Ed pre-set: Dead Man, Can’t Explain set: Elderly Woman…, Given To Fly,
World Wide Suicide, Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Sad, Marker in the Sand,
Red Mosquito, Even Flow, Love Boat Captain, Corduroy,
Daughter/(Blitzkrieg Bop)/(I Believe In Miracles), Army Reserve, Green
Disease, Why Go, Inside Job, Rearviewmirror first encore: Sleight of Hand, Off He Goes, Around the Bend, Parting Ways, Hard To Imagine, Crazy Mary, Alive second encore: Do The Evolution, Comatose, Satan’s Bed, Leatherman, Blood, Baba O’Riley, Yellow Ledbetter
^^^Amazing experience.
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
This is one of my favorites and helped me get through a transition in life (isn't that how music often works?). I can't tell you how much I listened to the thing in the summer of 06.
At this point Severed Hand is my No. 1 song I'm still waiting to hear live.
Crazy that their last big tour was in support of this album.
What did Stone say it was costing them to bring that green laser out on tour? 50 grand a week?
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
I was just contemplating this album today. When it first dropped, I gave it a fair run, but never stood the test of time. It’s clearly their worst effort (if you can call it effort). Poor songwriting, muffled production, Ed’s strained vocal performance. Something went wrong here. The instrumental Avocado leaked tracks are better than anything on this album.
Avocado lacks the crackle of other PJ albums that feel more passionate, energetic or alive. This thing is dead in the water. They were so lazy they couldn’t even come up with an album title.
Avocado lacks the crackle of other PJ albums that feel more passionate, energetic or alive. This thing is dead in the water. They were so lazy they couldn’t even come up with an album title.
”Superunowned”
But Yeah, this one being selftitled was weird. And that the cover was approved by all the members.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
When this album first came out, my first thought was how great these songs would sound live. And that definitely happened. Such a great album. I wish Nugs had the 2006 shows on there...
Avocado lacks the crackle of other PJ albums that feel more passionate, energetic or alive. This thing is dead in the water. They were so lazy they couldn’t even come up with an album title.
Avocado lacks the crackle of other PJ albums that feel more passionate, energetic or alive. This thing is dead in the water. They were so lazy they couldn’t even come up with an album title.
Shit opinion.
Man, you crack me up sometimes.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
The whole world will be different soon... - EV
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
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Although this one has dropped a little in my ranking over the years, I still have extremely fond memories of when it was released.
2006 was probably the first 'peak' in my fandom. I was lucky enough to get two tickets to the London Astoria show in April, which was just mind boggling. That whole day is still hard to believe. Had a great time in the queue, got about 3rd or 4th row for the show and to see the band walk out in front of me just blew my mind. I had to move back a little after 3 or 4 songs because it was way too tight but the venue was tiny so it was a great view everywhere. The floor was bouncing during Even Flow and a total stranger put his arm around me when it started and we went nuts together. It was a fun little moment.
The new songs already sounded pretty great, but by the time I saw them later that year in September the band were firing on all cyclinders. Certain songs such as Come Back hit me harder now, because my mum had passed away on August 26th, and the funeral was the day before I had to fly out to Lisbon. I was in shock, in denial, and I needed to get away. I needed those shows and that music and my friends or else I don't know what would've happened.
I'm rambling, but this record means a lot to me and that year was simultaneously the best and worst year of my life up to that point. I still remember the day the tickets arrived for the Astoria show arrived. My mum asked me to go to the shop and pick up the newspapers for her. She was sick at this point but she didn't really deteriorate until the summer months, so she was still at home. Anyways, the tickets arrived while I was out. When I got home, my mum had such a cheeky grin on her face and when I asked her what was going on she pulled the tickets out and I went nuts with excitement. It's such a small moment but I'll never forget her excitement at seeing how happy I was.
WWS, Severed Hand, Marker, Army Reserve, Come Back, Inside Job. Those are great songs.
2006: London Astoria, Lisbon I & II, Paris, Verona, Milano
2007: Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
2009: Manchester
2010: Belfast, Berlin
2012: Manchester I & II
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes
2018: Amsterdam I, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, London 2022: Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam II
This one hasn’t aged as well for me. I still think it’s a good album, and just what the band needed at the time, but I just don’t go back to it that often
Weird harsh sound on the album and Eddie sounded strained and rough (coming from me loving Riot Act) were my first impression. Love the songs live, especially now years later. Always loved WWS, Severed Hand, Gone etc. But have a hard time with Comatose and a song like Marker in the Sand - even though the lyrics are great - feels held back in some way. Comeback feels a bit "on the nose" or simple to me.
Remember everything about that period. WWS dropping. The surprisingly cheap looking throw-away music video. The Letterman appearance (streamed it live in the middle of the night from Sweden on a small 14'' computer screen). SNL.
the 2017 Brendan O'Brien remix of this album made all the difference for me. if had only been mixed that way originally I would have reacted much more favorably to the album when it was released in 2006
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"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
At this point Severed Hand is my No. 1 song I'm still waiting to hear live.
"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
But Yeah, this one being selftitled was weird. And that the cover was approved by all the members.
Shit opinion.
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RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
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Some people don't love Inside Job? That's wild to me but to each their own.