Best Opener?

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,613
    Release
    I admit to not getting the Wash thing too. It is rare, yes, but I'm not sure it is a great opener. It doesn't seem to pop the crowd the way some other openers do. But I have only heard it on boots. Maybe some day I will see it at a show and my mind will be changed.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Other
    I really enjoyed when they punched me in the fucking faces with Go in Costa Rica, and Hail Hail in Atlanta.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,925
    Release
    Can't go wrong with Release. Perfect way to start a show.
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,259
    Long Road
    long road for me - that song makes any show special
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,910
    Release
    thefixer9 said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Wash...its always Wash...


    :-&
    Whoa whoa whoa. Release is my pick, but Wash is amazing! You really think it warrants a vomiting emoticon?! lol
    thefixer9 said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    thefixer9 said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Wash...its always Wash...


    :-&
    Whoa whoa whoa. Release is my pick, but Wash is amazing! You really think it warrants a vomiting emoticon?! lol
    I love Ole, the Fixer.....not a fan of Wash..... :-O ;)
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  • nevmiles
    nevmiles Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,363
    Release
    Release > Corduroy is my favourite opening 1-2 punch....
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    Of The Girl
    Got Wash 3 times (once as opener and twice right after Pendulum) and it was amazing every single time.
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,259
    Long Road
    bump for more votes
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,726
    Wash
    PJ_Soul said:

    thefixer9 said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Wash...its always Wash...


    :-&
    Whoa whoa whoa. Release is my pick, but Wash is amazing! You really think it warrants a vomiting emoticon?! lol
    thefixer9 said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    thefixer9 said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Wash...its always Wash...


    :-&
    Whoa whoa whoa. Release is my pick, but Wash is amazing! You really think it warrants a vomiting emoticon?! lol
    I love Ole, the Fixer.....not a fan of Wash..... :-O ;)
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,613
    Release
    Of the openers I have seen...and ranking them ONLY as effective openers (popping the crowd, getting the show going) I would rank them like this:

    Release
    Of The Girl
    Small Town (every casual fan in the crowd is so happy)
    Pendulum
    Hard To Imagine
    Unthought Known

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  • encorebreak13
    encorebreak13 Posts: 6
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    As a veteran of a massive ONE show I feel pretty lucky to have been treated to Given to Fly. Such an uplifting opener really set the night off.
    Having said that, I would love to hear Release open, always been a heavy track for me.
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Of The Girl
    Wash holds a special place for me as it was the opener of the first show I attended and was so happy to hear it again 2x again this tour. It's a great bad ass, slow burner song. Perfect opener. However, Of the Girl is the one that I am dying to see. One of my top favorite of all pj songs.
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  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
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    Why Go is a killer opener. Nothing sets off the energy like hearing those drums to start off a show.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,613
    Release
    I think best "non-traditional opener" could be its own interesting poll. Go, Why Go, Small Town, Interstellar Overdrive --> Corduroy, etc.

    The only bad Pearl Jam opener is an opener you miss because of traffic or beer lines.
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,445
    Release
    Which show did they open with Alive??
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    Wash
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Wash...its always Wash...

    This !!!!
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  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,249
    Release
    I swear I read someone say Ole on the other page... Oh god please say they were kidding. And if they were serious, this world is more fucked up than I ever could imagine.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,334
    Of The Girl
    A tricky vote, with Of The Girl narrowly beating Hard To Imagine,...well, for me anyway.
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  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    Release
    Come on people, Release is THE quintessential PJ opener. Their most powerful song in my opinion. I would rank Hard To Imagine as second, and Wash coming in third.
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