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A "No Hits" PJ tour

freecandy44freecandy44 Pittsburghish Posts: 90
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I know we all have our fav songs that we just have to hear live (rvm dte etc) but how would you guys feel about a 25 song set list of rare or "non hit" songs? Or maybe a "No TEN tour".
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,232
    edited December 2015
    I would go for it in a smaller venue with a majority in the fan club. Otherwise the crowd would be lost and it would suck.
  • pearljam1809pearljam1809 Posts: 863
    yeah, I don´t see it happening, other than in a special show only for 10c members....
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,458
    05 and 08 were pretty damn close to that.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,458
    And 04'
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,458
    And I think at 3 hours plus a show these days, there's something for everyone!
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,376
    Completely unrealistic for multiple reasons. But with that being said I would love it personally. A lot of my favorite PJ songs are not the hits. I also feel some of their most creative songs are not the hits and again that's my favorite PJ
  • JB128716JB128716 Posts: 2,064
    I saw them in '92 and 90% of the setlist was Ten, so stop complaining.
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  • SarahSarah Toronto Posts: 736
    Nope; wouldn't like it. There are a ton of "hit" Pearl Jam songs that, regardless of their status or how overplayed they might be for some people, are very meaningful to me personally. I wouldn't want to miss out on those live.
    "Somewhere in between / There and here / I got lost / I got scared..."
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,583
    Hit songs are hits because they are songs people like.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    Just be happy that they're still playing
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,144
    I want tix for this
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • YLed2YLed2 Posts: 5,534
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    All Or None
    Oceans
    Parting Ways
    You Are
    Sad
    Undone
    WASH
    Breath
    Brother
    Who You Are
    Smile
    Red Mosquito
    Breakerfall
    In Hiding
    Tremor Christ
    Come Back
    Footsteps
    Fatal
    Strangest Tribe
    Hold On
    Down
    No Way
    Leash
    Brother

    Yeah....these are all terrible songs and we would hate to hear them at every show.
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  • ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    bootlegger10 said:

    I would go for it in a smaller venue with a majority in the fan club. Otherwise the crowd would be lost and it would suck.

    this. with the added caveat that it be an additional show, either before or after the regularly scheduled large venue show
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  • 1rogeraspain21rogeraspain2 Posts: 104
    Hell yeah! I would love to see 'em play a show with a set-list that focused primarily on tunes in their catalog from "Vs." thru "Riot Act" (including "Lost Dogs:" esp. "Sad," "Alone," and "Undone"). So much great stuff on those records that doesn't (or rarely) get(s) played live. I may not love every song they put out, but I can honestly say that I love every album -- all of 'em! Having said that, if I could pick the set-list, it would focus mostly on the music from the albums and time frame listed above. "Ten" is obviously an amazing and iconic record. It's what started it all for me (and many others I'm sure) back in '91. I think "Backspacer" and "Lightening Bolt" are great records too. But personally, the music produced from "Vs." thru "Riot Act" would be what I'd be most interested in hearing live. The shows I've seen most recently are, in my opinion, too "Ten" and "new album" (i.e. "Backspacer" and "Lightening Bolt") heavy. Of course that makes perfect sense; they're going to play songs in support of their latest release and play stuff from "Ten" because those tunes are their biggest hits and best known songs. I get it, and that's fine; count me in. Just sayin' that I'd love to hear 'em play more of the gems they dropped between the "old" stuff and the "new" stuff. I'd be fine with fewer covers too.
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    I see this happening in a small venue type setting.
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  • ckravitzckravitz NJ Posts: 1,668
    While it would be great to hear a ton of the less-played stuff in one shot, half the experience for me at a Pearl Jam show is the crowd energy and I think a setlist full of obscure songs will sap the energy out of the crowd.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,583
    Sounds like the Orpheum show following the two Boston Garden shows in 1994.
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  • dingersdingers Posts: 76
    The iron maiden forums have this same debate every now and again, while it would be good for the hardcore fans, they have to also play for the kid who's seeing them for the first time. while most of us here have seen them a fair few times (I assume) could you imagine what your first show would have been like without these songs? Would you have fallen in love with the band if you didn't have the hits that drew you to the band?
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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,354
    The fastest and easiest way to kill crowd energy, interest, and involvement in a sold out arena is to play unknown, brand new, obscure songs that 90% of the audience has no clue what's being played.
  • freecandy44freecandy44 Pittsburghish Posts: 90
    I seem to have struck a nerve, it really wasnt meant to be taken that way. I just think it would be fun to hear the lesser known songs now and then. No Code through Riot Act espically...
  • RiotAct10RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,638
    Would look a lot like this...

