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To MIKE McCREADY: we love your guitar improvs!

Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 321
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Apparently, last night at the Sydney concert, Ed said they read someone online calling out Mike on his live improvs. They ended up playing Alive like the album version.

I'm hoping someone shows this post to Mike. I personally LOVE your improvs - bring them on! Your jamming really showcases your immense talent and passion for your art. Don't listen to the haters and rock on. Besr part of any show.

I hope ya'll join me here and bump so he sees / get told about it.

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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 9,763
    Ok. I ❤️ MM
    I'm pretty sure he knows we all do!

    Who the heck knocked him for improving.

  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,133
    Fuck that guy.
    MM has been the absolute star of this whole tour. 
    Pick shower the shit out of all of us!
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,578
    Mike was on a whole other level last night, and that’s the way it should always be!

    This was Even Flow, the second song of the set, so we knew from the very beginning it was going to be a special night.


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  • deb1211deb1211 Posts: 1,669
    Who  would fuss about Mikey going off? How strange. He's full of heart and passion and feeling the music. I celebrate that and him.

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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,123
    Mike is the best!!!

  • EnzedEnzed NZ Posts: 550
    My daughter plays guitar (in a band, also takes lessons)

    At Auckland 1 Mike was soloing with his eyes shut, and she couldn’t understand how it could even be a thing?

    Lucky for her she missed Auckland 2, when he was soloing behind his head.
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  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    Mike McCready has been the most influential guitar player in terms of my approach to leads.  I love his style and bite it constantly without even trying to do so (even though I'm nowhere near as awesome or proficient)!  I tend to gravitate towards stone's style for rhythm on electric, and Eddie on acoustic.  I love how all of these guys play really, and there's so much diversity between them all.  As far as a live setting, I think PJ does a really great job of adhering to the albums where it really counts with plenty of room for improvisation and jamming.  They're not a jam band, but rather a band who jams, and that to me is a super sweet spot to be.  Much love from this guy!
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,654
    Mike McCready is legitimately a guitar wizard.  He has been amazing, along with the rest of the band.  The improvs are special and the true fans welcome them.  Please don't cater to critics like that.  I love Pearl Jam for their artistry, and when they perform live, that is when they showcase their talents to us.  Keep on rockin :rock_on:
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,483
    Let the man play
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,184
    GlowGirl said:
    Mike is the best!!!



  • deb1211deb1211 Posts: 1,669

  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,133

    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,133

    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,610
    Mike is a phenomenal guitarist, but does he improv? Like I m thinking improv like Trey from phish or Jerry from the dead.  Mike doesn’t improv like that.  Sure his solos are always different but he isn’t exactly improving anything.  He doesn’t seem to be that type of guitarist.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,184
    lastexitlondon said:


    Nice shots man!
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  • YAKIMATSUYAKIMATSU Santa Fe Posts: 917

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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,123

  • MarieowMarieow San Francisco Posts: 96
    Literally the beauty of Mike's playing is when he gets into a zone and expresses himself in that moment. That is what makes him special. This person needs to stay home and listen to the album if they want to hear the exact same thing. 
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,184
    Check out an audience video recording of Black in Baltimore last September. Mike totally destroyed! 
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