A dark day in Pearl Jam history: 13 years ago today (riot act)

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edited November 2015 in The Porch
A dark day: On Nov 12, 2012, Pearl Jam released the "work" riot act upon an unsuspecting public, setting into motion a series of events that would echo through time. The Riot Act Wars resulted, the PJ internet community was torn, the drinking of Natural Light was shamed, and thus many of the followers of YIELD were exiled into dark corners of the web. The Pearl Jam boards were never the same.

"The stories (YIELD, Natty Light, the YIELD COUNCIL, YIELD NIGHT), they were true. All of them."

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/3821/the-riot-act-wars/p1
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  • Posts: 26,998
    This takes nerdy to a whole new level.
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    I am shocked Crowe skipped over this in PJ20.
  • Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I boycotted Pearl Jam in 2003
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    SVRDhand13 said:

    This takes nerdy to a whole new level.

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  • Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,292
    Hi Fanch. I remember Natty light.
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  • TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    You all are in deep! Haha! Like that Mr. Snuggles thread/thing.
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    buck502000 said:

    I boycotted Pearl Jam in 2003

    lol the cringe I just had
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  • Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Sorry, but just didn't care what Ed thought during this time frame.
  • New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    Funny, I wanted to make a shirt that said PEARL JAM: NOW MORE THAN EVER to wear to the 2003 shows because I thought what they were doing was so great and important.

    Fanch dude, I still smile when I think about your Natty Light reviews of Riot Act and Yield... jeeez that was a long time ago and I swear I could probably still quote them if I thought about it long enough. I'm drunk and wanna talk about Riot Act or whatever... that was the shit.

    I still have a soft spot for Riot Act. It was the tour I saw the most shows on and I think the tour that set up sort of "the future" of Pearl Jam as far as lengthy shows, set list change ups, etc... I WAS AT STATE COLLEGE FOR CHRISSAKE. That was the precursor to Philly 4 2009, Wrigley (pre-weather-delay), every show in 2013-14 that went over 3 hours etc.

    RIOT ACT
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  • Posts: 3,734
    High Fidelity 2000 said:

    Funny, I wanted to make a shirt that said PEARL JAM: NOW MORE THAN EVER to wear to the 2003 shows because I thought what they were doing was so great and important.

    Fanch dude, I still smile when I think about your Natty Light reviews of Riot Act and Yield... jeeez that was a long time ago and I swear I could probably still quote them if I thought about it long enough. I'm drunk and wanna talk about Riot Act or whatever... that was the shit.

    I still have a soft spot for Riot Act. It was the tour I saw the most shows on and I think the tour that set up sort of "the future" of Pearl Jam as far as lengthy shows, set list change ups, etc... I WAS AT STATE COLLEGE FOR CHRISSAKE. That was the precursor to Philly 4 2009, Wrigley (pre-weather-delay), every show in 2013-14 that went over 3 hours etc.

    RIOT ACT

    Hey man, good to "see" you. I totally get what you are saying about the 2003 tour; in fact that's how I feel about the 2006 because I had a similar experience then. I didn't get to see the YIELD tour (for many reasons) and it's really too bad.

    Yes, that was all very long ago, a lifetime ago it seems. The YFC FAITHFULL versus Yosi and all the riot actors...lol. Great stuff. Those who remember, those like you, can carry on and tell the young ones how the Synergy world was before The Riot Act Wars and the fanbase parted.
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    RE4790 said:

    I am shocked Crowe skipped over this in PJ20.

    why? he skipped over much of the last 15 years in pj20
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    The Juggler said:

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    why? he skipped over much of the last 15 years in pj20
    Yeah really.
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  • Buenos Aires Posts: 6,144
    I joined the Ten Club before he Yield tour, I didn't have internet in the early 2000's, glad I miss all of this...
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  • New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    PJ_Soul said:

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    Yeah really.
    Hey he put in the Bushleaguer Uniondale disaster... (and clip of Thumbing My Way video) that was about it. :)

    PJ20 was about 75% PJ5. Still great but hardly talked much about post-95. At least not in detail.

    By the way Fanch, how many Natty Lights did Ghost get?
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    High Fidelity 2000 said:

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    Hey he put in the Bushleaguer Uniondale disaster... (and clip of Thumbing My Way video) that was about it. :)

    PJ20 was about 75% PJ5. Still great but hardly talked much about post-95. At least not in detail.

    By the way Fanch, how many Natty Lights did Ghost get?
    I'd love to see a Director's Cut of Single Video Theory. They really glossed over the YIELD period in PJ20.

    Ghost? lol, probably not very many.
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    javis el errante said:
    I joined the Ten Club before he Yield tour, I didn't have internet in the early 2000's, glad I miss all of this...
    The Riot Act Wars actually happened on the boards.  It was horrible and it divided the fan base back then.  Seriously.
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  • Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    I still hold to the believe that Riot Act is the pinnacle achievement of Pearl Jam and one facet of the Pearl Jam Holy Trinity:

    Riot Act, the Father
    Yield, the Son
    No Code, the Holy Spirit
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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    brianlux said:
    I still hold to the believe that Riot Act is the pinnacle achievement of Pearl Jam and one facet of the Pearl Jam Holy Trinity:

    Riot Act, the Father
    Yield, the Son
    No Code, the Holy Spirit

    Whoah.  You would have been one of the Jihadists back in the Riot Act Wars.
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