Lame Seattle crowd yet again

PearlJammer623

Indifference71 wrote:

Surprising to me that people always say the Settles crowds are kinda lame. Especially when their sports fans are so rowdy. Seahawks and Sounders fans are crazy at their games.

That is true of the sports fans. I am of the opinion that some people of Seattle think they are above the band, and think about embracing lame fucking bands like fleet foxes more. They try to act like they know it all before you, when they are really 1 year behind everything in the north east aka New York. Just a pretentious wanna be liberal city of the arts. Such a wanna be place. Way over hyped.

SZ303389

dimitrispearljam wrote:

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dimitrispearljam wrote:

i understand that maybe the crowd wasnt that good as other shows,or not much energy..
but why this type of thread are so aggresive and with name calling about the local town fans,,?
i dont get it..do u really think that make your point stronger or somnething?

pitiful is hardly an aggressive adjective, maybe not knowing the nuances of the language preclude you from understanding this, so i forgive you. just making conversation, don't take it so personnally. the hype behind "this will be the best seattle crowd ever" is just funny to me, so relax big guy...go flip a poster or something.

FenwayFaithful

Not all crowds can be Boston-area crowds

Ahr Mann

PearlJammer623 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

Surprising to me that people always say the Settles crowds are kinda lame. Especially when their sports fans are so rowdy. Seahawks and Sounders fans are crazy at their games.

That is true of the sports fans. I am of the opinion that some people of Seattle think they are above the band, and think about embracing lame fucking bands like fleet foxes more. They try to act like they know it all before you, when they are really 1 year behind everything in the north east aka New York. Just a pretentious wanna be liberal city of the arts. Such a wanna be place. Way over hyped.

Hah, OK Chachi. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

SZ303389

Indifference71 wrote:

Surprising to me that people always say the Settles crowds are kinda lame. Especially when their sports fans are so rowdy. Seahawks and Sounders fans are crazy at their games.

sounders fans are awesome, as are timbers fans, i think its a soccer thing. if you ever watched the BPL you'd laugh at american football fans.

curmudgeoness

stateoflove79 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

Then they should just stick to playing the Gorge when in that area

Or come back to Portland more!

"This negative energy just makes me stronger. We will not retreat! This band is unstoppable!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-j31YoEeRU

PJ_Soul

West Seattle fan wrote:

This must have to do with where you sit because from my 200 level in Vancouver! I thought the crowd sucked and it seemed like everyone was super drunk. Worst of the bunch in my opinion. I chalked it up to being a Wednesday night and $20 tickets available. Last night seemed way better than the last stop in Seattle for sure and way better than Vancouver THIS time IMO. That said, I also thought Spokane was the overall best show. Interesting the way we all see things...

Have only heard rave reviews of the energy in Vancouver until your post, and from my perspective the crowd was on fire, and the band very clearly thought so too. I was up front and you could see it and feel it coming from them, and the pit was all energy and happiness, and the seats looked rocking from where i was standing (really couldn't see the upper levels though). Conversly, there are already threads about the crowd in Seattle being lame. Sorry you didn't enjoy it in Vancouver. But it's all about personal perspective! And about what mood you happen to be in. And maybe the section. Perhaps all the energy was in the lower bowl and the floor, and the lower crowd and the band were simply oblivious to the upper deck. That's entirely possible. But I think you're in a small minority with your feelings on it, judging from all the reviews. Of course, if you loved Seattle, that's great for you, and those who thought Vancouver was amazing, that's great for them! Everyone wins! Not that it's a contest. I do hope that Seattle stops having lame crowds (in many people's opinions). i love Seattle, and would still like to see PJ there sometime.

PJ_Soul

mookeywrench wrote:

No lame crowd issue in my section. I think it's a self fulfilling prophecy issue. And let's not forget that a "Seattle" crowd is usually 50% out-of-towners.

I don't see what that has to do with anything. The crowd is the crowd, be they from Seattle or elsewhere.... from soany reports, there is just something about Seattle... ummm... could it be something about the band? Perhaps their vibe and energy force changes in their hometown and it affects the crowd. That would make more sense to me.

