*** Pearl Jam Nashville, TN Fanviews 9/16/22 ***

dpphoto

lowbudgetlush said:

Show was fantastic! I could have used more rarities but my wife, she was ecstatic at all the songs she loved. They seemingly played all her favs. I was surprised at how well the gigaton tracks translated to a live performance. I thought river cross was fantastic. Not a song I normally listen to. A small but important change are the song tempos. I stayed and enjoyed even flow for the first time in years. So happy they have slowed down the songs. I’ll take a few less songs now that they have their correct tempo back. Also it seems Mike and stone may be using heavier distortion than they have been in years. Spin the black circle hasn’t sounded that hard in years. At least to my ears.

Side note: I was just at the Gibson garage today and was talking to someone there and he said the 1958 Flying V Mike used on Alive and Yellow Ledbetter was valued at just shy of 1 million! No wonder he waved off his strat to play another song on that Flying V!

I know someone at Gibson who might know a little about the story behind this guitars history  and how it ended up on stage with Mike. Let you know if I find out anything. 

JM39842

RiotZact said:

Might as well type up my hectic story of the day while I’m waiting at the airport.

I am a 1st grade teacher in Philly, and none of this happens if I have students today like I would most Fridays. Instead we have a teachers in-service day. My uncle lives in Louisville and he’s planning on going to Bourbon and Beyond for his first ever PJ show. Around 10:00 Friday morning I send him a pic of the poster and shirt from Nashville. He responds, half jokingly, with a GPS route for him to take from Louisville to Nashville.

So I say hey, it wouldn’t hurt to check airfare from Philly to Nashville. Turns out there were some decent rates, and after Camden the other night I am in full Pearl Jam obsession mode right now, so we start thinking that we might be able to somehow make this work. Biggest problem is that the only reasonable flight leaves Philly at 4, and I’m technically on the clock until 3:39. I hate to approach my principal about it after already taking off a day and a half for Camden this week, but finally I do.

I tell him that Saturday is my birthday and my uncle wants to buy me plane/concert tickets as my present (the birthday part is true, the uncle buying everything part is unfortunately not true 😂) before I could even ask he says “BYE SIR!” So I hop in an Uber at 2:30 and head for the airport. No bag, no concert tickets, no return flight booked yet. 

I score some pretty sweet obstructed view tickets (that ended up not being obstructed at all) and get on the plane. My uncle drives from Louisville and picks me up from the airport, Bob’s your uncle. 

As for the show itself, it was a ton of fun. Not as bonkers as Camden but solid setlist and a great crowd. Rats was by far the highlight for me. This was my 13th show and it was towards the top of my bucket list of songs I wanted to see live for quite some time. The extended Save it for Later tag was a highlight as well, and the abundance of Vitalogy songs. 

Overall one of the crazier things I’ve ever done and I’m really happy I did. I will land back in Philly at 9:00 am Saturday, which means that I will be back to regular life less than 24 hours after this idea was even mentioned. Pretty wild and I feel richer for the experience. 

THIS is how admins should be to loyal, tenured, non-sick day abusin’ employees who show up and do their jobs. I have tix for Sunday in STL and had an admin try to deny a personal day. The request was put in during the first week of school in mid-August yet he tried to say he couldn’t get a sub…with 4 weeks to find one. We threw the contract at him and I will be enjoying Monday in STL. 

dpphoto

dpphoto said:

lowbudgetlush said:

Show was fantastic! I could have used more rarities but my wife, she was ecstatic at all the songs she loved. They seemingly played all her favs. I was surprised at how well the gigaton tracks translated to a live performance. I thought river cross was fantastic. Not a song I normally listen to. A small but important change are the song tempos. I stayed and enjoyed even flow for the first time in years. So happy they have slowed down the songs. I’ll take a few less songs now that they have their correct tempo back. Also it seems Mike and stone may be using heavier distortion than they have been in years. Spin the black circle hasn’t sounded that hard in years. At least to my ears.

Side note: I was just at the Gibson garage today and was talking to someone there and he said the 1958 Flying V Mike used on Alive and Yellow Ledbetter was valued at just shy of 1 million! No wonder he waved off his strat to play another song on that Flying V!

I know someone at Gibson who might know a little about the story behind this guitars history  and how it ended up on stage with Mike. Let you know if I find out anything. 

