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Y.Led or Indifference to close a show

PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,250
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Which song do you prefer to close a show?

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Y.Led or Indifference to close a show 182 votes

Y.Led
50%
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Indifference
49%
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  • PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,250
    Y.Led
    I think Indifference is a better song.. Easily! I mean it has lyrics..! And they're awesome!!

    But Ledbetter works better for me as a "thank you, good night" type song.. 

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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,870
    Neither. I think shows would be best ended with something that's really rocking and upbeat (besides RITFW). I don't really care for PJ's 'end it with a slow song' philosophy.
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,831

    It is all in moderation.   I wouldn't want to hear the same song every night.   I love the slow endings though.  It gives you a chance to just relax and soak everything in.  Look around at the room and all the people with the lights on. 

    Now, starting a show with Go or Animal every once in a while would be a nice change of pace. 


  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,424
    Y.Led
    Ledbetter is the better closer. Indifference is the better song. 
  • Kearn5yKearn5y Posts: 2,803
    Y.Led
    Ledbetter for me. Fell in love with it the very first time i heard it in Dublin 96
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  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Posts: 1,769
    Y.Led
    I feel like Indifference is such a downer song, and to end the night with that, not my style but not my choice either. I do like Indifference in the 2nd encore however 
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  • pashapasamanpashapasaman Posts: 497
    Y.Led
    indifference leaves you with a sad note
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,055
    Y.Led
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  • SandyRavageSandyRavage Posts: 1,005
    Indifference
    How does Indifference leave you on a sad note? That last verse is so empowering and has the whole room screaming it
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,055
    Y.Led
    I love indifference. five out of five. 

    But YL is the ending song. Just like Release is the opening song.
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  • mattcozmattcoz Posts: 2,202
    Indifference
    Been getting YL so often, disappointed they crossed off Indifference last night. Both are great though.
  • BSullyBSully Posts: 1,180
    Indifference
    YL just seems like a better closing song, but I would love to hear Indifference as a closer next...that would be sweet!
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,502
    Indifference
    I've been to 27 pearl jam shows, and I've only seen indifference once (Seattle '09).   I really never get to hear it.   I've heard it as often as I've heard Dirty Frank and not even as often as I've heard let me sleep :)

    I'm voting indifference because it's criminal I've only heard it live the one time.
  • PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,250
    Y.Led
    Zod said:
    I've been to 27 pearl jam shows, and I've only seen indifference once (Seattle '09).   I really never get to hear it.   I've heard it as often as I've heard Dirty Frank and not even as often as I've heard let me sleep :)

    I'm voting indifference because it's criminal I've only heard it live the one time.
    Damn! How is that even possible  :o

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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,427
    edited August 2018
    Indifference
    If these are my only two choices I’ll take Indifference. But I always felt is was more suited as an encore starter, not a show ender. I’d rather here something like Alive or Baba to end a show.

    YLed can fuck off for eternity. Song sucks.
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  • ZodZod Posts: 10,502
    Indifference
    PeArLgOoNeR said:
    Zod said:
    I've been to 27 pearl jam shows, and I've only seen indifference once (Seattle '09).   I really never get to hear it.   I've heard it as often as I've heard Dirty Frank and not even as often as I've heard let me sleep :)

    I'm voting indifference because it's criminal I've only heard it live the one time.
    Damn! How is that even possible  :o
    I'm not sure.  I mostly go to Vancouver/Seattle shows.  Always seems to be Y.L. (or a few times where they busted out a song after Y.L.   I've been to every Vancouver show since '98 except '09, and I think they played it '09.   Seattle shows are usually kind of big, and they tend to close with Y.L. at bigger shows.

    I was hoping they'd played it at Safeco on night 1, but they closed both shows out with Y.L. :(
  • EB218946EB218946 Posts: 3,916
    PJ_Soul said:
    Neither. I think shows would be best ended with something that's really rocking and upbeat (besides RITFW). I don't really care for PJ's 'end it with a slow song' philosophy.
    Agree 100 percent.  This was great back in 2003.  Time to change it up.  
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,314
    Y.Led
    Love indifference. I personally don’t think it should end a show. 
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  • PJWGIIIPJWGIII Posts: 810
    Both are such good closers in their own way. I love both!
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  • xjoshfromworkxxjoshfromworkx Posts: 138
    Eddie forgets the words to both, so it could go either way.

    After be stuck for a half hour+ in the concourse to get out, I’d choose YL just so I can head towards the exit.

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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,004
    Neither.  Open the show with it.  That'll be cool!!!
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,453
    Y.Led
    Yellow Ledbetter for me, especially if it has the Little Wing tag.
    Although, I’d love to see it close out Encore 1, so they can just rock out in Encore 2
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  • TheBeardedFellowTheBeardedFellow Posts: 317
    edited August 2018
    Y.Led
    I know YL draws a lot of disappointment in this place for it's frequency in closing, but to me, the show just doesn't feel 'done' if i don't hear it. 

    When the lights are on, and they're leaving that last encore on anything other than YL... isn't a part of you hoping that Mike hangs back and 'forces' the rest of the guys back out, for that final, final goodbye?? 
  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,510
    Indifference
    I'd take both if it meant squeezing fewer, ugh, covers out of them. Like... really, six covers? Did we all travel halfway across a continent to watch 35 mins of a cover band.
  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,510
    Indifference
    xjoshfromworkx said:
    Eddie forgets the words to both, so it could go either way.

    After be stuck for a half hour+ in the concourse to get out, I’d choose YL just so I can head towards the exit.


    Not fair...Ed's use of non standard chorus/ verse structures makes the majority of their songs very difficult to recall lyrics 
  • rummyrummy Posts: 4,436
    Indifference
    Like many of you, I chose Indifference since I prefer it as a song. For different reasons, neither work for me as a show closer - YLB is overplayed while Indifference ends the album well but not a show (too mellow/heavy - and should be played with the lights down).
  • PSUS2HPSUS2H USA Posts: 2,113
    Y.Led
    Y*Led, it is like hearing the 7th-inning stretch song, we all know what it means.  If you dont hear it you feel incomplete at this point. 
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,055
    Y.Led
    PJ_Soul said:
    Neither. I think shows would be best ended with something that's really rocking and upbeat (besides RITFW). I don't really care for PJ's 'end it with a slow song' philosophy.
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
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    Listen to me Pearl Jam.

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,365
    Y.Led
    TheBeardedFellow said:
    I know YL draws a lot of disappointment in this place for it's frequency in closing, but to me, the show just doesn't feel 'done' if i don't hear it. 

    When the lights are on, and they're leaving that last encore on anything other than YL... isn't a part of you hoping that Mike hangs back and 'forces' the rest of the guys back out, for that final, final goodbye?? 
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    They closed Cleveland 2010 with Indifference and it just didn't feel 'done'.
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,277
    Indifference
    easy indifference
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