Great read, It is always interesting to hear a late bloomer, I was like that to U2, getting into a band and then already having a wealth of material to go back and dissect is so rewarding.
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Such a cool perspective. I was the 13 year kid in 1991 who heard Alive at a friend's house. But man, I am envious. I was similar with the Avett Brothers in that I found them on the their 4th record and I've never had so much fun as going back through their catalog and learning about them secondhand. Great read, dude.
Really enjoyed this.....great to see that the band still appeals to new generations as well. I remember I got into PJ at the age of 13 a bit late after Ten had come out and found out that Vs was to be released a couple of months later. I was so excited to know new material would arrive really quickly. I bet it was amazing to go backwards from Backspacer and appreciate all of the other albums that had come before. Plenty to go at, and along with all the boots available, completely immerse yourself in a truly great band's catalogue.
Fun article and well-written. Just like the album. By all accounts, your experience is not much different than what I experienced as a first gen fan when they hit the airwaves at age 14. Same emotions, same excitement, the deep diving, article reading, rarity seeking, etc. It's all the same. You just did it at a different time, that's all.
nicely written and well said. it has inspired me to go listen to it. which is exactly what a good article like this does.
+1. OP, thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed reading your article.
"The glory days flicker in your mind not as memories, but as mythology". Similar to how you missed PJ's glory days, I missed the Grateful Dead's. Then and now, the Dead were one of the "cool" bands to like as a college student so, in the early/mid 90s, I obstinately chose not to like them. Garcia dies, I "discover" them, and for the past 20 years I've enjoyed (with a tinge of regret) playing catch-up.
"I don't know what my life looks like without this band. Like any true love, a favorite band is an adventitious gift. It comes with a simple note tacked on: Listen." So true, so true
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F Me In The Brain
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Great read! Definitely going to put Backspacer on. Also, If I were someone that lost touch with PJ over the years, that article would certainly perk up my curiosity.
"Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
The story here is great. It reminds me a bit of thefixer9 when he was going through his Pearl Jam discovery around the same time. Anyone hear from him lately?
1993-08-12 - Edmonton, AB, Convention Centre
2003-05-30 - Vancouver, BC, General Motors Place
2005-09-04 - Calgary, AB, Pengrowth Saddledome
2005-09-05 - Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
2009-08-08 - Calgary, AB, Canada Olympic Park
2009-09-21 - Seattle, WA, Key Arena
2009-09-22 - Seattle, WA, Key Arena
2011-09-23 - Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
2013-11-30 - Spokane, WA, Spokane Arena
The story here is great. It reminds me a bit of thefixer9 when he was going through his Pearl Jam discovery around the same time. Anyone hear from him lately?
yeah, forgot about that kid!
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
The story here is great. It reminds me a bit of thefixer9 when he was going through his Pearl Jam discovery around the same time. Anyone hear from him lately?
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-EV 8/14/93
"The glory days flicker in your mind not as memories, but as mythology". Similar to how you missed PJ's glory days, I missed the Grateful Dead's. Then and now, the Dead were one of the "cool" bands to like as a college student so, in the early/mid 90s, I obstinately chose not to like them. Garcia dies, I "discover" them, and for the past 20 years I've enjoyed (with a tinge of regret) playing catch-up.
"I don't know what my life looks like without this band. Like any true love, a favorite band is an adventitious gift. It comes with a simple note tacked on: Listen." So true, so true
-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
2003-05-30 - Vancouver, BC, General Motors Place
2005-09-04 - Calgary, AB, Pengrowth Saddledome
2005-09-05 - Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
2009-08-08 - Calgary, AB, Canada Olympic Park
2009-09-21 - Seattle, WA, Key Arena
2009-09-22 - Seattle, WA, Key Arena
2011-09-23 - Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
2013-11-30 - Spokane, WA, Spokane Arena
-EV 8/14/93
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