Has Boom been on this tour?

ironlionzion74

I have not noticed him in any pictures or video.Didn't see him on stage at the beach either.I know someone has probably already asked this question,but I don't have hours to waste on here looking for the thread.

Julien

yes
http://www.pearljam.com/tour/index-photos.php

GlttrGrrl

unfortunately yes. They let him jam out on Crazy Mary and it bores me to tears every time.

Sian-of-the-dead

GlttrGrrl wrote:

unfortunately yes. They let him jam out on Crazy Mary and it bores me to tears every time.

harsh words man, harsh...



BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!

opsopcopolis

In camden he kept running onto the stage and then Eddie would play a song that i guess wasn't on the list, and he'd walk off looking sad.. :(
Poor Boom

Sian-of-the-dead

opsopcopolis wrote:

In camden he kept running onto the stage and then Eddie would play a song that i guess wasn't on the list, and he'd walk off looking sad.. :(
Poor Boom

:eek: awww no!!

Poor Unkie Boom... :(

Julien

GlttrGrrl wrote:

unfortunately yes. They let him jam out on Crazy Mary and it bores me to tears every time.

are you kidding ?
I agree that boom shouldn't be playing on every song, but Crazy Mary with Bomm is awesome !

Zoso

I love boom crazy mary this tour has been magical and love his work generally.

DeLukin

Three words: Reign O'er Me

Booooooooo(m)!

Red Burrito

In DC, Boom was rarely even on stage. At one point Ed had to walk off stage and get Boom to the stage for the next song. Overall, Boom did not look too thrilled.

Gonzo1977

Red Burrito wrote:

In DC, Boom was rarely even on stage. At one point Ed had to walk off stage and get Boom to the stage for the next song. Overall, Boom did not look too thrilled.

Maybe he's been reading the text messages

Red Burrito

Gonzo1977 wrote:

Maybe he's been reading the text messages

Ha ha, very true...

Shawn Smith Collective

Boom kicked ass at MSG I! He's generally in the background and adds such a nice dimension to the band...I don't understand why people don't like him. Even at MSG I, his only solo jam was to Crazy Mary and it ended with Boom and Mike doing a little call and response thing...it was great!

Side note: My wife asked why he was being booed. That never gets old.

Biggest Wave

GlttrGrrl wrote:

unfortunately yes. They let him jam out on Crazy Mary and it bores me to tears every time.

so true

long road walker

pjny wrote:

Boom kicked ass at MSG I! He's generally in the background and adds such a nice dimension to the band...I don't understand why people don't like him. Even at MSG I, his only solo jam was to Crazy Mary and it ended with Boom and Mike doing a little call and response thing...it was great!

Side note: My wife asked why he was being booed. That never gets old.

I do boo him , lol

slightofjeff

I agree that Boom can be hit or miss in some songs. But anyone who can't get into him and Mike trading solos on Crazy Mary probably just needs to chop their own ears off and give up music altogether.

Music just isn't your thing.

PrlJam27

Screw all you boom haters!! He adds an awesome flavor to the band.

wolfbear

PrlJam27 wrote:

Screw all you boom haters!! He adds an awesome flavor to the band.

I agree. I think he's great and love his playing.

Julien

wolfbear wrote:

I agree. I think he's great and love his playing.

+1

GlttrGrrl

slightofjeff wrote:

. . . anyone who can't get into him and Mike trading solos on Crazy Mary probably just needs to chop their own ears off and give up music altogether.

Music just isn't your thing.

um...riiiiiiight. I just don't like the music being turned into a hippy jam. I'm tired of people comparing Pearl Jam to the Dead, but having Boom on stage makes it hard to fight the comparison. Let him play and add layers and nuance to the music, but a full on multi-minute solo is unnecessary and a little much. I'm just glad that it's so easy to BOO him

eduardo

on wpb eddie doesnt present him at the end of the show maybe he forgot or too drunk

opsopcopolis

I really like Boom.
I felt bad seeing him running back and forth on the stage.
He seems like such a nice guy.

ballgame

Wow how can anyone not like Booms solo in Crazy Mary. It gives PJ live. The Cleveland show he and Mike trade off, its amazing musicianship.

On this tour he doesn’t seem to have a role and not sure why. At Camden II he was barely on stage if at all. Would just show up for one song then be gone. I did see Eddie give him a hug at one point but really its Pearl Jam and he is just adding flavor.

But Crazy Mary is amazing and was disappointed they didn’t play it at Camden II

rebornFixer

ballgame wrote:

Wow how can anyone not like Booms solo in Crazy Mary. It gives PJ live. The Cleveland show he and Mike trade off, its amazing musicianship.

On this tour he doesn’t seem to have a role and not sure why. At Camden II he was barely on stage if at all. Would just show up for one song then be gone. I did see Eddie give him a hug at one point but really its Pearl Jam and he is just adding flavor.

