When Did Pearl Jam Fans Get so Old?
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I am 51 and my son is twenty three,we go to every PJ /ED tour down here in Australia and have done since 2003 and are proud to say we are up there with most die hards,how can you not be ,it's PEARL FCKN JAM,so I guess i am up there with the all the other fossil's,but I am only as old as the best band on the planet in front of me .
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Found pearl jam In university listening to alive and Black. Only thing is My university started in 2007. Age is just a number, conforming to your age makes you old.0
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Crowd seemed full of life at the two shows I went too. Moline & Milwaukee.0
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when 1991 turned in 2014. where the fuck did the 2000s go? still remember Y2K. crazy how time flies when you get older.0
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Petty and Aerosmith kind of landed two different generations. They both sprung up in the 70s with huge albums, then had a resurgance in the late 80s and early 90s. Tom Petty released what I considered to be his best album 18 years after his first album (my favourite Tom Petty album is wildflowers). Aerosmith was similar. They dissapeared for a while and came back with three strong megapopular albums in the late 80's/early 90s (Permanent Vacation to Get A Grip).rr165892 said:I love PJ,but the edge this band had in our youth is not resonating with or have the same relevance with today's youth.Sure there are some who"get it" but I'm inclined to think that PJ def appeals more to us Gen xers.As we mature,the band matures and both of our tastes become more refined.The super wild hanging from the rafters,Rebellious Eddie has calmed a bit and is the same age as a few of the younger fans grandparents.Its only natural to think the demographic divide will continue.Same can be said for DMB,Petty,Aerosmith,Van Halen,Etc.
I believe bands like Foo Fighters and Linkin Park are the exception where there is still a huge younger fan base and new singles are met with not just fan excitement but full blown radio/SiriusXM saturation on and across Multi formatted stations.just my 2 cents.
PJ has been different. They soared to popularity very quickly.... but after No Code they kind of leveled off (in terms of popularity), so their success has been fairly consistant... but they've never experienced a resurgence in their careers like Aerosmith/Tom Petty did.. where there music got super popular with a completely different generation than their first albums.
I'm not sure where I'm going with that except I moderately disagree with your statement. PJ's fans seem mostly from Gen X, where Aerosmith/Petty captured Boomers and Gen X. I'm not sure I would blame it on PJ though. It's probably due to the lack of popularity in Rock Music. It's hard to have a resurgance when most of the kids have moved onto other kinds of music.
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Sure, I took my daughter to see Pearl Jam, (even from the back of the arena, she left feeling like she had a personal relationship with Ed...) but the kids nowadays....hmmmmft.
I just went to a Halloween college electronic dance music concert/rave with the same college freshman daughter. Apparently, It's all about the bass yo. It was all EDM, the only "song" that I heard was Public Enemy's Don't Believe the Hype as the DJ's switched. I was like "now here's what I want you all to do for me..." At this Halloween party, I dressed up as "your completely disapproving dad", even though I was totally approving. I had at least 10 people ask me why I was there, as, at 48 years old, for sure I was the oldest person there by a huge margin. I was there because she asked me to go...it was a million times better than whatever it was I missed at the official "Parent's Weekend" held the week before.
Jay-Z said in the Made in America doc, "EDM, people are dismissing as a fad sort of like they did hip-hop, that I think is going to be a bit more sticky. I think it’s good music of the next generation, it’s their soundtrack, it’s their music they’re claiming as they own. They’ll buy hip hop and they’ll buy other music but they’re like “this music is ours.” Kid’s don’t want to listen to their dad’s music, they want to be on the cutting edge of something new, and I think this is something they can claim."
Factoring in the acceleration of time (the internet...) and adhd...it's like asking the children of the 80's and 90's to listen to doo-wop or the crooners of the late 40's...some of the enlightened may appreciate it but most couldn't, and don't, give a rats ass.
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I've been heavily into Pearl Jam since about a month before VS. came out. Q-101 in Chicago helped the obsession, you could say… They'd been playing the hell out of VS for weeks before it was available. I think I was a freshman in HS when it came out.
I feel privileged that the band I most enjoyed and identified with in high school is not only still playing music and shows, but is continually pushing the envelope, selling out shows and writing new and GOOD music.
