yacovfb Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Backspacer has leaked. I'm liking it a lot - better as a whole than Self Titled, much better than Riot Act. Much more upbeat..can't wait till the last 2 Philly shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The Neil Jam show in San Jose was great, Bad Religion opened and they were also really good. I have to say I was a bit dissapointed in the fans. There were a huge contingent of us that were stoked that the show did not get cancelled and we could watch Neil and Pearl Jam. There was also a huge amount of people that were pissed and booing Neil. I couldn't believe it but they were mostly young fans who were there to Mosh and drink. I understand being disspointed but how do you possibly Boo a living legend who is filling in at the last moment? Like it's his fault Eddie was sick? Take your dumb ass and go home.I have this bootleg, "Hey Eddie Listen To This", great to hear somebody reference it. Not a musician myself but it always amazed me how pj kept up with Neil's stuff and vice versa. You can hear people hecklin when Neil says "Eddie's pretty sick, lets try and wake him up". Also the show you referenced with sonic reducer and fuckin up sounds like the vs. the world boot with masters of war and porch unplugged. fond memories Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmada Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The 96' Bridge School, perhaps my favorite boot of all time by anyone. Do yourself a favor and Youtube corduroy from that show, might be extra special for those Jack Irons lovers.1996 was a great year for PJ-no code tourand I know that boot well but I would not be unhappy if I never heard corduroy live ever againthey play that one WAY to often Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmada Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Backspacer has leaked. I'm liking it a lot - better as a whole than Self Titled, much better than Riot Act. Much more upbeat..can't wait till the last 2 Philly shows.thanks for the heads up-got it this morningI need to digest it more before I form an opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 about all i can muster up after 6 listens is that it's better than Riot Act at least...it's neither great nor awful, but yet another average PJ record the more of these they release however, the better Binaural fairs compared to their 90's output (which is all vastly superior) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 fuck the haters! i love this album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 hardly a hater... it's just a very average album for Pearl Jam is all. it's enjoyable/pleasant, but i get very little feeling (good or bad) out of it. my overall reaction is basically indifference. it has 3 pretty sweet songs (Got Some, Amongst The Waves, & Force of Nature), but Speed of Sound is one of the worst PJ songs in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 HATER! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondante Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 hardly a hater... it's just a very average album for Pearl Jam is all. it's enjoyable/pleasant, but i get very little feeling (good or bad) out of it. my overall reaction is basically indifference. it has 3 pretty sweet songs (Got Some, Amongst The Waves, & Force of Nature), but Speed of Sound is one of the worst PJ songs in a long time. that's exactly how i feel about wilco (the album)....not to compare the two of course. everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not sure how you can hate on speed of sound to that extent. especially when pearl jam put songs like comatose and big wave on their last album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 i love big wave! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondante Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 i love big wave! it's a fun song. however, it's b-side material to be brutally honest. wasn't really trying to hate on anything, just trying to make a point with speed of sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 i love big wave! the lyrics are abysmal. as a big dumb rocker it's fine i guess, but the band has 40+ better rock songs that's exactly how i feel about wilco (the album)....not to compare the two of course. everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not sure how you can hate on speed of sound to that extent. especially when pearl jam put songs like comatose and big wave on their last album.Thumbing My Way off Riot Act was my previous least favorite PJ song, so this is at least better than that i suppose. but SoS is just SO so dull musically unfortunately. Comatose ruled however Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmada Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 A few listens in and Im really digging johnny guitar and just breathe (even though the guitar sounds exactly like Tuolumne from ITW on that one). Gonna see my friend has potential (reminds me of Kiss actually) and got some is pretty good, but so far, I agree, the rest is very average. And I am not digging the production-synth and fade outs, yuck. And where is McCready on this record???? There is a noticeable lack of solos But thats what Ive come to expect given the last two records-three or four songs I like, and a bunch I dont. And comatose was probably the best song on the last record.Solace, I agree, I find thumbing to be a terrible song, I cringe when they play it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Wow. Someone didn't like Comatose? Interesting. My hopes are not very high for this album, and this from someone who thoroughly enjoyed Pearl Jam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 A few listens in and Im really digging johnny guitar and just breathe (even though the guitar sounds exactly like Tuolumne from ITW on that one). Gonna see my friend has potential (reminds me of Kiss actually) and got some is pretty good, but so far, I agree, the rest is very average. And I am not digging the production-synth and fade outs, yuck. And where is McCready on this record???? There is a noticeable lack of solos But thats what Ive come to expect given the last two records-three or four songs I like, and a bunch I dont. And comatose was probably the best song on the last record.Solace, I agree, I find thumbing to be a terrible song, I cringe when they play it. oh god. that EIGHTEEN second fade out of Johnny Guitar is just downright criminal. i don't even love the song but that is inexcusable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Although the new