Red Mosquito

broken iris wrote:I guess another thing that vexes me is the obsession with merchandise that some fans have. The amount of hate spewed about that stupid backpack selling out was amazing. (Or not being notified far in advance that it was going on sale)

theplatypus wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:Don't be a dick, Jorge.

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As stated in the OP, I wanted this thread to be "Pearl Jam fan opinions you legitimately can't understand", not just "Pearl Jam fan opinions you disagree with." The latter is a really boring conversation to have for the umpteenth time.

liebzz wrote:

broken iris wrote:I guess another thing that vexes me is the obsession with merchandise that some fans have. The amount of hate spewed about that stupid backpack selling out was amazing. (Or not being notified far in advance that it was going on sale)

Take this a step further. What baffles me is when I get to a show and see the plethora of fans that are essentially dressed up as Eddie Vedder. In TB2K, a few clips had Vedder wearing a striped sweat band around his forearm. In 2003, every third dude in his mid-20s was then sporting the sweat band, along with a identically cropped beard. It's like KISS, only everyone's dead serious.

Hatfield wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:Don't be a dick, Jorge.

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As stated in the OP, I wanted this thread to be "Pearl Jam fan opinions you legitimately can't understand", not just "Pearl Jam fan opinions you disagree with." The latter is a really boring conversation to have for the umpteenth time.

I am baffled by your love for Evacuation. Worst 3rd song in Pearl Jam's catalouge.

nah wrote:have to agree that evacuation is terrible. it's the most vexing baffle I've even been conundrummed with.

liebzz wrote:

broken iris wrote:I guess another thing that vexes me is the obsession with merchandise that some fans have. The amount of hate spewed about that stupid backpack selling out was amazing. (Or not being notified far in advance that it was going on sale)

Take this a step further. What baffles me is when I get to a show and see the plethora of fans that are essentially dressed up as Eddie Vedder. In TB2K, a few clips had Vedder wearing a striped sweat band around his forearm. In 2003, every third dude in his mid-20s was then sporting the sweat band, along with a identically cropped beard. It's like KISS, only everyone's dead serious.

Blenheim Augustine wrote:

liebzz wrote:

broken iris wrote:I guess another thing that vexes me is the obsession with merchandise that some fans have. The amount of hate spewed about that stupid backpack selling out was amazing. (Or not being notified far in advance that it was going on sale)

Take this a step further. What baffles me is when I get to a show and see the plethora of fans that are essentially dressed up as Eddie Vedder. In TB2K, a few clips had Vedder wearing a striped sweat band around his forearm. In 2003, every third dude in his mid-20s was then sporting the sweat band, along with a identically cropped beard. It's like KISS, only everyone's dead serious.

Funny - I agree with both of these. When I went to the Ed concert in London my friend and I played "spot the era" which involves guessing the approximate year of Ed's life that the person is apeing. The amount of beards was entirely disproportionate to the population and there was one guy with long hair, doc martins, long combat shorts and, I kid not, a Minor Threat t-shirt. The most popular seemed to be 2006 Eddie though.

Blenheim Augustine wrote: Ten is pretty close to hair metal but is enjoyable as some hair metal is. I much prefer 1994 - 1998.

theplatypus wrote: For me, it's the constant hate that songs like "Gods Dice" and "Green Disease" get. A lot of people hate these songs very passionately and I just don't get it. I'm not saying they're great songs, just that they fall within the scope of (what I feel is) a style most Pearl Jam fans would enjoy (loud, fast, melodic) as evinced by their reactions to other songs in a similar vein ("Hail Hail", "Worldwide Suicide").

bada wrote:I get annoyed when people mistake 'tired of' for 'sucks'. Just cause you are burned out on a album or song doesn't mean it isn't any good. I think this happens a lot with Ten.