why even have an EV solo tour?
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this question has interested me for quite some time...
why does Ed need to go on a solo tour?...couldn't Pearl Jam play a few Ed solo songs at Pearl Jam concerts?
they already do No War, and ed often plays Betterman and other Pearl Jam songs at his solo shows and appearances.
so why not play EV songs at PJ concerts? instead of having Ed do solo tours?
why does Ed need to go on a solo tour?...couldn't Pearl Jam play a few Ed solo songs at Pearl Jam concerts?
they already do No War, and ed often plays Betterman and other Pearl Jam songs at his solo shows and appearances.
so why not play EV songs at PJ concerts? instead of having Ed do solo tours?
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I also hope Ed's solo stuff doesn't creep into Pearl Jam shows. I'm fine with his solo take on Pearl Jam songs. But again, 18 years and counting... they can do what they want. We don't have to go.
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i'm not going to this solo tour, nor did i go on the others, why? cause i can't afford it...
i'm sure there are plenty of others like me...
it's either use my reserve money for PJ shows and not have enough for the ed solo shows that immediately follow, or not go to the EV solo cause i know a PJ tour is to follow...
i think that if EV were to go on tour, he should do it when there's nothing going on in PJ
EDIT: it's just lighter on the pocket, you know?
The only thing, that puzzles me, is that a new Pearl Jam record is coming. 14 tracks i've read a few times on the boards, various websites etc.. is complete. So why not polish that record up, get everything ready, then do the tour? I mean, if there wasn't a new record coming or worked on; tour solo like crazy style. Another solo tour alone, for a month, while tape/mixing is still back at the studio where Jeff/Stone/Mike/Matt/Boom members are, just feels weird! :( .. imo!
I agree, who know's why Ed is pulling a 3rd leg, and now of all times. But I will NOT complain about it, I'm rather happy, but also slightly confused.
That's making a ton of assumptions, though. It could also be that the album is finished and there is no more work to be done. Could be that they are just waiting for the right time to release it...like a time they can go on tour. Maybe other members can't go on tour right now for some reason, but Ed can. Point is, we have no clue what's going on in that regard, but we shouldn't just assume that Eddie is leaving the rest of the band in the cold and headed out to tour with his middle fingers up....
I prefer to think the album is complete, at least all the work that Ed needs to do...but you could also be correct, or maybe it's somewhere between...who knows?
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Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
So Ed is just playing the rest of the shows from his East Coast leg now that he originally wanted to play last year.
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- 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
- 9/11/11, 9/12/11
- 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
ah, who knows.
I'm just happy for some PHILLY shows.
nice to get away from the usual and try new things right?
And you're not required to see everything they do. As cool as an EV show would be, I'm going to sit and wait patiently for a full PJ tour. So no, Eddie touring without PJ has no effect on my pocketbook at all.
last time i checked we were still at war!! just because Obama has put a lot of you "back to sleep" doesn't mean that Ed's anti-war voice is no longer needed!! I hope he keeps playing that shit..I love it!!
haha....exactly!
ed solo is a completely different animal, totally different vibe, than live pearl jam. perhaps ed wants to do *his* own thing, exactly as he wants, bending to the will of no one. i do not begrudge the man the opportunity to do things 100% his way, and a total bonus for us all lucky enough to catch a show or two.
i actually thought this was going to be why more solo shows w/o new matieral...to which i would counter, he's hitting up new spots, places/people who may've missed out last year....ad hell, pj has been touring every year with no new material since the self-titled.....;)
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I hope Ed keeps playing anti-war songs, cause yeah, we are still at war, and he has a passion for that message, and it needs to be said.
BUT "No More War" is not a great song IMO and needs to go!
Phew, that was a rough one.
EV is a true artist/musician/performer. Some people are born that way and he's one of them. Didn't he say in a recent interview that he's a slave to it? aka, addicted?
My guess would be that it's something he wanted to do AND he did it to make money.
just about every great singer in history has played some solo shows at one point in their career. these shows have barely anything to do with PJ. if you are a PJ fan and dont like ITW or even the slower PJ stuff, these shows are probably not gonna cut it for you.
I'm glad I got to see 3 of these shows last year. I love the presets during PJ shows and the solo stuff.
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i don't want to hear anything from into the wild, no more, hide your love away...etc. i want to see pearl jam punch me in the face rocking out.
no don't get me wrong...i LOVE ITW...it's just ed's timing with his solo shows...it always seems to follow a tour or be right before a tour (in this case) and those of us who can really afford one PJ show to begin with, are forced to choose one...i think naturally more people would choose PJ over EV solo when faced to choose which one they should go to...it's not that i'm complaining...it's more that i'm saying that EV should play a few songs during a tour to satisfy those who aren't able to attend his solo shows...i remember in the 08 tour, i went to the first MSG show and i was expecting to hear a couple of EV solos.
^^^^ This. He's very good at it, seems to love it and its a great show to be at. Maybe he misses the fans the way we miss him.
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i was in a moderately successful local band for about 4 years. prior to be being in the band, i played solo shows. about 2 years into my time with the band, i approached all of them & let them know that i was going to start playing solo again. they were fine with it. as a songwriter, you can't limit yourself. while i loved playing music with them, i also found myself writing a lot of songs that wouldn't fit within our band. i needed an outlet for these songs, so i kept on writing/recording little demos until i realized that i really wanted to play them live. the thing is, the other guys in my band encouraged this, because they knew that i was feeding my creative side. thus, help me to appreciate our band more & more. and you know what? they were right! our last 2 years as a band were by far the most fun & most productive.
Ed is a creative guy. he writes songs & wants to play them. i imagine that he has quite a few songs up his sleeve that the band has never heard. maybe he thinks that they wouldn't fit w/in PJ's sound. i see nothing wrong with having side projects, playing solo shows, etc. hope this made sense!!
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