NOT FOR YOU...(more like not for youngsters)

DM38016

A few days ago a friend sent me a link for the lollapalooza show. Half way in eddie starts rambling about something and the drops the 'f bomb.' some youngsters in the room overheard the video and said 'hey, someone on your video is cursing.' At that point I realized pearl jam is NOT FOR YOUNGSTERS. I never thought I'd have to censor pearl jam. its sad eddie still feels he needs to curse during his rants. What a shame!

Tristelune

NAUjackfan

Don't most of the studio albums have at least one curse word, too?  If they're that impressionable, it's good to do a little research before you just play something you'll regret.  You may want to listen closely so you can save those precious minds from such profanity

NewJPage

Corrupted youth. Same thing happened to me as a child...I heard someone say "fuck." No idea how I survived

lexicondevil

Why do some adults/parents think that everything has to be kid friendly? There's a new beer bar by me that is kid friendly and I will never go there. I don't want to be around your kids in a damn bar.

RoleModelsinBlood31

When I open my pizza shop/sports bar in the fall I will no doubt be playing PJ bootlegs once in a while.  I’m a little bit worried about him dropping F bombs for the families eating because I don’t want them to be turned off because I fully want families to feel comfortable....

this is is the crap I think about all day long 

lolobugg

Tristelune said:

Right on!!

JimmyV

DM38016 said:

A few days ago a friend sent me a link for the lollapalooza show. Half way in eddie starts rambling about something and the drops the 'f bomb.' some youngsters in the room overheard the video and said 'hey, someone on your video is cursing.' At that point I realized pearl jam is NOT FOR YOUNGSTERS. I never thought I'd have to censor pearl jam. its sad eddie still feels he needs to curse during his rants. What a shame!

It's not Eddie's fault you don't know what is and isn't appropriate to play in front of "youngsters." Don't blame it on the rants and act like you didn't know what was coming. What exactly did you expect the kids to hear when the band started Porch?

deadendp

Since birth, my kid has listened to death metal with my husband.  In my house, PJ is probably more censored than what he exposes her to. No worries.  She is 14 and isn't damaged by it.

Ultimately, you have to decide what is best for you and your family, but PJ and EV are the way they are.  No need to change to be a Kids Bop friendly performance for all ages.  

willbarclay

I remember when I was a young lad and Listing to Soundgarden's Down on the upside when it was released.

Ty Cobb hit me like a bag of bricks.

But I turned out alright.

HughFreakingDillon

another thread with the potential for forum gold. 

willbarclay

HughFreakingDillon said:

another thread with the potential for forum gold. 

Bahahaha ... too funny

bbiggs

I’m glad Ed speaks freely. Keep the F bombs coming EV!!

mpedone

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

When I open my pizza shop/sports bar in the fall I will no doubt be playing PJ bootlegs once in a while.  I’m a little bit worried about him dropping F bombs for the families eating because I don’t want them to be turned off because I fully want families to feel comfortable....

this is is the crap I think about all day long 

Edit the bootlegs. If you're using them as background music, why would you want much (if any) of Eddie's ramblings? Trim the files, then you don't have to worry.

lotsalemon

I remember hearing The Who's "Who Are You" for the first time when I was in middle school. Hearing "who the fuck are you" in the lyrics fucked me up for a long time. 
Still trying to get over that. 

RoleModelsinBlood31

MP59559 said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

When I open my pizza shop/sports bar in the fall I will no doubt be playing PJ bootlegs once in a while.  I’m a little bit worried about him dropping F bombs for the families eating because I don’t want them to be turned off because I fully want families to feel comfortable....

this is is the crap I think about all day long 

Edit the bootlegs. If you're using them as background music, why would you want much (if any) of Eddie's ramblings? Trim the files, then you don't have to worry.

