Stone and Mike Reddit AMA Session Thursday 4/9 4PM PT

[oneway23]

Stone: I've been wearing the same boots for years on tour... but slipped up last tour and wore some vans.. I still got my boots though....I haven't worn my glasses in awhile live so i really can't see a thing... including the set list...sg

[7 Years and Maybe Longer]

Great work on Gigaton, guys!

How was it to work with Josh Evans after making a series of records with Brendan O'Brien? I love the different style that Josh brought to this album.

PS: Not sure if this was intentional but Giga = TEN to the power of 9 and Ton is a colloquial term for 100. That makes Gigaton TEN to the power of 11, and is Pearl Jam's 11th album starting from Ten.
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Ok thats pretty cool about the word Gigaton. thanks .Syncronicity central.

Gotta give a shout out to Josh Evans. Hugely talented and hugely hearted individual. We couldn't be prouder of his enormous accomplishment of getting all of us excited about the same record. Love you Josh E. stone

[joostone]

Great work on Gigaton, guys!

How was it to work with Josh Evans after making a series of records with Brendan O'Brien? I love the different style that Josh brought to this album.

PS: Not sure if this was intentional but Giga = TEN to the power of 9 and Ton is a colloquial term for 100. That makes Gigaton TEN to the power of 11, and is Pearl Jam's 11th album starting from Ten.

Ok thats pretty cool about the word Gigaton. thanks .Syncronicity central.

Gotta give a shout out to Josh Evans. Hugely talented and hugely hearted individual. We couldn't be prouder of his enormous accomplishment of getting all of us excited about the same record. Love you Josh E. stone

[Strat]

In terms of traditions Im not sure about before releasing records. We kind of do what we think ios best on how to promote a record at a certain time.That can change with each record. We do a last minute check of the set before going on stage.Ed will be like a quarterback and call out certain songs and how quickly they should change for flow purposes sometimes. If Ed misses a lyric (doesnt happen alot) I hope I am watching Matt and the guys and know that we might have to play an extra verse to catch up. that is pretty intuitive though.Yes i do Point alot in the front row and a few back.I rcognize people all the time. Certain shirts, flags, etc help too.But Im very aware of everyone on my side I get energy from it and i am also looking to see if it is safe up front for people. MM

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[jackcameron]

Gigatwo is the most important question, right?

There are a number of questions on there regarding this. I doubt they will choose to answer it though.
Here's hoping they do!!

[Birds in Hell]

If you Mike, and you Stone could freely pick a Neil Young cover to play love (From his vast amount of amazing songs) - which one would it be? Off the top of your head? Other than Opera Star off Reactor that is!

I keep humming The Great Divide. It really is stuck in my head. Lets play that as a cover!!!! sg

[injuddstree]

"Now I think about how things will sound on record and not always worry about doing it live. The Live shows of course are super important though.MM"

This is a big shift in thinking. And a positive one. To me, the last 3 records (and possibly Riot Act) have been made to "play live" as opposed to being great sounding records.

[oneway23]

Mike, what's your favourite Stone's song? (and vice versa)


I love In Hiding the best of Stones compositions.I remember when it was a demo called Morning Song and it blew my mind.It felt like the Beatles to me. Its a masterpiece.MM



My Fav Mike song is Retrograde.....great great chords and delivery.. so fun to play.. We rehearsed and its knock out.... love you Mike sg

[7 Years and Maybe Longer]

"Now I think about how things will sound on record and not always worry about doing it live. The Live shows of course are super important though.MM"

This is a big shift in thinking. And a positive one. To me, the last 3 records (and possibly Riot Act) have been made to "play live" as opposed to being great sounding records.

Agree definitely prefer when the band has this mindset going into the studio. It shows in the results.

[Farmer John]

If you Mike, and you Stone could freely pick a Neil Young cover to play love (From his vast amount of amazing songs) - which one would it be? Off the top of your head? Other than Opera Star off Reactor that is!

I keep humming The Great Divide. It really is stuck in my head. Lets play that as a cover!!!! sg

Yes, please.

[scrub12]

Answers are like 10,000 times better than I expected. Except for the bed pissing one.

[7 Years and Maybe Longer]

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I would like to do a solo record some day and have some Ideas for it. I hope it will happen in the next few yearsMM

[7 Years and Maybe Longer]

Good evening guys, gigaton is amazing, thank you for all the amazing music you have made. Two quick questions

Are the rumors about Gigaton being a part of a two part album true

Is there any chance that we could get another lost dogs type album with all the unreleased songs from Avocado onward

Hope you’re both doing great in these tough times and thanks again for all the amazing music, can’t wait to see you guys live when all this is over!


Gigaton is its own record. Id love to record more music in this time of pandemic but its imoportant that we are all taking measures to be safe. Good Idea about Lost Dogs 2 Ill bet we have the music for that.MM

[Monkey_Driven]

Good evening guys, gigaton is amazing, thank you for all the amazing music you have made. Two quick questions

Are the rumors about Gigaton being a part of a two part album true

Is there any chance that we could get another lost dogs type album with all the unreleased songs from Avocado onward

Hope you’re both doing great in these tough times and thanks again for all the amazing music, can’t wait to see you guys live when all this is over!


Gigaton is its own record. Id love to record more music in this time of pandemic but its imoportant that we are all taking measures to be safe. Good Idea about Lost Dogs 2 Ill bet we have the music for that.MM

Mike said they had nothing new to release like 6 months ago.

[PHATJ]

Thanks for posting all these quotes, guys. I’m not a reddit bro and probably wouldn’t have sought it out otherwise, but it’s been fun following along.

[injuddstree]

You can tell through this, and his various interviews in the past, and his general personality, that Mike is just a music lover who stumbled in to the band, stuck around, doesn't overthink things, and is just so grateful.

[oneway23]

Underrated comment from Mike : Typically sticks to the first two ideas for leads. Composition is more relevant for songs, not solos..

Damn, Mike. Making the rest of us look bad.

[jackcameron]

We learnt something new.. Mike is an Apple user.. not an Android man...

[chewm]

Answers are like 10,000 times better than I expected. Except for the bed pissing one.

that was my favorite answer

[jackcameron]

Stone hasn't answered for a while... is he okay?