When will Ed learn his own lyrics?

doompony · September 2009

ZiggyStar wrote:

doompony wrote:

if we're putting a ban on forgetting the lyrics can we also ban improvisaton of any kind? nothing more embarrassing as an audience member than singing your heart out to what you KNOW the lyric is, including the timing as previously presented on the album, to find the sneaky singer has held a note longer than usual or the pesky guitarist has gone over their allotted time with a solo.

ha ha ha Very very true!!! You're so cute, doompony! I can't wait to meet you in November!

i'm gonna take a boom box to the auck gig to make sure they don't go over time on any songs. plus i'm going to distribute song lyrics to the audience with the unicorn headbands.

pdalowsky · September 2009

I saw 4 of the recent shows, and eddie read the words to got some too, tyhe fixer and the real me?

did it distract from the performance? not a fucking bit.

Seriously dude i have no idea where you are coming from with this.

even comedians have reminders on stage with them, does it make it less funny?

ZiggyStar · September 2009

Look...let's talk about the more important matter in Berlin:

WHAT THE FUCK HAS HE DONE TO HIS HAIR? He never used to have a widow's peak!?!?

Before:

After:

:shock:

doompony · September 2009

..... :shock:

i have a widows peak... i've always hated it in junction with a slight cowlick on one side... can't imagine purposely giving myself one. there was nothing wrong with his hair before.

ZiggyStar · September 2009

*COUGHhairtransplantsCOUGH*

SM169849 · September 2009

Give the guy a break, be glad we dont have to listen to the same polished set list night after night!!

CantKeepmedown · September 2009

Christ, he used the Yield CD insert while singing Low Light at Greatwoods in 2003. I thought it was fantastic.

Honestly, if this takes away from your experience, you should probably stop going to shows. As someone said, the only way he'll be flawless during a gig is if they keep doing the same sets every night. And then, you'd have some seriously pissed off fans.

Vedder_Girl77 · September 2009

I don't mind if Ed messes up the lyrics. Shit happens! Give the guy a break!

MrMerkinball · September 2009

I still truly amazes me that he has the ability to remember as much as he does. It is simply inconceivable that anyone can remember all those lyrics night after night...and then remember them again on the next tour.

it is truly remarkable.

iamica · September 2009

If I drank as much wine as he did during shows, I'd mess up all the lyrics too.

I don't mind that he messes them up. We all know them anyway, so we can just sing along if he needs help remembering! Keep in mind they do a different setlist every night and they have hundreds of songs in their repertoire!

Steve Dunne · September 2009

Ed screwed up Wishlist so bad in Mansfield 03 he actually asked for forgiveness. Freaking hilarious!

DeLukin · September 2009

theo667 wrote:

ok people i've noticed it and most of you that been to a 2009 pj concert would have noticed that ed used a sheet during the concert...

"I'm really happy for you and imma let you finish, but Ed is one of the greatest Pearl Jam frontmen of all time!"

12345AGNST1 · September 2009

I feel sorry for some of you....wow

I hope Ed messes up your favorite song next time around. Geez

slightofjeff · September 2009

doompony wrote:

he's always done it with his own songs... he always has his lyric book if i'm not mistaken. i saw him botch i got shit once with the lyric book infront of him. it was awesome.

That "lyric book" isn't filled with old lyrics. It's filled with new lyrics he's working on. Occassionally, back in the day, he might improvise some stuff out of there.

I don't think he has a lyric book with "I Got Shit" in it. For one, it would be almost impossible to follow a lyric book and play guitar at the same time.

As for the original poster, I wasn't at the show in question, so I don't know. But I've never known him to read off a lyric sheet for his own songs. I'd imagine, if that's what he was doing, it's gone by the time the post-Backspacer tour starts up.

On a side note, I once saw REM. Michael Stipe used lyric sheets on every song. He had a little stand up there with him, like an orchestra member might use for sheet music. He looked like a conductor.

stuckinline · September 2009

theo667 wrote:

if he can't practice the song and remember his own lyrics i find it difficult for me to have a good time at the show..i get a feeling that someone is not so honest with me..
come on now..fresh album after 3 years and he can't remember the lyrics from fixer or got some?
it's a shame..

wtf ........i hope this is a sarcastic post
how can you NOT have a good time at a pearl jam show ???

bootlegger10 · September 2009

slightofjeff wrote:

doompony wrote:

he's always done it with his own songs... he always has his lyric book if i'm not mistaken. i saw him botch i got shit once with the lyric book infront of him. it was awesome.

That "lyric book" isn't filled with old lyrics. It's filled with new lyrics he's working on. Occassionally, back in the day, he might improvise some stuff out of there.

I don't think he has a lyric book with "I Got Shit" in it. For one, it would be almost impossible to follow a lyric book and play guitar at the same time.

As for the original poster, I wasn't at the show in question, so I don't know. But I've never known him to read off a lyric sheet for his own songs. I'd imagine, if that's what he was doing, it's gone by the time the post-Backspacer tour starts up.

On a side note, I once saw REM. Michael Stipe used lyric sheets on every song. He had a little stand up there with him, like an orchestra member might use for sheet music. He looked like a conductor.

He definitely uses "lyric cards" in his solo and Pearl Jam shows. I get excited when his guitar tech brings out a card because you know a rarer song is going to get played. He definitely has one for Sometimes that doesn't have the full lyrics, but just reminder words "Rise, Fall, Cringe, etc...".

There is nothing wrong with having some reminders for the lyrics at the shows. For Ed it is probably 4-5 songs at the most.

slightofjeff · September 2009

bootlegger10 wrote:

He definitely uses "lyric cards" in his solo and Pearl Jam shows. I get excited when his guitar tech brings out a card because you know a rarer song is going to get played. He definitely has one for Sometimes that doesn't have the full lyrics, but just reminder words "Rise, Fall, Cringe, etc...".

There is nothing wrong with having some reminders for the lyrics at the shows. For Ed it is probably 4-5 songs at the most.

The Sometimes one probably stems from San Francisco '06.

"I forgot the fuckin' song ..."

Hugh Freaking Dillon · September 2009

I am in disbelief reading this. Come ON. I am a singer in a band who does originals, and there's one song that I occasionally f**k up the words to. And we only have one album's worth of material. My guitarist f**ks up his licks sometimes, it happens.

Look at Benaroya. The band completely f**ked up Thin Air and they PUT IT ON THE RECORD, with Eddie making a joke about it. I personally think that those screw ups are what make the band great. They laugh at themselves, they aren't perfect. It makes the show I'm seeing special.

I cannot believe there are people on here that expect to see the finished product live. That is unattainable, unless you are seeing Rush, which is akin to seeing robots playing live.

I'd much rather a band play with emotion and f**k up than stand still and play perfectly, not for note and word for word.

eldarion75 · September 2009

He's definitely gonna have to be reading the lyrics for Johnny Guitar...wordiest Pj song ever!

S0nic reducer · September 2009

I think ed deserves a break here im sure by philly he will have them down. I did witness mike fuck up the begining of Marker at MSG 2008 Ed said it was an of god LOL .

When will Ed learn his own lyrics?

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