Hampton Horrible

Yoeddy1

Uh Habit...I would have been out of my mind! I can't believe how dead this floor is. Bums me out. Just turn the sound down...it's pretty bad.

http://youtu.be/SbRF-ZW6nU8

Jason

cincybearcat

mrussel1 said:

63schoefflin said:

People here just want to justify to themselves that the show they were at was one of the best, lol. I've been to many shows that I expected to great and I have no problem saying it was forgettable if it really was. The great ones stand the test of time, the others just kind of fall by the wayside.

Your assumption here is that the show actually wasn't good, but the people who loved it only want to justify it; rather than the people who didn't like it were 'wrong', or more likely, it's a difference of opinion.

Yeah the reality is, if you were there, whatever you thought of the show.... You are correct!

Travelar

You just can't please some people. Looks like a spectacular set.

northerndragon

PJNB said:

I have been following this board since 2013 which I know is not that long but there is a something that really annoys me with these fanview threads. Why does it bother people so much that someone didn't like a show that much? Did you love it? Great! That is what we all want when we go to a show. Saying that though you are not going to convince the disappointed people that it was better then they thought it was and they are not going to convince you that it was an average/shit show.(Is there even such a think with this band?) Also if you weren't at the show why are you arguing with people if it was bad or not? You can only read so much into a setlist and even using Periscope only gives us part of the picture.

Pearl Jam has a huge catalogue that allows for people to love this band for so many different reasons. Whats good for you may not be good for me and vice versa. If someone has been to 20 shows and thought one was average/bad to that sucks for them and only them. Maybe they are too picky/hard to impress or the show was just ok. Who cares you loved the show and their opinion should have zero influence on any of your fun. Enjoy the next show and stop worrying what everyone else thinks to validate your opinion!

It's not that someone didn't love it. It's that someone was so self absorbed that posting this opinion in the already existing fanview/setlist threads wasn't enough for them. They had to come on the board and town crier it out. Especially on a day when a lot of people learned they don't get even one show. Douchey behaviour. Have some respect for your fellow fans even if you didn't enjoy the show. That's my problem with it, I was just trying to say it nicer earlier.

Bdog10

I think we're all still chasing 7-8-03

PearlJammer623

MayDay10 said:

Weston1283 said:

I guess the only complaint I would have about last night is that you could tell a lot of people had Raleigh on their mind, as the shock factor was still there by the time the show started

Great setlist though

I tried watching on periscope... but was just not in the mood and shut it off pretty quickly... which is odd and not a feeling I would have expected.

With that said.... looking at the set list, it isnt/wasnt my kind of show. Lots of valleys and few peaks IMO. Some pretty long stretches that would have been too much of a slowdown. Encores had nothing really special.

Thats why people are just not that into the shows this tour. Ed used to make good setlists that build to climax, with a lot of sing alongs. He doesn't set the mood anymore and breaks the mood with songs 90% of the people don't wanna hear. Long Road needs to be played first in a set...it sets the mood just like hard to imagine, Wash, and of course release!

SM192077

Worst show I have seen since 1994 !!!

PJ1973

I always like the slow opener too. But I thought coming out hard with Why Go, MYM and Corduroy worked. I felt the tension in the GA starting outside after the cancellation. Hitting the ground full steam felt like the 'release' that was needed.

chitownp76

Think of how many people cannot see any shows this year, and people complain about this one? Set looked awesome to me. I would take it any day! Sure the crowd was off, but you are at a PJ show that youve been waiting for for how long?? My guess is the people complaining have gone to the FL shows or are going to multiple shows.

mrussel1

chitownp76 said:

Think of how many people cannot see any shows this year, and people complain about this one? Set looked awesome to me. I would take it any day! Sure the crowd was off, but you are at a PJ show that youve been waiting for for how long?? My guess is the people complaining have gone to the FL shows or are going to multiple shows.

I was at the south Florida shows, Greenville and Hampton. I didn't think the crowd was off. It was loud. Many songs I could not hear Ed. It's all about your immediate section I think. I had a lame section in Greenville so I thought the crowd was meh. Others seem to think it was great.

chitownp76

mrussel1 said:

chitownp76 said:

Think of how many people cannot see any shows this year, and people complain about this one? Set looked awesome to me. I would take it any day! Sure the crowd was off, but you are at a PJ show that youve been waiting for for how long?? My guess is the people complaining have gone to the FL shows or are going to multiple shows.

I was at the south Florida shows, Greenville and Hampton. I didn't think the crowd was off. It was loud. Many songs I could not hear Ed. It's all about your immediate section I think. I had a lame section in Greenville so I thought the crowd was meh. Others seem to think it was great.