Good idea.  That will involve some
work though and I have enough of that already!  I’ll probably just rip them to iPod files or whatever that means and make a playlist of bootlegs without songs with foul language in em.

pjhawks

this is what i thought of when i saw this thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCCHT_tSXEk

nicknyr15

Is this real?

gvn2fly1421

My 8 year old daughters favorite song is "Lukin"...  Luckily, she only sings "stop at the supermarket, people stare like I'm a dog" but I think she knows what other words are in there...  Oh well, hope she manages to grow up in this world having heard a bad word or two at such a young age. 

Attaway77

Just wait until they have access to social media, shits gonna get real for them then..... yawn...... Music has no rules, listen or don't.

mdgsolo

NewJPage said:

Corrupted youth. Same thing happened to me as a child...I heard someone say "fuck." No idea how I survived

That's where I went off the rails too.  Thankfully, my support group has helped me get back on track.  Thanks ALNOP! (Assholes Liking No Profanity)

Hi!

JimmyV said:

It's not Eddie's fault you don't know what is and isn't appropriate to play in front of "youngsters." Don't blame it on the rants and act like you didn't know what was coming. What exactly did you expect the kids to hear when the band started Porch?

Lol, thank you.

Miss.Snowdrop

There are so many things in this world that are worse than a few fucks and shits that kids get exposed to...

willbarclay

Attaway77 said:

Just wait until they have access to social media, shits gonna get real for them then..... yawn...... Music has no rules, listen or don't.

I agree with this. Wait till they meet that fuckin asshole social media. That's what scares me for my children.

bbiggs

willbarclay said:

Attaway77 said:

Just wait until they have access to social media, shits gonna get real for them then..... yawn...... Music has no rules, listen or don't.

I agree with this. Wait till they meet that fuckin asshole social media. That's what scares me for my children.

Agreed 1000%

Lost In Ohio

NAUjackfan said:

Don't most of the studio albums have at least one curse word, too?  If they're that impressionable, it's good to do a little research before you just play something you'll regret.  You may want to listen closely so you can save those precious minds from such profanity

Without looking it up, I don't think Backspacer does. I'm not sure LB does. Amazon says Backspacer is "explicit" which could just mean it's not necessarily a radio edit.

PJNB

Lost In Ohio said:

NAUjackfan said:

Don't most of the studio albums have at least one curse word, too?  If they're that impressionable, it's good to do a little research before you just play something you'll regret.  You may want to listen closely so you can save those precious minds from such profanity

Without looking it up, I don't think Backspacer does. I'm not sure LB does. Amazon says Backspacer is "explicit" which could just mean it's not necessarily a radio edit.

My Fathers Son has an F bomb. Not sure about Backspacer without looking it up. 

weekapaug19

I listen to CDs with my kids (skip leash) but stay away from the boots since he always adds a few more in there

Zod

Swear words are kind of superstitious.   They're really only bad because someone said they were bad.   It seems to me they every successive generation is getting more lax with them.   I kind of predict swears words will lose their power as generations increasingly use them and the cease to be superstitious.

Ledbetterman10

NAUjackfan said:

Don't most of the studio albums have at least one curse word, too?  If they're that impressionable, it's good to do a little research before you just play something you'll regret.  You may want to listen closely so you can save those precious minds from such profanity

That's a good point. Their most famous song Jeremy says "fuck." And the crowd is encouraged to say FUCK really loud at that part when it's performed live.

Ledbetterman10

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

When I open my pizza shop/sports bar in the fall I will no doubt be playing PJ bootlegs once in a while.  I’m a little bit worried about him dropping F bombs for the families eating because I don’t want them to be turned off because I fully want families to feel comfortable....

this is is the crap I think about all day long 

Dude, I would actually advise against playing Pearl Jam bootlegs for this reason. Not to discourage live Pearl Jam in your bar. Something in the Live On Two Legs-vein would work better. But if you just pull some random official bootleg and put it on, long instances of crowd noise or dumb ramblings by Eddie could be uncomfortable.