Rock Hall 2017: Revisiting Pearl Jam, Neil Young's 1993 MTV triumph
Eddie Vedder, left of Pearl Jam performs with Neil Young, right, during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. (Tony Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com By Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com
on March 13, 2017 at 7:01 AM, updated March 13, 2017 at 7:06 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio - For music fans who found themselves glued to everything alternative rock during the early 1990s, the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony will seem like deja vu.
Neil Young is set to induct Pearl Jam, continuing the long running friendship between the two iconic acts. VETTER MCCREADY YOUNGPearl Jam and Neil Young at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.Kevork Djansezian
Young and Pearl Jam have hopped on stage together and joined forces in the studio before. But their most legendary collaboration came at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.
At the time - Sept. 2, 1993 - Pearl Jam was pretty much the biggest rock band in the world. The band would win four awards that night, including Video of the Year, for the groundbreaking clip "Jeremy."
Eddie Vedder and company were also set to perform, which they did, delivering "Animal," the third single from their massive album "Vs." What followed was one of the most memorable moments in VMAs history.
Young joined the band on stage with his guitar and shared a microphone with Vedder for a performance of Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." It went on for more than seven minutes.
It's hard to overstate just how monumental such a performance was and still feels. Sure, the Grammys often bring together big name artists - old and young - for "once in a lifetime" collaborations. But they rarely seem natural.
Pearl Jam and Young had been friends for a while before the 1993 VMAs. But their performance marked the first time their musical love affair hit the mainstream.
The fact someone like Vedder, whose personality has been rumored to go from warm-hearted to volatile, and Young, who can be ornery if you push him, were friends somehow seems almost stunning. Then again, it almost makes perfect sense.
These are two acts who never really seemed to give a crap what people thought of them. They were always about the music, an attitude that sometimes portrayed them as villains to haters, but made fans love them even more.
The 1993 VMAs performance concluded with a barrage of guitars and Vedder obliterating the mic stand. The performance created a vibe in the arena that's representative of a bygone era when guitar-savvy rock ruled the earth.
But fans in attendance at the Rock Hall Ceremony in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 7 will find themselves in a bit of a time warp. It's all but guaranteed Young will join Pearl Jam for "Rockin' in the Free World," probably at the end of the show.
Fans have already penciled it in as the night's standout moment. And despite it being more than two decades after that legendary VMAs showcase, there's no way it will disappoint.
Which Pearl Jam television appearance ended with Eddie Vedder revealing the hand drawn "K" on his shirt as a tribute to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain? See more personal items from the band this Friday when the Class of 2017 Inductee Exhibit opens. #RockHall2017
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
So do we know for sure that PJ will be the last inducted? Also, any clue how this thing will play out live- is there a host, will the ceremony start at seven on the dot, is there a curfew?
I checked out the HBO broadcast of 2016 and it was like 2.5 hours. I think there were fewer inductees though. It also looked like it was edited for broadcast- parts cut out- like transitions between artists
I switched to DirecTV and had it installed January 27th. With it, I got 3 months of all the premium channels. So yeah, my HBO will gone on April 27th. Ugh...
This will be my 30th Pearl Jam show and my last show before becoming a dad for the first time. Lots of emotions to say the least. I played Release on headphones on my wife's belly today. Only a few weeks to go after the r#r hof ceremony. I can not wait for this. So lucky to have a ticket!
1998: Pitt
2000: Pitt
2003: Pitt, State College, Columbus,DC, Hershey
2004: Reading, Toledo, DC
2005: Pitt
2006: Cleve, Camden 1+2, DC, Pitt, Cinci
2008: Camden 1+2, DC
2009: Philly 3
2010: Columbus
2012: Philly
2013: Pitt, NYC 1+2
This will be my 30th Pearl Jam show and my last show before becoming a dad for the first time. Lots of emotions to say the least. I played Release on headphones on my wife's belly today. Only a few weeks to go after the r#r hof ceremony. I can not wait for this. So lucky to have a ticket!
Please don't name the kid Eddie, Vedder or Jeremy.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Can you order this if you don't have HBO? I have comcast and i know I can order HBO boxing matches, but not sure about this one.
Call Comcast customer service and politely mention you've been thinking about adding HBO to your account but weren't completely sold. Then mention you wanted to know if you could have a trial period for X amount of days at no charge. They should accommodate your request as a one-time exception.