But Crazy Mary is amazing and was disappointed they didn’t play it at Camden II

They seem to be playing few Boom-friendly tunes this tour ... Less Riot Act songs, specifically ... And for anyone who pipes up with some comment like "and that's a good thing", kiss my arse!

ballgame

just read this

Its older but gives good color into Boom

Is Kokua Festival the first time you and Boom have performed together like this?
I don't think I've ever played a gig by myself that wasn't a benefit. And with all those times, I've played with different people here and there. But I don't think I've ever played a show with Boom.
I think the first show that Boom and I ever played together was with the band. I think (Pearl Jam guitarist) Stone (Gossard) was missing because he was (doing) an environmental (project) in Australia at the time. We played the House of Blues, opening for The Who. I think that was Boom's first gig with us.
It's great to see the world and see rock 'n' roll through the eyes of a local. It's really a romantic and magical story: our friendship and seeing him travel the planet.
And one thing was cool. We went to Europe. And Boom and his wife Pinky had never been to Europe. We (went) over there last summer and we played Portugal. ...
Some time — a couple of hundred years ago — a couple of brothers named Gaspar took off from a port in Lisbon and ended up in the Islands. And I think it was the first time that one of Boom's family had been back to Portugal since.
To explain that to the audience in Portuguese and then have them see this guy return with a band playing some powerful music was a kind of moving experience.
I'll bet the feeling was the same for Boom.
I think that there's a natural chemistry change when you spend a lot of time in (Hawai'i).
I think you appreciate these things more because you're away from sidewalks and satellites. You're kind of protected a bit from normal white noise that's everywhere, and city landscapes. And I think that your nerves are up on your skin in a really positive way.
You're connecting with ... (Vedder searches for words)
... our surroundings?
Yeah. In a positive way, you're more vulnerable to pure feeling through emotions in regards to appreciating your life and appreciating things that happen. It's not just another day on the subway where you almost have to try to meditate yourself out of your body.
I'm just getting long-winded and going nowhere. But I guess what I want to say is that Boom's way of being is infectious.
I chatted with Boom prior to Pearl Jam's December show at Blaisdell Arena. He really does seem to take absolutely nothing he has achieved for granted — family, friendships, his life experiences here.
Yeah. I thought I was that way, too. And for the most part, I was. But it's gotten even deeper since.
He's been a tremendous ... not to make any kind of a reference to The Beatles in regards to our band, but he's like our Billy Preston, you know? (Laughs.)
He told me his first impression of you — when he met you on the waves and didn't know who you were — was that you were "a swell guy." What did you think of Boom?
It's all been good. It's all been good. I've never thought anything but good about him since I first met him.
How did you find out that he was a damn good keyboard player, too?
I saw him play at a small little wake on one of the outer islands on a very small hillside away from everything. There was a young man who had been part of the musical community ... who passed away at an early age, and they had a bit of a wake for him (and) played some music on somebody's back porch.
And I knew I was watching a world-class (Hammond) B-3 (organ) player. I couldn't believe my ears.
So I knew that he could play before I met him. That's how I first saw him — when he was playing.
His highest compliment for you was that you came across very local in your demeanor, your values and your beliefs. So much so, that he told you, "Brah, you sure you not reincarnated and was Hawaiian before?"
(Vedder pauses, clearly moved.) Wow. Yeah.
What has Boom brought Pearl Jam musically and through his personality?
I think the biggest thing is what we talked about. We've been able to see, in a way, the things that we've accomplished as a group ... through a new pair of eyes and another heart and, in some ways, a heart that was untainted by some of the stuff that we had been through. (A heart) less hardened from some of the stuff we had been through early on.
In fact I think when Boom and I got together, (Pearl Jam) was going back into the studio to record after what for us was the hardest challenge and moment in our lives — when we lost nine people at that show in Denmark.
(In June 2000, nine fans were crushed to death during Pearl Jam's set at the Roskilde Festival.)
It was a healing time for us. And a good way to put it is, Boom was like stem cells, you know? (Laughs.) And he came in and just helped repair. He was part of the healing process in a big way. Fresh new cells that ... found every spot that we were ailing.
He seemed to give us new life.

LukinFan

one song should wrap up this discussion...

listen to Love Reign O'er Me live- wow!

cropdustdair

Wow! I wish Boom would go "Ka-Boom"! I can't stand listening to RITFW or Crazy Mary anymore just because of Boom. I used to love these songs, but my 5 year old...no screw that...my 2 year old son could play better than Boom. They should ship him back to the Islands and get him a job waiting tables at Bubba Gump.

matt770

LukinFan wrote:

one song should wrap up this discussion...

listen to Love Reign O'er Me live- wow!

I agree, I heard this at MSG 1 and didn't know what song it was until Ed started singing. Really nice piano piece at the beginning.

I don't mind the concept of Boom and Mike trading solos at the end of Crazy Mary, my problem is that Boom's solos sometimes have a cat-running-across-the-keyboard quality.

ballgame

LukinFan wrote:

one song should wrap up this discussion...

listen to Love Reign O'er Me live- wow!

I havent heard it. Cant really afford a botleg right now....well thats not totally true. With 2 kids I dont have extra cash for music. But I was at Camden II so Ill get that boot
But Camden II didnt play that song

ironlionzion74

slightofjeff wrote:

I agree that Boom can be hit or miss in some songs. But anyone who can't get into him and Mike trading solos on Crazy Mary probably just needs to chop their own ears off and give up music altogether.

Music just isn't your thing.

I think Boom is a hit in every song.I started the thread because I don't have much time to search around and find my own answers.Thanks to all you who answered my question.I only went to one show this tour and that was Va. Beach,I just didn't see or here him on anything.I'm usually a lot closer to the stage than I was there.And I LOVE it when Boom solo's in Crazy Mary.I agree that if you don't like that you should chop your ears off and stick a pencil in your ear drums.Someone said they didn't like the hippie jam stuff,come on,they are Pearl JAM.They've been jamming hippie jam since day 1.And they are the closest thing besides Widespread Panic that we have to be compared to the Grateful Dead these days.Not music wise but the fact that they can tour without new material and have the cult following that is us.And they don't play the same set ever.I've been to a lot of rock shows in my days and nothing compares to any Pearl Jam show.

satansbedbugs

Ed likes Boom, so therefore I like Boom.....