We wanna hear the hits!!!

Gccastillo
Gccastillo Posts: 1
edited May 2022 in The Porch
I want to start by saying I love PJ and their shows. I seen PJ twice in my life and it was back to back shows at Fenway. I am going to the Vegas show on 5/20/2022. Although the shows are great and sound great I was disappointed after the first Fenway show. i was disappointed because I didnt hear all of their hits. I had to go to the second show to hear the hits they did not play in the first. Lets face we go to hear the hits as well as other songs. We pay a lot of $$$$ for their shows, more than most artists and to not hear all their hits at each show is just robbery! Some of us dont have the $$$ to go to back to back shows. Also you they tour so infrequently that you could go to many shows and still not hear the hits! My friend is going to the Vegas show with me and she has never seen PJ and I know she will be disappointed when they don't play all of their hits.I am begging you PJ to play all the hits that every fan wants to hear, please!!! I love your music!!
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  • WMAmorican
    WMAmorican Posts: 248
    Good luck with that on this forum...and yet it's funny, I'm bringing my 19-year-old to his first PJ show (he was just getting into music in 2013 when they last toured) so I'm actually hoping they play "Ledbetter," "Jeremy," "Daughter," "Better Man," "Last Kiss" and all the others that are usually such a buzz kill for jaded me after dozens of shows...so bring on the hits in Oakland! 
  • CopperTom
    CopperTom Posts: 3,164
    Some hits.  Not all the hits.  
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  • MisterEtake2
    MisterEtake2 Posts: 404
    If you are going to a Pearl Jam show expecting to hear all of the hits, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.  This can't happen with a group that mixes up its set lists.  You should go see Billy Joel instead.    
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,886
    They charge less than most artists of their stature. I know there are "premium" seats now. But those are not the majority. Also they have a lot of "hits". 33 that were on their greatest hits albums. Plus 4 albums worth of hits after. And a lot of their deep tracks are loved by the fans. They do put in their a few hits to appease the casual fan. But if you want a greatest hits tour. Probably not the band to do it. But you never know
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,088
    I thought I was going to agree with this thread when I saw the title.
    But as someone who will never complain when Even Flow is played, I can’t agree with your statements. I wouldn’t want all the hits every show. There would be almost zero diversity each night. And there’s plenty of amazing PJ songs that aren’t “hits.” I don’t think Present Tense ever got radio play, probably isn’t known outside their fan base, but it’s a top 10 song for me. 
    I love the hits. They’re hits for a reason, so give me lots of them at a show. I never get excited about a song just because I never heard it live before. I’m not a fan of rarities for the sake of rarefied and stats. But it can’t be all the hits all the time. That would get boring for the fans and the band.
  • MUZIK
    MUZIK Posts: 630
    Ed is that you? 🤔 
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  • KM73780
    KM73780 Posts: 1,177
    Pearl Jam had hits?
  • potnik
    potnik Posts: 464
    WMAmorican said:
    Good luck with that on this forum...and yet it's funny, I'm bringing my 19-year-old to his first PJ show (he was just getting into music in 2013 when they last toured) so I'm actually hoping they play "Ledbetter," "Jeremy," "Daughter," "Better Man," "Last Kiss" and all the others that are usually such a buzz kill for jaded me after dozens of shows...so bring on the hits in Oakland! 
    Similar situation, but brining my 12 year old and twin 8 year olds. They have been listening to my standard concert going songs for this tour "small town" "even flow" "alive" "corduroy" "gigaton" 

    Though my daughter would love to hear "Last Kiss", I know it's a cover but it is a bad time song. 

    Will be show 79 and 80 for me and number 1 & 2 for my kids. Just love the opportunity to experience my favorite band with them. Wasn't sure this day would ever happen, so agreed bring on the hits or better yet. Play what inspires you to put on the best show possible. If the band is engaged my kids will be hooked and that's the goal. I need some tour buddies to get me to 100.


  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,886
    MUZIK said:
    Ed is that you? 🤔 
    Eddie is the one who is changing up setlists. So it wouldn't be him. I believe Stone said he would have been fine just playing the hits.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    Open with Alive and blow people's minds. 
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  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    JimmyV said:
    Open with Alive and blow people's minds. 
    That was my guess for the first show after Covid 
  • potnik
    potnik Posts: 464
    JimmyV said:
    Open with Alive and blow people's minds. 
    Love it. Was around some fans on Night 2 LA and they asked my thought for an opener my response was. 

    House lights on play "Alive"
  • PP193448
    PP193448 Here Posts: 4,283
    Lost Dogs are all hits in my mind…
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  • GP179117
    GP179117 Posts: 371
    No hits!!  All Bsides!!
    Tempers are wearing thin. Let's hope some robot doesn't kill everybody.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,092
    Alive
    Evenflow
    Jeremy
    Go
    Daughter
    Animal
    Betterman
    Spin the black circle
    Who You Are
    Hail hail
    Do the evolution
    Nothing as it seems
    I am mine
    Save You
    Just breathe

    End of Show

  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,886
    mookeywrench said:
    Alive
    Evenflow
    Jeremy
    Go
    Daughter
    Animal
    Betterman
    Spin the black circle
    Who You Are
    Hail hail
    Do the evolution
    Nothing as it seems
    I am mine
    Save You
    Just breathe

    End of Show

    If they do a double bill with Alice in Chains or something where they both play for an hour and a half
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  • Ten Backspaced Riot Actors
    Ten Backspaced Riot Actors Posts: 436
    I am so happy that Pearl Jam(Ed or whoever)view all of the songs that they have created as unique, worthy in their own way.  I would have stopped listening a long time ago if it was just the hits. Variety is the spice of life.  It makes their catalog of bootlegs so much more interesting.
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,374
    You and your friend may want to familiarize yourself with their other songs. You will get lots of hits too. Have fun!
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,306
    igotid88 said:
    MUZIK said:
    Ed is that you? 🤔 
    Eddie is the one who is changing up setlists. So it wouldn't be him. I believe Stone said he would have been fine just playing the hits.
    Agree.  Dirty Frank was played about every night during Ed’s solo tour.  If he didn’t want to play it with PJ I am sure he wouldn’t have played it just because of two RHCP members in the group.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    All the hits! All the hits! All the hits! 
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