Lame Seattle crowd yet again

Thirty Bills Unpaid

quasi wrote:

Sorry, I'd rather be at a supposedly "lame" show in Seattle than at supposedly "awesome" shows in Portland or Vancouver BC any day.

Why?

I'm not saying any show was lame... but are you saying you'd rather be at a lame show than an awesome show?

quasi

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

quasi wrote:

Sorry, I'd rather be at a supposedly "lame" show in Seattle than at supposedly "awesome" shows in Portland or Vancouver BC any day.

Why?

I'm not saying any show was lame... but are you saying you'd rather be at a lame show than an awesome show?

Note I said supposedly "lame". Basically, I'm saying that I had a great time at the show last night despite what everybody is saying about how great the other shows were. Am I supposed to feel that I missed out even though I had a great time?

restlesssoul

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Not all crowds can be Boston-area crowds

best crowds Ive been a part of for sure.

vaggar99

I think the 'lameness' may have much more to do with the venue than the crowd.
Arena shows are generally not as good as theatre type venues. Arenas have poor acoustics, viewing angles, bad smells. You name it. Everything is wrong.
That's it.. Nuff said.

acutejam

Eddie has said, "Second to last night of tour is always the best...." I forgot about Canada and thought I had that right with Spokane.... Doh.

SZ303389

quasi wrote:

Sorry, I'd rather be at a supposedly "lame" show in Seattle than at supposedly "awesome" shows in Portland or Vancouver BC any day. Not gonna let some angry dude change the fact that I had a great time and at a great show. I had a great time and met cool people from all over including New York, Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and England.

huh?

restlesssoul

Zod wrote:

I thought the show was solid.



The seattle crowd didn't seem horrible to me. Way better than 09. Not as good as Vancouver but not bad.

SPOT ON

Thirty Bills Unpaid

quasi wrote:

Note I said supposedly "lame". Basically, I'm saying that I had a great time at the show last night despite what everybody is saying about how great the other shows were. Am I supposed to feel that I missed out even though I had a great time?

No.

You ignore that stuff. I did mention that the band seems to remain unconvinced that the Seattle crowd is what they should be according to what they expect from them, but for you... that should mean nothing.

I was in Seattle in 2009 and heard the same stuff. I agreed with some of it, but ultimately, I didn't give a shit: I had a great time and it was one of my more memorable shows factoring in travel and the band's hometown.

But saying you would rather be at a weaker show than an 'awesome' show doesn't make sense. Saying, "Go fuk yourself"... now that makes sense!

The show looks great on paper... and if you are saying you had a great time... you sound like a guy I would like to have gone with! Have a good night, good holidays, and enjoy your bootleg when it comes out!

Ahr Mann

All this negativity about last night's show is just silly, Ed and band clearly had a blast, and the crowd in my section didn't seem subdued at all. I think people assumed this was going to be the Holy Grail of PJ shows for some reason (sorry guys, if you weren't here in 11/6/2000, you missed out on that anyway )

But I will say this: IMHO, "Nothingman" should never be the second song played at a show. Ever. Even if the entire set is acoustic.

restlesssoul

Ahr Mann wrote:

I think people assumed this was going to be the Holy Grail of PJ shows for some reason (sorry guys, if you weren't here in 11/6/2000, you missed out on that anyway )

You speak the truth. I yearn for that type of a show everytime I'm at the Key for PJ. absolute magic

-Buru-

Everyone in my section was respectful, granted some were rocking out more than others. But it was a quieter crowd compared to other shows I have been to this tour. That does not mean they are lame, just less loud.

There was no impromptu singing after Daughter, so that song was ended with no tag, for example. And when the crowd took over the verses to sing, it was not terribly loud. So if the OP is equating lack of volume with lameness, which I do not think is entirely fair, I understand where he is coming from.

But, there was some riff singing during Do the Evolution, and that did not happen in every show this tour. I am guessing Eddie probably felt the lack of volume at times, since he did mention it. But to me, it was a great show, and I had a great time rocking out from my pretty amazing seat in Section 127.

Out of My Mind and Time

Maybe the crowd was too high. It was smoke out day.

quasi

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

quasi wrote:

Note I said supposedly "lame". Basically, I'm saying that I had a great time at the show last night despite what everybody is saying about how great the other shows were. Am I supposed to feel that I missed out even though I had a great time?

No.

You ignore that stuff. I did mention that the band seems to remain unconvinced that the Seattle crowd is what they should be according to what they expect from them, but for you... that should mean nothing.

I was in Seattle in 2009 and heard the same stuff. I agreed with some of it, but ultimately, I didn't give a shit: I had a great time and it was one of my more memorable shows factoring in travel and the band's hometown.

But saying you would rather be at a weaker show than an 'awesome' show doesn't make sense. Saying, "Go fuk yourself"... now that makes sense!

The show looks great on paper... and if you are saying you had a great time... you sound like a guy I would like to have gone with! Have a good night, good holidays, and enjoy your bootleg when it comes out!

Yes, I had a great time. I'm sure the band is not obsessing about this kind of discussion on the boards like we all are. They're home and ready for a break. Anyway, have a good holiday as well.

Givner

We were second row from the back of the building and the upper deck was rocking near us. . If you can't jump out of your seat for that setlist you shouldn't be allowed in the building! Hehe. The crowd in Vancouver was absolutely lit up. A few called Gorge in 2014. I'll hope to see you all there!

VN110172

Please skip the Seattle show next time and save yourself the agony.

Suziemay

What??? Were we at the same show? I thought the crowd was fantastic and thunderously loud and totally smashed all preconceived notions I had about Seattle crowd being lame. I was rail Stone's side and my area was most definitely rocking out. The band was happy and I could not wipe the giant smile off my face. Could not have asked for a better tour closer. I'm still processing the entire tour, it's been out of this world and I feel so blessed to have had this experience.

Ahr Mann

VN110172 wrote:

Please skip the Seattle show next time and save yourself the agony.

Best. 3rd Post. Ever.

ZeldaZonk

akgrown46 wrote:

Sounds like yall are just jealous of last nights epic, home town, tour ending show. Complete with Eddie swingling wildly from stage lights while singing to an adoring crowd, the best set list so far (including Let me Sleep, Unthought known, classic Mother Love Bone, Corduroy, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Eruption), a Kim Thayil appearance, and a lengthy show ending after midnight. Not to mention the communal benefit of the anniversary of legalization.

Yup, was a good day to be a Seattleite.

Thanks for the Amazing show PJ!

I couldn't have said it better myself!

Eddieredder

Im from Seattle. I go to every Seattle show. And yes, Seattle crowds are typically pretty soft historically. I was in the pit last night and to me it didnt seem that way to me. But maybe its because of where I was. It was the best Seattle crowd that I have seen.

There is a sense of Seattle entitlement to some people. Lots of hipsters here now. I think some folks definitely take the band for granted.

But with all that being said. I could really care less about crowds. They could play for a crowd of monks and it would still be cool to me. I come for the band.

I Met Ed

I was at Portland, Spokane, and Seattle shows. Spokane was the best imho. Last night, among obvious 10C seats in an awesome reserved section 114 (Thank you, 10C!), there were TONS of "senior" folks with "Friends & Family" stickers on their shirts... did you catch how long that F & F line was outside of Key Arena? These were people who got tickets because of knowing someone, not necessarily because they love Pearl Jam. My section ended up being totally lame! The older couple in front of my seats were sitting down the entire time and I kept hitting the back of the lady's head as I was rocking out. I'm sure she hates me! It just really alters the vibe of your concert experience depending on how the people closest around you act--- whether you try to let it not affect you, it does to an extent. I loved the show and enjoyed myself, but it would have been waaay better with people near me feeling the PJ love too.