So...is Boom an official member or what?

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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    MKTerp wrote:
    Boom's not a classically trained piano player. It would be a risk having him play tonight. He butchered the song when they debuted it in Europe last year.

    Yeah, but they've been playing the shit out of it this month on tour, and it's been fine.
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  • JeffAment's-Floor
    JeffAment's-Floor Posts: 88
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIhel4RJdQk

    Listen to the first 10 seconds and you'll know why he wasn't there.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    JeffAment's-Floor wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIhel4RJdQk

    Listen to the first 10 seconds and you'll know why he wasn't there.

    Eh. As I mentioned, he's been playing it just fine on this tour. He could have been there, but I don't really care one way or another.
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  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    MKTerp wrote:
    Boom's not a classically trained piano player. It would be a risk having him play tonight. He butchered the song when they debuted it in Europe last year.

    Ed's no Roger Daltrey either but that doesn't make me love their version (including Boom) any less. ;)
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  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,322
    Krisdababe wrote:
    I just watched VH1 Rock Honors and didn't see Boom. Some other guy was playing the piano. I find it odd that when playing a song that could clearly use Boom's expertise, he's not on stage.

    What's on the go?

    do you have ANY idea what a 1st class round-trip plane ticket costs PJ everytime they summon Boom back to the mainland?! ;)
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  • John Briggs 2008
    John Briggs 2008 Posts: 1,024
    I would love to see him become apart of the official band. Lord knows he has toured enough and contributed things here and there in small doses. But this happens often where a friend/talent is brought on for live performances and payed a salary and then sent on there way.
  • NeverbeenLedbetter
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    hailhail82 wrote:
    That was Brendan O'Brien on keyboards.

    Thought it was B.O'B. on the piano which would makes sense to have him instead of Boom since he plays the piano on the studio version.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Krisdababe wrote:
    Ed's no Roger Daltrey either but that doesn't make me love their version (including Boom) any less. ;)

    Honestly, listening to Daltrey tonight, you're right. I would never insult Ed that way ;)
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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    hailhail82 wrote:
    That was Brendan O'Brien on keyboards.


    I'm glads Im not the only one who noticed.

    Boom is not going anywhere. Brendan was clearly the beter choice for keys this time around.

    I honestly cant wat to see how Brendan helps utilize Boom more on the next album.
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  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    100 Pacer wrote:
    do you have ANY idea what a 1st class round-trip plane ticket costs PJ everytime they summon Boom back to the mainland?! ;)

    Good point :D
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  • LikeAnOcean
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    Come on people. This question would have been relevant 5 years ago. You think for the past 6 years Boom's been volunteering to play for the band for free or something?.. He's not a special guest. He's in the freakin band.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Come on people. This question would have been relevant 5 years ago. You think for the past 6 years Boom's been volunteering to play for the band for free or something?

    That has very little to do with anything.

    If he's a full-fledged member of the band, he's the only one who hangs out backstage for half the show and doesn't show up at VH1 shows to honor the Who.

    I think of him more like a "featured player" -- like those people on Saturday Night Live who aren't considered full-fledged cast members.

    I love Boom ... but you think they'd even think of doing the VH1 Rock Honors without Stone or Jeff?
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Come on people. This question would have been relevant 5 years ago. You think for the past 6 years Boom's been volunteering to play for the band for free or something?.. He's not a special guest. He's in the freakin band.



    I think that needs to stop :(
    very cool dude im sure he gets alot of money from touring, so bring em along for random songs he plays on... CAN T KEPP- Cue boom Red Mosquiot - fuck off boom Love Boat Captain- Cue Boom.. WMA- Fuck off boom (you see my pattern here?)

    Boom = heaven... at the appropriate times

    Boom is on stage and appears to be playing and u can hear him alot at the end of the songs on the newer boots :(

    Im sorry but no pearl jam song should be touched ... they are all lil bundles of perfection ..
  • PJBuckeye
    PJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    well then I have one more for ya. it's from 2007 so it'll give ya an idea how awesome they still are. It's shot really well by some guy in the crowd. check Adrock's vocals on the opening lines. unbelievable.

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  • LikeAnOcean
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    LeatherMandi wrote:
    I think that needs to stop :(
    very cool dude im sure he gets alot of money from touring, so bring em along for random songs he plays on... CAN T KEPP- Cue boom Red Mosquiot - fuck off boom Love Boat Captain- Cue Boom.. WMA- Fuck off boom (you see my pattern here?)

    Boom = heaven... at the appropriate times

    Boom is on stage and appears to be playing and u can hear him alot at the end of the songs on the newer boots :(

    Im sorry but no pearl jam song should be touched ... they are all lil bundles of perfection ..
    Whatever Boom's done, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 have been the best tours musically by far.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    I find it funny that folks on here are complaining that "some guy from the orchestra" is playing the keys when in fact it is Brendan O'Brien who recorded the damn song with Pearl Jam, and who probably is a better musician than anyone in the band. Yeesh.
  • Ledbetterman10
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    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Whatever Boom's done, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 have been the best tours musically by far.

    I don't think he adds enough to the band's sound to justify him being there. but whatever, I guess I like him. I yell BOOOOOM when Eddie introduces him.
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  • TransplantedNewf
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    bootlegger10 wrote:
    I find it funny that folks on here are complaining that "some guy from the orchestra" is playing the keys when in fact it is Brendan O'Brien who recorded the damn song with Pearl Jam, and who probably is a better musician than anyone in the band. Yeesh.

    I wasn't complaing, just wondering.

    I didn't realize is it was Brendan O'Brien, not that it makes a difference to me. Maybe he IS a better musician than Boom. Maybe Dave Abbruzzese or Jack Irons are better musicians than Matt Cameron but they don't get brought out to play on songs that they recorded...
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  • PJBuckeye
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    If nobody else screamed Boom, I probably wouldn't. Does that mean anything?
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  • salt_creep
    salt_creep Posts: 72
    I like he "idea" of Boom...

    I'm just not very excited about the songs he's featured on
    (LBC, Crazy Mary, Marker, Wasted Reprise, Inside Job etc.)

    Not terrible but those are usually my piss break/beer songs. Or songs I skip when listening to a boot. Plus, I think "Save You" would rock a lot harder without an organ

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