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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,164
    and to the asshole wearing yellow who stole the tambourine from the lady ....Karma is a bitch you fucking douche!
    and who stands in front of a guy who is in a wheelchair?
    by the way, mccready is on a new level. he is INSANE!!!!! the dude is playing is ass off.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,201
    GREAT SHOW! Yes, the main set lived up to the hype.
  • kosteva2
    kosteva2 Posts: 329
    https://youtu.be/LtJ-74EApxM

    Latter half of Alive. View from section 325 row 1 in Chase Bridge section. No audience singers, no one else holding up phone in front, just straight wide view shot from above.
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  • JC38557
    JC38557 Posts: 33
    I'm just so happy I lost out on FanClub seats for both MSG shows, despite the fact that I live 20 blocks from MSG. Wait, no I'm not happy at all. Sounds like an amazing show, I'm sorry I missed it but I do like reading the reviews and I can't wait to see the YouTube Videos. The stubhub prices are crazy for the MSG shows. It's almost comical, like the website is broken. They are more expensive than Hamilton seats. I was hoping to score a seat late in the game but it didn't happen.
  • MickeyMouse
    MickeyMouse Posts: 1,057
    I thought it was a very good show and I can see why some would think it was great. Opinions vary, so for me, them playing 7 songs from Ten after I saw them do the whole thing in Philly wasn't amazing for me, but for others I'm sure it was. I thought the set list was really strong as a standalone show and the crowd was on fire for the most part. Like a few others, my section had a bunch of people sitting the whole time, but hey that's just more room for me when I'm standing.

    I'm excited to see what they have for tonight and I hope Ed's voice holds up. I'm surprised no one has mentioned that yet. Ed definitely stepped back from the mic a lot but still powered through.
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,404
    on2legs said:

    AlaG said:

    I'll preface this by saying I know a lot of people didn't make it in the building, and I'm incredibly grateful to have been one of those who did. That being said, this is #3 for me this year.

    The crowds at Philly 1 and 2 seemed to have sooo much more energy than the crowd tonight, aside from perhaps the "greatest hits" type songs. This may be entirely too subjective. Had a seat in 213, where there were I kid you not 40 or so people directly in front of me who sat through the entire show. Had 10C for both Philly shows.

    Setlist was awesome though. Really stoked to hear Go, Rats, Down, Whipping, The End. Got Release last show but always down to hear it two nights in a row. And like I said, all the mainstays sounded fantastic tonight, particularly Black and Alive. Not a fan of Crown of Thorns being in such heavy rotation these days but the accompanying solo tonight was fantastic.

    Crawling in bed right now to get some rest for tomorrow. Think my lukewarm opinion of tonight relative to the Philly shows might also be influenced by how absolutely drained I am from following this tour. Averaging about 4 hours of sleep/night the past few days.

    While this show ranks near the bottom for me, it's still better than any other non-PJ show I've ever been to. I've had so much fun following this band this year that I'm playing with the idea of selling my MSG Radiohead tickets to go to one more Pearl Jam show instead.

    I went to an amazing concert at Madison Square Garden tonight.

    What concert did you see?
    I'll agree that if your whole section is sitting, it's pretty hard to enjoy the atmosphere. Luckily I was behind the stage and the floor was bouncing
  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    mcgruff10 said:


    by the way, mccready is on a new level. he is INSANE!!!!! the dude is playing is ass off.

    This!
    The whole band just keeps getting better and better. AMAZING show, I can't find words to describe what it was like to be there. I was sitting on the floor behind GA and the energy was incredible. I kept looking around the Garden and it looked like every section was rocking. We didn't just make the stage bounce, the floor under my seats was bouncing too. The crowd was sing loud to every song, and you could see Ed smiling at us in appreciation. The band really fed off our energy. The first set just blew my mind, they kept coming at you one after the other without let-up. This is a must-have boot!
    I can't talk today and my ears are still ringing, but it was worth it! Can't wait to see what they have in store for us tonight!

    BEST. BAND. EVER!


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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,404
    Black solo was otherworldly.
  • lfitzpatrick9
    lfitzpatrick9 NJ Posts: 396
    Anyone have floor section e seats. Just wondering how the view is to the stage
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,404
    Following this tour has me fuckin wiped out. Especially that I had to work the day after every show (besides Hampton).
    Do I have anything left for tonight?
    Does pj have any more tricks up their sleeves ?
    Can MSG bring it AGAIN tonight?

