Brooklyn 2 - Oct 19th - Barclays Center

[WaitingForBluey]

I'm actually not that fond of nothingman so early in the first set. The crowd is not ready it yet.

I sure as hell was ready! Nearly busted a nut singing to that one.

[BeingeNlightened]

So people who were there both nights preferred this one?

It's a closer call than the Pit will make you think. Ed got lost in the lyrics a bunch times last night, UK just being the most extreme example, and that kinda discombobulated me as I am singing along. Mike and Matt were so great that it hardly matters and if I wasn't a lame section where everyone was sitting and texting, I probably wouldn't have really noticed. There was just something about Ed during BK1 that you really see often anymore. It wasn't anger, more like focused intensity, like that emotion you see on the face of jungle cat before it takes off after a gazelle. Both shows were amazing, but for different reasons, and I can't pick a winner between them. I'd give the edge to the Barclays shows over the Worcester shows though.

he mentioned some fighting during Night one a few times during night 2 (fist fights). I wonder if that really pissed him off.

Night 1 there were a few things that got Ed riled up. Had a conversation with one of the guys from the crew on Sunday night and there were some guitar problems which caused Ed to throw a guitar on the stage floor and ongoing left monitor problems for Ed which he was really not happy about. Also, all the families were there so apparently that amped up the pressure. He had several pretty angry interactions with the side stage crew throughout the show. The idiot in the crowd was fighting with the security staff who were trying to remove him. The guy really was an asshole, but I don't think that's what got Ed fired up at the time. I was in the GA section right where the security guys were trying to get the guy under control. But yeah, that intensity gave the show a dimension they don't usually have these days.

[EJ]

Night 1 there were a few things that got Ed riled up. Had a conversation with one of the guys from the crew on Sunday night and there were some guitar problems which caused Ed to throw a guitar on the stage floor and ongoing left monitor problems for Ed which he was really not happy about. Also, all the families were there so apparently that amped up the pressure. He had several pretty angry interactions with the side stage crew throughout the show. The idiot in the crowd was fighting with the security staff who were trying to remove him. The guy really was an asshole, but I don't think that's what got Ed fired up at the time. I was in the GA section right where the security guys were trying to get the guy under control. But yeah, that intensity gave the show a dimension they don't usually have these days.

During Sirens of all songs, right? I was up in 125 and all I could see was a sea of red security people flooding the floor down there.

[BeingeNlightened]

Night 1 there were a few things that got Ed riled up. Had a conversation with one of the guys from the crew on Sunday night and there were some guitar problems which caused Ed to throw a guitar on the stage floor and ongoing left monitor problems for Ed which he was really not happy about. Also, all the families were there so apparently that amped up the pressure. He had several pretty angry interactions with the side stage crew throughout the show. The idiot in the crowd was fighting with the security staff who were trying to remove him. The guy really was an asshole, but I don't think that's what got Ed fired up at the time. I was in the GA section right where the security guys were trying to get the guy under control. But yeah, that intensity gave the show a dimension they don't usually have these days.

During Sirens of all songs, right? I was up in 125 and all I could see was a sea of red security people flooding the floor down there.

Yeah it was Sirens for both the guitar situation and the dumbass in the crowd. Very odd.

[warehouse]

who was the idiot who got kicked out of the reading, pa show that used to post here? it was probably that guy.

[PinchofGrace44]

I know exactly whom you're talking about but can't think of his name.
What a douche he was

[broken iris]

I know exactly whom you're talking about but can't think of his name.
What a douche he was

Pjev2003?

[godsdice]

Haha that's the guy
I actually ran into that guy before the reading
show. He was a douchewad

[WaitingForBluey]

This was still the best of all 4 NY/Philly shows. Can't wait for a boot!

[dimejinky99]

Definitely better than either of the Philly shows

[broken iris]

Definitely better than either of the Philly shows

I would go:

BK1>BK2>PHL1>WOR1>WOR2>PHL2

[dimejinky99]

Yeah. I guess

[broken iris]

Yeah. I guess

Just for shits and giggles. Each one had good and bad points.

[WaitingForBluey]

Yeah. I guess

Just for shits and giggles. Each one had good and bad points.

BK2 & PHL2 - good points - I was there
Everything else - bad points - I wasn't there

[Ledbetterman10]

Audience Recording:

http://wegotshit.blogspot.com/2013/10/b ... ience.html

[mikejasond]

pearljambootlegs.org has the brooklyn shows now

They're just audience recordings but for the longest time they weren't up. Dunno how good the recordings are especially since the crowd would depend on section and I haven't listened to them yet. But for anybody desperate to hear them there's a way.

[broken iris]

pearljambootlegs.org has the brooklyn shows now

They're just audience recordings but for the longest time they weren't up. Dunno how good the recordings are especially since the crowd would depend on section and I haven't listened to them yet. But for anybody desperate to hear them there's a way.

I prefer audience recordings so I'll check them out tonite and report back.

[dimejinky99]

These were to great shows, I got the official bootlegs and it's weird. Last exit has a car crash at the start. Ed cant find his place for a bit and jeff doesn't know what's going on at all until nearly the chorus. But then it goes into Hail Hail and it sounds like Stones guitar is out of tune. Sounds terrible.

Anyone else hear it yet?

[warehouse]

These were to great shows, I got the official bootlegs and it's weird. Last exit has a car crash at the start. Ed cant find his place for a bit and jeff doesn't know what's going on at all until nearly the chorus. But then it goes into Hail Hail and it sounds like Stones guitar is out of tune. Sounds terrible.

Anyone else hear it yet?

[dimejinky99]

Didn't notice it on the night though so that's ok.