How has Ed been vocally this tour?

janegosford
janegosford Posts: 179
edited May 2006 in Given To Fly (live)
I've seen a few posts that say his I'm Open in Hartford was pretty rough. Has he been good otherwise?
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  • *given*to*fly*
    *given*to*fly* Posts: 325
    id say fucking AMAZING!!!! then again i sing real loud at shows so maybe i cant hear ed all that great haha
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  • rollingstone423
    rollingstone423 Posts: 485
    GREAT!!!!! perfect
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  • jjmofo
    jjmofo Posts: 47
    I don't know about Hartford but I went to Albany and downloaded that plus Toronto #2. I think its the best he's sounded since the 2000 tour. In 2003 he sounded way too winded, must have been too many cigs. '04 and '05 were better but this year you can definitely tell he's cutting down on the smoking. I would recommend getting Toronto #2 or Albany. He blasted Comatose in Albany, his voice did not sound as strained as it does on the album when he sings it.
  • TouringFan2000
    TouringFan2000 Posts: 305
    i love ed ... but i don't think he sounded great at hartford. i don't think it's his fault, either. sure, the smoking is hurting him but i think it's the intensity of the new material. the way he attacks songs and the fact that they play for 2+ hours a night is affecting him -- especially on the second night of back-to-back shows (like hartford). still, it's ed fucking vedder. i'll take whatever he's dishing out.
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  • scratched vinyl
    scratched vinyl Posts: 742
    The first time I saw PJ was 96, and I've seen them about 10 times since then, and I'd say this tour was the best he's sounded IMO. Definitely better than on the Riot Act tour, and probably equal to if not better than what he was singing like on the No Code and Yield tours.
  • PJaddicted
    PJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    I was at Hartford and I thought he sounded great for most of the show~when ever there are back to back shows early in the tour....he has a bit of trouble. He gets stronger as the tour goes on. Enjoy all~the new music is nothing short of AWESOME!

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  • jjmofo
    jjmofo Posts: 47
    TouringFan2000 wrote:
    i love ed ... but i don't think he sounded great at hartford. i don't think it's his fault, either. sure, the smoking is hurting him but i think it's the intensity of the new material. the way he attacks songs and the fact that they play for 2+ hours a night is affecting him -- especially on the second night of back-to-back shows (like hartford). still, it's ed fucking vedder. i'll take whatever he's dishing out.


    Was there that big of a change from Albany to Hartford??
  • potluck
    potluck Posts: 170
    i wanna know how stones been singing?
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  • Scratchin a Letter
    Scratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    I went to one and listened to quite a few and he sounds really good. Not the voice off of ten by any means but a lot more steady and controlled than he sounded in 2003. It's miles better than how he sounded on Lowlight on the MSG DVD, if y'knowwhaddahmean ;)

    edit: Stone? not getting a word in edgeways, 'cept for like Why Go n' stuff. Matt's stealing his semi-thunder!
  • debaser
    debaser Posts: 1
    I saw PJ for the first time a couple of years ago on the Rock the Vote show or whatever it was called. Pearl Jam was awesome! They played The Who's "The Seeker". It was absolutely amazing! I hope they play that one as an encore again in Boston on May 25th. Either way, the new CD is great and I'm sure the concert will rock!!

    BTW-If anyone knows how I can get a CD copy of the Boston Fleet Center show from August of 2004, let me know.

    Thanks,

    Debaser

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