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Peacefrog1975Peacefrog1975 Posts: 787
edited November 2013 in The Porch
It looks like Charlottesville was def the "Charlotte" show to be at. Charlotte did get Getaway though so as always a special show.
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  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Charlottesville was like State College a show we will be still be talking about 10 years from now, Charlotte not so much
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    Charlottesville was like State College a show we will be still be talking about 10 years from now, Charlotte not so much
    I hear ya.. but obviously different for the folks that were in attendance at either.. some will want to forget 'ville for some reason and others will call Charlotte the greatest night of their life.. Life is great!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    Charlottesville seems a little bigger word than Charlotte to me
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  • Waves Roll in My ThoughtsWaves Roll in My Thoughts Posts: 23
    The 'Ville for the win, as the kids say...EASY.
  • Waves Roll in My ThoughtsWaves Roll in My Thoughts Posts: 23
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Charlottesville seems a little bigger word than Charlotte to me

    ^^^makes me wish there was a "like" button, lmoa...
  • msmi76msmi76 Posts: 11
    I got to both shows. Charlotte was fantastic, but Charlottesville was just out of this world, on another level. Seeing Getaway live for first ever live performance was special however.
  • OceanInDisguise13OceanInDisguise13 Posts: 937
    Booth were great. For me though, Charlottesville was epic.
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  • msmi76msmi76 Posts: 11
    lina319 wrote:
    Booth were great. For me though, Charlottesville was epic.

    Leash was on the set list tonight, I was bummed they crossed it out!
  • TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,294
    Charlotte left me disappointed. Band was drained, overall crowd was fair. The crowd in 103 was god awful and dead. Charlottesville on the other hand, absolutely perfect show.
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  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Waves Roll in My Thoughts wrote:
    The 'Ville for the win, as the kids say...EASY.
    Absolutely
  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    TamaDrummer91 wrote:
    Charlotte left me disappointed. Band was drained, overall crowd was fair. The crowd in 103 was god awful and dead. Charlottesville on the other hand, absolutely perfect show.
    I am so glad you got to see an all time show like that, love talking boots with you, I know you fully appreciate it
  • TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,294
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    TamaDrummer91 wrote:
    Charlotte left me disappointed. Band was drained, overall crowd was fair. The crowd in 103 was god awful and dead. Charlottesville on the other hand, absolutely perfect show.
    I am so glad you got to see an all time show like that, love talking boots with you, I know you fully appreciate it

    Thanks for the kind words man. I truly did appreciate that gig, I will never forget it. And as far as boots, I cannot listen to Pensacola 12 and not think about how much you love it ;) . It is a great boot.
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  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    TamaDrummer91 wrote:
    Big Bank Hank wrote:
    TamaDrummer91 wrote:
    Charlotte left me disappointed. Band was drained, overall crowd was fair. The crowd in 103 was god awful and dead. Charlottesville on the other hand, absolutely perfect show.
    I am so glad you got to see an all time show like that, love talking boots with you, I know you fully appreciate it

    Thanks for the kind words man. I truly did appreciate that gig, I will never forget it. And as far as boots, I cannot listen to Pensacola 12 and not think about how much you love it ;) . It is a great boot.
    seems kind of weak compares to Charlottesville, that was back when the band was playing 28 song setlist :D
  • JexJex Posts: 295
    Just from looking at the setlists Charlottesville is the winner. They played two of my white whale songs (Footsteps and Glorified G)

    I see all these threads talking about how epic this show was and it makes me frustrated. This was the first full length show in the US they have ever played on my birthday (Europe show 1996 and partial Canada show 1991). I unfortunately couldn't make the 13 hour drive out there :evil: Now, I have to buy the bootleg and seriously rock out to this thing, so i can feel better. Please release these boots!!!!

