much. Maybe two to three times a 20 show tour. Make them more special to hear.

    What Pearl Jam needs to do is write some songs that could be show closers. They haven't written a song that can close a show since Vitalogy. They have written great songs, but none can close a show out like Alive, Porch, RVM, Even Flow, or Better Man. So they resort to covers, these awesome covers.

    I always thought Parting Ways or All Those Yesterdays would be a great show closer. I'd certainly rather hear them over a cover anyway... ;)
    Of the Earth will be great for closing the show.. ;)

    Yeah, nice one Dimi.. ;) I quite fancy Corduroy or Even Flow too. Either would be a guaranteed high octane finale!!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,548
    veddertown wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Of the Earth will be great for closing the show.. ;)

    Yeah, nice one Dimi.. ;) I quite fancy Corduroy or Even Flow too. Either would be a guaranteed high octane finale!!
    or DTE and Stone play a 10 min solo :mrgreen:
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,834
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    veddertown wrote:
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    The Real Me, Baba O'Riley, and Reign O'er Me all are amazing in concert. I'd go with the Who covers as I don't think Fuckin' Up or RITFW have near the same energy to get the crowd as into it as Baba or Reign does.

    I would like the band to stop playing Baba and RITFW so much. Maybe two to three times a 20 show tour. Make them more special to hear.

    What Pearl Jam needs to do is write some songs that could be show closers. They haven't written a song that can close a show since Vitalogy. They have written great songs, but none can close a show out like Alive, Porch, RVM, Even Flow, or Better Man. So they resort to covers, these awesome covers.

    I always thought Parting Ways or All Those Yesterdays would be a great show closer. I'd certainly rather hear them over a cover anyway... ;)
    Of the Earth will be great for closing the show.. ;)

    Of the Earth is a good example. Write some songs that Mike and Stone can jam on and trade off solos that can fill 6-8 minutes at the end of the show where the crowd can just rock out (before they bring out Ledbetter, Indifference, Parting Ways, etc...).
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,618
    When I saw Paul Westerberg and His Only Friends he covered a Partridge Family song and it kicked ass. It would be fun to see PJ do something interesting like this- not as a joke but as a tribute to a good oldie.
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,467
    PhilippH wrote:
    i have to admit it...i don't like the who at all! but i love it when pearl jam pulls a cover of them!
    I agree with this. The Who are a bit like Dylan for me, I prefer cover versions of their songs to the originals. I love it when PJ play Baba, it just kills.
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  • Eddie NLEddie NL Posts: 50
    I love The Who covers. I saw Love Reign O'er Me twice and The Real Me once so only need to see Baba O'Riley... :cry: From the Neil songs I only saw RITFW 4 times so time for some change ther, hehe

    Love Reign O'er Me is definitely the best cover I have ever heard and I think Boom agrees with me as he really is awesome at the opening!! :o
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