Eddie on Letterman Monday!

shetellsherself

2-feign-reluctance said:

I'm sorry, but a few of you need to get the fuck off. How much more sincere and awesome a performance do you need? That's our guy right there and he is still rocking the rock like nobody else.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/C9DDF858-EC6D-8A35-02DB-693984CA2E02/eddie-vedder-better-man-david-letterman/

I could not have said it better. Seriously.

HughFreakingDillon

badbrains said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

badbrains said:

Who the fuck cares that people are critiquing Ed or the band. Some of you seriously are fucken hilarious when anyone says anything bad or negative about the band. It's like you have to defend them at any means necessary. Lighten up Francis. (Stole that from someone)

because talking about Ed's looks is like TMZ type shit. critiqueing the performance is fine. talking about the guy's looks is juvenile.

Isn't there a thread about how hot Eddie is?

it has always bothered me that a thread like that is allowed. it's hypocritical.

HughFreakingDillon

Abe Froman said:

The Botox comments are just fucking stupid. Clearly trying to get a rise out of people. Take that stupid shit somewhere else.

I really liked the performance. I'll take "feel" over a "polished" performance every time. They all looked like they were having a blast up there. A bunch of musicians unfamiliar with each other jamming an emotional song together on an emotional night. And Ed being Ed fucking rocking out, breaking a string, putting it all out there in his 3 minute tribute to Dave. I enjoy that shit every time.

feel over polished, 100 times out of 100. absolutely. well said.

pdalowsky

Abe Froman said:

The Botox comments are just fucking stupid. Clearly trying to get a rise out of people. Take that stupid shit somewhere else.

I really liked the performance. I'll take "feel" over a "polished" performance every time. They all looked like they were having a blast up there. A bunch of musicians unfamiliar with each other jamming an emotional song together on an emotional night. And Ed being Ed fucking rocking out, breaking a string, putting it all out there in his 3 minute tribute to Dave. I enjoy that shit every time.

shetellsherself said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

I'm sorry, but a few of you need to get the fuck off. How much more sincere and awesome a performance do you need? That's our guy right there and he is still rocking the rock like nobody else.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/C9DDF858-EC6D-8A35-02DB-693984CA2E02/eddie-vedder-better-man-david-letterman/

I could not have said it better. Seriously.

nicely

HughFreakingDillon said:

badbrains said:

Who the fuck cares that people are critiquing Ed or the band. Some of you seriously are fucken hilarious when anyone says anything bad or negative about the band. It's like you have to defend them at any means necessary. Lighten up Francis. (Stole that from someone)

because talking about Ed's looks is like TMZ type shit. critiqueing the performance is fine. talking about the guy's looks is juvenile.

BIngo on all accounts. But please don't disagree with the negativity here because that will apparently make you a 13 year old Bieber fan.

IamTom

HughFreakingDillon said:

IamTom said:

pdalowsky said:

So just to recap the moronic bullshit here .....

Wierd hug, rough and weak voice, old, wierd timing, Botox, rusty .... And he rocked out too much

This place is hilarious, I think my favourite is the resident Botox expert.

Why not enjoy the performance and not feel the need to critique every fucking moment and detail. Truely pathetic here today.

Loved it. Ed absolutely has it still.

Paul, it's truly unbelievable. On fb someone was wondering about a nose job. Who has the time to wonder/critique Ed's nose for the love of God?!?

a couple years ago I remember a short-lived thread about the state of Ed's hairline, and if it had been artificially altered, complete with "before and after" pictures.

not sure why anyone gives a flying fuck about this stuff.

Authentically altered. With ageing.

I'm in an advanced state of authentic age altered hairline.

pearlgirl52

badbrains said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

badbrains said:

Who the fuck cares that people are critiquing Ed or the band. Some of you seriously are fucken hilarious when anyone says anything bad or negative about the band. It's like you have to defend them at any means necessary. Lighten up Francis. (Stole that from someone)

because talking about Ed's looks is like TMZ type shit. critiqueing the performance is fine. talking about the guy's looks is juvenile.

Isn't there a thread about how hot Eddie is?

Don't pretend you don't know about that thread. Hah! I don't know why people are talking about botox, but I'm glad some of the heat is off me!

Nami

Great performance. A moment Dave and Paul will have forever. good on Ed.

PP193448

I think one of Ed's buttons was loose on the white shirt he was wearing... Or maybe it just wasn't buttoned right. :get_outta_here:

PP193448

You people are crazy... He rocked it and had a great time visiting Dave. Good for them. Who the hell cares about the other bullshit. I guess if everyone age about 50 should still look like they did at age 25, I'm gonna be screwed in about 6 yrs...

JUST A GIRL

Lol at all the defenders! Can't let pj be "uncool" then their merch hoard won't be worth a thing!! Keep on defending!

