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Do you people still think of Ed as a Spokesman for Gen X?
musicismylife78
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From what i have heard a part of the reason besides disliking commercialism, that the band shied away from the spotlight from 1993 until 2006 was because the band had problems with crazy fans.
back in the day, 1991-1994, ed was being called a spokeman for Gen X, and he obviously hated that. I remember reading how he got kids showing up at his house and kids writing to him for help, because they thought he had the answers. They saw him as some sort of leader. i think if we are honest alot of us felt that way. i did about Kurt and Eddie and I was only 7 in 1991.
Do you think people still think think of him as a spokesman? Certainly Gen X is still alive and kicking, but they are sort of silent it seems. Where are they? The boomers havent been out of the spotlight ever (the baby boom, the 60's, the 70, the 80's, yuppies etc...)
Do you think the band still attracts those types of fans?
Do you think they still have fans writing to them trying to get help?
back in the day, 1991-1994, ed was being called a spokeman for Gen X, and he obviously hated that. I remember reading how he got kids showing up at his house and kids writing to him for help, because they thought he had the answers. They saw him as some sort of leader. i think if we are honest alot of us felt that way. i did about Kurt and Eddie and I was only 7 in 1991.
Do you think people still think think of him as a spokesman? Certainly Gen X is still alive and kicking, but they are sort of silent it seems. Where are they? The boomers havent been out of the spotlight ever (the baby boom, the 60's, the 70, the 80's, yuppies etc...)
Do you think the band still attracts those types of fans?
Do you think they still have fans writing to them trying to get help?
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"I take each individual degenerate's head and reach into it
just to see if he's influenced by me if he listens to music
And if he feeds into this shit he's an innocent victim
and becomes a puppet on the string of my tennis shoe"
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Nah, he speaks for the early Gen-Yers (1977-1985). Not sure who's the spokesperson for the second wave of Gen-Yers though(1986-199*)
EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
And ed speaks for himself, and sometimes the band. the songs may hold meaning for many but generally its not the reason why ed wrote each one.
takke alive for instance.
Id hate to be Ed with such pressure on him.
dont get me wrong. The words have comforted me, help me vent at times. but he wrote these songs firstly for himself then shared them with all of us
I would have bought the Slim Shady LP if I was 60 years old when it came out.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
seems like the band is always there when the world needs a spokesperson, whether you agree or disagree with their politics
Ha. At Pearl Jam shows.
Least that's how it looked to me!
Well I'm 47 and I bought the MM lp when I was 40.(I guess that actually puts me in with the baby boomers.) Of course he doesn't speak FOR me. No one does really.
But, PJ(Eddie) does speak to me. And elequently endorses some subjects that I have a vested interest in. There aren't a whole lot of "involved" bands out there. Especially with the chops of PJ.
With PJ it seems you can have your cake and eat it too.
Great message with the great music.
i mostly agree. i've heard some pj fans (not many, just a few) criticize others for ignoring ed when he gives his political speeches while rocking out to his songs which give a similar message. i don't see how that makes sense--correct me if i'm wrong but it sounds pretty different when the whole band is playing music and when ed is talking to the crowd in a normal voice.
i think that at the end of the day pj just write terrific music, are extremely loyal to their fans, and put on terrific shows. not to say that there isn't meaning and escape in their music, but rather that everyone sees it in their own way and just really digs their music.
also, i'm not saying that pjalive21 said anything about political speeches etc...i was just grouping a few random people that i'd heard say that.
In there middle years after vitology i kinda lost touch with them and was into other types of music. A few years later I picked up with them again and found a renewed interest in there music intill today.
Today they have changed alot, and thou I still mostly agree and like to listen to what they or Ed has to say it's quite differant from the past. The high ticket cost of Eddies solo tour and the whole verizion thing is nothing that Pearl Jam of the past would consider.
- I would say thou that in essessence Ed really does represent even today that group of Gen Xers (about 30-40 years old) because I would guess the majority of there fans at shows are this age group and have these high paying jobs for big buissness same as Pearl Jam is today. So he really is just growing with them and vice versa, and forever will be Pearl Jam and eddie vedders core fan base. So, yes he is there spokes person in many ways.