CopperTom wrote:It's crazy that Portland 13 is ranked higher than your Spectrum show. Crazy.
I hated that Spectrum show. I hated the crowd, I hated the setlist, I hated how drunk Ed was and I hated the city. I had a lot more fun at the Portland show last fall than I had at the Spectrum, and with the added benefit that I could take the bus home and be back by midnight without legions of drunken assholes from New Jersey hailing cabs while wandering out into traffic. And I liked the setlist better. And Ed sounded a hell of a lot better, which is almost inexplicable.
did your dog die while you were in philly or something?
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 12:44 am
by matt reeder
warehouse wrote:
matt reeder wrote:
CopperTom wrote:It's crazy that Portland 13 is ranked higher than your Spectrum show. Crazy.
I hated that Spectrum show. I hated the crowd, I hated the setlist, I hated how drunk Ed was and I hated the city. I had a lot more fun at the Portland show last fall than I had at the Spectrum, and with the added benefit that I could take the bus home and be back by midnight without legions of drunken assholes from New Jersey hailing cabs while wandering out into traffic. And I liked the setlist better. And Ed sounded a hell of a lot better, which is almost inexplicable.
did your dog die while you were in philly or something?
No, I just hated everything about that weekend other than the fact I got to spend it with my best friend. Philadelphia might be the anti-Portland. It would have been okay had I liked the show, but man...I really hated that show.
We've been to a lot of the same shows. I'm surprised you have 6/19/08 so low. I thought that was one of the better 08 shows. Also surprised about 5-28-06.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 12:55 am
by Lament
warehouse wrote:10/1/04 Reading
I know the Reading 04 show gets ripped pretty hard, but I thought it was a decent enough show.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:03 am
by warehouse
Lament wrote:
warehouse wrote:10/1/04 Reading
I know the Reading 04 show gets ripped pretty hard, but I thought it was a decent enough show.
i agree, i kinda didnt wanna put it last but thats where it ended up. thats pearl jam though, even the worst show i saw was awesome.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:05 am
by Lament
Yeah, now that I think about it a bit more, it probably was my least favorite pre-2006 show I saw. I'd take it over most of the shows I've seen since then though.
We've been to a lot of the same shows. I'm surprised you have 6/19/08 so low. I thought that was one of the better 08 shows. Also surprised about 5-28-06.
after lookin at the setlists again, im pretty sure i mixed up my 2008 shows. 2008 and 2006 were both kinda hard for me, it seemed like they were super consistent, but nothing stuck out, like jay z coming on stage or playing rockin in the free world in the middle of the main set b/c fire works were going off. its also personal stuff, eddie vedder gave me his pick on 9/2/00, im pretty sure thats always gonna be #1.
We've been to a lot of the same shows. I'm surprised you have 6/19/08 so low. I thought that was one of the better 08 shows. Also surprised about 5-28-06.
after lookin at the setlists again, im pretty sure i mixed up my 2008 shows. 2008 and 2006 were both kinda hard for me, it seemed like they were super consistent, but nothing stuck out, like jay z coming on stage or playing rockin in the free world in the middle of the main set b/c fire works were going off. its also personal stuff, eddie vedder gave me his pick on 9/2/00, im pretty sure thats always gonna be #1.
5-27-06 featured the convict Last Kiss. Worst Last Kiss ever. Just sayin'.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:15 am
by Lament
CopperTom wrote:5-27-06 featured the convict Last Kiss. Worst Last Kiss ever. Just sayin'.
Oh man. I was at that one. It wasn't even that Last Kiss was any worse than it normally is, it was that 15 minute speech Ed gave coming right off of the first encore break. By the time they started the song, they hadn't played any music in like 20 minutes.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:16 am
by warehouse
hahaha, i totally forgot about that! i thought it was awesome! i remember everyone i was with was so drunk at that point we went crazy for the convicts. i could have done w/o eddie's 10 minute speech about the innocence project though.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:18 am
by CopperTom
That show is in my bottom 5.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:21 am
by Lament
I think my bottom five would probably be Wrigley, Tampa 08, West Palm Beach 08, DC 10, and maybe that 06 Camden show. I wasn't really impressed with either of the Chicago shows in 2009, now that I think about it.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:25 am
by warehouse
Pearl Jam and Philly's Convicts-Last Kiss (2006)
now i remember why we went crazy for the convicts, these guys are great!
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:38 am
by Birds in Hell
warehouse wrote:Pearl Jam and Philly's Convicts-Last Kiss (2006)
now i remember why we went crazy for the convicts, these guys are great!
Wasn't one of those guys convicted again a short time later?
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:43 am
by Rangi Guy
Top three:
Christchurch 2011
Wellington 1998
Auckland 2014
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:52 am
by warehouse
Birds in Hell wrote:
Wasn't one of those guys convicted again a short time later?
probably all 3
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 1:54 am
by LetMeSleep
Sydney 95
London O2 09
Sydney 98
London SheBu 09
London Hyde Park 10
Sydney 14
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 2:08 am
by Birds in Hell
matt reeder wrote:
warehouse wrote:
matt reeder wrote:
CopperTom wrote:It's crazy that Portland 13 is ranked higher than your Spectrum show. Crazy.
I hated that Spectrum show. I hated the crowd, I hated the setlist, I hated how drunk Ed was and I hated the city. I had a lot more fun at the Portland show last fall than I had at the Spectrum, and with the added benefit that I could take the bus home and be back by midnight without legions of drunken assholes from New Jersey hailing cabs while wandering out into traffic. And I liked the setlist better. And Ed sounded a hell of a lot better, which is almost inexplicable.
did your dog die while you were in philly or something?
No, I just hated everything about that weekend other than the fact I got to spend it with my best friend. Philadelphia might be the anti-Portland. It would have been okay had I liked the show, but man...I really hated that show.
This reminds me of how I felt about the 2014 Adelaide show, I've had more enjoyable days at work. I still wish I hadn't gone.
The band's performance was actually relatively good, it's one of the stronger shows from the festival run, but it was a terrible day. Horrendous weather, shitty bands and some awful Pearl Jam fans. Bad times.
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 2:11 am
by ridleybradout
LetMeSleep wrote:Sydney 95
London O2 09
Sydney 98
London SheBu 09
London Hyde Park 10
Sydney 14
Surprised to see you have O2 09 ahead of Syd 98 - must have been great in person. Then again, I do glorify the 98 Aus tour since my proper fandom started just after it was over
Here's my list - the top three are neck-n-neck, Ed playing my request at Melb III just edges out the others.
2006-11-16 Melbourne III
2006-11-14 Melbourne II
2006-11-13 Melbourne I
2003-02-19 Melbourne III
2003-02-20 Melbourne II
2014-01-26 Sydney
2009-11-22 Sydney
Re: The all-new rank your shows thread
Posted: Thu October 23, 2014 2:17 am
by matt reeder
ridleybradout wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:Sydney 95
London O2 09
Sydney 98
London SheBu 09
London Hyde Park 10
Sydney 14
Surprised to see you have O2 09 ahead of Syd 98 - must have been great in person. Then again, I do glorify the 98 Aus tour since my proper fandom started just after it was over
Here's my list - the top three are neck-n-neck, Ed playing my request at Melb III just edges out the others.
2006-11-16 Melbourne III
2006-11-14 Melbourne II
2006-11-13 Melbourne I
2003-02-19 Melbourne III
2003-02-20 Melbourne II
2014-01-26 Sydney
2009-11-22 Sydney
Man, I really love the 2006 tour. All three of those Melbourne shows are great.