Update:  And this isnt really much different info but ... it is an original 58 Flying V, valued at least a million bucks and that Mr. Gueikian is very open and generous with loaning these types if instruments to worthy musicians. 

stuckinline

Finally home! Great show! The acoustics at Bridgestone were fantastic.

While some people may say there weren't a lot of rarities, the set list worked.

Highlights were:

• Mike was seated for the Black solo. I thought his chair was going to collapse.
• Mike kicking the chair out of the way during Present Tense
• Who Ever Said

bootlegger10

stuckinline said:

Finally home! Great show! The acoustics at Bridgestone were fantastic.

While some people may say there weren't a lot of rarities, the set list worked.

Highlights were:

• Mike was seated for the Black solo. I thought his chair was going to collapse.
• Mike kicking the chair out of the way during Present Tense
• Who Ever Said

I thought the chair kicking was pretty bad ass.   

Loved Who Ever Said.  Go was just awesome and unexpected.  I think the definition of "rarities" is going to change now with the shorter setlists.  Go, STBC, etc... are going to become rarities.  

I wish I could go to Louisville (had a ticket) but my dumbass forgot to rent a car from Nashville and realized it before getting on the airplane to Nashville.  No cars available so just had to fly home.  

ddeschler

A lot of posts saying the acoustics were great.  I didn't have the same experience in Section 114 (stage right).  A lot of guitar parts I couldn't hear at all.  Anyone else notice something like this in that area of seats?

Also, why did Ed put on a Bears football jersey?  Did someone in the crowd throw it to him?

lowbudgetlush

ddeschler said:

A lot of posts saying the acoustics were great.  I didn't have the same experience in Section 114 (stage right).  A lot of guitar parts I couldn't hear at all.  Anyone else notice something like this in that area of seats?

Also, why did Ed put on a Bears football jersey?  Did someone in the crowd throw it to him?

I was in 114 and thought it was great. I’m sure some guitar parts were drowned out but I enjoyed how high in the mix Jeff was. 

on2legs

ddeschler said:

A lot of posts saying the acoustics were great.  I didn't have the same experience in Section 114 (stage right).  A lot of guitar parts I couldn't hear at all.  Anyone else notice something like this in that area of seats?

Also, why did Ed put on a Bears football jersey?  Did someone in the crowd throw it to him?

It’s Walter Payton’s jersey.  He’s worn it before and Ed said last night it was Payton’s birthday (he passed away years ago). 

ddeschler

Wikipedia says Walter Payton was born July 25th.  Edit: and that he died Nov 1.

BostonGaarden

Eddie 1st words were helloo Smashville!   Crowd was bonkers and thought they wasted that a little with the setlist but great energy.  I was in 114 and there were def a few sounds issues - like way too many, mostly Mike's guitar goin out but some feedback here and there and real muddy base on occasion - when the technical issues weren't popping up they sounded great as usual. Total side note and not sure who watches the show, but Mike and Jersey Pete from American Pickers were to the side stage and went back with the band when they were done.

CO278952

114 sounded great to me.  Crystal clear. 

on2legs

ddeschler said:

Wikipedia says Walter Payton was born July 25th.  Edit: and that he died Nov 1.

I have no idea. Just relaying what Ed said last night. 

DL236795

As a Deputy Principal, any time my staff need a day off to see a concert, let them go. And if its Pearl Jam, let them have two! Of course, this is Australia!

BrainofBGA

DL236795 said:

As a Deputy Principal, any time my staff need a day off to see a concert, let them go. And if its Pearl Jam, let them have two! Of course, this is Australia!

Awesome, I wanna work at your school. 😂

mace1229

I was in 115. If my math is correct, I was right next to 114. I thought the sound was great overall, but a few songs sounded muddy. I couldn’t hear a lot of the little guitar licks in Spin the Black Circle. 

HailHailVitalogy

It was muddy because they’re down tuned. But I don’t think they need to down tune as many songs as they have been. Eddie sounds incredible, and he’s singing those songs at the same octave for the most part.

on2legs

chaspj

on2legs said:

Nice!! 

on2legs

chaspj said:

on2legs said:

Nice!! 

We did a bus tour of the city today and rolled right by it.   😂

JeBurkhardt

chaspj said:

on2legs said:

Nice!! 

Growing up I wanted a Chico’s Bail Bonds shirt. Now I think a Grumpy’s shirt would be cool.