Can too much Pearl Jam be a bad thing?
I'm starting to wonder about this. Can too much PJ be a bad thing?
I know that if I think rationally a time must come when my need/greed to own everything PJ are linked to (every pj release, side project, bootleg...) will have to be sacrificed because of the need for some kind of financial stability but I'm not sure how I will cope with this.
Last year I flew from Sydney to Chicago for the Vic and Lolla shows and I'll be flying from London to NYC for both MSG show in June. I can't really afford it but I bought the show tickets first and that meant I had to book the flights.
When the 2000 and 2003 bootlegs came out, I bought them all even though it wasn't exactly cheap. After playing them all my ex-girlfriend, who was a big fan of the band, now refuses to listen to them as she's sick of hearing the songs. We split up not long afterwards after 10 years together and my relentless playing (and paying for) Pearl Jam had a direct influence on it for her.
There is no other band or artist that I am completely obsessed with. They are by no means the only band that I listen to but they are the only ones who I really feel can do no wrong. I sometimes think that after all these years to still be excited about going to a show or getting a new cd is a really great thing and a sign of how much they mean to me but I have started to wonder about this more recently.
Anyway, enough of the rambling. It's just a thought...
I know that if I think rationally a time must come when my need/greed to own everything PJ are linked to (every pj release, side project, bootleg...) will have to be sacrificed because of the need for some kind of financial stability but I'm not sure how I will cope with this.
Last year I flew from Sydney to Chicago for the Vic and Lolla shows and I'll be flying from London to NYC for both MSG show in June. I can't really afford it but I bought the show tickets first and that meant I had to book the flights.
When the 2000 and 2003 bootlegs came out, I bought them all even though it wasn't exactly cheap. After playing them all my ex-girlfriend, who was a big fan of the band, now refuses to listen to them as she's sick of hearing the songs. We split up not long afterwards after 10 years together and my relentless playing (and paying for) Pearl Jam had a direct influence on it for her.
There is no other band or artist that I am completely obsessed with. They are by no means the only band that I listen to but they are the only ones who I really feel can do no wrong. I sometimes think that after all these years to still be excited about going to a show or getting a new cd is a really great thing and a sign of how much they mean to me but I have started to wonder about this more recently.
Anyway, enough of the rambling. It's just a thought...
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
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I thought the world...Turns out the world thought me
I wish I had the $$$ i would do the same as you my friend. Enjoy the shows.
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I don't play ONLY PJ just because I force myself to listen to other bands... I would load my iPod only with pearl jam!!!
Good Lord, I'm sick
...is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
losing a girl after that long sucks,but you need to find a PJ chick who will bask in the love with you.
some people will tell you to be "mature" and save your money for old age.
I say fuck that and live life to the fullest NOW while you are still here and young enough to enjoy it!!you never know if there WILL BE a tomorrow.
we'll eat cat food when we are old but we will have some dam good stories for the grandchildren!:D
Funnily enough, my new girl is a total PJ chick and she's coming to NYC with me for the MSG shows! It was actually her idea but she knew how easy it would be for me to agree to it - that's when i started to wonder about this whole obsession thing.
The best advice I ever had when I was travelling the world was:
"It's better to have no money and a ton of memories than to be rich with regrets"
and that has been my excuse ever since...
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
dam i like that saying!!
Their sound is crisper and newer when I do that.
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New Orleans 1995
Fort Lauderdale 1996
Atlanta & Birmingham 1998
New Orleans 2000
Tampa 2003
Kissimmee 2004
New York City (x 2) 2008
East Troy (x 2) 2011
Chicago & New Orleans 2013
Hampton, Raleigh, Boston 2016
Baltimore 2020
Louisville 2022
Philadelphia & Baltimore 2024
I've been through periods (and will again), sometimes lasting a couple of weeks, when I constantly listen to PJ and it's great. But I've always listened to the music I want to hear and when its time for a new direction, sound, band, style or whatever I always know it. Go with the flow and Pearl Jam will always be there when its their turn again
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
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And I'd say that those who can only feel disappointed after shows now because of the setlist have probably crossed over to the dark side after seeing way too many shows for their own good, and getting way into collecting songs. I've known a few PJ fans like that.
Vancouver, BC - 2009
Vancouver, BC - 2011
Vancouver, BC - 2013
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Mountain View, CA - 2014
Quebec City, QC - 2016
Ottawa, ON - 2016
Pemberton, BC - 2016
Seattle, WA 1 - 2018
Seattle, WA 2 - 2018
With all the above said, I have a feeling I'll be listening to much more PJ in the next few weeks! Less than two weeks until Seattle!
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Cincinnati 2014
Greenville 2016
(Raleigh 2016)
Columbia 2016
i think i'm going to give it to my friends who own coffee shops
let them hang it there
PJ 2018: London 1, Padova, Roma, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, London 2
EV 2017: Amsterdam 2&3, London 1&2