Good God, Play Oceans More!

HughFreakingDillon
HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,533
edited March 2015 in The Porch
It is one of your best tracks, and as of this post, it has been played a mere 81 times in 24 years! Even Flow, by comparison(their most played song) has been played 775 times! Nearly TEN times more (how ironic). Backspacer tracks have been played more! Anyone know any legit reason they don't play it more than they do?
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    I've seen 28 shows......none of which featured Oceans.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,704
    edited March 2015
    I saw it in 2013 as an opener... in all honesty, it wasn't exactly spectacular. It was cool, but that's about it.... better than Pendulum as an opener though, IMHO. (I really like Pendulum - I just think it's a horrible opener).
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    *please.
    Good God play oceans more, please.
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    saw it in 1998... no where near an ocean but thankful none the less.

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  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Ed can't sing this one very well. The Oooooo part is just painful to hear. Most of us can hear it. Time to retire this one, imo.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    Ledbetterman10 said:

    I've seen 28 shows......none of which featured Oceans.

    it was awesome at brooklyn 1! love how it was in the encore. But they definitely need to play this song more.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,264
    My last 4 shows , caught it twice. How lucky. It was best in Detroit, following Release.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,907
    I've seen Pearl Jam 22 times. I never heard Oceans until #21 in Vancouver 2013. It took a long time.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,533
    evenflow82 said:

    Ed can't sing this one very well. The Oooooo part is just painful to hear. Most of us can hear it. Time to retire this one, imo.

    I figured it may be in part due to the difficult pitch of the song, so then tune everything down a half step.

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  • Beaverhausen209
    Beaverhausen209 Central Valley, CA Posts: 60
    I finally got to hear it at my 33rd show and it's one of my faves.
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Yes please! The only song I need for Ten. Missed in in Brooklyn 13 bc I was dumb and only went to night 2.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,704
    evenflow82 said:

    Ed can't sing this one very well. The Oooooo part is just painful to hear. Most of us can hear it. Time to retire this one, imo.

    I agree. It sounds kind of weird live. Even a bit off key. There is a reason they hardly ever play it.
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  • Caught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning
    Caught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning Posts: 1,336
    For me..sadly..there is a long list of songs I have not heard live. Quite a few I'd really like to hear. Oceans is number one on that list. I've missed it by one or two nights two times so far. I can see it being difficult as a live song...especially for Ed. Nonetheless...if I never get to hear it live I'll consider it the single biggest missing disappointment from a live musical perspective. (Throw in the missing/not available posters from two of the shows I saw in 2000 and I'm pretty darn depressed right this moment...)
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    Of course I hope that people who want to hear it get to hear it. However, I've been "lucky" to a couple times and I'm sorry to say, it was painful to listen to. I was almost nervous hearing him try to get through it. I'd rather it replaced with something he can sing better.
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    Oceans sounded excellent in 98.
    maybe I will rethink requesting it based on the comments.

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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Release into Oceans last year for my birthday show in Detroit. MIND BLOWN.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I have a theory as to why, but I'm leaving it there.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Suziemay said:

    Release into Oceans last year for my birthday show in Detroit. MIND BLOWN.

    yep.

    Beautiful
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,533
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    I have a theory as to why, but I'm leaving it there.

    Well, i am guessing your theory has to do with who he said at unplugged he wrote the song about? Who cares. I have songs written about past loves, painful ones at that, that i still play. for me at least, those somgs have become more about who i was at the time, rather than who she was.

    If that was the reason it isnt played often, i would think it would be outright retired. But hey, i think my love for the song stems from bass being my main instrument. Such a goegeous bassline.

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,533
    Suziemay said:

    Release into Oceans last year for my birthday show in Detroit. MIND BLOWN.

    Now THAT is a birthday gift!

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