*** Ed solo Montreal 1 Fanviews Here 8/9/08 ***

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  • Vedderman23
    Vedderman23 Posts: 862
    InHidingInOttawa wrote:
    There was one particular fan in the back constantly yelling "Eddie"...but after a few times of him yelling, a bunch of people seated around him told him to shut up. Eddie thanked the audience for self-policing themselves!

    ;) Good on them.
    "Fuck the talkin', let's start rocking." - E.V. 9-5-00

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  • TheBlob
    TheBlob Posts: 11
    Nice show last night for my first Vedder solo experience :) It was a bit weird to sit during all the show, especially for PJ songs such as Porch or Lukin, but Vedder solo is a different vibe. You sit, you listen, you laugh at the stories, you enjoy. I was at the 1st balcony, almost last row, and i would have sold my mom and dad to be on the floor near the stage with 10c members, but the view was still great. But you know, people on balcony are generally more "quiet and reserved" than people on floor but eh, i'm not complaining cause i had fun even with my not-so-close seat :)

    My highlight was Blackbird, for 2 reasons:

    1st - It's a beautiful song

    2nd - I've seen Paul McCartney perform it live 3 weeks ago in Quebec city, and i was amaze to hear it again last night with Ed. That brought me straight back to Macca's show for a few minutes. Blackbird live 2 times in 3 weeks, by Paul McCartney and Eddie Vedder, that makes my summer :)
    "My brain's like an iPod without earphones—the music's just in there, going, all the time." -Eddie Vedder
  • pink1969
    pink1969 Posts: 245
    TheBlob wrote:
    2nd - I've seen Paul McCartney perform it live 3 weeks ago in Quebec city, and i was amaze to hear it again last night with Ed. That brought me straight back to Macca's show for a few minutes. Blackbird live 2 times in 3 weeks, by Paul McCartney and Eddie Vedder, that makes my summer :)


    Cool!! lucky you!! I love that song!
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Holy shit, that was amazing. I was 17-18 rows back with my dad, next to another dude from Ottawa. Seats were GREAT, I don't know how you could complain about that. Blackbird was the highlight of the night, other than the fact that I met Ed in the parking lot!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • kiwisegg
    kiwisegg Posts: 20
    The previous posts pretty much cover most of the occurences.

    Man, that guy with his "we love you eddie.... eddie, eddie..." every freakin time there was a quiet moment you'd hear this inbecile screaming the same thing over and over....Eddie asked several times to stop, in various ways, such as ..."thank you...(pause)...MISTER" and, right before "ARC" he said "alright, I'm gonna take this love you're professing and try to do something with it..." then did "arc" amazingly.

    He also spoke of his feelings about watching the opening ceremonies of the olympics..."I'm thinkin...these people are gonna take over the world", which is pretty much what I was thinking while watching the ceremonies the other night...pretty funny, or scarry...

    Great show, My 10C seat werent great (row 17 center) but the venue is amazing, I dont think there's a bad seat in the house. Eddie relly seemed to be impressed by the venue as well...the pod seats, the velvet...

    That's all for now, off to night 2 in a few hours...

    Pat.
  • The_Fixer
    The_Fixer Posts: 255
    kiwisegg wrote:

    That's all for now, off to night 2 in a few hours...


    OHHH yeahh!
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    What a great show! First Ed solo one for us. Awesome 5th row seats. Lukin to say the least was a surprise! Loved hearing all the Into the Wild material. I also liked NOT recognizing every song, and getting surprised by several covers that I didn't know. Blackbird by Ed I liked; never liked it by anyone else. He had so many funny comments! (And good comments during Blackbird)

    Laughed about his comment on the person going through her bag during a song. Can you imagine being front row and center rifling through a bag instead of taking in the show?!

    Regarding the opening ceremony of th olympics: 'those people are going to take over the world!' in a joking manner - funny because we'd been thinking the same thing.

    And lastly, how RELAXING. I mean it rocked, don't get me wrong, but in the last 3 weeks we've been at Warped, and at Lolla, saw Rancid in Chicago at HOB, holding spots in the dirt and the sun for Rage, NIN, and a bunch of other bands, sweaty, bandanas, sunscreen all over, porta-potties, etc. (and had a blast), and being basically told to sit, in the velvet seats and LISTEN, and just take it in, was quite a treat.

    And whoever said one show is enough for them, good, but I'm glad I have another Montreal, and Toronto to look forward to - this was awesome.

    Edit - His voice right now is AMAZING. And he seems so happy and strong up there - so good to see.

    Oh - I liked all the info in the programs regarding the West Memphis Three, Tomas Young, Darfur - good way to get that info even more out there.
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  • Josh10376
    Josh10376 Posts: 76
    pjamfreak wrote:
    This "screaming guy" was quite drunk in the 13th row and very near me ! He came from Ontario...We were all pissed off ! and he will be there for the 2nd show ... Well, i hope he will not shout all night again ...