    I guess we'll see
  • SmallestOceans
    SmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    nicknyr15 said:

    Black solo was otherworldly.

    Yea it was.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,164
    nicknyr15 said:

    Following this tour has me fuckin wiped out. Especially that I had to work the day after every show (besides Hampton).
    Do I have anything left for tonight?
    Does pj have any more tricks up their sleeves ?
    Can MSG bring it AGAIN tonight?

    I guess we'll see

    I'm the same way. I am freaking tired as hell at work right now. I'm about to teach the Kennedy assassination to 8th graders all day. It's gonna be a long one.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,404
    mcgruff10 said:

    nicknyr15 said:

    Following this tour has me fuckin wiped out. Especially that I had to work the day after every show (besides Hampton).
    Do I have anything left for tonight?
    Does pj have any more tricks up their sleeves ?
    Can MSG bring it AGAIN tonight?

    I guess we'll see

    I'm the same way. I am freaking tired as hell at work right now. I'm about to teach the Kennedy assassination to 8th graders all day. It's gonna be a long one.
    Rough dude. You going tonight?
  • phungi
    phungi Posts: 641
    Section 208 Row 15 was rocking!

    Anyone know what song was crossed off the set and replaced with Unthought in the 1st encore?
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  • jdesantis1983
    jdesantis1983 Posts: 411
    mcgruff10 said:

    nicknyr15 said:

    Following this tour has me fuckin wiped out. Especially that I had to work the day after every show (besides Hampton).
    Do I have anything left for tonight?
    Does pj have any more tricks up their sleeves ?
    Can MSG bring it AGAIN tonight?

    I guess we'll see

    I'm the same way. I am freaking tired as hell at work right now. I'm about to teach the Kennedy assassination to 8th graders all day. It's gonna be a long one.
    Open up with "Brain of J," that should wake you up!

    Took me all weekend to recover from Philly on Friday, really pumped for tonight, taking my older brother to his first PJ show. I don't know how I'd do it if I went to last night's show too.
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  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    phungi said:

    Section 208 Row 15 was rocking!

    Anyone know what song was crossed off the set and replaced with Unthought in the 1st encore?

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  • nycrats
    nycrats Posts: 1,355
    The answer to the question, "how are they gonna follow philly 2?:"
    That first set. It was on point. Excellent. Great show. But if we gotta objectively compare msg shows, song selection and especially encore number 2 kept this as just a very good show but not an epic one. The energy was excellent. But if I'm honest there were three times where I thought they drove in the wrong direction with unthought known, lightning bolt and black. And black was sick, I just think those songs needed to be different as I'd say 75 % of a pj crowd is doing multiple shows on any given tour and we're all thirsting for something else at particular points


    Not complaining but I am nitpicking just to prove to myself that not every show I go to I say "that was the best show ever". It was a priveledge to be in that building last night, I had a blast. Rats and whipping, yes please!

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,201
    phungi said:

    Section 208 Row 15 was rocking!

    Anyone know what song was crossed off the set and replaced with Unthought in the 1st encore?

    I was in row 11. They guy shussing everyone during the end. :)
  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    lfitzpatrick9 said:

    Anyone have floor section e seats. Just wondering how the view is to the stage

    Floor sections D, E, F aren't on risers so you have GA in front of you. The numbered sections in back on the floor, 1, 2, 3 are further back but have a better view since they're raised.
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  • deweil
    deweil Posts: 245
    Dercheef said:

    The show was great, the setlist was great and especially Mike was on fire tonight (probably more than I have ever seen him, his solo during Black was out of this world).
    But I have one problem with this show: The band (or volume) was simply too loud. Imo it was atleast 10% to 20% louder than in Philly and the last 4 MSG shows. The problem with that is, it pretty much drowned out the crowd and took a lot of the crowd energy. I hope they correct this for tomorrows show.
    And during RITFW I was convinced that it was Dhani Harrison on stage. Looks like I was wrong.

    Completely disagree,/but it depends on where you were sitting I think.I was in the rafters and had a harder time hearing Ed over crowd singing for many songs. Thr band was clearer and louder than Philly (for me) which was good since it was muddy, especially phl1.

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