10c seats? One would think any 10c section would be rockin

tylermoore

This show blew my mind. I Am Mine. Inside Job, it's okay tag?! Cmon! BREATH. Sad. A great version of indifference. Even Evenflow was sick, Matt's solo kicked ass. Stone was awesome and Mike killed it all night.
Even with the number of "hits" they played the gems were more than enough for me. Crowd could've been better tho I thought, if there is anything negative to say.

mrussel1

chitownp76 said:

mrussel1 said:

chitownp76 said:

Think of how many people cannot see any shows this year, and people complain about this one? Set looked awesome to me. I would take it any day! Sure the crowd was off, but you are at a PJ show that youve been waiting for for how long?? My guess is the people complaining have gone to the FL shows or are going to multiple shows.

I was at the south Florida shows, Greenville and Hampton. I didn't think the crowd was off. It was loud. Many songs I could not hear Ed. It's all about your immediate section I think. I had a lame section in Greenville so I thought the crowd was meh. Others seem to think it was great.

10c seats? One would think any 10c section would be rockin

No, my Greenville were not 10C. The rest of my shows were (GA last night). But they were good. They were three sections from the stage, lower level, row A.

serpent boy

Yoeddy1 said:

Uh Habit...I would have been out of my mind! I can't believe how dead this floor is. Bums me out. Just turn the sound down...it's pretty bad.

http://youtu.be/SbRF-ZW6nU8

Jason

Oof. This is what I meant by the crowd was dead. I was in the GA area and nobody around me seemed to care for half the show.

I've been to enough PJ shows by now to know when a crowd just isn't feeding energy back to the band. Last night from "Long Road" through "Lightning Bolt" was the worst I've seen. (It livened back up after that.)

my2hands

I was in the 10c wing seats and the building was literally rocking/shaking a few times last night... I saw great fan participation all the way up to the top row all around the arena... I saw people on the rail going ape shit... and it was some of the loudest crowd singing I've ever heard... funky, old, small building... setlist with a healthy mix of hits, fan favorites, and weird shit... perfect weather...

Seriously, my seats were literally shaking/rocking... on a Monday night... so I don't know wtf some of you are talking about

The poster sucked... raleigh announcement totally sucked... but Hampton was a killer show in my opinion

mrussel1

my2hands said:

I was in the 10c wing seats and the building was literally rocking/shaking a few times last night... I saw great fan participation all the way up to the top row all around the arena... I saw people on the rail going ape shit... and it was some of the loudest crowd singing I've ever heard... funky, old, small building... setlist with a healthy mix of hits, fan favorites, and weird shit... perfect weather...

Seriously, my seats were literally shaking/rocking... on a Monday night... so I don't know wtf some of you are talking about

The poster sucked... raleigh announcement totally sucked... but Hampton was a killer show in my opinion

And this coming from the guy who declared that Hampton was a piece of shit show 2 weeks ago! Even he converted after going...

PearlJammer623

You guys are all missing the obvious answer......everyone is older now...prob 6-8 years from the last show. As you get older, ya kinda don't wanna hear lukin or habit. I mean people are in their 50's at the show they want to dance and sing like a Springsteen or Stones concert. Thats why shows that lack fun songs and dumb songs like fuckin up seem silly when you 40 -55 years old.
People want set lists that take you on a journey are always more fun. Just really choppy this tour, and the sound has been off for a few shows. THEY ARE WORKING VERY HARD FOR US

63schoefflin

Yeah news flash people.... No matter what city you go to a PJ concert, GA is lame. In Philly a few years ago we were standing there rocking out and noticed that we we're probably the youngest people there (25) and it was lame as hell. Bounced up to lower level reserved and had a way better time. I mean I'm not hating because in another 10-15 years I won't be rocking out like I am, but the majority of fans aren't 25 anymore so I understand it.

rollings

63schoefflin said:

Looked pretty average from the set. I wouldn't say bad, but the problem going forward will be the atmosphere in the shows... I have a feeling it won't be as energetic.

I know

KP_McMinn

Yoeddy1 said:

Uh Habit...I would have been out of my mind! I can't believe how dead this floor is. Bums me out. Just turn the sound down...it's pretty bad.

http://youtu.be/SbRF-ZW6nU8

Jason

Yoeddy1 said:

Uh Habit...I would have been out of my mind! I can't believe how dead this floor is. Bums me out. Just turn the sound down...it's pretty bad.

http://youtu.be/SbRF-ZW6nU8

Jason

Eeek.