    Congrats to the lucky ones who were able to attend.
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  • blarrgblarrg Posts: 47
    Charlotte was my 1st show since the Honolulu 2006 & U2/PJ shows. I hate to sound like a snob or a whiner, but I was let down and even more after I saw the setlist. If they had played Wash, Leash, and Crazy Mary I probably would have felt satisfied. I probably would have drove up to VA if I had known this one was going to be a bit shorter and a more standard-ish setlist. Maybe they were tired from playing C'ville the night before, I dunno. I also read in other places that the crowd wasn't into it. Being right in front of the stage with all the other fans screaming, I know we were into it. Not sure about the rest of the stadium. Just one of those unfortunate things I guess. Hopefully I can see them sooner than having to wait 7 more years b/c I was out of the country.
  • Peacefrog1975Peacefrog1975 Posts: 787
    blarrg wrote:
    Charlotte was my 1st show since the Honolulu 2006 & U2/PJ shows. I hate to sound like a snob or a whiner, but I was let down and even more after I saw the setlist. If they had played Wash, Leash, and Crazy Mary I probably would have felt satisfied. I probably would have drove up to VA if I had known this one was going to be a bit shorter and a more standard-ish setlist. Maybe they were tired from playing C'ville the night before, I dunno. I also read in other places that the crowd wasn't into it. Being right in front of the stage with all the other fans screaming, I know we were into it. Not sure about the rest of the stadium. Just one of those unfortunate things I guess. Hopefully I can see them sooner than having to wait 7 more years b/c I was out of the country.
    Any PJ show is a blessing, Congrats on your 1st show my Friend!
  • TrailchefTrailchef Posts: 27
    doesn't really matter....every show is different and a true pleasure to attend...been to 71 and I remember something so special about everyone....whether its the setlists, the people, the band themselves, the venue..etc...
    soak up every bit of every show

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  • P34RL J4MM3RP34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    I don't know, I'm kind of on the Charlotte bandwagon for this argument. I went to Baltimore, Charlottesville, and Charlotte for this tour. For some reason Charlotte was my favorite. My reasons are:

    #1 - Getaway - So much anticipation for this song, and great to finally hear it live.

    #2 - Bee Girl - Thought I'd never hear it live, and I'm one of those fans who keep a spreadsheet and know exactly which songs we need to hear, so this was unexpected and awesome. So cool to see the evolution of Jeff getting snubbed one night and back playing acoustic guitar on Bee Girl a few nights later.

    #3 - Infallible - Not played at either of the previous shows and really a nice fit and a good song.

    Also, I think if they had played one of the Wash, Leash, crazy mary, it would have put it on par with Charlottesville for length of show. I agree Charlottesville had better energy and my buddy was really into it and I do love the new Mother cover they are doing, but for some reason I can't get Charlotte out of my head.

    They were all really good shows, and very fun for sure. Great leg of the tour to see them on for sure.
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    blarrg wrote:
    Charlotte was my 1st show since the Honolulu 2006 & U2/PJ shows. I hate to sound like a snob or a whiner, but I was let down and even more after I saw the setlist. If they had played Wash, Leash, and Crazy Mary I probably would have felt satisfied. I probably would have drove up to VA if I had known this one was going to be a bit shorter and a more standard-ish setlist. Maybe they were tired from playing C'ville the night before, I dunno. I also read in other places that the crowd wasn't into it. Being right in front of the stage with all the other fans screaming, I know we were into it. Not sure about the rest of the stadium. Just one of those unfortunate things I guess. Hopefully I can see them sooner than having to wait 7 more years b/c I was out of the country.
    Its unbelievable to me that you were disappointed because they didn't play wash or crazy Mary. Forget the fact that you were one of the very fee lucky fans that got to hear the live debut of getaway. Or Stone showing off his chest. Or hearing watchtower close the show. Or hearing bee girl live.

    Fuck, no wash! I'm going home!

    :fp:
  • AK252617AK252617 Posts: 3
    Charlotte was my first show since Blossom Music Center near Cleveland OH in 1998. They closed with Alive and encore Yellow Ledbetter back then. It was cool they closed with Alive in Charlotte as well. We were up in the nosebleeds 203 row N. However, the sound was great and the energy was just as strong up there as it was down on the floor.

    Thank you to all the members and crew for making a memorable night!!!!
  • spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,015
    edited November 2013
    I was at both. It's hard to compare shows since each is a different experience. Charlottesville was incredible, unforgettable, epic...etc, but I was on the rail, the set list kept hitting home for me, and the boys were on fire.

    For Charlotte I was 4th row behind GA. Crowd around me was into it, but reserved for the most part, except for the guy right in front of me who kept getting up on his seat. To his credit he got down quickly after a quick tap on the back each time though. Very good set list, band was tight, Getaway debut...etc, but I can't compare Charlotte to Charlottesville.

    That said someone who was in GA in Charlotte and seats in Charlottesville likely has a different viewpoint.
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  • motorcitymadmanmotorcitymadman Posts: 107
    Had they played Wash and Leash, we'd be talking about closer to a toss up. It still stings that they scratched those, and I wonder if we can get some clarification as to whether they were told by the building/city that they were at curfew. If so, it's on the band for not starting the show at 8.

    As it was though, there's not a contest between the two. C'ville had that rare magic.
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