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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,097
    HesCalledDyer said:

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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,399
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    This band has made lots of weird decisions over the years. Weird isn't necessarily bad though. Many have been mentioned here but I always think of:

    The Target deal and commercial.
    Who You Are as the first single off of No Code
    Nothing as it Seems as the first single of of Binaural
    Re-recording several vocal tracks for Lost Dogs and other tinkering
    No videos after Jeremy (until much later) - that was pretty weird at the time
    Not releasing anything from PJ20
    Lyric change on Who You Are for the reissue
    Private show for corporate event (Oracle)
    Releasing every show from 2000 was a very weird thing to do at the time, but awesome
    The 1995 Tour Movie
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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    edited September 2016
    Flagg said:

    This band has made lots of weird decisions over the years. Weird isn't necessarily bad though. Many have been mentioned here but I always think of:

    The Target deal and commercial.
    Who You Are as the first single off of No Code
    Nothing as it Seems as the first single of of Binaural
    Re-recording several vocal tracks for Lost Dogs and other tinkering
    No videos after Jeremy (until much later) - that was pretty weird at the time
    Not releasing anything from PJ20
    Lyric change on Who You Are for the reissue
    Private show for corporate event (Oracle)
    Releasing every show from 2000 was a very weird thing to do at the time, but awesome
    The 1995 Tour Movie

    I think Ed also performed at a private Salesforce conference.
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  • densandensan Posts: 563
    I had some of the same thoughts as others have posted. I thought about it more, and wtf business is it of mine. none, poll is cool but the merchandise, and Ed playing corp stuff is his business not ours my opinion. I'm glad all of us can state our thoughts. Who gives a rats ass if either of us thinks differently. That is a good thing. My observations are that Ed and band have demonstrated through the years how generous and caring they are. I just have a gut feeling that the net goes to charities, and they are private and do not need the press to say your a great guy (band.) Seems to fit their MO.
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  • densandensan Posts: 563
    Crap. most of the stuff I say and think turns out to be wrong. So disregard. Someone stole my password and posted that. damn good thing I saw it. Just kidding. Kind of stupid but happy.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,578
    Choosing to play Olé on national television
    mcgruff10 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,578
    Choosing to play Olé on national television
    I also agree that playing that Oracle party was a really weird (and bad) decision.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,578
    Choosing to play Olé on national television
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    Yikes, lol. Never saw that because we don't have Target in Canada. That's pretty lame.
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  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    Love Ole!

    no you don't
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,399
    PJ_Soul said:

    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    Yikes, lol. Never saw that because we don't have Target in Canada. That's pretty lame.
    Old people trying to be hip.
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  • lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    Yikes, lol. Never saw that because we don't have Target in Canada. That's pretty lame.
    Old people trying to be hip.
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    lolobugg said:

    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    Yikes, lol. Never saw that because we don't have Target in Canada. That's pretty lame.
    Old people trying to be hip.
    don't talk about @Wobbie like that.
    Broke a hip?
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  • bootlegbootleg Posts: 1,206
    Having an avocado against a blue gradient as their album cover
    I'm ok with the Avacado album art, I think the "weirder" descision was to self title the Album. Either that or naming Lightning Bolt the same as one of the tracks. I just like Album titles so these ones were a bit disappointing.
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    edited September 2016
    Choosing to play Olé on national television
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    Wow never saw that....yikes!

    question is did that even help at all?

    EDIT: looking back at old threads it actually did help as it went 500,000 units in 6 months in the US don't know what it is now so I guess the Target partnership did help

    Post edited by pjalive21 on
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,097
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    My god that s terrible.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    I agree lol
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,904
    Choosing to play Olé on national television
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QYAWXK7fo

    I get uncomfortable just watching that. So lame.
  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Really not that bad. Its part of the Fixer video right?
  • RS151862RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,725
    What was the exclusive content?
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  • whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 742
    Not including Sad on Binaural
    cp3iverson said:

    Really not that bad. Its part of the Fixer video right?

    That's what I was thinking. Is everybody else here just that much cooler than me?
  • weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    zero probs with anything fixer related> LOVE THAT SONG. target is a good store, compared to the others....
  • rylanrylan Posts: 230
    Watched the video, its not even bad. I think it's just clips of the fixer vid too.
  • chiwhitesoxchiwhitesox Chicago Posts: 696
    Having an avocado against a blue gradient as their album cover
    their Target "Get Some" promo was totally lame.

    Avocado cover was stupid too. Wilco came out with A Ghost Is Born album (2 years before?) which showed an egg against white background. Back cover, same egg but slight crack. Amazing fucking cover/art concept. So PJ goes and puts another fucking piece of oblong shaped edible on their cover. But with a Photoshop 101 - CS2 - style - lame ass gradient. And the cheesiest drop shadow to boot. Lame. Sorry PJ. That cover blew.
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,399
    bootleg said:

    I'm ok with the Avacado album art, I think the "weirder" descision was to self title the Album. Either that or naming Lightning Bolt the same as one of the tracks. I just like Album titles so these ones were a bit disappointing.

    Yeah. Self titling it felt like a check box decision. "Everyone has a self titled album, I guess this one could be ours"
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,399
    RS151862 said:

    What was the exclusive content?


    Wasn't there some software on the disc that gave you some live boots? Without any cover songs. I might remember it wrong.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    edited September 2016
    Not including Sad on Binaural
    Leave wash and fatal out of studio albums
    And leave out those 2 songs we not allow to talk out of avocado
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,762
    Taking @Wobbie out for sushi and dwinks. Good decision, but weird nonetheless.
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  • TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,374
    saw the thread title and within 1 nanosecond the answer was easy.

    Arms Aloft at PJ20. WTF was that shit.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
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