    This guy sucked. I hope he reads this. I thought the crowd was preety good other than this retard. And anytime he started his nonsense some others would follow. I felt like if he just shut up and stopped his WWE Chants other people wouldn't follow him. The whole area around us was annoyed by this guy. That being said he could not ruin the night because it was indeed a spectacular show.
  • The_Fixer
    The_Fixer Posts: 255
    Josh10376 wrote:
    I thought the crowd was preety good other than this retard.
    I agree
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  • kroppduster
    kroppduster Posts: 36
    What was the setlist last night?
  • eyesnoeyes
    eyesnoeyes Posts: 50
    I agree about everything that's been said so far - that guy was so freaking annoying, and he was probably about 2-3 rows behind us. If that guys reads this, just know that you were SUPREMELY OBNOXIOUS and no one, including Eddie, found any of your ridiculous ranting flattering or funny...

    But... that isn't to say that the show was really that adversely affected by him, I think everyone eventually just tuned out cro-mag (including Eddie) and went on with things.

    As far as I remember - there was really nothing said before 'I'm One', for that person that was asking. Sorry, he just sort of went into it and it killed.

    Also, a beautiful moment came before Arc - I was convinced that guy was going to yell something because the crowd went DEAD silent for an extended period there (at least from where I was). It was nerve-wracking, because with each passing second (and it was at least 20 - 30 seconds of Ed getting set to record the first loop) I thought 'someone is going to ruin this' - but everyone, including single-chromosone-EDDIE!!-freak, kept very quiet.

    I've been lucky in having seen Arc the first time Eddie tried it in San Diego in 2003 and later in Montreal (2003) - but this version was just draw-droppingly beautiful.

    Wish I was going tonight, but I'm back in Ottawa - I begrudgingly wish people an even better show tonight!
    'She runs through my veins like a long, black river and rattles my cage like a thunderstorm...' R. Adams.
  • pj622
    pj622 Posts: 110
    sounds like an AWESOME show! except for the few screamers
  • PaulMac
    PaulMac Posts: 54
    Just got home and wish I was still in Montreal for tonight's show. A long ride home sucks after an experience like that!

    Hope everyone enjoys tonight.
    "just be darling, and I will be too"
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  • cookies
    cookies Posts: 113
    TipJammer wrote:
    That's really awesome. But why is the audience at every show filled with so many selfish dumbass mfers who want to hear themselves make noise. JUST SHUT THE EFF UP AND LET ME MAN PUT ON A CONCERT FOR CHRIST SAKE. I can't believe this screaming shit never subsides and continues at every show. Why don't people just listen...listen....listen and enjoy.

    Even the rythmic clapping. COME ON. NO. NO NO NO NO. Don't rythmic clap. LISTEN. Rythmic clapping is just the worst. just don't. UGGHH. All of these shows are great. Its just too bad each and every one of them are poisoned by a bunch of selfish idiots making unneccessary comments that skew eds direction...EVERY NIGHT. Let him sing. You paid to watch him sing. SHUT UP AND HE MIGHT PLAY THE SONG YOU ARE SO RUDLY DEMANDING HE PLAY.

    UGGGHHHHHH.

    Damn.

    What made you tape that tune or do you have more. Just wondering
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  • edmosquito
    edmosquito Posts: 69
    Josh10376 wrote:
    This guy sucked. I hope he reads this. I thought the crowd was preety good other than this retard. And anytime he started his nonsense some others would follow. I felt like if he just shut up and stopped his WWE Chants other people wouldn't follow him. The whole area around us was annoyed by this guy. That being said he could not ruin the night because it was indeed a spectacular show.


    OK, I really need to get this off my chest. First and foremost, the show was fantastic. Starting with Liam and EJ, do NOT miss this. Jaw-dropping.

    Next Eddie was the consummate performer. Well orchestrated, witty, sound was fantastic, etc., etc. Highlights for me were: Sometimes, MOTH, Far Behind, Blackbird, Throw Your Arms around Me, I'm One, ARC......hell it was all good!

    That being said......that asshole, THE asshole that everyone has referred to thus far was RIGHT next to me. Not near me as in the vicinity of me, but in the seat immediately next to me (actually the seat to my left). Yeah, I'm talking to you guy in Row H, seat 12. You are a fucking idiot! Not only that, I am pretty sure you are a closet homosexual. Nothing against homosexuals honestly, but he was there with his girlfriend or wife, yet still literally made comments to me, or to himself I guess, of "How beautiful" Ed was several times. During "Sometimes" after the "Your God and you've got big hands..." lyrics he was actually standing up screaming "Your God, Eddie!" "You are my God!" “I love you.” Now I love Ed as much as the next 10Clubber, but in a purely artistic way.

