Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
Your honorable mention has reverted back to album speed
I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
WE ARE THE NEXT US (The time occupied by the action is an afternoon and one night.)
I don’t know who comes up with this shit but, I wish they’d stop saying; ‘it’s not the band I hate, it’s their fans’
You can’t hate “fans”. You must narrow your hate You can’t hate huge, hate sprawling, hate the wild, unfocussed hate hates itself, pick your victims. specialize find the good n’ unaffiliated, the heir-not apparent, the everyday outcast, the weirdo with the heart of gold, infiltrate the hoser elite. Find the ribs-showingest rock n roll stray dog That ever pushed melodious air howling against vivisection in the uncompartmentalizeable night. and, then hate
or go to a show - look down your row. the lights are on - find people you know. There’s AnthemSinger standing with his arm around DarklyNurturedDream. and Ol’Quintessential listening to HigherThanACBCGuest say; “I haven’t read them, but I understand them.” And there’s BrainOfAToaster (he knows when things are done) next to that girl, CradlingHerKeyCard, whispering, “this might be my last show, come.” Check it out! There’s HoldStill and Gently - together again for the very first time. and MyDoctrineHasFailedMeButMyMusicHasn’t next to ColderValues, next to FeaturelessButFree. Hey, even TheEmperorHasNoHook is here and IDon’tWannaTalkAboutItHowYouBrokeMyHeart, she’s here too.
Go to a show. Look down your row While the lights are on find people you know: MindOfFame’s yelling to GoesWithoutSaying and OverTheRadar points out WinWinWinWin to GulpIndeed
Go to a show. Music Lovers under a full moon in trust It’s not the band you like it’s their sea of hate you don’t trust you’re in the right place
Author a killing. employ carelessness, greed wait til the hate’s flowing then hate like the wind take hate’s hate and do it better make hate retire - go soft catch bats til you feel better try and catch them aloft
don’t hate fans it makes ya sound like a fuckin fascist, or worse - undiscerning. No one likes indiscriminate. you won’t get laid with those politics
that said. Lets go backstage! See what’s hateable there. C’mon!
C’mon
C’mon The band is preparing - lost in thought, relearning, “How To Get Lost” and “Where To Appear, Where to Never Appear” hoping to return to the birthplace of the word where winning sentences hang from trees where no one is too cool to move or too slow to get out of their own way.
The crew is moving on water Tributarily spring-run-off fed rapids they’re paddling deliberately, quietly, fur-traders not missionaries they run God’s Instrument through the Devil’s Amp for chrissakes they bring the Peace If Peace is any good at all it’s because of them, and if it isn’t, well, it was working before.
a shadowy figure stands alone with a notebook writes then underlines; ‘Glowing Disses’ - I fucked Paul McCartney - Put teen ennui back in ‘tsunami fatigue’ - Penned Relentlessly Apt… - Forgot DarklyNurturedDream
look, deep in conversation, It’s Picasso (Canadian) and Matisse (Canadian) - ‘Giving is where the pleasure is in this business.’ - ‘That’s when can you see what this business can do’ - ‘When everyone in this business is together- whoa - I’d like to be you’ they organize relief in a heartbeat they can stand in a canoe lets move UN to the Halifax move Superior to the moon.
Hey there’s Andrea, the dancer and a poet named Ken. Their nametags say, ‘Muse’ they are Somebody’s Someone Somewhere then waving to the Canadian Arc they’re gonna do something together one day A thing about a country that found itself in its art found its way
It’s getting time - it’s getting close (go to your seats) a part in the night where’s the love of my life? kiss me, ‘thank you for this’ kiss me ‘I won’t be myself without you’ kiss me, It’s time, to reach you the way you reach me it’s time.
Out in the emptying lobby, a lonely Waterkeeper is late setting up his booth. A kid, who is interested, says, ‘here, let me help you.’
Here’s an explosion an explosion inside the just before music sound (the sound of just before music) kindnesses, sweetnesses shoot up and shower back down The listeners have spoken, and it’s,
WeAreTheNextUs.
We all have our moments get the success we deserve We must look at each other (it’s failure that takes nerve) make eye contact, shake hands silently vow; Like the greats before us let us cry into the curtains and then go on stage
Now
The band’s plugging in (they intend to stay) The singer strides to the microphone Yells (rock voice) ‘Thank you!’ as if to say ‘For giving us our start!’ and ‘This one’s for Neil!’ and ‘Have a great Augusta, Craig!’ And then we start
Best: staying together and being a band for so long. Some tough decisions around 93-98 helped keep the band together. And I’m sure some tough decisions since then have helped along the way.
worst: some of the above choices. In isolation some of these decisions are perplexing! Put them all together over a period of time and they all make sense.
Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
Your honorable mention has reverted back to album speed
We’ll have to see if that stick.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
Your honorable mention has reverted back to album speed
We’ll have to see if that stick.
When have they done album speed lately?
DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
Your honorable mention has reverted back to album speed
We’ll have to see if that stick.
When have they done album speed lately?
Given to Fly and Evenflow was slowed down at that festival they played in New Jersey. Seems by what KV4053 writes that, that was kept for Ohana to.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Best - the live show experience with different set lists
Worst - for me personally, the lack of U.K. shows. We haven’t had a proper tour since 2000 when all other large US bands always play 5-10 U.K. dates every 2-3 years
Best: Pullback/Ticketmaster battle - Culled the fanbase, doubled down on their indie sensibilities, both which fueled passionate fandom which sustained them for another 2 decades.
Worst: complacent with their sound/output between 2005 and 2020
Best: allowing themselves space to evolve and try new sounds/styles. Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Honorable mention: speeding up the old songs and losing the “jam”. More like Pearl Punk these days.
Your honorable mention has reverted back to album speed
We’ll have to see if that stick.
When have they done album speed lately?
Given to Fly and Evenflow was slowed down at that festival they played in New Jersey. Seems by what KV4053 writes that, that was kept for Ohana to.
SHN might have been a step slower but not even close to album for either of those songs. GTF a step faster is fine. Even Flow is too fast. SOLAT is a ghost of its former self.
DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
Worst: Fan club communication. I also think charging people to watch a couple of old shows during the pandemic was really poor form. I can understand it a little bit if the crew got paid but if you want to do that, do what metallica did - a free live show video every week and then do a one off live show you charge for. they were one of the heroes of the pandemic in how they treated their fans. Not playing Ireland in 12 years.
Best: Staying together this whole time. Most bands don’t last. We’re incredibly lucky they’re still going strong.
Worst: Not coming up with an album title for Self Titled/Pearl Jam/ Avacodo. This one still bothers me for some reason.
I think Self Titled was purposeful. I interpreted it as a reinvention, “this is us” sort of statement. The second coming of Pearl Jam - I believe is what Rolling Stone used.
DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
Best: not breaking up after Roskilde, hiring Matt Cameron, releasing bootlegs in 2000 Worst: Arms Aloft in the 4 spot at Fenway 2 in 2018
JK, hard for me to come up with some of the worst things they've done. Probably leaving off specific songs from albums, as others have said. And there are probably other unreleased gems that will probably never see the light of day. But overall, they've gone 30 years without too many mishaps. I'd say they are in good shape.
Yep, that was pretty bad.
Oh my God was it ever... there was so much energy behind those 1st 3 songs, and Arms Aloft sucked 100% of it away.
Best: not breaking up after Roskilde, hiring Matt Cameron, releasing bootlegs in 2000 Worst: Arms Aloft in the 4 spot at Fenway 2 in 2018
JK, hard for me to come up with some of the worst things they've done. Probably leaving off specific songs from albums, as others have said. And there are probably other unreleased gems that will probably never see the light of day. But overall, they've gone 30 years without too many mishaps. I'd say they are in good shape.
Yep, that was pretty bad.
Oh my God was it ever... there was so much energy behind those 1st 3 songs, and Arms Aloft sucked 100% of it away.
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Best - Mixing up setlists and official bootleg series Worst - BOB remix of Ten
I couldn't disagreed more. I love it and think it's way superior to the original mix. Overall that is....because I do prefer the original mix of Jeremy.
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Worst: Their overall choices of opening acts during their tours.
Worst: Ed’s decision to smoke (hurting the instrument). And some of the vocal shredding screams in the mid/late 90s. Sorry. But he has the right to do whatever he wants. 🤷🏼♀️
Worst: bee girl, closely followed by Yellow Moon and Parachutes
WE ARE THE NEXT US
(The time occupied by the action is an afternoon and one night.)
I don’t know who comes up with this shit
but, I wish they’d stop saying;
‘it’s not the band I hate, it’s their fans’
You can’t hate “fans”.
You must narrow your hate
You can’t hate huge, hate sprawling, hate the wild,
unfocussed hate hates itself,
pick your victims. specialize
find the good n’ unaffiliated, the heir-not apparent, the everyday outcast,
the weirdo with the heart of gold, infiltrate the hoser elite.
Find the ribs-showingest rock n roll stray dog
That ever pushed melodious air
howling against vivisection in the uncompartmentalizeable
night.
and, then hate
or go to a show - look down your row.
the lights are on - find people you know.