And a post this long, and not one mention of this... The fans, and Eddie for a very long time have criticized people for not realizing betterman is actually a song about a woman in an abusive relationship. We've heard Eddie chastise people for wanting to propose during the song. We have torn apart noob fans who just don't grasp this and think the song is truly about "your man being the best and you can't frond a better man"

Yet... He plays this song as a tribute to someone - and uses the literal meaning (saying Dave is a good man, better man) and it goes 100% against everything that's been said in the past about this topic. That's far more hypocritical and discussion worthy than did Eddie get Botox.

For the record, look at some older Eddie photos and some new ones. There has been some work done, without a doubt. Does it matter? No. But the truth is the truth and these die hard defenders won't have a word of it. Pretty funny to me.

I'm still here because of pj, and the love of their music. But some of these comments are so out of touch with reality it's pathetic.

HughFreakingDillon

ImEddieVedder said:

Lol at all the defenders! Can't let pj be "uncool" then their merch hoard won't be worth a thing!! Keep on defending!

And a post this long, and not one mention of this... The fans, and Eddie for a very long time have criticized people for not realizing betterman is actually a song about a woman in an abusive relationship. We've heard Eddie chastise people for wanting to propose during the song. We have torn apart noob fans who just don't grasp this and think the song is truly about "your man being the best and you can't frond a better man"

Yet... He plays this song as a tribute to someone - and uses the literal meaning (saying Dave is a good man, better man) and it goes 100% against everything that's been said in the past about this topic. That's far more hypocritical and discussion worthy than did Eddie get Botox.

For the record, look at some older Eddie photos and some new ones. There has been some work done, without a doubt. Does it matter? No. But the truth is the truth and these die hard defenders won't have a word of it. Pretty funny to me.

I'm still here because of pj, and the love of their music. But some of these comments are so out of touch with reality it's pathetic.

whether it is truth or not is not the point. the point is that it has been clearly stated numerous times that such topics are offside on the band's website.

but thanks for the "reality" check. LOL

WhatYouTaughtMe

ImEddieVedder said:

Lol at all the defenders! Can't let pj be "uncool" then their merch hoard won't be worth a thing!! Keep on defending!

And a post this long, and not one mention of this... The fans, and Eddie for a very long time have criticized people for not realizing betterman is actually a song about a woman in an abusive relationship. We've heard Eddie chastise people for wanting to propose during the song. We have torn apart noob fans who just don't grasp this and think the song is truly about "your man being the best and you can't frond a better man"

Yet... He plays this song as a tribute to someone - and uses the literal meaning (saying Dave is a good man, better man) and it goes 100% against everything that's been said in the past about this topic. That's far more hypocritical and discussion worthy than did Eddie get Botox.

For the record, look at some older Eddie photos and some new ones. There has been some work done, without a doubt. Does it matter? No. But the truth is the truth and these die hard defenders won't have a word of it. Pretty funny to me.

I'm still here because of pj, and the love of their music. But some of these comments are so out of touch with reality it's pathetic.

Maybe it's Dave's favorite PJ song. Things don't always have to be so complicated.

YLed2

Guys. It was a performance of a song on a late night talk show.

And life goes on.

pjman75

Thank you YLed2.

lotsalemon

Just my opinion, and I'm probably right

At the beginning, neither Ed's nor the band's timing were "off", he improvised to mix it up. He does that a lot. Pretty much all musicians do it to songs they've been playing for 20 years.

He didn't look uncomfortable at all, he looked like he always looks on stage. Jumping around, having a good time. He fuckin killed it, that would've been a real treat to see live.

Honestly, reading some of the comments and the actual performance were like two completely different things for me. I was expecting to see a 50 year old, uncomfortable, botoxed rock star who couldn't keep time and sing his own material. Oh wait...that must be David Lee Roth

Zod

I liked the fact he sang the whole song I hadn't seen that in a while.

Empty Glass

How was Tom Hanks?

HughFreakingDillon

YLed2 said:

Guys. It was a performance of a song on a late night talk show.

And life goes on.

excellent point.

JustaPJFan

I do like stars who just let themselves age. It's something natural and the fans really don't mind. If you look at Bono for instance, you can tell nothing has been done to his face. And I still think he is the same rocker he once was. Oh, and in before people say: WHY DO YOU BRING U2 UP YOU MORON? It was just a example of a star who just ages and I don't really mind that he does so, I even like it better. I wish I had another example but I don't..

justam

I enjoy seeing Ed on TV and I liked the new arrangement with piano at the beginning.

I think Ed was trying his best (with the windmills and jump, etc.) to get as much energy as he could into the performance. Being backed by those guys probably had a lot less energy in it than PJ would have had but I think he was trying to lift them up into a higher energy level with his own effort.

(That's what it looked like to me anyway.)