* Columbia, SC Fanviews Here 6/16/2008 *

blazeshaska · June 2008

ok i dont know if i can top some of these other powerful reviews of the concert but ill give it a try here....

My first real concert ever. Ever. im 19 and ive been to like warped tour twice. So my brother calls me up from Syracuse, NY saying he's got tickets to Pearl Jam in Columbia, he was planning to come down to see but he couldnt... so i got free tickets!

I wasnt a real hardcore fan of Pearl Jam before the concert that is) but ive heard and love the classics of course, so i was really eager to go. i called up my buddy and he loves pearl jam as well so we planned and the time came and we drove the 3 hours to Columbia, listening to pearl jam.

our seats were section 113, row 25, seat 3 & 4. Not the greatest, it was way left of the stage, almost the side of it. people were really packing in after KOL left and they were setting up for pearl jam, But as soon as Can't Keep came on, EVERYONE stood up and cheered. what an amazing feeling, being my first concert here. the crowd, the lights, the noise, the lights, the back drop, the music. The guitar, the drums, it all happened at once, and it was overwhelming hearing these songs come alive like that. its so different then hearing it in the car. It is in front of you. ok sorry getting a bit emotional here...

Okay, so i didnt know alot of the songs, but it was so amazing. i loved hearing the 5 or 6 songs that i knew, better man, Alive, Severed Hand, Given to fly... i sang my lungs out on these. the other songs i didnt know, i still rocked the hell out in my little allotted space.

The entire experience was amazing. I cannot believe this band is 18 years old and they have this much devotion into their songs, so much feeling. The fans that stand behind them... just amazing. i am now one of those fans...better late than never...

When Ed had the guitar and the spotlight on him, he used the reflection of the light to shine the light onto the different sections of the audience... that was amazing to me.
The guy and his gf that was sitting next to me and my friend bought us beer the whole night. This just made it that much better haha. we had 2 cups each. thanks to Heath.
And as for the guy that hopped the railing and the staff came over to escort him out (i was almost right next to this)... he had dropped his phone over the rail. he climbed down to retrieve it. he then tried to climb back up, struggled, and was hanging on for dear life. just as when people realized what was going on and about 5 people stuck their hand out to lift him over, an event staff man came over and just flung him to safety. He wanted to stay in his seat, but they were making him leave, so he got an attitude thats when it got ugly. He left calmly though.

Overall, and reading what other people said about this show, im so glad i was able to go to THIS Pearl Jam concert because they sure rocked it out in the south. Thankyou Pearl Jam for an amazing first concert experience, and certainly and hopefully not the last PJ i will be going to. I bought the bootleg for this concert, and planning on buying the greatest hits cd as well, and their newest CD. if they come around to the east coast again, i will sign up for 10c and get a good seat for next concert.

PS: shirts inside were 30 dollars. some dude was selling them in the parking lot for 10. me n my friend grabbed one. sweet

Blind3 · June 2008

To date, this show is tied for second with Camden night 1 ,behind only Bonnaroo, as my favorite of the seven shows I've seen this year. It's going to take a floor shaking ,eye opening set list kind of night at MSG , or another experiment in Mansfield , or a jaw-dropping , eye-popping close to the seat of political power DC show to knock Columbia from its ranking. A breathtaking performance made all the sweeter because I won 2nd row seats in the 10C lottery.

Highlights: WMA, Red Mosquito, Porch, Education, Can't Keep opener. 2nd row in front of Mike.

Lowlight: The drunken bimbette who doused me with beer no less than five times, attempted to take my HOB cap , and amused herself by trying to choke me after I rescued my tote bag from its beer bath and hung it around my neck. Damn, drunken chicks with a choking fetish or who love auto-erotic asphixiation. How did I get so lucky? Thanks security...FOR NOTHING.

jasonw · June 2008

Ok, it's been almost a week and i can't stop thinking about this show, im pretty hung over, but i'm going to give me best attempt at a song by song review

Can't Keep - When I saw jeff's bass i was really hoping for long road, but still enjoyed this one a lot

