***Berkeley Fanviews Here 4/8/2008***

oh my god i am so jealous of this can't wait for a audio recording to emerge!!!

tchiggs wrote:

i would say santa cruz 2nd and berk1 definetly last, though i did like if you want to sing out......the crowd sucked night 1 at berk.

again, night 1 at berkeley ... 10c tickets.

night 2 .... no 10c tickets ....

draw your own conclusion .... ???

jimed14 wrote:

again, night 1 at berkeley ... 10c tickets.

night 2 .... no 10c tickets ....

draw your own conclusion .... ???

Dude! I was totally thinking that! Monday night all 10C insiders up close, plus lots of guests I'm thinking, from you know, "the biz." Versus tuesday's great unwashed hoarde, totally different vibe, i'm thinking people were even more plowed on a tues night (I was).

but nah -- 10C farthest was maybe Row L so that's only first 15-20 rows? But YES, those first rows can be instrumental in setting the vibe for the entire hall!

I actually was digging that the whole fourth row center looked like faculty on Monday. Someone's grandparent's? Family? The movie money men and their wives? I dunno -- they were tapping their toes and shaking their jewelry -- but hadda be a bit of a buzzkill!

Whereas I had the sweetest older lady in front of me, who came with her daughter. Turned out no, MOM was the big fan too, she'd seen the U2 opener, all three SF06 shows! She was great to chat with! So I don't wanna jump to conclusions....

I suspect some of this is also that MANY 10C tix were split, 3 different couples around me were split into singles!?!?!? Another Buzzkill -- and honestly, I was on good behavior myself as I had just met a 10C member who gave me my ticket on monday. Duo's meeting up who don't "really" know one another and are ya know, being polite not to scream into their new friends ear?

I am not going to say Berkeley 1 sucked or anything -- FAR from it. It was what it was, it was serene, lots of dedications. Sing if you want to sing! He didn't say we HAD to!

But I will say that Berkeley 2 was simply one of the best concerts I've ever seen in 24 years!!!!

on monday I was 4th row on mike's side and I can tell you that there were some fans there, but some people weren't into it.

I think 10c members are no better than TM people either, it could of been a bad bunch in the front, or the people yelling yesterday (that clearly pissed of ed)...but I'd never say one crowd was better than another.

Last night was amazing, also amazing was storytellers (10c) and msg '03 (at least 3,000 10c members)...might be luck of the draw, might be how ed's feeling that night...whatever it was, it was great!

Oxxys wrote:

man now I am wishing I would have tried to make it out west for one of these shows damn it

Yeah, I just couldn't go even though I very badly wanted to.

Oxxys wrote:

man now I am wishing I would have tried to make it out west for one of these shows damn it

I am wishing I went to night 2 instead of night 1!!!!

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

What did Ed say in regards to the band recording?

What did Ed say about his daughter and all that?

Lastly, what the fuck did he play from foxymop???

He said: "Uh, we've got tape rolling, so uh if you wanna turn this room into, you know, a choir, we'll see what we can do with that...." And he showed his thanks afterwards for the best US chorus of "No More" so far...

Regarding tales of his daughter, and I'll add more from my notes tonight, go here, 4th post, and sure, why not bump it over all these inane Given To Fly posts: http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=280944

Same thread for Foxymop, post 10.

Cheers!

I'd like to say to the couple in front of us, who were 1st in line to get inside on Tues., who we chatted with, glad we got Zippos! Hope you had as much fun as we did.

uhh Foxy Mop?


whats the deal with this?

ok, so I didn't have time to read through all these posts, but I'll throw my two cents in there, not really knowing if what my review details has already been discussed or not. enough disclaimer!

I guess I can sum it up in 1 word: WOW.

I've been to about 20 shows now, and this one was probably top 3... can't beat the first row center spot I wrestled my way into at Sporthalle 01, and it's hard to beat Eddie and Bono singing RIFW... So I'll put it a solid 3. Although it’s pretty much a 3 way tie for first. And a further note, I had the last row in the balcony, so basically the worst seat in the house, and it was still AWESOME. Small venues are sooooo fucking awesome!!!! Anyhow, Liam was really awesome to start with, and totally rocked hard core. I’m a huge fan now… Eddie started out a little slow, mixed up some lyrics, had to restart a few songs because of some cob webs from the night before… but really got going after the first few songs. I was really supprised by the remarkable beauty and simplicity of the into the wild songs… I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they were played magnificently and with great passion… we even got to hear some little back ground stories to the songs too…. It was a really memorable night, and I have to say I will never forget it….

