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DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
edited July 2008 in The Porch
I was just looking over some stats because I was bored and damn ..

in 94 they opened with indifference .. and also opened bridge school with walking the cow! (wonder what it sounded like then)
in 95 they opened with act of love
in 98 they opened with spin the black circle
in 00 they opened with whipping
in 03 they opened with cropduster
in 06 they opened with last kiss

there's been some odd pj openers throughout the years (idk maybe alive, mfc, present tense, betterman, given to fly, etc...) but these above are just odd as shittttt! interesting. for anyone who has been to any of these shows, lets hear some thoughts on how you thought they were!

..and actually i know i listed betterman as unexpected but done a few times .. still, that one just sounds weird. how is it as an opener?
2006: Hartford
2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
2011: Ed Solo Hartford
2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
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    in 03 they opened with cropduster


    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster haha. I have a boot of them opening with Betterman in San Diego, pretty cool, sounded like the crowd was goin nuts.
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  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    having been at a show in 06 where they opened with last kiss all i can say is... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    Left Porch wrote:
    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster.

    cropduster is a fantastic song, i just think it would cause some scratching heads as an opener.
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    drsluggo wrote:
    having been at a show in 06 where they opened with last kiss all i can say is... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)


    haha .. honestly, that seems the oddest and worst out of them all. maybe the rest of the show was great, but seriously what were they thinking? i am one of those dudes who normally thinks everything they do is gold and sticks up for everything. this is craziness though. last kiss? weird .. what show was it again?
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    Left Porch wrote:
    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster haha.
    the only way i could ever be disappointed at a pearl jam concert is if i was sitting next to you! you cropduster heathen! jk, but only slightly ;) that was actually my absolute favorite part of msgII, its probably my favorite pearl jam song. i was trembling so much, i was almost crying
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,459
    crazy mary started night 2 of msg 2003.

    i still think they should open a show with Yellow Ledbetter.
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    the only way i could ever be disappointed at a pearl jam concert is if i was sitting next to you! you cropduster heathen! jk, but only slightly ;) that was actually my absolute favorite part of msgII, its probably my favorite pearl jam song. i was trembling so much, i was almost crying

    I don't know man, just can't get into cropduster, doesn't do it for me.
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    Wrigley. Brooklyn 2. Hartford. 2013
    St. Louis. Denver. 2014
    Global Citizens Festival. 2015
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    I was just looking over some stats because I was bored and damn ..

    in 94 they opened with indifference .. and also opened bridge school with walking the cow! (wonder what it sounded like then)

    I have this one on CD. It sounds, well, an awful lot like it sounds now.
    in 95 they opened with act of love

    I was at this show! My first PJ show. For months leading up, we debated what the opener was going to be. I said Corduroy. Then, they come out and start Act of Love ... and it's like WTF. I had Mirror Ball, so it was like, "this song sounds familiar" but I couldn't quite place it. Not until the lyrics started.

    It's kind of weird that the first PJ song I ever heard live wasn't 100 percent a PJ song.

    On another note, I was at a show in 2003 that opened with Alive. That was weird as hell, too.
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Left Porch wrote:
    I don't know man, just can't get into cropduster, doesn't do it for me.

    great lyrics. And live, it just kind of rocks.
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  • 3days3days Posts: 1,187
    "Last Kiss" was the opener for the second Milwaukee show in '06. If memory serves, the next song played was "Save You", which was quite a switch.
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    Left Porch wrote:
    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster haha. I have a boot of them opening with Betterman in San Diego, pretty cool, sounded like the crowd was goin nuts.



    I was at that San Diego show!! And we did go nuts......
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  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    Left Porch wrote:
    I don't know man, just can't get into cropduster, doesn't do it for me.
    fair enough :) i just happen to be a big fan of the back up singer songs like cropduster, undone, army reserve.. i think the back up vocals are what make songs like those truly beautiful
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  • hiding103006hiding103006 Posts: 452
    i think a non-typical opener makes a show more memorable and i welcome it. just my opinion...
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  • joebotjoebot Posts: 372
    Left Porch wrote:
    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster haha. I have a boot of them opening with Betterman in San Diego, pretty cool, sounded like the crowd was goin nuts.


    I was at that show and opening with betterman turned out to be really cool. It got us all interacting and singing right out of the gate.
  • NothinGBetteRPJMaNNothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    I swear I saw somewhere they opened with Even Flow...maybe not
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    NothinGBetteRPJMaN wrote:
    I swear I saw somewhere they opened with Even Flow...maybe not
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    hiding103006 wrote:
    pittsburgh 2000 - ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL TOO

    I think even the people that complain about Even Flow being played too much would love it if it opened a show! No one ever expects it!
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  • BustedDownThePretextBustedDownThePretext Posts: 330
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    crazy mary started night 2 of msg 2003.

    yeah...they did it at the spectrum in 2003 also.
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  • Slip KidSlip Kid Posts: 1,175
    Cleveland they opened with Betterman

    good song but wtf?
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  • brucebruce Posts: 384
    I was at a show where they opened with Small Town....certainly not a usual opener... i agree with the the poster though, those are some weird ass openers...

    I think Alive is a sweet opener.... betterman too... just gets the crowd into really quick... plus all the 10 club folks are blown away by the strange opener...
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  • Pearl Jam_iePearl Jam_ie Posts: 821
    3days wrote:
    "Last Kiss" was the opener for the second Milwaukee show in '06. If memory serves, the next song played was "Save You", which was quite a switch.

    Was there for that. Ed said it was a request. Not quite the opener I was looking for, but the rest of that show kicked ass! I Got Id, Around the Bend, Sad, Smile. Was short, but damn sweet!
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  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,362
    Left Porch wrote:
    The only way I think I could ever be dissapointed at a PJ concert is if they opened with Cropduster haha. I have a boot of them opening with Betterman in San Diego, pretty cool, sounded like the crowd was goin nuts.
    I was at the SD show and the crowd was one of the top 5 loudest PJ shows i've been too!! (my PJ show count is at 48).
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,362
    ALIVE!!!!!! Dallas 03... Talk about starting with aces... DAMN!!!
  • mfc22mfc22 Posts: 106
    i saw a show in pittsburgh 2000 where they opened with evenflow. usually a mid-set tune...
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  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,362
    bruce wrote:
    I was at a show where they opened with Small Town....certainly not a usual opener... i agree with the the poster though, those are some weird ass openers...

    I think Alive is a sweet opener.... betterman too... just gets the crowd into really quick... plus all the 10 club folks are blown away by the strange opener...
    Small Town? Did you happen to be at the Showbox or Phoenix 03?
  • walkthamilewalkthamile Posts: 349
    Sydney 3 2006 they opened with Betterman...awesome, probably one of the best versions out there!
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  • Corey LynnCorey Lynn Posts: 681
    I was not sure how weird the openers I had seen were (since I have only been to 4 shows)...the stats on http://www.pjvault.com/stats.html were helpful.


    If I knew where it was I would take you there. There's much more than this
  • electronic_dreamselectronic_dreams Posts: 70
    walkthamile wrote:
    Sydney 3 2006 they opened with Betterman...awesome, probably one of the best versions out there!

    I second this nomination...
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