Eddie on Letterman Monday!

OMGkatwoman

Suziemay said:

"Foo Fighters, David Letterman's favorite band, will serve as the final musical guest when the late-night host bids farewell to Late Show on Wednesday night."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-to-serve-as-lettermans-final-musical-guest-20150520

Wow, what a final week on Letterman !

ComeToTX

Thought Dylan sounded great compared to the last few times I've seen him. The walking around was sort of strange.

OMGkatwoman

ComeToTX said:

Thought Dylan sounded great compared to the last few times I've seen him. The walking around was sort of strange.

I was under the impression that he was doing that to try to keep it together emotionally wise to get to the end of the perfomance.

PJ_Soul

narnia said:

ImEddieVedder said:

No one said he didn't support feminists... But he himself is definitely not one! Hahahahahaha

I think any man who writes songs like "Betterman" and "Nothing Man" can be considered a feminist.

He also fought for the right to choose, spoke out against violence towards women with real passion... The man worked with Gloria Steinem for crying out loud. Of course he's a feminist... or at least WAS a feminist.
FWIW, I think ImEddieVedder is just trolling here.... unless, do you think a man can't be a feminist??? If so, you're 100% mistaken.

brianlux

Nice to see better support for Dylan here than on the other Letterman thread! Yes, it was a bit strange the way he moved around the stage but Bob is a strange man- nothing new or wrong with that. I thought he did a great job considering his age and wear and wear an tear over so many years. Also, Dylan wouldn't have done this show for just anyone- I get the impression he's not big into these kinds of gigs. And as always, his band is impeccable.

Also agree that the show had too many commercials but that's one of the reason I rarely watch TV any more.

Last-12-Exit

I'm not familiar with Dylan. Was that an old song? I'd never heard it.

RS151862

It was a Sinatra song. He released an album of standards earlier this year, it was off that.

demetrios

http://pearljam.tumblr.com/post/119436816880/eddie-vedder-better-man-letterman

High Fidelity 2000

I thought Dylan was awful. But at the same time, that's the best I've ever heard him sing in the last 30 years. You could understand every word. I didn't know he was still capable of that. Kind of cheesy to do a cover after you're introduced as the best songwriter of modern times. Didn't know what to expect but...

Fun Fact: I think the first time I ever heard Like a Rolling Stone was on Letterman's NBC 10th anniversary special. Couldn't understand a damn thing. Still have that special on VHS somewhere.

Suziemay

Just saw the Dylan performance. Never seen him perform so I don't really have an opinion one way or another, but it was clear that he was very uncomfortable which leads me to believe that it was a great gesture on his part to do the show and give Letterman a sendoff. Very cool.

I know Foo Fighters are gonna blow th roof off, fitting choice for the final show.

justam

I thought Dylan was fine! He sang an appropriate song and he sang it with a recognizable melody. The walking was just something to do while the instrumental break was going on. Musicians move almost as a way of conducting tempo, etc., in a subtle way. It's no big deal. (He's probably feeling too old to dance to at time like that.)

Spiritual_Chaos

They should have projected the monatge behind Foo Fighters or cut back to the band from time to time. Now that peromance felt just... weird... why even show them at all?

demetrios

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#ThanksDave

mfc2006

Thanks, Dave. Man, I'm going to miss that show.

justam

I think it would have been nicer to the Foo Fighters if they'd shown them now and then instead of just using them as background music for the photos! They dressed up to be seen.

I like this photo of Ed. -->

lolobugg

justam said:

I thought Dylan was fine! He sang an appropriate song and he sang it with a recognizable melody. The walking was just something to do while the instrumental break was going on. Musicians move almost as a way of conducting tempo, etc., in a subtle way. It's no big deal. (He's probably feeling too old to dance to at time like that.)

Just saw Dylan in concert a couple weeks ago.
he normally moves around during the solos. over to the drum riser and back to the mike.
it just looked strange on TV. in person, it looks pretty cool as he is giving the band a chance to receive recognition.

Suziemay

justam said:

I think it would have been nicer to the Foo Fighters if they'd shown them now and then instead of just using them as background music for the photos! They dressed up to be seen.

Oh man, I just saw this. Yeah, kinda silly not to show them! I enjoyed the few seconds of the band bouncing around in unison. They sounded great though.

JWPearl

justam said:

I think it would have been nicer to the Foo Fighters if they'd shown them now and then instead of just using them as background music for the photos! They dressed up to be seen.

I like this photo of Ed. -->

It's a nice happy pic of ed

Ledbetterman10

Spiritual_Chaos said:

They should have projected the monatge behind Foo Fighters or cut back to the band from time to time. Now that peromance felt just... weird... why even show them at all?

It was fine as it was. No need to cut to the band at all.

OMGkatwoman

demetrios said:

Pearl Jam @PearlJam
#ThanksDave

Ed looks great !