To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore
Can you order this if you don't have HBO? I have comcast and i know I can order HBO boxing matches, but not sure about this one.
Call Comcast customer service and politely mention you've been thinking about adding HBO to your account but weren't completely sold. Then mention you wanted to know if you could have a trial period for X amount of days at no charge. They should accommodate your request as a one-time exception.
rockhall - He's no stranger to the Rock Hall's induction Ceremony stage, but this Friday is his first chance to be honored as an Inductee. Watch vintage performance's of @pearljam frontman Eddie Vedder. #rockhall2017
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Rock Hall 2017: Revisiting Pearl Jam, Neil Young's 1993 MTV triumph
Eddie Vedder, left of Pearl Jam performs with Neil Young, right, during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. (Tony
Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com By Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com
on March 13, 2017 at 7:01 AM, updated March 13, 2017 at 7:06 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio - For music fans who found themselves glued to everything alternative rock during the early 1990s, the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony will seem like deja vu.
Neil Young is set to induct Pearl Jam, continuing the long running friendship between the two iconic acts.
VETTER MCCREADY YOUNGPearl Jam and Neil Young at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.Kevork Djansezian
Young and Pearl Jam have hopped on stage together and joined forces in the studio before. But their most legendary collaboration came at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.
At the time - Sept. 2, 1993 - Pearl Jam was pretty much the biggest rock band in the world. The band would win four awards that night, including Video of the Year, for the groundbreaking clip "Jeremy."
Eddie Vedder and company were also set to perform, which they did, delivering "Animal," the third single from their massive album "Vs." What followed was one of the most memorable moments in VMAs history.
Young joined the band on stage with his guitar and shared a microphone with Vedder for a performance of Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." It went on for more than seven minutes.
It's hard to overstate just how monumental such a performance was and still feels. Sure, the Grammys often bring together big name artists - old and young - for "once in a lifetime" collaborations. But they rarely seem natural.
Pearl Jam and Young had been friends for a while before the 1993 VMAs. But their performance marked the first time their musical love affair hit the mainstream.
The fact someone like Vedder, whose personality has been rumored to go from warm-hearted to volatile, and Young, who can be ornery if you push him, were friends somehow seems almost stunning. Then again, it almost makes perfect sense.
These are two acts who never really seemed to give a crap what people thought of them. They were always about the music, an attitude that sometimes portrayed them as villains to haters, but made fans love them even more.
The 1993 VMAs performance concluded with a barrage of guitars and Vedder obliterating the mic stand. The performance created a vibe in the arena that's representative of a bygone era when guitar-savvy rock ruled the earth.
But fans in attendance at the Rock Hall Ceremony in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 7 will find themselves in a bit of a time warp. It's all but guaranteed Young will join Pearl Jam for "Rockin' in the Free World," probably at the end of the show.
Fans have already penciled it in as the night's standout moment. And despite it being more than two decades after that legendary VMAs showcase, there's no way it will disappoint.
Which Pearl Jam television appearance ended with Eddie Vedder revealing the hand drawn "K" on his shirt as a tribute to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain? See more personal items from the band this Friday when the Class of 2017 Inductee Exhibit opens. #RockHall2017
and maybe the Dave A hologram will sit in too.
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1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
For all musical artists, a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the Holy Grail.
'98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
'00: Columbus: Polaris
'03: Columbus: Germain
'10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
'11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
'12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
'13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
'14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
'15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
'16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
'17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
'18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
'22: Nashville / St. Louis
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I checked out the HBO broadcast of 2016 and it was like 2.5 hours. I think there were fewer inductees though. It also looked like it was edited for broadcast- parts cut out- like transitions between artists
'98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
'00: Columbus: Polaris
'03: Columbus: Germain
'10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
'11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
'12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
'13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
'14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
'15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
'16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
'17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
'18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
'22: Nashville / St. Louis
http://www.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=170
2000: Pitt
2003: Pitt, State College, Columbus,DC, Hershey
2004: Reading, Toledo, DC
2005: Pitt
2006: Cleve, Camden 1+2, DC, Pitt, Cinci
2008: Camden 1+2, DC
2009: Philly 3
2010: Columbus
2012: Philly
2013: Pitt, NYC 1+2
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore