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Question about MSG 1998

StinkfootStinkfoot Posts: 546
edited July 2008 in The Porch
I was listening to it last night and just before they play 'Baba' Eddie goes into a bit of a rant about another band playing the song...

(It's not on http://www.pearljamlive.com so here's the text)

Eddie: "Apparently last night, some inferior band tried to play this song on the TV - some kind of awards show - so we're going to stomp on that by showing how you really play it and recommend that these corporate cock-suckers leave these kind of songs alone. They know who they are."

Does anyone know who he is referring to??
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  • freealcibiadesfreealcibiades Posts: 365
    you can find this show here:

    http://www.gremmie.net/bsides/shows/
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  • Riot_MacRiot_Mac Posts: 473
    i believe it was Third Eye Blind. I could be wrong though.
    "hear my name, take a good look, this could be the day."
  • JohnnyGeetarJohnnyGeetar Posts: 165
    If memory serves, he's referring to Stephen Jenkins of Third-Eye Blind. I think they covered it.

    I could be way, way off though.
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    I hate it when he is a dick to other bands, however shitty they are.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • JohnnyGeetarJohnnyGeetar Posts: 165
    Man was I late on that one.
  • elevation622elevation622 Posts: 926
    meme wrote:
    I hate it when he is a dick to other bands, however shitty they are.
    I completely agree. The funny thing is they probably will end up doing some festival in Europe with these bands.
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    meme wrote:
    I hate it when he is a dick to other bands, however shitty they are.
    Considering they just did the VH1 Honors, stone throwing is not necessary. Although this was 1998.
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    i think it was just a general statement he made. i can't remember calling any specific band out.
  • JohnnyGeetarJohnnyGeetar Posts: 165
    singularity wrote:
    i think it was just a general statement he made. i can't remember calling any specific band out.

    Exactly.

    And love your signature.

    Nothing like a good Christmas Vacation reference.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,066
    I just watched this show a few nights ago- great show! I was wondering the same thing about what band Ed was talking about. And Third Eye Blind does suck. I saw them years ago- don't ask why, but they played their one hit about half-way through the show and then about half the crows left. For the rest of the show, the singer was pissed and he spent the rest of the show sitting down on the drum platform singing- it was awful.
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    i just got on pearljamlive.com and I dont see any of the msg 98 shows listed.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • CorduroyGCorduroyG Posts: 23
    singularity wrote:
    i think it was just a general statement he made. i can't remember calling any specific band out.


    He didnt say third eye blind by name, but he was definitely referring to them. They were very popular at the time and I remember seeing them cover Baba on tv and it was god awful. I dont think it was an awards show, i just think it was a concert performance they did for mtv or vh1. And trust me, if you saw their version of Baba, you'd know why eddie bashed them.
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