Why Go- they took it up about 50 notches and really got the crowd going with this one, such a great 2nd song, fuckin rockin and with a nice easy singalong chorus

All Night - didn't recognize this one for second, very excited when i did

Hail Hail - always a favorite

Sad - YES! My fave from lost dogs so happy i got to hear it

Severed Hand - just a great rockin tune

Red Mosquito - This is the only song i hadn't heard yet that i really wanted at this show, so great

I Am Mine - beautiful as always

Even Flow - it is what it is

Off He Goes - really excited about this one too, such a beautiful little ditty

Small Town - the song that got me into PJ continues to be amazing

Present Tense - one of my best concert moments ever, such a beautiful
start and then they absolutely destroyed it (in a good way) for the last half of he song

Whipping - really keep the energy going, always get super pumped during "don't mean to pussh, but i'm beeeeing shoooovvvvvved"

I Got Shit - what a song

Army Reserve - very nice

Glorified G - nice suprise and such a fun song, one of m favs to listen to in my car on a sunny day

Do The Evolution - great set closer

Inside Job - sorry to keep using this word, but it was beautiful

Given To Fly - again what a fuckin song, i thought everyone was going fly when it kicked in with the "And he still gives his love...." part

Education- another good surprise

W.M.A. - after seeing the roo set i really wanted to hear this one and OH MAN! how great it was

Better Man - not my favorite song, but totally blew me away this time, best betterman i've heard and somehow elevated an already amazing show

Save You - best version i've ever heard, it was just epic

Porch - great, but when it really kicked in i did realize how similair this and severed hand sound

No More - great song that i'd never heard before, my friend is a big dylan fan and really wanted masters of war but agreed this was a good one

Footsteps - amazing

Alive - SO GREAT! especially with lights on for the last part of the song. this was my 6th show and i have never been starstuck by anyone in my life, but for some reason when eddie was standing right in front of me rockin out with the lights on i was completely starstuck like this is amazing that is eddie fuckin vedder

Indifference - wow this was a whole different experience, hearing/seeing such a sparsely musically heavily vocal song with all the lights for a closer was something that i can not quite put into words yet

THANK YOU PEARL JAM

the waker · June 2008

I know Im a little late with this review; i dont own a computer and am using someone else's. anyway, to quote the talking goat on an old adam sandler record, fuck me in the goat ass! this show was ridiculous. my eighth pj show including such epics as msg 03, and i believe this one tops them all. yea the setlist was damn good, and it wasnt just the rarities they pulled out. the whole set seemed to have a unique feel, it wasnt as formulaic as other pj shows. i mean y go 2 songs in? really? made for a great tempo setter for the night, that one. but the crowd was unbelievably energetic throughout the whole show. lucky us because as we all know, it seems like the better the crowd, the more the band wants to show their appreciation through the art of song. the boys all played their asses off from cant keep all the way up to indifference, which along with sad, was probably the highlight of the night for me. ed was great, joking with the crowd, flipping them off for chanting his name, the false starts on betterman, just a great front man. mikey was as all over the stage as ever, at one point he motioned to ed that he was passing behind him, i think on evolution, and ed jokingly backed up like he was going to cut him off. also at the end of inside job, ed motioned to mike as he was walking away from him. he thought mike didnt hear him but then mike kinda did a double take and walked back over and ed patted his head, as if to say 'thats a great song you wrote there mikey'. so great to see the genuine respect and camraderie these guys have for one another. they really do love what they do and it comes through gloriously at their shows. jeff getting mega air about 50 times, ed also getting air at the end of every other song. wine sharing, t-shirts, picks, harmonicas, this band is something special and im so glad i fell in love with them 8 years ago. did i mention all night, wma, footsteps, SAD, education, all in one random show in lil old columbia? ridonkulous. also great to hear other first-timers cant keep, indifference, and i believe i havent gotten red mosquito until this show as well. thanks for reading and THANK YOU PEARL JAM!!!!!!!

oh yea, does anybody know what ed was doing over at mike's side of the stage before the rest of the guys came out for cant keep?

cutz · June 2008

Man you got LUCKY to have a wife, who will do that for you. Does she have a sister?>LOL!!!

