Fan-Made PJ Storytellers Project

benjs
benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,396
edited January 2008 in The Porch
I've got an idea, but I know it'll take lots of time and effort. I'd like to make a compilation of Pearl Jam songs with interpretations directly from the band before the songs. For example (the only example I know of at this point), the Long Road from San Diego, where Eddie explains the meaning before the song. I'd be willing to do my best at crossfades from song to song and balancing volume etc... if anyone could tell me dates and tracks where explanations are given, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, everyone.

A second thought: if Long Road is an exception and there are no other in-show interpretations of other songs, if people could direct me to interviews they may know of with interpretations, that would be great too.

1. 7/7 2006 - San Diego - Long Road
2. 5/10 2006 - Toronto Night II - I Got ID
3. 7/18 2006 - San Fransisco Night III - Red Mosquito
4. 6/18 1992 - Zurich - Alive
5. 6/18 1992 - Zurich - Once
6. 6/18 1992 - Zurich - Footsteps
(4,5 and 6 are consecutive, forming the Mamasan trilogy)
7. 6/3 2006 - New Jersey Night II - Gone
8. 6/19 2000 - Slovenia - Soon Forget
9. 6/19 2000 OR Touring Band 2000 - Insignificance
10. 6/12 2000 - Pinkpop Landgraaf - Light Years
11. 6/30 2006 - Milwaukee - Smile
12. 9/2 2000 - Philadelphia - Off He Goes
13. 11/18 2006 - Sydney - I Am Mine
14. 11/18 2006 - Sydney - Even Flow
15. 6/22 2000 - Milan - MFC
16. 2/9 2003 - Brisbane Night II - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
17. 2/19 2003 - Melbourne Night II - Half Full
'05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

EV
Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    benjs wrote:
    I've got an idea, but I know it'll take lots of time and effort. I'd like to make a compilation of Pearl Jam songs with interpretations directly from the band before the songs. For example (the only example I know of at this point), the Long Road from San Diego, where Eddie explains the meaning before the song. I'd be willing to do my best at crossfades from song to song and balancing volume etc... if anyone could tell me dates and tracks where explanations are given, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, everyone

    That's a pretty awesome idea.
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    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,396
    ledvedderman wrote:
    That's a pretty awesome idea.
    Thanks :). I'm going to try and keep the first post updated with all tracks people contribute.
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • Ridin The Wave
    Ridin The Wave Posts: 552
    I Got Id - Toronto, May 10, 2006 - not really an explanatin of the song, but more or less an explanation of how it came about......but shhhh.....it's a secret......

    :)
  • GratefulJam
    GratefulJam Posts: 1,803
    SF III 06

    a portion of the story anyway..

    "song written in SF in the midst of having a very bad day"

    i.e. Neil young thing GG Park ;(
    "thru extensive negotiations we managed to get the curfew moved back..... we still don't have any time to fu&k around...."

    LA II 06, SB 06, SF III 06, Kokua 07 Ed and Jack, Grant Park 07, EV Berk1 & LA 1 (nice job 10c), 08 DC, MSG1 &2, VH1 rocks, EV Bos II, EV NYC I & II, Milwaukee, EV Maui, EV Hono I & II, Chicago 09 I & II, LA 09 I & II & IV, SD 09 (my girlfriend hit the lottery, best concert of my life 10C rocks)KC 2010, STL 2010, Hartford. Boston, and MSG I & II "who goes around skinning cats anyway", PJ 20 2011 , Portland, Spokane, Seattle LA 2013, Home Shows + Missoula (fatal 👌)
  • otis mcfluster
    otis mcfluster Posts: 536
    Great thread!

    Sadly I have nothing to contribute, but I look forward to the outcome.
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    GratefulJam wrote:
    SF III 06

    a portion of the story anyway..

    "song written in SF in the midst of having a very bad day"

    i.e. Neil young thing GG Park ;(

    you snagged mine!


    hmm i have to think some more now ..
    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
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    June 18, 1992:

    •Alive
    •Once
    •Footsteps

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • MKTerp
    MKTerp Posts: 66
    I don't recall if he explains the meaning of the song or if he just explains how he came about writing the song (trying to play a Springsteen song), but Ed talks about Gone in the 2nd NJ show in 2006.
  • SBC03
    SBC03 Posts: 502
    "this is for the bastard who married my mama..."
    See this needle...a see my hand...
    Drop drop dropping it down...oh so gently...
    Well here it comes...I touch the plane...
    Turn me up...won't turn you away...
  • Ridin The Wave
    Ridin The Wave Posts: 552
    I've been thinking about this since I read your idea and I really like it. I'm totally stealing it and making one for myself as well! Can't wait! Thanks. :)
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    SBC03 wrote:
    "this is for the bastard who married my mama..."
    What show was this at again?
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    Before Soon Forget in Slovenia 19 June 2000 Ed tells this really nice story about how he's dedicating the song to a friends daughter who has just graduated from college, and its from her perspective (or the equivalent) that the song should be listened to.

    Very nice moment.

    now i think about it the very same show has a very funny story before Insignificance about Slobodan Milosevic being a full-time asshole....

    alternatively for the same song you could use the TB2000 story...
    Seattle 2000 - "the electoral vote, and the popular vote, and i think to be popular you gota vote....this is what your vote is not and thats insignificant"...
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    What show was this at again?


    atlanta 94 if i'm remembering correctly....:)
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    San Diego 06 - ed says that "this next song (alive) was the journey to Seattle"..and toasts Stone ....very cool intro to the song


    Pinkpop / Landgraf 00 - after Habit, before Light Years:
    Ed dedicates 'Light Years' to Diane Muus from Sony Music. (She died in 1997 at an age of 33 and knew the band very well.) "So that was about a friend who is fucking up and there is nothing you can do about it! And you just watch'em go down down down. And then, other times you have got friends that don't fuck up at all and are great people. And then you just lose them for some reason. They are of the planet and you never had a chance to say goodbye. I only mention this because there was a person we used to know here and that was Diane and ah, we never got a chance to say goodbye. This is goodbye!'
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    cutback wrote:
    atlanta 94 if i'm remembering correctly....:)
    Thanks.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,396
    Bump!
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • Ridin The Wave
    Ridin The Wave Posts: 552
    Hey. I found this thread quoted in another thread which explains the existence of Smile.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.phpt=251732&highlight=crooked+hearts
  • mhalfhill
    mhalfhill Posts: 25
    off he goes

    philly 09/02/2000
  • electronic_dreams
    electronic_dreams Posts: 70
    Even Flow and I Am Mine Sydney 3 2006
  • nkobik
    nkobik Posts: 55
    berlin 23-9-06 come back - ed talks about johny ramon (or is it joey...? cant remember), and dedicates the song to him (says something like - lets sing it to the sky)

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