Biggest rock and roll missteps

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    pearljammr78 said:
    Releasing Mankind on No Code. Great album. Horrible track. Whale Song horrible. 
    :bring_it:
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    erebus said:
    Kiss taking off the make up?
    Dixie Chicks criticizing President and taking a lot of heat for it
    original American Idol co-host quitting and leaving it to Seacrest?
    Dixie Chicks criticizing President and taking a lot of heat for it.
    That was a bold move done by smart ladies who knew exactly what they were doing.  Career wise, was it really a misstep?  I think it just shifted their audience base a little to the smarter edge of things.  They may well have been quite glad for that.  I know I would have been.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    agreed. the chicks are in total control and they don't regret a thing. well calculated to do it over seas and a clear indication that country music radio is for american sheep. shut up and sing....great movie and song. fueled the fire quite well  ;)
     
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,960
    Criticizing the president is a very RnR thing to do and not a misstep. Clearly 15 years later, we see they were right.

    Unfortunately, it did derail their careers for a few years. I'm sure if they came back now with a record, the tour would be massive.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    edited July 2019
    Saw the Dixie Chicks in concert after the Bush bashing and they sold out the place. And Fresno, CA is a super conservative town but the place was rocking hard. And what a great band. Great show. Love the Dixie Chicks. Wish they would come back and bash the orange douchebag in office now. 

    plus i think that the Dixie Chicks knew that their die hard country base might leave but they would certainly gain some more fans with some honest talk to go with their good music. And the album after the Bush bashing was outstanding. 
    Post edited by pearljammr78 on
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,146
    pearljammr78 said:

    What show is this from? @pearljammr78
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,795
    VanHalen hiring Extreme's singer as their 3rd singer. 
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    mcgruff10 said:
    pearljammr78 said:

    What show is this from? @pearljammr78
    I have no idea. Was looking for the gif when Ed jumped over the speaker and ate it hard on Google and this popped up. It’s a good one for sure. Must have been a two or three bottle night. Lol
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,960
    I think LA 2013? I
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,384
    Fyre Festival :lol:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Tim Simmons said:
    I think LA 2013? I
    Maybe night two. I was at both shows. Ed drank a lot night two. Even poured the wine over himself at a point. Lol
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    And then there's the slippery slick set list stage fall set up.  Ouch!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,591
    pearljammr78 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    pearljammr78 said:

    What show is this from? @pearljammr78
    I have no idea. Was looking for the gif when Ed jumped over the speaker and ate it hard on Google and this popped up. It’s a good one for sure. Must have been a two or three bottle night. Lol
    Jumped over the speaker. That is Alive from Milan 2006. The entire crowd gasped and went quiet for what felt like forever, when standing in the crowd.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,624
    2013 tour Ed drank a lot.  Seemed that every show he was lit that year and I attended 5 of them, well 6 if you count Wrigley.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    pjhawks said:
    May Chamberlain choosing snl over pearl jam
    Poor guy was left stuck collaborating with David Bowie, Elton John, Soundgarden, Tori Amos, Bruce Springsteen, neko case, Garbage, a perfect circle, morrisey, frank ocean, Keith urban, Eric Clapton, dierks Bentley, Brandi carlile, John Mayer and countless others over the course of 30 years.

    He must be kicking himself.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Tim Simmons said:
    pearljammr78 said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    Or any band that released a double album instead of cutting it down to a single album. 
    The Wall? Come on now. Great double album. 
    Especially that one.
    That must be some good acid. Cause your tripping hard. Lol. I love The Wall. Never have seen the movie not tripping so that helps. But love the albums. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Tim Simmons said:
    Or any band that released a double album instead of cutting it down to a single album. 
    What about lost dogs? Maybe two or three songs could have been cut but overall solid double album. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,960
    edited July 2019
    I don't really consider that an album. Its a collection of rare tracks and b-sides. 


    I know people love a lot of the double albums (Wall, White album, Quadrophenia, MCIS, that RHCP LP, it goes on). I'm just saying, out of those 25-35 tracks, There is a great 14 track album. Maybe another OK 10 track record, and some dregs. Make the 1 great album, do other shit with the remainder. There is never a reason for a record to be so long. *



    * I am aware the "double album" comes from the pre-CD days of 2 LPs. I know 2LPs are perceived and conceived differently today. For argument's sake, I am talking about a record that needs to be stretched over and fills a majority of 2 CDs.  
    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,962
    mookeywrench said:
    pjhawks said:
    May Chamberlain choosing snl over pearl jam
    Poor guy was left stuck collaborating with David Bowie, Elton John, Soundgarden, Tori Amos, Bruce Springsteen, neko case, Garbage, a perfect circle, morrisey, frank ocean, Keith urban, Eric Clapton, dierks Bentley, Brandi carlile, John Mayer and countless others over the course of 30 years.

    He must be kicking himself.
    Millionaire as opposed to session player. No doubt kicking himself at least a little
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    You guys are giving too much credit to the Dixie Chicks. Jumping on a bandwagon at its finest.

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