Happy 25th Merkin Ball!!!! I Got Id and Long Road

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  • Serres, Greece Posts: 29,936

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  • Serres, Greece Posts: 29,936

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    Long road is still my favorite pj song hands down. 
    I got id definitely needs to be played live more. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Posts: 28,629
    Will we get a reissue for Record Store Day on Black Friday for the 25th anniversary? 
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    igotid88 said:
    Will we get a reissue for Record Store Day on Black Friday for the 25th anniversary? 

    I didn't think it was that hard to find one of the original 7" 's?
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    Zod said:
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    I didn't think it was that hard to find one of the original 7" 's?
    Would still like a new one. And also do a CD one also. Would like this to be celebrated either way. Maybe Mirrorball as well
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    Long Road was the first song I ever saw Pearl Jam play live. It's very special to me for that reason, and I loved the song anyway. Will have it at my funeral (hopefully whoever is able to find it and not play another song instead LOL). Apologies for morbidity-thankfully seem ok healthwise (well if I stay home during these times haha).

    What ARE the odds on Merkinball being rereleased for Record Store Day one day? Sounds like a good idea.
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  • Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,172
    KV4053 said:
    I got id is near the top for me.... Of all songs by anyone
    same...that and Corduroy kind of describe my world
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  • Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    edited March 2020
    Ed's story of how it came to be at whatever the show was was amazing, best intro to a song ever.

    How he was strumming the chord over and over, amd the band juat came in without prompting and just started playing......  San Diego some year about an old teacher Clayton dying.

    5 min in story starts, then video cuts, so someome else find the full video

    https://youtu.be/QuTkrI7xJlY
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    igotid88 said:
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    Would still like a new one. And also do a CD one also. Would like this to be celebrated either way. Maybe Mirrorball as well
    I suppose, but given that used ones of both the cd and vinyl are pretty cheap, I don't think there would be a lot of demand for a repress.   It's something that's already in most peoples collection, and easily obtainable for those that didn't.  Probably because it came out during PJ's hey day, and thus lots of copies were sold.  The odds of the band putting the effort into rereleasing something that doesn't need it are slim?

    unless.... there are more than two songs from that recording session?  If there's some hidden extra tracks, an extended version would sell.

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    Zod said:
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    I suppose, but given that used ones of both the cd and vinyl are pretty cheap, I don't think there would be a lot of demand for a repress.   It's something that's already in most peoples collection, and easily obtainable for those that didn't.  Probably because it came out during PJ's hey day, and thus lots of copies were sold.  The odds of the band putting the effort into rereleasing something that doesn't need it are slim?

    unless.... there are more than two songs from that recording session?  If there's some hidden extra tracks, an extended version would sell.

    Or release Mirrorball with those 2 songs. I don't have my cd anymore. And I never had the vinyl
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  • Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    I got ID ids up there with Ledbetter on trying to understand Ed
  • New York Posts: 1,137
    hrd2imgn said:
    I got ID ids up there with Ledbetter on trying to understand Ed

    There is a picture of Ed's handwritten lyrics and even that is indecipherable. I really need to know what he is saying in the "And I'll_____ " part. What exactly is a "blue eyed scene"??  Learning that the lyrics were "Walked in light" and not "Walked the line" was  a revelation to me, and an improvement.


  • Serres, Greece Posts: 29,936
    igotid88 said: Would still like a new one. And also do a CD one also. Would like this to be celebrated either way. Maybe Mirrorball as well.
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    Two of my favorite songs in the Pearl Jam canon...
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    25th anniversary 
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  • Australia Posts: 1,035
    edited December 2020
    Two of their finest moments rolled into one 
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  • Serres, Greece Posts: 29,936
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaNoeoyckSQ
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  • San Diego, CA Posts: 245
    ceska said:
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    There is a picture of Ed's handwritten lyrics and even that is indecipherable. I really need to know what he is saying in the "And I'll_____ " part. What exactly is a "blue eyed scene"??  Learning that the lyrics were "Walked in light" and not "Walked the line" was  a revelation to me, and an improvement.


    Blew my mind when I first saw these handwritten lyrics. Pretty sure he’s saying “and I’ll stare you back.” And I always interpreted the “blue eyed scene” as him looking at himself in the mirror. 

    Definitely one of my favorite PJ songs ever. Distinctly remember hearing it on the radio for the first time and being blown away.
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  • Posts: 1,955
    These songs meant so much to me as a teenager. And even though redefined as an adult, no less effective. OH, and Mirrorball is amazing. 
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