Pretty disgusted...

Well lets clear a few things up.

For one there was more than just the set list that I was unhappy about. Some of you figured out how to read more than two lines. But for those who do you probably get your news from Fox, or at least thats what I am betting.

There were plenty of other issues that I didnt even mention. Someone mentioned the whole Hartford things. And to name another at the Camden show there was a bunch of Corporate Suits behind me, took up 2 or 3 rows that were suppose to be fan club.

Also, I am not rich. I dont know where you people come up with this shit? Just because I went to 8 shows doesnt make me rich. I used up most of my vacation time, put 3,000 miles on my car, slept at rest areas for 2 hrs a night. I drive a friggin Kia so dont call me rich.


I also dont live in rockport anymore so you can take the bearskin neck thing and walk it yourself.


I didnt come here to offend people but 99% of you feel like my complaining was based off of the set list in boston, when it was a number of things. I mentioned a few, in the first post and more here. But if your going to respond to something why dont you read the whole thing first and if you do that, then I wont mind your criticism.


And no i wouldnt sell my ticks to a scalper or on ebay. I said it to get a rise out of some of the idiots in here, which many of you think I am but I dont really care.

ontheroad wrote:

Wow. Spoiled doesn't begin to describe your comments.

First, tickets aren't a guarantee, its an opportunity to get in before the rest of the world, a chance. One few other bands even afford their fans. Second, expecting the band to break curfew every night and play for 3 hours is an impossible standard, that few (if any) other bands do as regularly as this band.

Your expectations are completely out of whack. Perspective is needed.

Not sure how many people can relate to anything you wrote...you got to see them 8 times and you are upset about their ticket system? You saw them 8 times but because they played 9 songs from the previous night the show suffered?!

Dude.

I was at both Mansfield shows and the energy the boys played with both nights, as well as the brilliance of their musicianship was a sight to behold (have you ever felt the ground of an outdoor venue shake before? - betterman)

I can't imagine a group of guys on stage and 20,000 people having so much fun at the same time...it was a special atmosphere and if you weren't so worried about how many rare songs were played you may have enjoyed it yourself.

I've seen them around 40 times now and some of the shows on this tour were the most enjoyable and memorable. the band and audience reactions were unforgettable, the energy off the charts. Mansfield 1 and 2 rank right up there..and I was there for Mansfield 3 in '03...

The brilliant part of Mansfield 2 was the band almost took on the curfew as a challenge, as if they were saying "we are going to rock as hard as we can as well as we can...we don't need to break curfew to have a special show."

The show was a blur. went so quickly you had no concept for time, each song they performed incredibly well. I turned around many times in that show to see smiling faces, people dancing, jumping, just geeking out all the way to the back of the lawn. Frankly, you don't see audiences respond that way to many bands today...or before. Their shows this tour almost seemed like a religous experience at times.

I see a lot of shows, at clubs, at arenas...I still haven't found a band that is better live or treats their fans better.

This band is in the upper echelon of rock history and if you can't see the forest thru the trees of your 8 shows you need to reassess.

I can't think of anything more fun than seeing these 5 guys (and boom!) play music.

I never said tickets were guaranteed. I believe I said something about there should have been a better system than what they were doing. Was it really necessary to do whatever they did so that it took an hour or two to sell out and everyone had to keep keep hitting refresh and such?


I didnt say they should break curfew every night did I? No.. However I believe Ed did say they were going to during the show. So I was disappointed he lied. Lying isnt cool even if you are Eddie Vedder, I am sure he got a lot of peoples hopes up that they would play longer. I know a bunch of my friends were disappointed they didnt after they said they would.

I wasnt complaining about the amount of rare songs I heard. I was upset with the setlist because for the previous 6 shows this tour that I went to they seemed to play something new they hadnt played this tour, which doesnt mean it was a rarity. Big wave was played in Hartford, hadnt heard it in the other 5 shows i went to before an such. I was just saying they set lists seemed a lot similar to me than the other shows I saw this tour.

I didnt complain about the crowd, I thought the crowd was great.

But there was more to my post than just the set lists in boston. I suggest you read more and stop jumping to conclusions on things as you have done. Unless you work for Fox News or something?


I felt that releasing Guaranteed on the verizon wireless platform defeated the purpose of the song and the movie.

PJ talks a lot about big corporations and greed yet they sign a deal with verizon who isnt the prettiest corporation?


I had good seats in Camden and wasnt really happy that the row behind me didnt go to tenclub fans as we are told they should. Went to a bunch of corporate suits as well as some of the seats in front of me. They should have went to the real fans not some corporate low life who's heard 1 or 2 songs before in their life.

I've been to every boston show since 98 and you just always get the impression that they will do something great, youll get blown away. And every boston tour they have done something special but I felt this time it was just an average two shows. Ive always rated the boston shows up high over the other locations I see them during that tour, but this time I probably rate them at the bottom of the 8 I saw this tour.

I am just stating what I felt and what I saw and what my thoughts are and it doesnt just have to do with the boston shows so you dont need to keep pointing out oh this guys an idiot hes criticizing the boston show, when it is more than just that.