2023-09-13: Ft. Worth, TX

[dad]

There are no Americans left.

let’s be honest with ourselves…we’re bastardized.

[daft twat]

Irish benders

Lord save and preserve us from them

I hope this isn’t read seriously.
I love gays, Irish or otherwise.
Dime, you just need to dial the insults back. PM me your number and I’ll text you a clip of Given to Fly in St. Paul. We have great crowds, too.

[96583UP]

Craic, Red, Yellow

[Bi_3]

There are no Americans left.

let’s be honest with ourselves…we’re bastardized.

Not me. I am 100% pure bred PolCzechEngIrish. Might as well say I chopped down a cherry tree and killed me a bear when I was only three.

[dimejinky99]

Irish benders

Lord save and preserve us from them

I hope this isn’t read seriously.
I love gays, Irish or otherwise.
Dime, you just need to dial the insults back. PM me your number and I’ll text you a clip of Given to Fly in St. Paul. We have great crowds, too.

I was just on a wind up. Didn’t think it would go like that tho

[Bammer]

dad and Wease meet. Along with the wonderful wives.

Super sweat people

Great typo here

[logan5ive]

Josh is a barely adequate drummer (at best), so I hope they’ve got somebody else lined up for the show(s) if Matt’s out.

I'm struggling with processing the show from last night. It was show #75 for me and might have been the worst.

The mix was terrible. We were front row of the floor seats, so in directly in between the stage and soundboard. I've sat in similar spots before but man, no bueno.

Ed was still getting over the flu; Mike seemed sick as well as he and Eddie were both drinking tea. Mike definitely went above and beyond, and Eddie did great considering the circumstances.

And no Matt due to covid. As soon as I saw the rumor on the Porch about Josh on drums...ugh. "Barely adequate" hit the nail on the head. I'm amazed at the praise heaped upon this show by some on Facebook and the Porch. I feel like we were at different shows. Josh supposedly knows the first 5 albums by heart? Could've fooled me. His performance felt like a band practice. Noticeable song starts were not hit. Half the endings of songs fell apart or were off. The middle of Satan's Bed was a trainwreck. The bootleg may be rough to listen to.

Kudos to Josh for filling in. A+ for effort. C- for execution.

Please, Matt, be there for the last 3 shows.

I’ve met your sort too many times.

You’ve Simply seen too many shows and are entitled and spoiled.
Not being an ass at you personally but that’s all it is.
No show is ever gonna meet your expectations or criteria ever again you’ve seen the best show(s) you’re ever gonna see.
Duck out now and save yourself the disappointment.

Dime, we’ve lived in peace on this board for 20 years, but you are being a self-righteous ass. You pull this shit for every topic where viable criticisms about something that makes you personally weep with joy are expressed (see any Star Wars thread).

Logan5ive has seen 75 shows. Clearly, he loves the band. Probably seen every song he’s ever wanted to see pre-Gigaton and just wanted to see a good show. He didn’t complain about a bad setlist. He complained about a bad set.

If the sound in certain parts of the room is bad, it’s a valid criticism and, I thought, part of what soundcheck is for. I experienced it at a Metallica show in Montreal this summer. I had the same seats for both shows and night 2 sounded infinitely better. Someone didn’t do their job for the first night. Expecting good sound at a concert is not entitlement.

Ed and Mike being sick was an observation, not a criticism. We’re all used to it at this point. I’ve seen Ed sick many times at shows beginning with Fresno, 2000. He always battles and does his best. We all know if he smoked and drank less, it’d be less frequent, but it’s his life and we understand it’s part of the deal. The crowd is always more than happy to fill in where he can’t anymore.

But a “barely adequate” Jack of all trades replacing one of the best drummers of a generation isn’t okay. I only watched the Satan’s Bed video, and it’s embarrassing. Tickets are hundreds of dollars. This is a stadium show, not a $5 cover showcase in a pub. There is no way Stone and Jeff weren’t mortified. It’s not professional.

Enough holier than thou shit when someone dares to do anything other than fluff the band’s nuts for showing up. The negative experiences are just as valid as the positive experiences. And “your sort” is fucking offensive, dude. I’d think your sort would understand that better than most sort.

Thank you, dt.

[Coach]

I'm a mix of Irish, Italian and German.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[wease]

He won the lottery…

[VinylGuy]

dime has a point tough

NORTH american crowds suuuuuck ass

[Bi_3]

I'm a mix of Irish, Italian and German.

You are white

*fascist

[Coach]

I'm a mix of Irish, Italian and German.

You are white

You are light!

[Chris_H_2]

dime has a point tough

NORTH american crowds suuuuuck ass

i mean, at the very least, though, none of us has died at a pearl jam concert. so there's that.

[tommy]

I'm a mix of Irish, Italian and German.

You are white

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[dimejinky99]

Whole flurry of snowflakes in here all a sudden.

[96583UP]

i consider myself more of a pearl clutcher

[VinylGuy]

dime has a point tough

NORTH american crowds suuuuuck ass

i mean, at the very least, though, none of us has died at a pearl jam concert. so there's that.

You all seem pretty dead

[warehouse]

My brothers in Christ, if I can say it any clearer:
- Dave Abbruzzese was a massive part of the band while he was a member;
- it makes sense why people still see him as being important to Pearl Jam in a broader (non-linear) sense;
- people going into bat against Dave or trying to minimise his role are the oddballs, the band will not be issuing medals to faithful soldiers for the cause;
- the band are either jerks or weirdos or a mix of both for not extending the olive branch to the guy at some point in the last 25+ years.

lol pointing out this weird obsession with dave a isn't anyone trying to be a 'loyal soldier'. one of your points about dave a being an important member is b/c he's in pictures the most. matt cameron saved a tour and maybe the bands career. jack was behind the kit when the band started exploring new musical territory. if you like his style the most, that's fine, but you are overstating his role in pearl jam.

[dad]

dime has a point tough

NORTH american crowds suuuuuck ass

i mean, at the very least, though, none of us has died at a pearl jam concert. so there's that.

You all seem pretty dead

I’m mostly dead inside.

Does that count?