By the way, this wasn't the regular Post review. It was just for the blog. I disagree with some of the stuff he wrote, but I think his post is pretty good and definitely entertaining.
I love the comments about fuck all critics, he doesn't know what he is talking about, etc. Overall he definitely seemed to like the show! Just because he isn't bowing down to the band, and lets face it, we aren't exactly the most unbiased group of fans, doesn't mean his post his terrible.
31. Yellow Ledbetter: Can't escape it. What a terrible way to end an enjoyable evening. Simply put, this song is terrible. Please guys, retire this one.
I disagree. The whole beauty to RVM is the middle jam. If people want to hear the exact same version that is on the cds, that they shouldnt be dissapointed when it's played live. The middle jam is a vortex of 4 guitars and Matt experiementing with sounds that is hardly played the same way twice.
The RVM middle jam is better than your eighty posts.
I didn't say I wanted it played exactly the same as on the album, but that "jam" in the middle is just noise to me and totally takes the air out of a kick ass song.
Was it really necessary to quote the entire 2000-word review just to ask that?!
93: Slane
96: Cork, Dublin
00: Dublin
06: London, Dublin
07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
09: Manchester, London
10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
11: San José
12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
"Mike McCready, king of unnecessary hand gestures, broke out the jumping index finger twirl during this song."
93: Slane
96: Cork, Dublin
00: Dublin
06: London, Dublin
07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
09: Manchester, London
10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
11: San José
12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
The Pearl Jam Scene, Growing More Grateful by the Gig
Tuesday, June 24, 2008; C04
Pearl Jam abdicated the grunge throne and all but went on hiatus in the mid-1990s to fight Ticketmaster and the service charges concertgoers were billed by electronic ticket sellers. Fellow bands and music fans refused to join the righteous battle, however, so Pearl Jam caved.
On Sunday night, all these years later, the rebels of a lost cause were back at Verizon Center, a building owned by Abe Pollin, the very godfather of electronic ticketing back in the 1970s and the only Ticketmaster franchisee left.
And, good golly, did they rock Abe's house.
Adults can only get so enraptured, and the audience's euphoria level redlined again and again. The band-fan synthesis during "Given to Fly" left the whole building shaking -- like, actually shaking. Frontman Eddie Vedder occasionally slowed things down to throw lefty ("It's going to be great to get some color in the White House!" he yelled), but the scream-and-response session he led during "Daughter" would have given even John McCain goose bumps.
Even the folks in last rows of the upper deck were standing and shrieking every word of 1991's "Alive" as if they'd waited their whole lives for the opportunity. And the last minute of "Rearviewmirror" was about as frenzied as arena rock can get.
The band now sells downloads from all its shows and, probably not coincidentally, puts a Phish-like emphasis on set lists to make sure each show is somewhat unique. This gimmick has triggered the completist gene in Pearl Jam fans, who now mine set lists for rarities. Among this night's batch: "No More," an antiwar ballad that Vedder sang solo, and 1996's "I'm Open."
Whether spontaneous or the result of some manipulative plan, the feedback the band got from all those service charge-payers in the house was overwhelming. "I don't know what we did to get this kind of response from you," Vedder said.
"Adults can only get so enraptured, and the audience's euphoria level redlined again and again. The band-fan synthesis during "Given to Fly" left the whole building shaking -- like, actually shaking."
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I love the comments about fuck all critics, he doesn't know what he is talking about, etc. Overall he definitely seemed to like the show! Just because he isn't bowing down to the band, and lets face it, we aren't exactly the most unbiased group of fans, doesn't mean his post his terrible.
Cool really to read a "decent" review from a non-addict.
That said, sounded like a good show overall and I wish I'd been there (as an addict
what a jackass
[shakes head]
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9/28/04 Boston,MA (VFC Benefit-10C) - 6/23/06 Pittsburgh,PA
6/27/08 Hartford, CT
The RVM middle jam is better than your eighty posts.
I didn't say I wanted it played exactly the same as on the album, but that "jam" in the middle is just noise to me and totally takes the air out of a kick ass song.
Was it really necessary to quote the entire 2000-word review just to ask that?!
96: Cork, Dublin
00: Dublin
06: London, Dublin
07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
09: Manchester, London
10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
11: San José
12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
"Mike McCready, king of unnecessary hand gestures, broke out the jumping index finger twirl during this song."
96: Cork, Dublin
00: Dublin
06: London, Dublin
07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
09: Manchester, London
10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
11: San José
12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/23/AR2008062302042.html
The Pearl Jam Scene, Growing More Grateful by the Gig
Tuesday, June 24, 2008; C04
Pearl Jam abdicated the grunge throne and all but went on hiatus in the mid-1990s to fight Ticketmaster and the service charges concertgoers were billed by electronic ticket sellers. Fellow bands and music fans refused to join the righteous battle, however, so Pearl Jam caved.
On Sunday night, all these years later, the rebels of a lost cause were back at Verizon Center, a building owned by Abe Pollin, the very godfather of electronic ticketing back in the 1970s and the only Ticketmaster franchisee left.
And, good golly, did they rock Abe's house.
Adults can only get so enraptured, and the audience's euphoria level redlined again and again. The band-fan synthesis during "Given to Fly" left the whole building shaking -- like, actually shaking. Frontman Eddie Vedder occasionally slowed things down to throw lefty ("It's going to be great to get some color in the White House!" he yelled), but the scream-and-response session he led during "Daughter" would have given even John McCain goose bumps.
Even the folks in last rows of the upper deck were standing and shrieking every word of 1991's "Alive" as if they'd waited their whole lives for the opportunity. And the last minute of "Rearviewmirror" was about as frenzied as arena rock can get.
The band now sells downloads from all its shows and, probably not coincidentally, puts a Phish-like emphasis on set lists to make sure each show is somewhat unique. This gimmick has triggered the completist gene in Pearl Jam fans, who now mine set lists for rarities. Among this night's batch: "No More," an antiwar ballad that Vedder sang solo, and 1996's "I'm Open."
Whether spontaneous or the result of some manipulative plan, the feedback the band got from all those service charge-payers in the house was overwhelming. "I don't know what we did to get this kind of response from you," Vedder said.
You rocked, Eddie. That's what.
-- Dave McKenna
That gives me chills just waiting for MSG.
Madison Square Garden 6/25/08