Shut Up! ???

PearlJamaholic

I know some people just cant stand all the political rants during concerts and all that, but I now think I'm jumping onto that boat....

I use to really like listening to PJ shows and hearing Vedder's rants (it was partly why I went to more than 1 show a tour) or some of the stuff Ani says. More times then not I agree with vedder, or any artist I listen to, but listening to the bootlegs it's got to the point where I'm just thinking 'shut up already.' Even though I'm becoming more and more liberal as I get older, I care less and less what some 'musician' has to say. Their opinions are meaningless to me, and really isn't entertaining.

I rarely listen to PJ live anymore and rather the studio stuff. But bands like the pixies and replacements, and lou reed is straight up rock and roll. no nonsense i get pure music and rock and roll. between the joking with crowds or yelling at them, It's rock and roll not a town hall meeting. I wanna be amused and rocked, I'll pick up the paper or turn on cnn when I want opinions about current events.

maybe I'm just getting too old and grouchy before my time, I don't know. anyone else feel like this??

pretext

After the first few listens, I find talking in general annoys me on bootlegs. Anything can be funny, original, insightful once, but it's rare that it holds up after multiple listenings. Ultimately, I want the music.
However, in the age of iTunes and such, it's pretty easy to edit out the talking parts if they're not in the middle of a track.

restlesssoul

the bonaroo porch will never get old to me, that one stands the test of multiple listens. and i also dont mind listening to the stories over and over....like band history...and other funny stories.

12345AGNST1

I don't get sick of it. The only time I skip ed's rants in a bootleg is if im driving. Other than that I usually listen to them.

sickwillie

Look on the bright side. Now that Obama's in, it's all sunshine and gumdrops, right?

Er, right?

PearlJamaholic

restlesssoul wrote:

the bonaroo porch will never get old to me, that one stands the test of multiple listens. and i also dont mind listening to the stories over and over....like band history...and other funny stories.

i dont mind the stories though, just the politics. like the story about the horse and the kid on the 2000 ireland bootleg is one of my favorite 2000 moments on disc.

and about obama and sunshine and gumdrops. LULZ



lets not get this moving train passing through this town though.

soclose

It's hard saying this because I'm all for free speech, but I don't much care for political speeches from musicians either. If you have something worth saying put it in a song. Then I'll gladly listen.

I think part of the problem is that very few musicians are articulate enough to speak adequately on stage, and this isn't just in regard to politics. Jeff Tweedy can pull off some witty stage banter and storytelling . . . and he's about the only one I can think when it comes to the music I enjoy. He's total pro . . .

LukinFan

restlesssoul wrote:

the bonaroo porch will never get old to me, that one stands the test of multiple listens. and i also dont mind listening to the stories over and over....like band history...and other funny stories.

agreed