album is a stinker (at least I think so), this sounds like it will be worth watching: Billboard article After frontman Eddie Vedder sat in with Kings of Leon at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday (Oct. 2), Pearl Jam's powerful 18-song set at KLRU's "Austin City Limits" PBS concert series taping on Saturday (Oct. 3), formed an impressive second piece of a trifecta of Pearl Jam-related performances in Austin, Texas. The band caps off the weekend with a two-hour headlining slot Sunday (Oct. 4) at the ACLMF. The Seattle rockers, whose new album "Backspacer" just earned the group its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 13 years, treated the 270 music lovers packed into the KLRU studio to songs new (most of "Backspacer") and vintage (1991's "Porch"), covers (the Police's "Driven To Tears"), and a special guest (Ben Harper sitting in on lap steel for a searing "Red Mosquito"). The tickets to the small-capacity performance were in such demand that not only was the actual taping standing-room only, the show's organizers commandeered the nearby Hogg Memorial Auditorium for a special live, private simulcast for 800 additional fans. Eddie Vedder and bassist Jeff Ament kicked off the intimate, conversational show with quiet songs, "establishing the scene," Vedder said, with a nod to local music (Austin songwriter Daniel Johnston's "Walking The Cow"). After a pair of "Backspacer" ballads -- the wistful "Just Breathe" and "The End" -- the full band rocked into the single "The Fixer." Before long, Vedder and the band were riffing with the crowd as if everyone was mingling at a party rather than at the taping of a legendary TV music series. "This room is like driving an old Buick," Vedder said with obvious affection for the 35-year-old show whose set was designated a rock landmark by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just two days ago. The crowd, which included a large contingent of Iraq war veterans from the group Wounded Warriors invited personally by the band, participated in between-song banter that added a festive flow to the night. Vedder talked about song origins (how a Johnny Guitar Watson album cover became the song "Johnny Guitar"), goofed on guitarist Mike McCready's spandexy 80s past, and was drawn into signing various vets' prosthetic limbs right before doing the 60-second punk pummel of "Lukin" -- with a string section instructed to play whatever they feel. At other points in the night, he made up a hilarious, incongrious interpretive dance while the group vamped some jokey free jazz, and clued the audience in that guest Ben Harper was not an ACL newbie like they were: Harper first played the TV show at age 20 as a sideman for Taj Mahal. All conversation aside, however, it was the music that kept the crowd in rapt attention. Guitarist Stone Gossard casually dropped an incindiary solo into "Do The Evolution," Vedder's seasoned baritone was showcased in the set's quieter moments and the audience was more than happy to take over vocals on the first verse and chorus of "Better Man." After ending the second of two encores with Mike McCready's Hendrix-ey guitar-only rendering of "The Star Spangled Banner," the band and Ben Harper closed the evening by taking a bow in unison. The Pearl Jam episode of "Austin City Limits" will air on PBS stations on Nov. 21. After its headlining set tonight at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Pearl Jam's "Backspacer" North American tour continues through October, wrapping up with a four-night stand at the Philadelphia Spectrum that ends on Halloween. The band begins a tour of Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 14. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_H_2 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Why they feel the need to continue to play "Driven to Tears" is beyond me. It's such a dull cover and takes up a precious song slot that should filled by an actual Pearl Jam song. If they want to slow things down, play All Those Yesterdays or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tennisclay Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Why they feel the need to continue to play "Driven to Tears" is beyond me. It's such a dull cover and takes up a precious song slot that should filled by an actual Pearl Jam song. If they want to slow things down, play All Those Yesterdays or something.u got me. i saw it Thunder Bay a few years ago and wasnt too impressed. when i saw they played I Believe In Miracles at one of the LA shows that got my motor running. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkyMark77 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Been a fan since "Ten". Faves are "Yield" and "Riot Act". "Backspacer" is growing on me. "Pearl Jam" is my least favorite. Don't understand why their ticket prices have increased almost 100% in the last five years. That about covers it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 during the encore at ACL fest, Perry Farrell came out and PJ played "mountain song" by Jane's Addiction while Perry sang... it was so crazy good... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 i've always loved their Driven To Tears cover... but then again i'm a huge Police fan and yeah, from the brief video i saw of Mountain Song it looked AMAZING Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Pearl Jam with Chris Cornell "Hunger Strike" Gibson Amphitheater, LA, 10.6.09 (Youtube link) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I was a HUGE pj fan from about ten - no code, then I started shifting to other music. I think No Code is their best record looking back on it all. Anyway, I was more than excited when I heard "the Fixer". What a song. I finally heard the rest of record. Brief summary opinion: more than down hill from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmada Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 getting psyched for Philly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangara Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 So as some of you probably know, Pearl Jam is playing a string of four dates this week to close out the Spectrum in Philadelphia. This Saturday's Halloween show will be the last performance ever in the building as it's being demolished soon after. And apparently at last night's show, Ed said that the band was going to play "everything they know" this week, wrapping up at 2 am on Halloween. Needless to say I just got a bit more excited to leave for Philly.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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