Precisely. A glancing blow will infuriate you while a crushing full shot will distract you from the embarrassing sadness of this thread.
The only sadness in this thread is the truth that our favorite band is on cruise control. There is nothing and I repeat nothing better than PJ live. I’m counting six years since we had a west coast tour. Time is flying by and nobody is getting younger.
I will always stand by the fact that this is all Booms fault.
Precisely. A glancing blow will infuriate you while a crushing full shot will distract you from the embarrassing sadness of this thread.
The only sadness in this thread is the truth that our favorite band is on cruise control. There is nothing and I repeat nothing better than PJ live. I’m counting six years since we had a west coast tour. Time is flying by and nobody is getting younger.
I will always stand by the fact that this is all Booms fault.
Agree with the cruise control piece. They are not in any hurry to release their next album nor tour so all we can do is wait and wait. I feel for the west coasters. I was blessed to see PJ last Sept. 2018 @ Fenway in Boston and it was probably one of the best shows I have seen from them since Wrigley, July 2013.
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I got to see them in Seattle 8/10/18 and it was absolutely amazing. But California is no where near Seattle and as much as I love Ed, I am a Pearl Jam fan so Ohana Fest doesn’t really count.
Just to make myself clear. We are blessed our band is still together(kinda) and not dead. But with each passing year the touring and new music gets less and less. Six years since a west coast swing. And that’s not changing it seems anytime soon. I just think the best years are behind us. But we were and are blessed with the production and experiences we had over the last 30 years. I just miss my band. Sorry
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I think expectations should be managed for any band that is over the 25 years mark. Yeah, some bands still tour relentlessly – but when you look at all the bands that are still together that are that old, its rare. Hell, at least they are still a band.
You spend your entire life writing songs for your first album. You get a 6 months to write your second. That’s how it used to be in the age of record companies. And the normal trajectory for bands was a lot of music early on, which meant you had to promote record sales. Touring was the best vehicle for that. Nowadays, post-Record company and the market demand for physical formats waning, it is merchandising and touring that pays the bills. So many factors come into play. Artistically, you run low on thing you have to say, because you’ve already said it. Saying the same thing over and over doesn’t work. So, it starts out selling Records and touring early on, but the older you get, the older that touring shit gets. Look at the older bands. Do you want new music from The Rolling Stones? Paul McCartney? KIZZ? NO!!! You want to hear the old stuff. Not just the hits, I’d see the Stones if they played ‘Rocks Off’ instead of ‘Satisfaction’ but they will play the big hits to satisfy the masses. i don’t blame Pearl Jam to get off of the grueling road and chill with the families. Take their kids to soccer practice, enjoy a quiet dinner with the wife, hanging with friends or just sitting around. They are artists and musicians. They can’t avoid creating, but it gets tougher to come up with something new, every time. They don’t get the luxury we have, repeating the same stories of our lives, changing up the words but telling the same story over and over. As with all other bands, they will end. That’s okay. We can move on. They can tour, but I don’t want them to fall into the tour the hits phase. I mean, I’m pretty sure The Beach Boys get on stage some nights and dread playing ‘Surfin USA’ for the bazillionth time. i just want them to be happy. That’s want I want from them, to be happy. But, that’s just me.
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You spend your entire life writing songs for your first album. You get a 6 months to write your second. That’s how it used to be in the age of record companies.
