*** Pearl Jam New York, NY Fanviews 9/11/22 ***

de658621

droptheleash9 said:

It might take me a few days to recover from this show. We were sitting second row in the pit and the place was rocking all night! My buddy and I were in the second row right in front of Ed and the two guys in front of us on the rail gave us a nod to take in a song from the front row during Better Man and Chloe/Crown. That made what was already an incredible evening even more special and really demonstrated the spirit of what this band is about...being kind to each other and sharing in a sense of community/love for this band. It made my night (and probably my year) and I'll cherish those memories of rocking out in the front row to my favorite band in the best arena in the world for the rest of my life. So to John and the other kind fellow whose name I didn't catch (but whose red mohawk I definitely dug), we are forever grateful!

We were right behind you! I was the one in the University of Washington shirt that Eddie noticed and tiny pushed me closer during that song… I can’t recall the song now! Lol! I was happy for you guys to be at the rail during Chloe! What a show! 

de658621

*you* not tiny! 

PJNB

Amazing show last night and the perfect way for us to finish our run this year. That maybe my favourite version of Release that I ever heard and can’t wait to hear it on the boot. Same with Present Tense. Porch with the slow down for the scuffle in the crowd did not hurt the song at all and actually felt when they came back to speed everyone was going more crazy than before the fight happened. They kept the energy going right up to Evenflow then the next 3 took the crowd out a bit but Betterman brought them right back. The ending of that song was fucking loud! The rest of the first set was all fire including the highlight of the show for us Chloe/Crown. So happy to hear that live. We have listened to the Toronto 2011 version 100’s of times for sure and have been wanting to hear it for a long time. 

Sonic Reducer is one of their best covers imo. It’s not too long and the crowd was jacked up for the whole thing. Rearviewmirror is making a rightful comeback on the setlist too. I am not sure why it has been played less but the last two shows it blew my mind both times. 

I enjoyed the encore as well but without nitpicking too much here, and seeing 7 shows this year plays apart in this, I just feel it’s still a bit too predictable. One more not normally played song in there like they did in Hamilton changes things a lot imo. 

This show was was fucking awesome. Amazing crowd and amazing show and fun city!

CROJAM95

Mookies Uncle

 

JDjr

curmudgeoness said:

Agreed on Hartford 2013, that arena like a mini-msg, but last night topped it!!

rhcpjam1029

PJ shows usually have a very defined beginning, middle, and end...that show was like a freight train that just kept on picking up speed from the first note to the SSB.  My 5th MSG, it definitely comes very very close to 5/21/10.  The crowd was fantastic, I could barely hear Eddie through Better Man and RVM.  Obviously this is the best band in the world, but no one comes close to them when matching their fans' energy.  

BC62528

Amazing show and experience.  The unexpected aspect of the setlist (Porch early as one example), mixed in with a flawless performance from the band and technicians, and honestly the best and most grateful crowd I have seen at a PJ show in a long time - made up for what some would consider "an abbreviated setlist" from what we had become accustomed to.  22/23 songs killed it last night, versus some of the 30-33 song setlist of years past, for me anyway.  The expectations were high and the band flat out delivered and fed of the crowds' energy.

LaFleur

PJNB said:

Amazing show last night and the perfect way for us to finish our run this year. That maybe my favourite version of Release that I ever heard and can’t wait to hear it on the boot. Same with Present Tense. Porch with the slow down for the scuffle in the crowd did not hurt the song at all and actually felt when they came back to speed everyone was going more crazy than before the fight happened. They kept the energy going right up to Evenflow then the next 3 took the crowd out a bit but Betterman brought them right back. The ending of that song was fucking loud! The rest of the first set was all fire including the highlight of the show for us Chloe/Crown. So happy to hear that live. We have listened to the Toronto 2011 version 100’s of times for sure and have been wanting to hear it for a long time. 

Sonic Reducer is one of their best covers imo. It’s not too long and the crowd was jacked up for the whole thing. Rearviewmirror is making a rightful comeback on the setlist too. I am not sure why it has been played less but the last two shows it blew my mind both times. 

I enjoyed the encore as well but without nitpicking too much here, and seeing 7 shows this year plays apart in this, I just feel it’s still a bit too predictable. One more not normally played song in there like they did in Hamilton changes things a lot imo. 

This show was was fucking awesome. Amazing crowd and amazing show and fun city!

Awesome!

