chuckrh

i'm resting up for pearl jam next friday & sub pop's spf 30 next saturday. very excited to see beach house @ spf 30!

Nice! I saw them last October & they were pretty good. Enjoy!

nice! bring your hearing protection. "you made me realize" is literally like standing next to running jet engine.

getting excited for this. in less than 2 weeks seeing pearl jam on friday night & then this on saturday:

seeing them early september. looking forward to it. this band is working hard!

Looking forward to night 2 @ Safeco Field. Only bummer is have to miss a free Afghan Whigs show as part of the Sub Pop 30th anniversary celebration. The day after is a huge free show at the beach with a bunch of cool bands (Beach House: yes!). Wouldn't be surprised if there is some sort of Pearl Jam affiliated appearance there. The 25th anniversary, Soundgarden played unannounced.

so good to have a good news story for a change. RIP for the rescuer who died.

Indeed. Prayers up.

trent!

what can i say? buddy is still the man!

after much trouble i got first balcony tix for seattle. evidently bob seger tix went on sale at the same time & ticketbastard kept crashing. interesting, the venue is all seated but the show was GA by tier (floor, 1st balcony, 2nd balcony). luckily, they had a caveat about ADA seating. supposed to talk to the venue staff on arrival & they will seat me in a roped off section. should be ok. bad things going on with me & mobility & sadly i can't go to shows without ADA seating.

i have figured out that if i talk bad about the mariners they win. am a long suffering fan & have been burned several times obviously. so, they suck & can just go to hell!

Seattle Mariners are a pleasant surprise so far. Better living via modern chemistry.

tears for fears a few years ago. luv their records. the show was at a local winery & tickets expensive. really bad opening act & then a very long break. tears barely played an hour & had sound issues most of the show. no encore.

i've got to listen to it more. first listen, didn't like as much as (non vile) record. will give a chance though.

Nils is an awesome player. On the vid, Neil seemed to be enjoying the whole thing. Got to hang out with Nils once. Very nice & funny guy. His solo shows are always good, too.

& seattle is only a few hours to the south, if you are so inclined. easy drive except in rush hour seattle.

it was 2016. wish i could've seen the 3 night stand there or hollywood bowl. i went to vegas (small venue) & portland. they were my big bucket list band. they did not disappoint! they were 2 very different shows & each amazing in its own way. the vegas one is up on youtube.

Robert gets real! https://www.stereogum.com/1991249/the-cure-assure-fans-they-can-sit-at-meltdown-fest/news/

I hear Rob Baker was there, too.

I saw the 2nd show of the Joshua Tree tour a year ago & Bono's voice was great. I always have reservations when I go see them & end up being blown away by how good they are live. Especially the 360 show. It was just stunning & probably the best stadium show I've seen (Joshua Tree was extremely close). It probably helps that in Seattle we have a stadium that actually sounds good. It was designed with sound in mind which is kind of a rarity for that sort of venue. I'd luv to see an area show but they aren't playing anywhere close. I have the blu-ray from Paris & its pretty good.

i've met Neil a few times over the years. he's an extremely nice guy. great sense of humour. think he could get along with anyone.

with Mike Campbell too! i don't think this will be a train wreck.

i like shiny happy people. it was a good fit on the record. REM at their worst was still better than most bands best. to earlier post: i saw wilco open for REM too. could've been the venue (ancient small stadium) but didn't seem like they were at their best. think there was a lot of tension simmering that blew up not too long after. conversely, REM were fantastic.

they're right up there. i'd have to think on that one.