Anyhow, this may get quite lengthy, but here goes....

1. Walking the Cow - really good start, got him warmed up...
2. Around the Bend - Ed got lost after the first verse, and played the same cord about 20 times before stopping and saying "I totally forgot where I was... I got into that same warm tropical place I wrote the song and got totally lost"
3. I am Mine - started talking about how he was depressed ... or hung-over from being up late. said he felt a little off. I couldn't tell if he was hung-over, drunk, high or other... but he was in RARE form. He totally beat the shit out of his guitar on this song, I'm supprised the strings lasted.
4. Masters of War - talked about how the young republicans in the crowd last night wouldn't sing along to war protest songs, said he must not have been doing his job... after the song, he said that he should have scared away most of the young republicans in the building.
5. Dead Man Walking - amazing. really soulful, and his tenor really poured over the striking guitar riffs (this was a theme that occured to me many times last night, ed's soulful and brooding voice was palpable, and was a really great counterbalance to him thrashing the shit out of his guitars.)
6. I'm open - talked about how this song was about being open to god, or at least being open to that thing that is just slightly below women. it was a short song, but beautifully preformed...
7. MOTH - this is where Ed got really talkative, and really went onto really deep tangents. First I think he was sort of apolagizing for his preformance, even though by now he was totally rocking. he said he never really liked hackey sack, but it was much quieter than what he was doing on stage. he also then said we could take off and watch a bad drum circle, and he then turned his guitar over and played a little drums for us. He then talked about the torture museum in amsterdam, and how there were these devices used in the 17th century for torture... I think he got off course here, and started talking about the 'horse' which would pull your legs downward while your legs were split with a wood frame which eventually split you in half... so he then got back on track, and said he should possibly have to wear the 'flute of shame' which was an instrument attached to a huge mask which you had your hands attached to as if it were a flute if you were a bad musician.... he hoped he wouldn't have to wear one after last night, and said if he messed up this next song he would give up (or something to that effect).. but MOTH was played beautifully and he really hit his stride. He also said he maybe just play 15 minutes of maggot brain for us instead of his set...
8. Broken Hearted - said this is a song he wrote and that he hoped no one was in this situation
9. Setting Forth - just introduced as a select few songs from 'Into the Wild' soundtrack. - these following songs were really true to their album form, very melodic and intricate... very well executed by Eddie, and again a good combination of his soft and powerful voice melting over delicate yet blistering guitar rythems - simply amazing, I was really blown away by these songs.
10. guaranteed - talked about how his daughter really loves the into the wild music, and knows emile and sean... she thinks that Eddie has a bear at the studio when he goes to work, and she really loves to dance to the songs... but wondered about the 'don't come closer or i'll have to go' lyrics. What did they mean? Ed explained that this was Chris singing from the movie, and not him, but she still wondred what that meant, so Ed said that Chris was talking to the bear. He said 'all you parents know, you have to think quickly on your feet.' Later he also added that it was great that he has seen quite a few todlers and infants at the show with headphones and ear plugs at the shows (I saw his daughter at the Toronto Show with Bono - so he's been there too) He also saw a woman breastfeeding during a show in the crowd, and he loved it... Anyhow, he also said that he recalls from years ago, when he... well when Jill breastfed his daughter, he hasn't fed her in years.... when a baby is breastfeeding they get a little drunk or euphoric, so he was happy to see little babies tripping out at the shows....
11. no cieling
12. Far Behind - ROCKING guitar on this one. He was now really cooking
13. Rise - brings out Luke the Uke
14. Millworker - uses Luke's older brother
15. Soon Forget - introduces as perhaps the other end of the last song
16. Driftin - thanks the fans for allwing him to 'get lost' in himself and drift around all over the world and come back to a welcoming family (or something like that.)
17. Foxy Mop - said he would play that one, but he doesn't have an accordian with him. says 'a spanking, that's the only thing I want so much, so much' with a laugh
18. You got to Hide Your Love Away. - said that this was another sean penn song, and that it was the only beatles song left he could cover. also said it was 'lennon's dylan song'
19. Trouble - really well done, very melodic and a great cover
20. Picture in a Frame - dedicated to a special couple in the crowd (Sean and robin?)... but if any couples thought they were special, he dedicated it to them too.
21. Forever Young (can't remember much here)
22. Porch - absolutely blistering.... both with his voice, and how he really tore into his guitar strings. really top form eddie, and a good end to act 1.

