what year was it when they went soft?

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  • cd21miller
    cd21miller Columbia, MO Posts: 302
    it's evolution, baby! (ever think you haven't evolved and the band has?)
  • stickboy
    stickboy Posts: 2,981
    stupidcorporatewhore wrote:
    would you rather PJ be a fucking joke like Metallica?

    that is to say, they play exactly the same music to the same audience over 20 years?

    they not only got older, they grew up!

    does going back to the "early days" mean waiting an hour and a half for them to show up? does it mean taking the chance they might not be in "performance condition"? this is pretty much typical of the band in it's "heyday".

    umm no thanks.
    man Im so glad PJ nver turned into Metallica. Id be so devastated, and this is coming from a huge metallica fan whose been dissapointed completely over the past few yrs

    I just popped on Marseilles 06...theres osme enrgy right there for ya, check out that setlist..this show fuckin ROCKED...lucky bastrds! :P
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    pearljammer wrote:
    Same song in 2006.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=zOibN-Ugku0

    Just as intense.

    Same song, again in 06 and a massive crowd...
    I reckon alot more intense than 92!

    these guys aren't 25 any more! i think that has alot to do with onstage antics!
    but i think as a whole crowd safety is anot better and you dont see so much crazy shit going on like stage dives or whatever at any show!
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-7MyOUeVd0


    I always love seeing your stupid threads. Oh and btw, i never knew senior citizens climbed 20 foot ladders at bingo night...interesting.
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  • CitizenRick
    CitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Are Brain of J, DTE, God's Dice, Save You, Comotose, Severed Hand, and Big Wave just to name a few off the top of my head...considered soft?
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  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    The band has softened up over the years, no doubt about that. Eddie went from being a firework display to a statue on stage in 1993/1994. They still play hard though, but definately not as hard as they used to.

    I guess it began when the band started to focus on other things beside their music. Eddie's issues with fame, ticketmaster and so on...
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    1992
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Spinbrett wrote:
    95? 96? Watch early stuff from PJ and it completely blows you away with the intesity. EVERY member is basically going crazy and owning the stage, now, its about as intense as bingo night at the retirement home. I know they got older but, what happened?

    i'm the absolute opposite of you on this one... the early stuff makes me cringe with embarrassment... i hate it... they look like drunk 14 year old carnies after 4 hours on a spinning ride.

    i like the mellow groove they've got going on... if i want to watch people flailing around on a stage in some testosterone fuelled orgy of long hair then i'll just buy a 70's porn movie.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    2030

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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    Spinbrett wrote:
    EVERY member is basically going crazy and owning the stage,
    Hahahahaha!!!

    They don't do too bad nowadays.

    Actually, EV slowed the frenetic stage routine down around 94.
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    dunkman wrote:
    i'm the absolute opposite of you on this one... the early stuff makes me cringe with embarrassment... i hate it... they look like drunk 14 year old carnies after 4 hours on a spinning ride.

    i like the mellow groove they've got going on... if i want to watch people flailing around on a stage in some testosterone fuelled orgy of long hair then i'll just buy a 70's porn movie.
    i like you.....you make me smile.
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  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    Spinbrett wrote:
    this is what it use to look like.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=VbhsYC4gKy4
    which state fair is this from?
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Spinbrett wrote:
    95? 96? Watch early stuff from PJ and it completely blows you away with the intesity. EVERY member is basically going crazy and owning the stage, now, its about as intense as bingo night at the retirement home. I know they got older but, what happened?
    this belongs in the WTF?! thread!!!
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  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    ajedigecko wrote:
    which state fair is this from?

    looks like pinkpop 1992

    dont know if i'd call it a state fair

    im like dunkman...i dont miss those old dayz...they are way cooler now
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    I wish Stone and Mike would grow their hair long again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Jeff would start wearing his funny hats again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Eddie would Climb to the top of the Raffters, and wear his Courdoroy Jacket again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish the band would re-write Ten over and over again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish I was young again. Cause It was so much better then.
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I wish Stone and Mike would grow their hair long again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Jeff would start wearing his funny hats again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Eddie would Climb to the top of the Raffters, and wear his Courdoroy Jacket again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish the band would re-write Ten over and over again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish I was young again. Cause It was so much better then.

    looks like you got a wishlist happening there ;)
  • riffrandall
    riffrandall Posts: 685
    Spinbrett wrote:
    95? 96? Watch early stuff from PJ and it completely blows you away with the intesity. EVERY member is basically going crazy and owning the stage, now, its about as intense as bingo night at the retirement home. I know they got older but, what happened?

    Wasn't it the same year that you stopped beating the crap out of your girlfriend?
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  • MichaelMcKevin
    MichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I wouldn't normally namecall on a forum, but on this.... you're an idiot.

    They used to rock out like they were new to it (ie. all the going crazy on stage and shit).

    Now, they rock out A LOT like professionals.
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  • glasshouse
    glasshouse Posts: 1,762
    i can't remember the year exactly but it happened Monday 11th May at 17h33:15
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

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  • NeverbeenLedbetter
    NeverbeenLedbetter Posts: 213
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    I wish Stone and Mike would grow their hair long again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Jeff would start wearing his funny hats again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish Eddie would Climb to the top of the Raffters, and wear his Courdoroy Jacket again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish the band would re-write Ten over and over again. Cause It was so much better then.

    I wish I was young again. Cause It was so much better then.


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