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Ed & Jeff on 34 years of Pearl Jam on The Bill Simmons Podcast

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Bill sits down with Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam at their HQ in Seattle to discuss everything from the inception of the band to their newest album, 'Dark Matter' ().


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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,507
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6fPQ8hRGDe/

  • LizJLizJ Posts: 355
    Podcast:
    https://www.theringer.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast/2024/5/3/24147841/the-knicks-survive-and-ant-vs-jokic-with-rob-mahoney-plus-eddie-vedder-and-jeff-ament-on-pearl-jam#

    Youtube Video should be up in 5 hours: 
    https://youtu.be/84bhhu32PII?si=nOH3hoYRJBz123y-
  • Falling DownFalling Down Posts: 805
    Pretty good! Kind of wished they would have showed the baseball stuff at the end! 

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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Good interview.

  • Jdub5521Jdub5521 Posts: 147
    This one didn’t do it for me. Ed and Jeff were great but Bill brought nothing to the table other than reminiscing about the 90s. Zane Lowe was miles better as an interviewer. 
  • kmcmanuskmcmanus Posts: 738
    Pretty good listen, enjoyed it more than Stern but not nearly as much as Lowe
  • aurynsdadaurynsdad Posts: 863
    Jdub5521 said:
    This one didn’t do it for me. Ed and Jeff were great but Bill brought nothing to the table other than reminiscing about the 90s. Zane Lowe was miles better as an interviewer. 
    Bill is just talking to his friends. That makes it a different kind of conversation.
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  • OfThePearlOfThePearl Posts: 810
    Some parts very good (Jeff & Ed fully engaged), other parts meh (blank stares). 
    Still worth a listen, but other interviews were much better.
  • SpokenSpoken Posts: 1,464
    Wow! The Bill Simmons Interview and the Zane Lowe Interview were both so much better than Howard Stern.
  • Daron OshayDaron Oshay Posts: 2,553
    There were kind of a few moments where it seemed like Ed couldnt stand Simmons, which is... relatable
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,441
    Spoken said:
    Wow! The Bill Simmons Interview and the Zane Lowe Interview were both so much better than Howard Stern.
    I couldn’t get through the Simmons interview. At least stern had 4 incredible performances 
  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,348
    I thought Jeff came off great. Ed and Bill didn't seem to gel at all, but still some good stuff.
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  • SpokenSpoken Posts: 1,464
    nicknyr15 said:
    Spoken said:
    Wow! The Bill Simmons Interview and the Zane Lowe Interview were both so much better than Howard Stern.
    I couldn’t get through the Simmons interview. At least stern had 4 incredible performances 
    I totally repect your opinion, but I just felt Stern knew nothing about Pearl Jam and the band members knew it.
    Bill asked some great questions.
  • ontheroadontheroad Posts: 257
    Stern and Simmons both weren’t great.  They are fans, but didn’t do their homework.  Not getting Ed’s answer of “Polaroids” was so telling.  

    Best part was around the 30 min mark. Going deep on why the band has survived. 
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,441
    Spoken said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    Spoken said:
    Wow! The Bill Simmons Interview and the Zane Lowe Interview were both so much better than Howard Stern.
    I couldn’t get through the Simmons interview. At least stern had 4 incredible performances 
    I totally repect your opinion, but I just felt Stern knew nothing about Pearl Jam and the band members knew it.
    Bill asked some great questions.
    I totally get it. I think stern was off his game but at the very least we got some incredible performances 
  • SpokenSpoken Posts: 1,464
    edited May 3
    nicknyr15 said:
    Spoken said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    Spoken said:
    Wow! The Bill Simmons Interview and the Zane Lowe Interview were both so much better than Howard Stern.
    I couldn’t get through the Simmons interview. At least stern had 4 incredible performances 
    I totally repect your opinion, but I just felt Stern knew nothing about Pearl Jam and the band members knew it.
    Bill asked some great questions.
    I totally get it. I think stern was off his game but at the very least we got some incredible performances 
    Yellow Ledbetter was the bomb!
    Thank the Lord Stern didn't ask for Last Kiss.
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,525
    I don’t dare to listen to this now… if it comes off as awkward..?
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  • justmichaeljustmichael Posts: 14
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I don’t dare to listen to this now… if it comes off as awkward..?
    It's awkward at times, but there's some good nuggets in there.
  • Jdub5521Jdub5521 Posts: 147
    I hung in there for a while, but after Simmons suggested Ed should go on Instagram and rate the wine he drinks, I was done. Cringe. 
  • motleygunnermotleygunner Posts: 220
    Last time EV was on Simmons' podcast (Gigaton release), Simmons suggested that Eddie released Dance of the Clairvoyants as the first single off the album in order to trick or throw fans off the scent of what the album was going to be like. I remember at the time I thought Ed took it pretty personally... He said he would never do that to their fans and the rest of the interview was tiny bit awkward. I wonder if that carried over. It's also entirely possible I have no idea what I am saying. Good night.

  • Human TideHuman Tide Posts: 328
    Very poor interviewer. I'm amazed Ed and Jeff had the patience for that. 
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,600
    You have to listen for the avocado story. 🥑
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,503
    aurynsdad said:
    Jdub5521 said:
    This one didn’t do it for me. Ed and Jeff were great but Bill brought nothing to the table other than reminiscing about the 90s. Zane Lowe was miles better as an interviewer. 
    Bill is just talking to his friends. That makes it a different kind of conversation.
    "Friends" and "fellow celebrities" are not the same thing. If Bill Simmons was just a guy, and not a mega-successful guy with a media empire and the status that comes with it, Ed and Jeff would not be hanging out with him.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,503
    ontheroad said:
    Stern and Simmons both weren’t great.  They are fans, but didn’t do their homework.  Not getting Ed’s answer of “Polaroids” was so telling.  

    Best part was around the 30 min mark. Going deep on why the band has survived. 
    I also think he didn't understand why Ed said "accordion" in connection with No Code.
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  • SpokenSpoken Posts: 1,464
    I thought it was entertaining...
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,503
    Ed, when asked about playing the Super Bowl: "You thought that was excitement?!" Priceless.
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  • THEBIBLEISTENTHEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 1,906
    BF25394 said:
    ontheroad said:
    Stern and Simmons both weren’t great.  They are fans, but didn’t do their homework.  Not getting Ed’s answer of “Polaroids” was so telling.  

    Best part was around the 30 min mark. Going deep on why the band has survived. 
    I also think he didn't understand why Ed said "accordion" in connection with No Code.
    Vitalogy 
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,503
    edited May 4
    THEBIBLEISTEN said:
    BF25394 said:
    ontheroad said:
    Stern and Simmons both weren’t great.  They are fans, but didn’t do their homework.  Not getting Ed’s answer of “Polaroids” was so telling.  

    Best part was around the 30 min mark. Going deep on why the band has survived. 
    I also think he didn't understand why Ed said "accordion" in connection with No Code.
    Vitalogy 
    Yes, of course. My bad. I had No Code on the brain because I was replying to the thing about the Polaroids.
    Post edited by BF25394 on
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  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,672
    I mean I haven't quite made it to the two minute Mark but it sounds like Ed's got the pasties. 
  • GhostChileGhostChile Posts: 1,140
    That was a free masterclass of how to make Eddie feel uncomfortable. 

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