There’s nothing more awkward than when a fan interviews an artist.
I thought it was much less awkward than when Bill Simmons interviews them. At least this guy seemed like he was very familiar with their whole catalog.
No doubt. I’d rather have people know their shit, but also, try not to make it veer too closely to the Chris Farley show too. Generally the interview was very good. It’s just always a bit cringe when people try to express their fan bonafides rather than making it evident in the questioning.
But I also get it, interviewing an idol has got be nerve wracking
Love that JMU's coach is a huge PJ fan, and that Jeff hates the ACC!
What does it even mean to hate a conference anymore? Just wait a year and the conference will have different teams in it.
It means he hates North Carolina and Duke like every red blooded American
And Pitt, and VT, and UVA, and Syracuse, and Miami, and FSU, and the rest of the ACC. The ACC deserves to fall apart after they tore up the old Big East.
Virginia Beach 2000; Pittsburgh 2000; Columbus 2003; D.C. 2003; Pittsburgh 2006; Virginia Beach 2008; Cleveland 2010; PJ20 2011; Pittsburgh 2013; Baltimore 2013; Charlottesville 2013; Charlotte 2013; Lincoln 2014; Moline 2014; St. Paul 2014; Greenville 2016; Hampton 2016; Lexington 2016; Wrigley 2016; Prague 2018; Krakow 2018; Berlin 2018; Fenway 2018; Camden 2022; St. Paul 2023
Love that JMU's coach is a huge PJ fan, and that Jeff hates the ACC!
What does it even mean to hate a conference anymore? Just wait a year and the conference will have different teams in it.
It means he hates North Carolina and Duke like every red blooded American
And Pitt, and VT, and UVA, and Syracuse, and Miami, and FSU, and the rest of the ACC. The ACC deserves to fall apart after they tore up the old Big East.
Speaking on behalf of Syracuse fans, we are just as upset about that as you are. Probably more, actually.
Love that JMU's coach is a huge PJ fan, and that Jeff hates the ACC!
What does it even mean to hate a conference anymore? Just wait a year and the conference will have different teams in it.
It means he hates North Carolina and Duke like every red blooded American
And Pitt, and VT, and UVA, and Syracuse, and Miami, and FSU, and the rest of the ACC. The ACC deserves to fall apart after they tore up the old Big East.
Yes. It was brutal seeing UConn in the wilderness for a decade or whatever.
Outside of Pitt and VT, I would cheer for any Big East team in non-conference games, especially during March Madness. Sucks it doesn't exist anymore.
The Big East still exists though. It’s probably a better top to bottom basketball conference than the ACC at this point actually
Poor wording on my part. The Big East does exist (and agreed on strength of the teams), but the conference today bares little resemblance to the 90s/00s conference that I associate with the words "Big East".
Virginia Beach 2000; Pittsburgh 2000; Columbus 2003; D.C. 2003; Pittsburgh 2006; Virginia Beach 2008; Cleveland 2010; PJ20 2011; Pittsburgh 2013; Baltimore 2013; Charlottesville 2013; Charlotte 2013; Lincoln 2014; Moline 2014; St. Paul 2014; Greenville 2016; Hampton 2016; Lexington 2016; Wrigley 2016; Prague 2018; Krakow 2018; Berlin 2018; Fenway 2018; Camden 2022; St. Paul 2023
Outside of Pitt and VT, I would cheer for any Big East team in non-conference games, especially during March Madness. Sucks it doesn't exist anymore.
The Big East still exists though. It’s probably a better top to bottom basketball conference than the ACC at this point actually
Poor wording on my part. The Big East does exist (and agreed on strength of the teams), but the conference today bares little resemblance to the 90s/00s conference that I associate with the words "Big East".
Well, it bears a lot of resemblance to the Big East of the '80s, which were its glory years: Georgetown, St. John's, Villanova, Connecticut, Seton Hall and Providence are all in the Big East and they make up two-thirds of the schools that constituted the conference from 1982-91 before Miami joined. What it needs is for Georgetown to become good again. But it will always be missing something without Syracuse. Pitt had its moments. No one cared about B.C. then or now, and no one ever will.
The current Big East is one of the most coherent, cohesive conferences in Division 1. It's nearly all Catholic schools, and no schools with big-time football.
Fun little 30 minute interview CBS Sports posted to YouTube today with Jeff. Mostly about hoops but plenty of PJ talk as well for anyone who's interested!
In the same vane regarding hoops, I follow on X (formerly twitter not the drug) a college hoops writer named Matt Norlander and he asked all the coaches in the NCAA Tournament their favorite bands and 2 mentioned Pearl Jam. Danny Hurley at UConn and Mark Byington from James Madison.
he also mentioned a few coaches who didn't make the tourney and two of those mentioned PJ. Mitch Henderson of Princeton and Chris Mooney of Richmond. I had heard an interview with Mooney a few years ago where he mentioned PJ in Charlottesville VA was was the best concert he ever saw.
Thanks to the OP. The interview was fun to watch. I like that Jeff went all the way back to Black and Even Flow, and all the way forward to Quick Escape, when asked to name a few of his favorite songs to play.
PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2
EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.
Gutted: London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
In the same vane regarding hoops, I follow on X (formerly twitter not the drug) a college hoops writer named Matt Norlander and he asked all the coaches in the NCAA Tournament their favorite bands and 2 mentioned Pearl Jam. Danny Hurley at UConn and Mark Byington from James Madison.
he also mentioned a few coaches who didn't make the tourney and two of those mentioned PJ. Mitch Henderson of Princeton and Chris Mooney of Richmond. I had heard an interview with Mooney a few years ago where he mentioned PJ in Charlottesville VA was was the best concert he ever saw.
Thanks to the OP. The interview was fun to watch. I like that Jeff went all the way back to Black and Even Flow, and all the way forward to Quick Escape, when asked to name a few of his favorite songs to play.
Songs JA loves performing live:
Hail, Hail
Tremor Christ
Even Flow
Quick Escape
Black
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
Thanks to the OP. The interview was fun to watch. I like that Jeff went all the way back to Black and Even Flow, and all the way forward to Quick Escape, when asked to name a few of his favorite songs to play.
Songs JA loves performing live:
Hail, Hail
Tremor Christ
Even Flow
Quick Escape
Black
Isn’t it great to see that after all these years Jeff can’t go past Even Flow and Black as two songs he loves to play. Some nice other choices in there too 👍
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The current Big East is one of the most coherent, cohesive conferences in Division 1. It's nearly all Catholic schools, and no schools with big-time football.
he also mentioned a few coaches who didn't make the tourney and two of those mentioned PJ. Mitch Henderson of Princeton and Chris Mooney of Richmond. I had heard an interview with Mooney a few years ago where he mentioned PJ in Charlottesville VA was was the best concert he ever saw.
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