I'm older, yeah, but now, when the band announces a show somewhere distant, I can travel there instead of pray I can see them locally. I remember trying so hard to get tickets to the band's 1995 show at Soldier Field and it had sold out well before I could get through. If I were this age in 1995, I would have found a way…
Here's to the next 25 years! I might need a walker then, but I'll still be rockin' out! ;-)6/27/98 - East Troy, WI
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What's crazy is that the foos came out what, 3-4 years after pearl jam? Should basically have same following in age group, no?rr165892 said:I love PJ,but the edge this band had in our youth is not resonating with or have the same relevance with today's youth.Sure there are some who"get it" but I'm inclined to think that PJ def appeals more to us Gen xers.As we mature,the band matures and both of our tastes become more refined.The super wild hanging from the rafters,Rebellious Eddie has calmed a bit and is the same age as a few of the younger fans grandparents.Its only natural to think the demographic divide will continue.Same can be said for DMB,Petty,Aerosmith,Van Halen,Etc.
I believe bands like Foo Fighters and Linkin Park are the exception where there is still a huge younger fan base and new singles are met with not just fan excitement but full blown radio/SiriusXM saturation on and across Multi formatted stations.just my 2 cents.0 -
hahaha...Get_Right said:Keep it down and get off my lawn!
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How popular were the Foo's with younger people before Wasting Light came out? For me Wasting Light was kind of Resurgeance Album. The Foo's came out strong with the S/T and Colour and the Shape... then they sort of started to fade out for a while. Wasting Light was a strong album and I think it brought in more fans (possibily a modern of example of what I was talking about above with Petty/Aerosmith experiencing a resurgeance later in their careers). Maybe it is possible for a rock band to have a resurgeance in the 21st century. The Foos definitely seem to be bucking the trend. I'm enjoying the new HBO documentary series a lot.badbrains said:
What's crazy is that the foos came out what, 3-4 years after pearl jam? Should basically have same following in age group, no?
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It's interesting that a lot of the people I've met through PJ who are around my age (I am 22) are sorta cut from the same/similar cloth when it comes to music. A lot of us are obsessed with the music we listen to in a way I feel our peers may not be. And pretty much nobody I know who likes PJ around my age are into Top 40 music very much. Just an observation!
Also, I love thinking about how our stories may be similar regarding PJ, but the years are different. I was a confused 15 year old with not many friends and little to no self esteem, as well as a little angst. I found PJ through Ten and my entire world opened up. I don't know where I'd be without them to help me through my high school, college, and now twenty-something years. Just for me, that journey began in 2008 instead of 1991. We're all here because PJ's music has resonated with us in some special way--a way that age ultimately transcends! Which I think is pretty damn cool.
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\m/samjam said:It's interesting that a lot of the people I've met through PJ who are around my age (I am 22) are sorta cut from the same/similar cloth when it comes to music. A lot of us are obsessed with the music we listen to in a way I feel our peers may not be. And pretty much nobody I know who likes PJ around my age are into Top 40 music very much. Just an observation!
Also, I love thinking about how our stories may be similar regarding PJ, but the years are different. I was a confused 15 year old with not many friends and little to no self esteem, as well as a little angst. I found PJ through Ten and my entire world opened up. I don't know where I'd be without them to help me through my high school, college, and now twenty-something years. Just for me, that journey began in 2008 instead of 1991. We're all here because PJ's music has resonated with us in some special way--a way that age ultimately transcends! Which I think is pretty damn cool.
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I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.0
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\m/COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
Rock on too, sister
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here here!whitepants said:I may be 48 and been a fan since 1991/2, but as long as the boys can rock out on stage, I'll be rocking it out in the audience!
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How many "rock ons" are you gonna rock on buddy?lolobugg said:
\m/COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
Rock on too, sister
it was pretty fun!!!!
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Ha. I much more enjoyed life WO all the technology. Especially at work.COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
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I was a teenager in the 90's. I've never seen that sentiment before - it was always something like " I wish I was a child of the 70's". Teenager in the 90's. I like it.COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
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One thing I'm grateful for about being the age I am now, which had me in my late teens in the mid-90s, was that we sort of had both worlds -- we were coming of age before the explosion of internet and cellphones, and had lots of good music in the mainstream, including videos (good ones) on MTV, yet we were still young enough to be on the ground floor with the new technology when it came around -- so we greatly experienced both sides of it.COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
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How many "rock ons" are you gonna rock on buddy?lolobugg said:
\m/COrock said:I am 19 and saw PJ a couple weeks ago in Denver with my 50 yr old dad, though I am a much bigger fan than he is. To any of you who have mentioned feeling sad about being older - don't. It's really not that great to be young in today's society. The music today is missing something. I would throw away all of my technology and privileges in a heartbeat if it meant that I could be a teenager in the 90s.
Rock on too, sister
it was pretty fun!!!!)
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2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
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2014- Cincinnati, OH
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