Bennie

KV4053
KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,514
in The Porch
There's something magical with that itty little bit of acoustic guitar play between Low Light and Thumbing My Way
I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,201
    Man

    so next level

    i still fuckin don’t remember what was more important that I was doing at the time than being on here when it dropped. The one that got away
  • Travels With
    Travels With Posts: 615
    Didn't it drop at midnight?  I could be wrong but I have this vague memory of staying up late to buy it.  
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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,977
    Travels With said:
    Didn't it drop at midnight?  I could be wrong but I have this vague memory of staying up late to buy it.  
    See and I remember running home during my lunch break and snagging it.
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,964
    I remember buying mine the day after they went on sale.   I was a brokeass student at the end of university.  I really depated whether I had the funds to spend 35 plus shipping on it.  Ended up pulling the trigger on it, but I remember doing it the next day.  I don't think they sold you immediately.  I think I bought one of the last ones, but it wasn't an instant sellout (maybe 24 hoursish?)
  • Travels With
    Travels With Posts: 615
    a5pj said:
    Travels With said:
    Didn't it drop at midnight?  I could be wrong but I have this vague memory of staying up late to buy it.  
    See and I remember running home during my lunch break and snagging it.
    You're probably correct.  I have a terrible memory for things like this.
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  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    I didn’t buy it because it was a record and I wanted the CD:) 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    So glad to have this back in my collection! 
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    I remember buying the cd because my turntable was broken. Ugh. Idiot.
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  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    I don't exactly recall the whole process clearly, but somehow I ordered it. I seem to think there was an annoucement and then the on-sale date.  It could not have been hard.  I was 31 and tired with a three year old and a 3 month old and a DSL connection at best.  I think the boxset went of May of 2004 for orde?
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  • WindowPaine
    WindowPaine Chicopee, MA Posts: 542
    I don't remember it exactly either. But I do know the vinyl hype (and merch hype for pj fans) wasn't as mainstream throughout this board or society as it is today. I didn't rush to buy it but i got it from 10c that day or two it was for sale. 
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  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    18 years later and the majority are probably still sealed.  That daily torture must be hard 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Cropduster-80 said:
    18 years later and the majority are probably still sealed.  That daily torture must be hard 
    Maybe! I’m not one of em’ Listened last week. Sounds SO fucking good! 
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  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,501
    I got into Vinyl this year for the first time. I acquired all the vaults for reasonable prices and spin them once in a while.

    Bennie is too $ for me right now, so I downloaded the FLAC, bought a shiite MODI and hooked up a laptop. 

    Sounds perfect, no flipping records. Maybe some day. But anyone who cant get one, the experience is the same.
  • False_Belief
    False_Belief Cardiff Posts: 763
    edited May 2022
    Like all good millennials, my CD collection is occupying space in my parents’ home, under constant threat of disposal.   Is this on any of the major streaming platforms?    I swear it used to be on Spotify but must’ve got pulled because it wasn’t there when I last checked a couple of months ago.   It’s not on Apple Music either.  

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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    RS65573 said:
    I got into Vinyl this year for the first time. I acquired all the vaults for reasonable prices and spin them once in a while.

    Bennie is too $ for me right now, so I downloaded the FLAC, bought a shiite MODI and hooked up a laptop. 

    Sounds perfect, no flipping records. Maybe some day. But anyone who cant get one, the experience is the same.
    Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the experience isn’t the same. Flipping the records alone is part of the experience. The entire vinyl ritual is the experience. 
  • Red Mosqito
    Red Mosqito Posts: 1,239
    Travels With said:
    Didn't it drop at midnight?  I could be wrong but I have this vague memory of staying up late to buy it.  
    Yes I do believe they dropped it late in the evening as I waited up to buy it. Having gone to the show and meeting the band afterwards and getting my Benny poster signed, I just knew I had to have this to complete the trifecta. 
  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    RS65573 said:
    I got into Vinyl this year for the first time. I acquired all the vaults for reasonable prices and spin them once in a while.

    Bennie is too $ for me right now, so I downloaded the FLAC, bought a shiite MODI and hooked up a laptop. 

    Sounds perfect, no flipping records. Maybe some day. But anyone who cant get one, the experience is the same.
    Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the experience isn’t the same. Flipping the records alone is part of the experience. The entire vinyl ritual is the experience. 
    Being forced to listen to albums as an entire piece of work can’t be understated, digital formats makes that hard unless you are very disciplined 

    I actively listen to records, digital is more passive listening almost always. Background music, in the car etc so the experience is way different 
  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,501
    I think it is helpful to provide a method to listen to this that doesn't include dropping $3k. It is not the same, but it is close and almost free.
  • SandyRavage
    SandyRavage Posts: 1,126
    False_Belief said:
    Like all good millennials, my CD collection is occupying space in my parents’ home, under constant threat of disposal.   Is this on any of the major streaming platforms?    I swear it used to be on Spotify but must’ve got pulled because it wasn’t there when I last checked a couple of months ago.   It’s not on Apple Music either.  
    I don't think it was ever on Spotify or Apple Music.

    You might be confusing Bennie with the last REAL Vault (not Moline) and Unplugged that ended up on both Spotify and Apple Music...

    The state of their Spotify (and Discogs site for that matter) is a real shit show as of late when it comes to trying to cypher through everything thats there. You have studio albums mixed with all the bootlegs from 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2013...

    I'm not sure why some of the bootlegs, and not all of them are up there, but I feel like Pearl Jam are missing the boat on that. Theres a lot of releases they could add to their Streaming outlets that would stop you from having to pay yet another fee to Nugs to get all of your PJ shows. 

    Bennie is a perfect example, as you can't even buy the CD/Cassette anymore for under $20... and it's almost 20 years old... I'm sure they are thinking it would be pretty pointless to re-release a CD of a show from 20 years ago, but if the show just randomly showed up in our Spotify one day, I don't think too many people would complain! 

    Speaking of which, can we get all the 2005/2006 shows on streaming???? You would think that would be logical since they were only available as downloads..... Some of the best shows ever on those tours.   
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited May 2022
    Cropduster-80 said:
    18 years later and the majority are probably still sealed.  That daily torture must be hard 
    I actually wonder how many still exist in great shape opened or sealed.  Over the years I’ve seen one copy listed that clearly survived a flood and looked unplayable.   Another that had the box eaten by a dog.   Someone once listed just LP3.   Those are the dramatic ones.  A lot have boxes that have taken normal wear and tear over the 18 years which is what you’d expect.  Most records I buy I don’t envision being worth $3k a decade or two later.  
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