Abby · June 2008

I have been a fan of the music for a long time - since the beginning. I have seen 8 shows since the early 90's. I will never buy another piece of their music nor attend another PJ concert.

Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but when you use a concert stage as a bully pulpit, you will immediately alienate a good portion of your audience. I guess when you get to a point in your life where you have so much money you just don't care what other people think. Thanks Eddie for another diatribe on the world according to Vedder. It will be the last time you make me pay for your warped opinion.

bootlegger10 · June 2008

Ha! Are you one of those ignorant conservatives he talked about? Get over it. I am a conservative and yet I had a blast at the show. Jeez, if you are such a fan of music you had about a 110 minutes of music (28 songs x 4 min/song) vs. 2.5 minutes of politics. Obviously you are not as big a fan of music as you think. At least he is not Barack O'Bama trying to brainwash the country with catchphrases. Ed just wants you to think.

Edit: And oh yeah, get over yourself. There were 11,000 people there, and apparently 10,999 of them had a blast. Look in the mirror and ask yourself some questions. For example, why can't I listen to someone else speak about politics for 2.5 minutes without going ballistic with rage? I'm sorry, but you are probably a nice person, but your post is sad and makes you look like a pathetic individual who cannot acknolwedge a belief system other than your own (right or wrong).

pathorses · June 2008

Everyone has a right to their own opinion AND to free speech. This is America, he can say whatever he wants to. You, of course, are free to stop listening if you choose.
Pat

tybird · June 2008

My thoughts....after nearly a week....spent the rest of the week in Columbia and Charleston on vacation.

Great, great show....ranks easily up there with Halifax 2005....far, far, far better than Birmingham 2003 or 1998. The band was tight, energized and ready to rock and roll. The song selection was excellent and varied. The crowd around us was well-behaved and were there for the music.

Having seats on the first row of a Pearl Jam concert was way too cool. I never dreamed that I would have such an opportunity, thus I must thank the 10 Club for the lottery that implemented on this tour. Great idea, folks!!! The highlights were being three feet from Mike while he was playing his guitar behind his head during Alive and the one visit from Ed out onto the amp stacks. The low-light being that Stone didn't throw a single pick out that we saw.

LROM · June 2008

Whoooo hooooo! One less person to compete with for good seats - that works for me!

And thank goodness there are people who are willing to use whatever chances they have to speak up about what they care about. For every person like you who is so narrowminded that you can't handle just HEARING another point of view... I really hope there are 1,000 who can listen, consider, and come to their own conclusions without having to stick their fingers in their ears and run away like you're doing.

Oh, and since you're leaving... you didn't happen to have a low 10 Club # that you'll also be cancelling, do you? Don't forget to cancel that too!

tdub · June 2008

Nice first post. hopefully the last. Ed did apologize for ranting and did thank everyone for listening even if they disagreed. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it takes balls to stand up and say what he said...and to do it night after night. He has a conviction and whether I agree or disagree, I sit through 5 minutes of an Ed rant to get to hear 3 hours of fucking Pearl Jam!!

Sad thing is that many boo Ed and bash him for his political rants during shows....while the other 'rock' bands out there are too busy changing into their next outfit for the encore...or singing about pointless shit like Nickelback does. At least Ed and the band have a basis and a direction.

Most of the people that get mad about Ed's speeches are the same that either:
a) voted for Bush
b) still think that the war in Iraq has a point
c) are ashamed that they still support the blinded conservative views that hamper this nation

...at least that's my take.

WindNoSail · June 2008

Abby, you may be gone forever, but I just think you need to rethink your reaction....maybe you don't see that everyone has a right to say what they wish, including Eddie. Yes, he has a bully pulpit, but we gave it to him and frankly even though I may not always agree with him, its good for the soul to hear alternative opinions. Think about it, he isn't forcing you but he is offering you something more than just the kool-aid that maybe you are used to drinking. If all you can do is listen to people who agree with you, then that's your problem. Take care.

WindNoSail · June 2008

I aplogize that the sound is not good, I messed up by not turning the microphone volume down....focused soley on video with my new camera and just didn't realize how it would distort. sorry but I think the video is great.

