Why the Lightning Bolt tour 13'-14' was one of the all time best

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2-feign-reluctance
2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
edited November 2014 in The Porch
Part comedy routine - the intimacy of the EV solo shows, hearing him relaxed, loose and really funny bringing that in-between song banter to a whole new level.
Part epic song list - with their catalog, every night was a GREAT fucking night no matter how many shows you saw and what you thought was the 'best' night. every fucking show was the best and its hard to argue it any other way IMO.
Part family vibe - People travelling with each other for 20 + years, fucking infants with noise cancelling earmuffs in the crowd (I don't approve by the way), feeling like the band brought you into something more personal than a 1 hour rock show.


Your thoughts?
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    The Tulsa 14' show is pretty fucking funny - what a darkhorse show on the tour.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    3 hour shows :-c
    I've met Rob

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Empty Glass said:

    3 hour shows :-c

    YAHTZEE MOTHERFUCKERS! YEAH!!
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  • marilor
    marilor St Etienne, France Posts: 618
    Totally agree !!!

    I couldn't see the guys this year but i've tried to follow the tour as much as possible (Thanks you Dimi !!!)...and it's clear they bring their shows to a very high level of intimacy with us, with the audience ! Incredible, amazing, either in the States or anywhere else in the world (Europe, Australia) ...we all know here they are the f**** best band in the world BUT the crowds were huge too...and it wouldn't be possible if people didn't answer...(not sure of my english spoken...sorry if it's wrong).
    When i listen to a show, i think : OMG ! if there's someone who doesn't know very well PJ, I'm sure he's lost here...lol...Just Imagine : you go to a rock show...and they sing Fernando from Abba ! or Let Stone sing, or Frozen....so weird from an outside eye....
    Their setlist is absolutely awesome, each show has a different atmosphere and when song titles appeared in the forum in live, i regretted not to be there...
    And now i'm so pleased to see Ed's self confidence, his happiness when they play...his behaviour is so different from the 10 first years...And it's better for everyone !!!!

    So one thing to say : THANK YOU EVERYBODY
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  • ckravitz
    ckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    Part comedy routine - the intimacy of the EV solo shows, hearing him relaxed, loose and really funny bringing that in-between song banter to a whole new level.
    Part epic song list - with their catalog, every night was a GREAT fucking night no matter how many shows you saw and what you thought was the 'best' night. every fucking show was the best and its hard to argue it any other way IMO.
    Part family vibe - People travelling with each other for 20 + years, fucking infants with noise cancelling earmuffs in the crowd, feeling like the band brought you into something more personal than a 1 hour rock show.


    Your thoughts?

    Agree with all of it.

    I don't really know how to put it in to words but they just really brought it on this go 'round. Not to say the haven't always given their all, but this time man, they were out there like their lives depended on it. You could feel THEIR emotion through the music.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    I don't really know how to put it in to words but they just really brought it on this go 'round. Not to say the haven't always given their all, but this time man, they were out there like their lives depended on it. You could feel THEIR emotion through the music.

    Yes!
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    the best band in the world, and they are only getting better...

    2013/2014 was the best i have ever seen the band as far as performing, and honestly it isnt even close
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    my2hands said:

    the best band in the world, and they are only getting better...

    2013/2014 was the best i have ever seen the band as far as performing, and honestly it isnt even close

    Its on another level. Which is why we need a BR/DVD of the tour.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    my2hands said:

    the best band in the world, and they are only getting better...

    2013/2014 was the best i have ever seen the band as far as performing, and honestly it isnt even close

    Its on another level. Which is why we need a BR/DVD of the tour.
    Agree. I like the you tube full shows but they don't come close to being as satisfying as a pro shot video.
    I've met Rob

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    This place is dead

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    All very nice, except the family vibe. I'm not into that. I like for a rock concert to be grown-up time - teens and older. Little kids at a rock concert just doesn't sit well with me (not that I'm not gracious when it happens.... but inside I'm annoyed).
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  • tino_11
    tino_11 Posts: 2,179
    The fact that there was so little hype around a show like Denver shows how amazing the past two years has been!
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,516
    edited November 2014
    PJ_Soul said:

    All very nice, except the family vibe. I'm not into that. I like for a rock concert to be grown-up time - teens and older. Little kids at a rock concert just doesn't sit well with me (not that I'm not gracious when it happens.... but inside I'm annoyed).