PJ_Soul

PearlJammer623 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

Surprising to me that people always say the Settles crowds are kinda lame. Especially when their sports fans are so rowdy. Seahawks and Sounders fans are crazy at their games.

That is true of the sports fans. I am of the opinion that some people of Seattle think they are above the band, and think about embracing lame fucking bands like fleet foxes more. They try to act like they know it all before you, when they are really 1 year behind everything in the north east aka New York. Just a pretentious wanna be liberal city of the arts. Such a wanna be place. Way over hyped.

Wtf? Why are you trashing the city? Trying to make enemies or what?
Seattle's a great city!

Pushin Forward Back

If they played better songs rather than the vanilla bullshit people would have been more rowdy ! #fact

foodboy

do you ever consider that when people come from out of town they may have jet lag with the time difference may make them tame.

SZ303389

foodboy wrote:

do you ever consider that when people come from out of town they may have jet lag with the time difference may make them tame.

lol, umm ok.

SZ303389

bottom line, Ed has said it time and again and last night he not only eluded to this fact, but he actually came right out and said it. "i hate to be that singer that says 'come on guys' but..." I doubt he said that at any other show this tour.

PJ_Soul

SZ303389 wrote:

bottom line, Ed has said it time and again and last night he not only eluded to this fact, but he actually came right out and said it. "i hate to be that singer that says 'come on guys' but..." I doubt he said that at any other show this tour.

That IS lame. :?
He did have to encourage the Vancouver fans to cheer louder for Mudhoney when he thanked them, but that's a totally different issue. There were no probs at all when it came to cheering for PJ, i am happy to say. He talked about how much they appreciated our enthusiasm a bunch of times and they obviously meant it. Thank goodness, because i always worry about what a Vancouver crowd is going to be like.

foodboy

i personally don't like the vanilla much but i understand the bands need to do it. every time there is so much hype like oooo its seattle , last night of tour ,gonna be real different show just doesn't materialize. next tour i would love to see is play the albums in their entirety. before ed's voice goes even more. albums , b sides and rarities. that would be a tour for the ages. but won't happen.

sparky_fry

I thought the crowd was pretty good :?

Spiritual_Chaos

mookeywrench wrote:

No lame crowd issue in my section. I think it's a self fulfilling prophecy issue. And let's not forget that a "Seattle" crowd is usually 50% out-of-towners.

Let it go Indy - if Eddie tells the crowd they're lame. There's a pretty decent chance that they're lame.

PJ_Soul

sparky_fry wrote:

I thought the crowd was pretty good :?

That's great, but one does have to admit that things are a little off if Eddie actually has to apologetically ask the crowd to be more into it so that the band has something to feed off of... No way to argue against that, really.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

PearlJammer623 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

Surprising to me that people always say the Settles crowds are kinda lame. Especially when their sports fans are so rowdy. Seahawks and Sounders fans are crazy at their games.

That is true of the sports fans. I am of the opinion that some people of Seattle think they are above the band, and think about embracing lame fucking bands like fleet foxes more. They try to act like they know it all before you, when they are really 1 year behind everything in the north east aka New York. Just a pretentious wanna be liberal city of the arts. Such a wanna be place. Way over hyped.

A completely ridiculous thing to say. I don't live in Seattle, but I do travel there frequently. It is a great city. To deny that means you are obviously envious. If 'New York' was really that 'hip'... maybe Eddie and the gang would have established their roots there to stay abreast of the times.

With that said, I was at one show in 2009 and the crowd blew: there were streams of people leaving the place before and during the encore. At the Vancouver show a few nights later, after praising Vancouver, Eddie called Seattle a 'shit crowd'.

In 2011, the Vancouver show had a ton of Seattle people at it given there was no Seattle show to attend. This show was signified as an atypical crowd for its lack of enthusiasm.

This year in Vancouver, Eddie slighted the Seattle crowd again- but not quite as blatantly as in 09. And, during the Seattle show, he had to prompt everyone to liven up. All this adds up to the obvious: Seattle should be a little more enthusiastic. Of course this doesn't apply to every Seattle fan, but it can be safely asserted in the general fashion.

mfc2006

Crowd was better in Portland & Spokane, but Seattle was still a blast.