    THE VIC THEATRE
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
    Thu 2 August, 2007

    Trouble
    Dead Man Walking
    I Used to Work In Chicago
    All The Way
    Picture In A Frame

    All Or None
    Education
    Sad
    In Hiding
    Parachutes
    I'm Open
    Wishlist
    Down
    Undone
    Off He Goes
    Hard To Imagine
    Gods' Dice
    World Wide Suicide
    Rats
    Gone
    Why Go

    No More
    Inside Job
    Low Light
    Love Reign O'er Me

    Comatose
    Black Diamond
    Sonic Reducer

    Indifference

    It would be a fun little club show tour for some, but they couldn't do an arena tour like that. I prefer the slower songs, so this would work for me, but I personally feel with the big crowds that the energy that a song like Alive brings to the venue is something I don't want to lose.
    words seem so out of place.

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  • JB128716JB128716 Posts: 2,064
    I compare this to the last two Rush tours. On the Clockwork tour they played some deep cuts. I'd say 75% of the crowd were bored out of their minds which led to a boring show. I have friends who saw Rush for the first time on that tour and they hated it and will never go back.

    It's too bad because their last tour was one of their best and it had plenty of crowd favorites.

    This band feeds off the crowd so I say play Even Flow as much as you want.
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    03 - Tampa
    08 - Tampa
    12 - DeLuna Fest, EV Orlando 1 & 2, EV Ft Lauderdale 1 & 2
    13 - Wrigley!!! ,Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford, OKC, Seattle
    14 - Leeds, Milton Keynes, St Louis
    16 - Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Wrigley 1 & 2
  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Moline was kinda crazy but- some casual fans did not have a clue
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,583
    The deep, dark secret of Pearl Jam's brilliance is that Even Flow is effing awesome. Look into your hearts, you know it to be true.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    JimmyV said:

    The deep, dark secret of Pearl Jam's brilliance is that Even Flow is effing awesome. Look into your hearts, you know it to be true.

    I'd love to hear it nice and slow, like Unplugged slow.
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,103
    rgambs said:

    JimmyV said:

    The deep, dark secret of Pearl Jam's brilliance is that Even Flow is effing awesome. Look into your hearts, you know it to be true.

    I'd love to hear it nice and slow, like Unplugged slow.
    Totally agree with you bud. Slow that song down!!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • SarahSarah Toronto Posts: 736
    rgambs said:

    JimmyV said:

    The deep, dark secret of Pearl Jam's brilliance is that Even Flow is effing awesome. Look into your hearts, you know it to be true.

    I'd love to hear it nice and slow, like Unplugged slow.
    Underrated version. Unplugged "SOLAT" is even better.
    "Somewhere in between / There and here / I got lost / I got scared..."
  • hsohihsohi Posts: 1,033
    JB128716 said:

    I saw them in '92 and 90% of the setlist was Ten, so stop complaining.

    more like 92%.
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  • TL170678TL170678 Near Louisville, in Indiana, closer to Kentucky Posts: 422
    I wish they would just play the 1st half at normal speed because that groove in the studio version is wicked and then speed it up during the solo. Same with Given to Fly, studio speed is 100X better than when they play it as fast as possible. Live on 2 Legs version and 2000 Europe shows versions are my favorite.
  • kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,628
    JB128716 said:

    I saw them in '92 and 90% of the setlist was Ten, so stop complaining.

    Lol, I would have loved to have seen those shows. As far as complaining goes, that's the status quo around here.
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