    My friend recently brought his daughter to a Jonas Brothers concert and I guarantee at 13 years old she acted more civilized and mature than this friggin' ape. He also sat there the whole time with his fingertips to his teeth, like Nelson Muntz at the Andy Williams concert waiting to hear "Moon River" (for you Simpsons fans, you will get the imagery). I am sure this guy cried to himself several times during the show. No lie!

    Now, many people in the surrounding area told him many times, very pointedly to "Shut up." One such person behind us was greeted with "What'd you say? Huh? Come on over here." Like this guy was ready to kick his ass! He did have your typical meathead look too, but I’d guess he was between 35-40. I had also made several comments to him to keep it down as well as my wife and the people to the other side of us....all to obvious no avail. As much as I tried to tune this guy it, it was near impossible. I also feel extremely bad for the guy right in front of him as cro-magno was sitting at the very edge of his seat the whole time and shouting directly into this guys ear most of the time.

    I really don’t want to rant on anymore about this as I have already done plenty in person to my brother, his wife, and my waife (all in attendance and well aware of the man).

    If I were slightly larger and more confrontational, and this went through my head several times, I would have kicked this guys ass for the benefit of everyone else in the theater knowing full well I would have been kicked out. Of course, I am not a violent person and I am only 5'6", 135 lbs.

    I tuned out as much as I could and thoroughly enjoyed the show all the same……but for everyone that reads this and attends an upcoming show, if a similar guy is around, gang up on him and force the issue. We’d all be a lot better off for it.

    Ed, sorry for all the negativity in relation to your show. It was awesome and I love you in a much more platonic, laid back, respect your art type of way. Good luck with the rest of the tour. I know it will be great.
    "You would be punctilious in assuming that."
  • Ti_Jam96
    Ti_Jam96 Posts: 12
    It was so great to experience Eddie by himself, the atmosphere was so different than any PJ show but the power was all there.

    Best for me were Millworker, Porch, Gone, Arc, and Throw Your Arms Around Me. But they were all great and memorable. Throw Your Arms was great with Liam Finn, their harmonies worked really well and it was done like I had never seen it before. I almost liked it more than when Eddie did the song with Mark Seymour himself in Australia in '03.
    Haha and the funniest was when he fucked up during Broken Hearted... "Fuck Me".... and then again shortly after....."Fuck Me, Again! I'll have to smash this guitar into pieces, because I like to blame other things for my mistakes" haha of course, he finished the song beautifully.

    For anyone seeing a future show, SEE LIAM FINN. He is all energy and he can tear up that stage with presence. I'm definitely going to by his album, what a great addition to Ed's tour.

    Ultimately, the show was so well balanced and intimate, yet had so much power. Montreal is a great city, and it is a memory that I will not soon forget.

    All five horizons...
  • matgabs
    matgabs Posts: 9
    awsome show. I think he was better during the west coast tour. he seemed more into it.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I knew there'd be the hecklers at the show (or should I just say ONE heckler), so as much as the guy bugged me, at least he didn't just keep screaming for PJ songs. Screaming his love for Eddie isn't half as bad as hearing song requests from the audience.

    We had 12th row, great seats! The whole show was just amazing, the sound was incredible, Eddie sounded better than ever, and kept us all in stitches with his killer sense of humor. I loved Blackbird, Lukin was a great surprise, and all the ITW soundtrack songs. Just a great show.
  • billyruff
    billyruff Posts: 538
    Wow It was great wasn't it...

    Arc was a real highlight...one of the many..Hide your love away and Blackbird...

    All the "into the wild was awesome ..


    But ARC ,man it was good ,his voice blows me away everytime....

    also the poster is cool
  • Child Of The 90s
    Child Of The 90s Posts: 526
    Child Of The 90s wrote:
    Wow!!! Thank you so much for this show. I missed out on Ten Club ticket so I ended up with seats in the very back row. I was still pretty excited to go, but went straight up to cloud nine when a few guys who worked for the venue came up and traded me my back row balcony seats for FRONT ROW seats!!! I'll be home tomorrow and will tell you everything.

    thank you!


    Ok, so I'm finally home and have had a little bit of rest. Once again the show was fantastic. There were a lot of songs that I was thrilled to hear, and I really enjoyed the banter and interaction with fans. It was such a great feeling to be up front especially for Hard Sun when we got to go right up to the stage. Eddie stood at a different mike for that so he was right infront of me. One of the security guys looked like he was going to stop people from moving forward but Eddie waved them off and said it was ok. He also shook all of our hands. I saw the guys who were giving out front row tickets again on Sunday. They weren't just giving them to people in the very back row, but were being kinda selective about it, perhaps choosing people who showed some excitement already. On Sunday it was great to watch them select other unknowing fans and see the excitement in their eyes when they found out they would be moving from the back to the front.

    I could not have asked for a better concert experience. I've always been happy with my 10c seats before, and even though I didn't get 10c seats for this show I was satisfied just to see the show, but this absolutely blew me out of the water. Thanks again...

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