High quality is best if you got the speed
Watch Eddie break his strings:
Present Tense and Whipping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk

Eddie greets SC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdO8cmTe3e8

Lollapalooza 2007 pic, vedder and harper
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn290/CurrentsWillShift/IMG_0151.jpg

Mike
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn290/CurrentsWillShift/IMG_0765.jpg

Eddie, great shot
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn290/CurrentsWillShift/IMG_0045.jpg

Stone and Jeff
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn290/CurrentsWillShift/IMG_0046.jpg

Mike as Jimmy Page
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn290/CurrentsWillShift/IMG_0047.jpg

I will add some more later

beauford1313 · June 2008

She does, but trust me Dewey, you don't want none of that shit. She's insane.

So Tuesday evening about 8 we took my wife to the emergency room. Turns out in addition to her massive uti she also had a kidney infection and a couple of kidney stones. She came home from the hospital Sunday morning. So I'm feeling a little guilty about the show. I tried to get her to stay home. I even offered to leave the show, but she said no. Now I think that she is really sweet, but also a little stupid.

I Ride The Wave · June 2008

Warped Opinion!!! What about the 28 Kick-ass songs and the great show they put on. I didn't grow up going to church but I do now (a few times a month). I still don't trust the pastors every point but it does get you thinking and the moment you stop thinking you are lost. So really get off Eddie he is one man who has always been known for his bold point of view. If you don't like it you have the choice to not go and listen so congrats on that. Just don't forget that when you have a point to get across (no matter how much money you make) you don't care who you alienate because it is a belief of yours not the masses. Just keep on keepin on, but remember, money or no money individuals should speak their mind because it matters to them. It should not matter if 3 million people listen or just 1. Ah yea and Abby next time you are having a conversation think about this, are you really listening or just waiting for your turn to speak??? For those who listen empower themselves!!!

releeseme · June 2008

If that show turned you into a non fan, then sorry you were a non fan all along. That was the best show I have ever seen by far and it was my 7th. He didn't really even have all that much politically to say. Were we even at the same show?

rock1010 · June 2008

Well, I finally got back on here to throw in my two cents for the Columbia show. First off... would like to thank my longtime friend Rex for the awesome ticket. He came all the way from Anchorage, AK to be there and his longtime Ten club membership got us great seats. I have been a PJ fan from the beginning (well since Ten) but this was the first time I had seen them in quite awhile and only the fourth time ever...It was the best show ever for me.

Secondly, I would like to thank Atlanta Jammer who we hung out with before the show for hooking my girlfriend up with a ticket that was just down from ours.

We were on Stone's side and I definately have a new respect for him. I have always thought that he has the greatest job in Rock & Roll because he doesn't have the solost pressures and mainly plays chords and typical rythem parts but...he's good too. I play the guitar and really admire what he brings to the table. Newfound respect for the guy with the greatest jig in Rock & Roll.

Tremendously good show and I loved the closeness of the venue and the intensity of the fans. The last time I saw them before this was in Atlanta in 04? It was at Phillips Arena and we had crappy seats and it sounded like junk because that place is just too big (although I saw Prince there "in the round" and that was AWESOME). Can't wait to see them again sometime soon (at a smaller venue like the Colonial center)!

pathorses · June 2008

Thanks SO much for that!!!! Helps my withdrawals.......!
Pat

iisee · June 2008

I posted last week that I had some pics from Sec 105 10C seats.....Here they are:

http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn193/iisee2003/Columbia%206-16-08/

As all have said, GREAT GREAT show! Totally loose vibe and just the boys having fun...and all of us too!! Saw them Tues night in VA Beach too...better seats and better pics...Here's a link for that one...

http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn193/iisee2003/Virginia%20Beach%206-17-08/

This show also rocked....but in a different way! Hard to describe, but it was a little 'slicker' and without some of the fuck ups, but still a great setlist!

Hope ya'll enjoy! Peace!

pathorses · June 2008

thanks for sharing! The only thing I found weird about Columbia was the stage was so small that Mike didn't do his manic march/pace thing.......you know? It was great, though, no complaints!

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