There’s AnthemSinger standing with his arm
around DarklyNurturedDream.
and Ol’Quintessential listening to HigherThanACBCGuest say;
“I haven’t read them, but I understand them.”
And there’s BrainOfAToaster (he knows when things are done)
next to that girl, CradlingHerKeyCard, whispering,
“this might be my last show, come.”
Check it out! There’s HoldStill and Gently - together again for the very first time.
and MyDoctrineHasFailedMeButMyMusicHasn’t
next to ColderValues, next to FeaturelessButFree.
Hey, even TheEmperorHasNoHook is here and IDon’tWannaTalkAboutItHowYouBrokeMyHeart, she’s here too.
Go to a show. Look down your row
While the lights are on
find people you know:
MindOfFame’s yelling
to GoesWithoutSaying and
OverTheRadar points out
WinWinWinWin to
GulpIndeed
Go to a show.
Music Lovers under a full moon in trust
It’s not the band you like it’s their sea of hate you don’t trust
you’re in the right place
Author a killing.
employ carelessness, greed
wait til the hate’s flowing
then hate like the wind
take hate’s hate and do it better
make hate retire - go soft
catch bats til you feel better
try and catch them aloft
don’t hate fans it makes ya sound like a fuckin fascist, or worse -
undiscerning.
No one likes indiscriminate.
you won’t get laid with those politics
that said. Lets go backstage! See what’s hateable there.
C’mon!
C’mon
C’mon
The band is preparing - lost in thought,
relearning, “How To Get Lost” and
“Where To Appear, Where to Never Appear”
hoping to return to the birthplace of the word
where winning sentences hang from trees
where no one is too cool to move
or too slow to get out of their own way.
The crew is moving on water
Tributarily spring-run-off fed rapids they’re paddling
deliberately, quietly, fur-traders not missionaries
they run God’s Instrument through the Devil’s Amp for chrissakes
they bring the Peace If Peace
is any good at all
it’s because of them,
and if it isn’t, well, it was working before.
a shadowy figure stands alone with a notebook
writes then underlines;
‘Glowing Disses’
- I fucked Paul McCartney
- Put teen ennui back in ‘tsunami fatigue’
- Penned Relentlessly Apt…
- Forgot DarklyNurturedDream
look,
deep in conversation,
It’s Picasso (Canadian) and Matisse (Canadian)
- ‘Giving is where the pleasure is in this business.’
- ‘That’s when can you see what this business can do’
- ‘When everyone in this business is together- whoa - I’d like to be you’
they organize relief in a heartbeat
they can stand in a canoe
lets move UN to the Halifax move Superior to the moon.
Hey there’s Andrea, the dancer
and a poet named Ken.
Their nametags say, ‘Muse’
they are Somebody’s Someone Somewhere then
waving to the Canadian Arc
they’re gonna do something
together one day
A thing about a country that
found itself in its
art found its way
It’s getting time - it’s getting close (go to your seats)
a part in the night where’s the love of my life?
kiss me, ‘thank you for this’
kiss me ‘I won’t be myself without you’
kiss me, It’s time, to reach you the way you reach me
it’s time.
Out in the emptying lobby, a lonely Waterkeeper is late setting up his booth.
A kid, who is interested, says, ‘here, let me help you.’
Here’s an explosion
an explosion inside
the just before music sound (the sound of just before music)
kindnesses, sweetnesses shoot up
and shower back down
The listeners have spoken, and it’s,
WeAreTheNextUs.
We all have our moments
get the success we deserve
We must look at each other
(it’s failure that takes nerve)
make eye contact, shake hands
silently vow;
Like the greats before us
let us cry into the curtains
and then go on stage
Now
The band’s plugging in (they intend to stay)
The singer strides to the microphone
Yells (rock voice) ‘Thank you!’ as if to say
‘For giving us our start!’
and ‘This one’s for Neil!’
and ‘Have a great Augusta, Craig!’
And then we start
It’s revealed
now you can hate
-The Tragically Hip
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Worst: thinking Canada was just Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto between 1993 and 2005
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Worst: Only scheduling 1 show at MSG for 2020/2022
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
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Worst - for me personally, the lack of U.K. shows. We haven’t had a proper tour since 2000 when all other large US bands always play 5-10 U.K. dates every 2-3 years
Best: Pullback/Ticketmaster battle - Culled the fanbase, doubled down on their indie sensibilities, both which fueled passionate fandom which sustained them for another 2 decades.
Worst: complacent with their sound/output between 2005 and 2020
Worst: Not coming up with an album title for Self Titled/Pearl Jam/ Avacodo. This one still bothers me for some reason.
Indeed!
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
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