    THIS ^^^^^^^^leave the kids at home .....
    98 was the best yr of shows ever imho ....
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  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    Part comedy routine - the intimacy of the EV solo shows, hearing him relaxed, loose and really funny bringing that in-between song banter to a whole new level.
    Your thoughts?

    I love Ed's banter, I love the way he shares so many personal details with us. I think he loves us as much as we love him. What an evolution from the shy person who would barely look up at the audience. I'm amazed when people complain that he talks too much between songs.

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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,887
    I thought it was a pretty good tour... the 3 hour setlists were amazing and a really awesome direction to move the live shows too.

    I still don't think it's the best tour they've ever done though. I agree with a previous poster that the '98 was the best (or to be fair it's all matter of opinion, so I'll say it was my favourite tour). The Yield Tour was the pinnacle of their first 5 extreme solid albums. They had fine tuned their live performance but were still fairly young. It was like sports players in their late 20's. They've got enough experience that they're proficient at the sport, but they've still got the piss and vinegar in them that make them electric. The '98 tour PJ seemed to balance out the experience and their youth.... those were powerful shows... not as long, but fucking electric :)

    The Lightning Bolt tour was epic.... but the Yield tour is still my favourite (with maybe the '05 Gorge/Canadian tour as my 2nd).
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    We got Wrigley, 3 hour shows, some rarely played tunes (think Let me Sleep), Yield and No Code played in it's entirety, Euro tours, sticker wars. Man it's been a fun two years!
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Family atmosphere referring mostly to the legions of fans following the band. My comment on babies was meant to be more snarky than it came across! I have a 18 month old daughter. Obv a rock show is the last place I'd take her.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,991
    2003 was my personal favorite tour but every single one is pretty awesome. I say one thing about this Lightning Bolt tour, these guys still fucking rock. They're as energetic onstage as ever.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,470
    edited November 2014
    Amazing set lists and fun banter between songs. I can not wait for the next set of North American tour dates.

    I hope all PJ shows from now on will be 'An Evening With Pearl Jam'.
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    Zod said:

    I thought it was a pretty good tour... the 3 hour setlists were amazing and a really awesome direction to move the live shows too.

    I still don't think it's the best tour they've ever done though. I agree with a previous poster that the '98 was the best (or to be fair it's all matter of opinion, so I'll say it was my favourite tour). The Yield Tour was the pinnacle of their first 5 extreme solid albums. They had fine tuned their live performance but were still fairly young. It was like sports players in their late 20's. They've got enough experience that they're proficient at the sport, but they've still got the piss and vinegar in them that make them electric. The '98 tour PJ seemed to balance out the experience and their youth.... those were powerful shows... not as long, but fucking electric :)

    The Lightning Bolt tour was epic.... but the Yield tour is still my favourite (with maybe the '05 Gorge/Canadian tour as my 2nd).

    Wow. Every sentence was literally what I was thinking. Thanks for saving me time ;)
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Zod said:

    I thought it was a pretty good tour... the 3 hour setlists were amazing and a really awesome direction to move the live shows too.

    I still don't think it's the best tour they've ever done though. I agree with a previous poster that the '98 was the best (or to be fair it's all matter of opinion, so I'll say it was my favourite tour). The Yield Tour was the pinnacle of their first 5 extreme solid albums. They had fine tuned their live performance but were still fairly young. It was like sports players in their late 20's. They've got enough experience that they're proficient at the sport, but they've still got the piss and vinegar in them that make them electric. The '98 tour PJ seemed to balance out the experience and their youth.... those were powerful shows... not as long, but fucking electric :)

    The Lightning Bolt tour was epic.... but the Yield tour is still my favourite (with maybe the '05 Gorge/Canadian tour as my 2nd).

    Very, very well said Zod. I wish we had that entire 98' tour available!
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