Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:Also it's not all drummer stuff. Ed was moody as fuck. Something was going on. But he was focused. I haven't seen him that focused since at least 2006. Maybe 2003. Honestly. He stood there aggressively holding the mic and just delivering. Eyes of a madman. The Eddie look. Tons of it. You know it.

This wasn't celebratory Pearl Jam. This was something to prove Pearl Jam. Mike was a possessed mic. And pic throwing mike. Running laps around the stage during state mic.

Stones guitar sounded great. Was worried about that.

And yes the drummers. Both. The "jam" was back in Pearl Jam. Stuverud rules. End of even flow jammed pit. Throw your hatred down outro was jammed out and ended awkwardly but it had more to do with the band lost in the music. Loose. Seeing where the song goes.


RVM middle section. Josh on drums. Short. Different than the past 14 years. But it made the built up hard and fast. Incredible.

Josh plays like Jack irons.


These guys are pushing 60 and they still play by emotion. It's fucking wonderful. Still raw. Still passionate. Sometimes it doesn't always reach a certain level you want but it's always real and In the moment.

Crazy Mary ruled. Josh on drums. It felt very ....Grinding. Groove. Hard hitting yet slow. (The outro jam). It left space for the band to build.

Fucking wonderful show. 30 years into this and they blew me away.

Ed sounded fantastic. FullL bodied. I'm sure playback will reveal current day Ed and that's fine. He was focused and delivered.

Incredible night.

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:Also it's not all drummer stuff. Ed was moody as fuck. Something was going on. But he was focused. I haven't seen him that focused since at least 2006. Maybe 2003. Honestly. He stood there aggressively holding the mic and just delivering. Eyes of a madman. The Eddie look. Tons of it. You know it.

This wasn't celebratory Pearl Jam. This was something to prove Pearl Jam. Mike was a possessed mic. And pic throwing mike. Running laps around the stage during state mic.

Stones guitar sounded great. Was worried about that.

And yes the drummers. Both. The "jam" was back in Pearl Jam. Stuverud rules. End of even flow jammed pit. Throw your hatred down outro was jammed out and ended awkwardly but it had more to do with the band lost in the music. Loose. Seeing where the song goes.


RVM middle section. Josh on drums. Short. Different than the past 14 years. But it made the built up hard and fast. Incredible.

Josh plays like Jack irons.


These guys are pushing 60 and they still play by emotion. It's fucking wonderful. Still raw. Still passionate. Sometimes it doesn't always reach a certain level you want but it's always real and In the moment.

Crazy Mary ruled. Josh on drums. It felt very ....Grinding. Groove. Hard hitting yet slow. (The outro jam). It left space for the band to build.

Fucking wonderful show. 30 years into this and they blew me away.

Ed sounded fantastic. FullL bodied. I'm sure playback will reveal current day Ed and that's fine. He was focused and delivered.

Incredible night.

Do you think the cogs are turning in the other guys’ minds right now?

Kicking Matt out would seem incredibly harsh, but this really seems to have relit some kind of fire.

Interesting times.

WtOB? wrote:

WtOB? wrote:pretty great little slow-moving version of RVM.

Strat wrote: No. I know this is your dream but nah they're with Matt.


But like I said it's beyond the drummer thing. Really. Don't know how to explain it burned is focused. The band is right. They're excited to be playing again. It shows.

dprival78 wrote:that jam.. rich killing it

warehouse wrote:you guys are getting silly with the drummer thing. i know this is the internet, but c'mon