EV and Jeff will be on Bill Simmons podcast

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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,020
    I thought it was pretty amazing that Ed revealed that Neil Young bailed on doing the Rock HOF induction because he didn’t want to present in front of such a large audience.  If my memory is correct it was only put out that Neil was sick so he couldn’t appear and I never heard there was another reason for him not appearing. 
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  • jmbethony
    jmbethony Posts: 56
    Gigatron 
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    I would probably remember someone throwing a bunch of quarters at me. You can even hear them hit the guitar/mic on the bootleg :lol:
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,072
    woke up at 6am and put it on to go for a walk.  ended up walking for the whole 2.5 hours.  ha...7 miles!  now i need a nap.  really good talk and i learned quite a bit.
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  • WW187806
    WW187806 Long Island, NY Posts: 565
    To anyone on the fence about listening. Carve out some time and take the whole thing in. Simmons was very prepared for the interview. Ed was in good spirits. Jeff didnt say too much, could def tell he was on the phone. Ed must've had some kind of higher quality connection setup bc it sounded like he was there. Simmons got disconnected bc his earbuds lost power, so he ran and stole his daughters! Ed and Jeff just continued on without him! Simmons comes back and is like ahhh what did I miss! Overall nothing really political or real heavy. Topics were so broad from early 90's to wtf happened from 2010 to 2020, one record! I feel like I have read every interview I could find. Been to 50 ish shows. So, I've heard alot of rants, and stories. They unveiled some deep stuff. I was shocked they got into Nirvana. Simmons also really tried to press them on the mid 90's regarding a possible break up. They stonewalled them, but they Merkinball came up, and Eddie went thats right! We worked with Neil and he showed us how you make a record! Won't ruin it for everyone by going through all the tidbits, but it was loose and comprehensive. They did try to end a couple times, but like when your with a good friend either Ed or Simmons kept it going for at least another 15 minutes. I love how they didnt just go track by track.... once it got going it felt a lil like you were having a beer at a bar and were eavesdropping on Ed, Jeff, and Simmons doing an interview. Ed ribbing him was good btw. He was like Bill, you seemed surprised that the album was good, there was a little high pitch added to your voice like its actually GoOd. Very funny. Thats it! Listen up ladies and gents, 2+ hours of gold!
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,048
    edited March 2020
    I'm going to listen to it right now!
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,939
    Pretty good interview.

  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,334
    I’m the only one who is annoyed with how many cigarettes Ed smokes during the interview!!!!? Lol 
    hopefully it was a joint. 
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    I usually dislike Simmons but I’m enjoying this so far
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  • RP112579
    RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,388
    Really enjoyed this.
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  • on2legs said:
    I thought it was pretty amazing that Ed revealed that Neil Young bailed on doing the Rock HOF induction because he didn’t want to present in front of such a large audience.  If my memory is correct it was only put out that Neil was sick so he couldn’t appear and I never heard there was another reason for him not appearing. 
    I believe Letterman said Neil swallowed his harmonica.  
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,072
    nicknyr15 said:
    I’m the only one who is annoyed with how many cigarettes Ed smokes during the interview!!!!? Lol 
    hopefully it was a joint. 
    It has been mentioned plenty. 
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Bill Simmons ranks Gigatron right up there with his other favorite Pearl Jam albums Tent, Not Code, Bintaural, Riot Tact and Backspacter.

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  • PJALK
    PJALK Posts: 83
    Buenos Aires evolution story was awesome. 
  • Hi!
    Hi! Posts: 3,095
    Totally related to Ed when he was talking about the end of the Jordan era Chicago Bulls. 
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  • paul_jam
    paul_jam Posts: 20
    I remember wishing Ed would do a Bill Simmons interview after listening to his interview of Grohl.  Wish granted.  It was a great listen.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,048
    PJALK said:
    Buenos Aires evolution story was awesome. 
    Loved the rest of that story as well:
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,939
    Loved Ed talking up the greatness of Billie Eilish.
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Loved Ed talking up the greatness of Billie Eilish.
    Yep
  • Ledbetterman10
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    Bret The Hitman Hart wrote a glowing review of Vitalogy in an early 1995 issue of WWF Magazine. 
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