23. Society - with Jerry Hannan - really sweet, and a great mixture of eddie and jerry singing. Jerry has more of a raspy and earthy voice over eddie's more flowing and soothing tone here, so they were a great juxtaposition.
24. Pulling into Santa Cruz - by request from a crowd member... eddie says, 'sure why not' and mentions that there is a big difference between Vancouver BC and the bay area... and responds to a shout in the crowd about how it's much different than Edmonton (or calgary? Montreal? can't remember)... where everyone tries to one - up each other (I think about this moment, he was sort of tired of people shouting stuff at him between songs - earlier he said he was annoyed that no one came up with good comments or questions, and how he was disappointed since it was a college campus) Anyhow, so he says he just had this vibe coming into santa cruz and wrote that song the morning of the SC show (he could have been pulling our leg) He also said that if we sang along the chorus well, it would be worth recording.
25. No More - introduced by saying that he won't say anything more about the song (since he had mentioned it 3 other times, that the previous night crowd wouldn't sing along... and asked that we really sing along well, so that we could be like the 'chorus' to the song - or maybe he said we could be the 'chorus' to the santa cruz song...) anyhow, he was moved by the crowd response and sing-a-long.
26. Arc - dawned the lab coat, and tore through this song..... really moving. it was amazingly beautiful, and I think one of the best things I have ever heard. anywhere. amazing finish to act 2.

27 Sean Penn song - a little roast to sean penn, I would call it ‘acting hack.' I won't try to get all the lyrics, but maybe someone can help fill in the blanks.... (eddie also mentioned earlier in the show that he enjoyed Sean’s response to finding out Jill was prego by saying “ that’s great, just wonderful, I’m so happy for you…. now who’s the father?” Eddie went on to say that it was nothing about the woman he was in love with, but just goes to show you how much of a fucking ass hole sean penn is…. He then recanted and said, ‘he’s one of the greatest assholes I know.’

Sean, the name of a boy or a girl
Penn, the name of a writing utensil or a state prison
Thank god he's not just another, just another, just another old fucking acting hack

(the rest of this is really fuzzy, but Eddie mentions movie characters he’s been, including how well he played a coked out lawyer, how it was a natural role, how he dressed up like a priest and beat up Robert diniro)
Thank god he’s not just another, just another just another fucking cock sucking mother fucking Hollywood asshole fucking acting hack.

28 Big Hard Sun … complete with fog, rocking guitar and drums and also really amazing singing, everyone was having a grand olde time… eddie was dancing all over…
29. Yellow Ledbetter – mentions he is supported by the band, he’s got Stone’s guitar, Jeff’s rug, Matt’s drumsticks, but he laments that he has nothing from Mike. So he says he made a call, and had something fed ex’ed down last night… and mike is brought out on a dolly to an enormous response from the crowd…. At the end of the song, mike starts his solo, and is joined by Liam Finn and they totally rock out the solo… Mike at his best, completely ripping through the cords and blasting the guitar ending… very fast, uptempo, blistering… it was awesome. Ed joins on drums, and they all ROCK OUT. Mike finishes solo in typical melodic form
30. Watch Tower – blew my fuckin mind man. This was an amazing song, and everyone just tore through it and really blew it up…. Amazing guitar by Mike… the true master!!! Ed blows through all the lyrics without fail and with amazing clarity… Liam is in rare form as well, throwing drum sticks here and there and totally kicking ass…. WHAT AN END!!!!!

Post show :
Met up with fellow ten clubbers after driving my g/f back to the city, and coming back to Berkeley to get some stuff signed. Met some really cool people, and ran into Sean Penn… shook his hand, thanked him for into the wild (I’m bummed I didn’t say ‘Hello Lady’ to robin… Also got a signature from Jerry Hannan on a Sniper booklet… so then I’m hanging out by a group near the bus, and turn around and –poof- eddie appears out of nowhere!!! I thank him for the show, along with a hefty throng of other fans…. And I get him to sign the same booklet as Jerry… how kick ass!!!! (Sean wouldn’t sign it, boerns)

post post show, had some wine and some smoke, hung out with Smitty, and was afraid of the security dude... really chill evening with some really great fans... awesome!!!

That’s about it. Cheers!

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