You spend your entire life writing songs for your first album. You get a 6 months to write your second. That’s how it used to be in the age of record companies. And the normal trajectory for bands was a lot of music early on, which meant you had to promote record sales. Touring was the best vehicle for that. Nowadays, post-Record company and the market demand for physical formats waning, it is merchandising and touring that pays the bills. So many factors come into play. Artistically, you run low on thing you have to say, because you’ve already said it. Saying the same thing over and over doesn’t work. So, it starts out selling Records and touring early on, but the older you get, the older that touring shit gets. Look at the older bands. Do you want new music from The Rolling Stones? Paul McCartney? KIZZ? NO!!! You want to hear the old stuff. Not just the hits, I’d see the Stones if they played ‘Rocks Off’ instead of ‘Satisfaction’ but they will play the big hits to satisfy the masses. i don’t blame Pearl Jam to get off of the grueling road and chill with the families. Take their kids to soccer practice, enjoy a quiet dinner with the wife, hanging with friends or just sitting around. They are artists and musicians. They can’t avoid creating, but it gets tougher to come up with something new, every time. They don’t get the luxury we have, repeating the same stories of our lives, changing up the words but telling the same story over and over. As with all other bands, they will end. That’s okay. We can move on. They can tour, but I don’t want them to fall into the tour the hits phase. I mean, I’m pretty sure The Beach Boys get on stage some nights and dread playing ‘Surfin USA’ for the bazillionth time. i just want them to be happy. That’s want I want from them, to be happy. But, that’s just me.
First of all. I don’t want any music from Kiss. New or old. And you make great points. But the selfish me wants to see my band live to give me something to look forward too and forget that I work full time and Trump is president. I need distractions people. And one can only masterbate so many times.
Imagine something like this announced next January?
April 30 - Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Bay Center May 1- Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena May 4 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival May 7 - Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre May 11 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena May 14 - Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Center May 15 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre May 17 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion May 18- Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion| June 14 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion June 15 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion| June 19 - Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts June 21 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center June 22 - Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre June 28 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center June 29 - Noblesville, IN @Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center July 2 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center July 3 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 5 - Elkhorn, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre July 6 - Elkhorn, WI @Alpine Valley Music Theatre July 9 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Center July 10 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage July 12 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 13 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 17 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater July 19 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion July 20 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live July 23 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre July 24 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre July 26 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre July 27 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre Aug 23 - Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Aug 24 - Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Aug 27 - West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre Aug 30 - Quincy, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre Aug 31 - Quincy, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre Sept 1 - Quincy, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre Sept 4 - Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Sept 6 - Stateline, NV @ Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys Sept 7 - Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center Sept 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion Sept 22 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
My mind immediately thinks “all of the posters!!!!”
Im just hoping they take a page out of Phish's playbook on their next tour and do a live webcast for every show. Im not sure why they havent done that already. Especially since each of their shows are different night to night.
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I will always stand by the fact that this is all Booms fault.
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Pearl Jam has played Atlanta once since 2003. And it was a festival....
And the normal trajectory for bands was a lot of music early on, which meant you had to promote record sales. Touring was the best vehicle for that.
Nowadays, post-Record company and the market demand for physical formats waning, it is merchandising and touring that pays the bills.
So many factors come into play. Artistically, you run low on thing you have to say, because you’ve already said it. Saying the same thing over and over doesn’t work.
So, it starts out selling Records and touring early on, but the older you get, the older that touring shit gets.
Look at the older bands. Do you want new music from The Rolling Stones? Paul McCartney? KIZZ? NO!!! You want to hear the old stuff. Not just the hits, I’d see the Stones if they played ‘Rocks Off’ instead of ‘Satisfaction’ but they will play the big hits to satisfy the masses.
i don’t blame Pearl Jam to get off of the grueling road and chill with the families.
Take their kids to soccer practice, enjoy a quiet dinner with the wife, hanging with friends or just sitting around.
They are artists and musicians. They can’t avoid creating, but it gets tougher to come up with something new, every time. They don’t get the luxury we have, repeating the same stories of our lives, changing up the words but telling the same story over and over.
As with all other bands, they will end. That’s okay. We can move on. They can tour, but I don’t want them to fall into the tour the hits phase. I mean, I’m pretty sure The Beach Boys get on stage some nights and dread playing ‘Surfin USA’ for the bazillionth time.
i just want them to be happy. That’s want I want from them, to be happy.
But, that’s just me.
Hail, Hail!!!
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2016 MSG 1 & 2
2013 Brooklyn (10/18, 10/19) Philadelphia (10/21, 10/22)
2012 Atlanta 09/22
2009 Albany 06/08 (Eddie Solo)
2008 Bonnaroo 6/14
2006 Albany 05/12
2005 Philadelphia 10/03
2000 Saratoga Springs 08/27
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