NK10452

Feel like most of you have said what I would have said.  The start was straight fire -- love it when they open with Release, I thought Garden sounded great, I always love Present Tense live, and Porch right off the jump was crazy.  Yes, I guess the shows are "shorter" now, but c'mon -- they're still playing 25 songs and going all out for 2+ hours.  Crowd energy was insane and you can tell the band feeds off it.  As always, it was a great time and looking forward to Philly in a couple of days.  I don't get Stone in the mask -- does he have Covid?  What gives?  Also, ditch Purple Rain -- silly.

merlin401

jadakid said:

6th MSG show and the best I can recall, just a little better than 5/21/2010.

I can give you that crowd energy was the best I've seen since 5/21/10 and maybe reasonable people could disagree on which crowd was one iota better than the other. 

But full package, not sure how this could surpass that epic night.  Just on setlist length along, plus Slow Lukin plus that epic Better Man.  Just for perspective:  imagine when last night was ending, 2010 still had RVM to end a set with an 8-song encore still on tap!  Not a complaint of course:  this is the price of aging and I'm thankful we can get an as off the hook show/crowd as we got...  but 2010 still makes my jaw drop on rewatches.

Even 2008 was awesome with three encores, but I will say the energy in the building last night absolutely did blow 2008 out of the water. 

oftenreading

NK10452 said:

Feel like most of you have said what I would have said.  The start was straight fire -- love it when they open with Release, I thought Garden sounded great, I always love Present Tense live, and Porch right off the jump was crazy.  Yes, I guess the shows are "shorter" now, but c'mon -- they're still playing 25 songs and going all out for 2+ hours.  Crowd energy was insane and you can tell the band feeds off it.  As always, it was a great time and looking forward to Philly in a couple of days.  I don't get Stone in the mask -- does he have Covid?  What gives?  Also, ditch Purple Rain -- silly.

He’s been wearing the mask for the last three shows at least. Seems a reasonable precaution if that’s what he wants to do. 

nicknyr15

oftenreading said:

NK10452 said:

Feel like most of you have said what I would have said.  The start was straight fire -- love it when they open with Release, I thought Garden sounded great, I always love Present Tense live, and Porch right off the jump was crazy.  Yes, I guess the shows are "shorter" now, but c'mon -- they're still playing 25 songs and going all out for 2+ hours.  Crowd energy was insane and you can tell the band feeds off it.  As always, it was a great time and looking forward to Philly in a couple of days.  I don't get Stone in the mask -- does he have Covid?  What gives?  Also, ditch Purple Rain -- silly.

He’s been wearing the mask for the last three shows at least. Seems a reasonable precaution if that’s what he wants to do. 

Yes please! Anything to keep away cancellations! 

JP218404

Never miss a Sunday show rules applied to this night

Get_Right

I cannot get used to seeing Ed in Hokas. 

Mortality

Wet Leg tag? Fucking awesome shoutout Ed 

bb4packers

Once you wear Hokas you can't go back - new Bondi's are the best

de658621

NK10452 said:

Feel like most of you have said what I would have said.  The start was straight fire -- love it when they open with Release, I thought Garden sounded great, I always love Present Tense live, and Porch right off the jump was crazy.  Yes, I guess the shows are "shorter" now, but c'mon -- they're still playing 25 songs and going all out for 2+ hours.  Crowd energy was insane and you can tell the band feeds off it.  As always, it was a great time and looking forward to Philly in a couple of days.  I don't get Stone in the mask -- does he have Covid?  What gives?  Also, ditch Purple Rain -- silly.

I wondered the same about Stone. But I have to disagree with you on Purple Rain! I thought it was excellent!

de658621

Get_Right said:

I cannot get used to seeing Ed in Hokas. 

Same. 🤣

ktmusar

curmudgeoness said:

Jeremys Spoken said:

The floor…was….MOVING.

We showed up as a crowd tonight.

Best crowd energy in a loooongggg time..

Indeed, it was. The whole building was bouncing, which freaked me out at first. Great crowd energy, almost up there with Hartford 2013.

I was at MSG 2 in 2010 behind the stage in sec 320.  I'll always remember the way the whole building shook as they blasted through Corduroy.  This time I managed to get another behind the stage, this time on Stone's side on the 2nd level.  While I didn't feel the Garden shake like it did when I was sky high, I knew the energy in the building was unmeasurable.  Truly amazing show!  Was next to a fan who was at her first show, and she brought her young son.  They rocked out the whole time, and it was awesome that they got to experience this show!   So glad I got to be a part of this!  Can't wait for Camden.