June 25, 2008, a day that will live forever in the history of Madison Square Garden. After seeing the first show last night, I knew that I was in for something very special. My good friend, Melissa accompanied me to the show and it was the first time she was seeing Pearl Jam in about 12 years. I bet her that if she did not think that this show would be hands down the best concert she had ever seen. First we got to meet up with the producers of producers at Sirius, Alexander (Super Mario) Di Trolio for a drink down a Houlihans and had some great laughs. Even down in Penn Station, you could just feel that this was going to be a special night. Like when the Devils were about to win the Stanley Cup or the Giants before they won the Super Bowl. Then it was show time. The Ten Club tickets were good, but I admit I was hoping for floor. However our seats were outstanding nonetheless. From the minute Pearl Jam stepped onto the stage everyone was standing up and would not sit down for the rest of the evening. They opened with Release, but followed quickly with World Wide Suicide prompting some fear that this might be an obscure night (basically with Pearl Jam, any song they ever wrote or played is game for a concert.) However, once playing a rocking set of Corduory it was all down hill. The Garden was shaking again. With the recent passing of George Carlin, the band dedicated Given To Fly hoping he would find his way to heaven. The night before it was Do The Evolution for his impact on the comedic community with his Seven Words. haI finally was able to hear Rearviewmirror and the band did not disappoint. The passion and pride behind each chord and vocal was there, but one interesting fact. Pearl Jam loves to play for it's fans. They really do. After every song, they are smiling and seem to be having an amazing time. Like last night, CJ Ramone came on for a cover of I Believe In Miracles. But the real treat of the night was Black Diamond by Kiss with Ace Freely playing lead guitar. At first they closed with Alive, but Eddie and the guys could not let this end. After their bow, they came back on for a set of Yellow Bedletter and finished with Mike McCready's rendition of Star Spangled Banner. All in all, two of the greatest concerts I had ever seen. 61 Songs in two nights. Set list is below and just wanna share a big thanks to Melissa and Tim for coming with me to the shows. I hope you had as good as time as I did.
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Set 1
Release, World Wide Suicide, Severed Hand, Corduroy, All Night, Cropduster, Garden, Marker In The Sand, I'm Open, Wishlist, State Of Love And Trust, Even Flow, Who You Are, Rats, Given To Fly, Do The Evolution, Go
Encore 1
Inside Job, W.M.A., Lukin, I Believe In Miracles, Better Man(Save it for Later), Rearviewmirror
Encore 2
No More, Last Kiss, Why Go, Black Diamond, Alive, Yellow Ledbetter (followed by Star Spangled Banner)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Pearl Jam MSG 6/24/08
I had the distinct pleasure of getting to see Pearl Jam play Madison Square Garden last night and it was absolutely unbelivable. It shocks me that this band is not considered to be one of the top live acts of our time.
I never seen a show before or event (exception the Jets playoff game in 1998 insert lame Kevin Liptak joke here) where every single person in the place did not sit down for one second. Everyone and I mean everyone was standing up and singing. From the covers to the hits to the obscure B side that Eddie made up sitting on his surfboard in the ocean, everyone sang along.
They opened with Hard To Imagine, which is one of their more softer openers that I heard, but immediately right after Save You came on and I understood why the Garden is "THE GARDEN." It was only two songs into the show and Eddie announced that the stage was shaking again. This continued for 2 hours and 35 minutes.
The real treat of the night was seeing C.J. Ramone play I Believe in Miracles. The Ramones never played MSG, however this one got the chance and he made it worth every fan's while.
Pearl Jam has easily solidified themselves as one of the greatest rock bands to ever strum a guitar, hit a drum or sing a tune. And if you don't believe see them live and you'll understand.
Setlist is below:
Set 1
Hard To Imagine, Save You, Why Go, All Night, Corduroy, Faithfull, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Down, Unemployable, Given To Fly, Who You Are, Whipping, 1/2 Full, Even Flow, Present Tense, Daughter, Do The Evolution
Encore 1
Love Reign O'er Me, W.M.A., Leash, Spin The Black Circle, Wasted Reprise, Porch
Encore 2
No More, Crazy Mary, Comatose, I Believe In Miracles, Alive
Encore 3
All Along The Watchtower, Indifference
Yes they played 3 encores.
I never seen a show before or event (exception the Jets playoff game in 1998 insert lame Kevin Liptak joke here) where every single person in the place did not sit down for one second. Everyone and I mean everyone was standing up and singing. From the covers to the hits to the obscure B side that Eddie made up sitting on his surfboard in the ocean, everyone sang along.
They opened with Hard To Imagine, which is one of their more softer openers that I heard, but immediately right after Save You came on and I understood why the Garden is "THE GARDEN." It was only two songs into the show and Eddie announced that the stage was shaking again. This continued for 2 hours and 35 minutes.
The real treat of the night was seeing C.J. Ramone play I Believe in Miracles. The Ramones never played MSG, however this one got the chance and he made it worth every fan's while.
Pearl Jam has easily solidified themselves as one of the greatest rock bands to ever strum a guitar, hit a drum or sing a tune. And if you don't believe see them live and you'll understand.
Setlist is below:
Set 1
Hard To Imagine, Save You, Why Go, All Night, Corduroy, Faithfull, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Down, Unemployable, Given To Fly, Who You Are, Whipping, 1/2 Full, Even Flow, Present Tense, Daughter, Do The Evolution
Encore 1
Love Reign O'er Me, W.M.A., Leash, Spin The Black Circle, Wasted Reprise, Porch
Encore 2
No More, Crazy Mary, Comatose, I Believe In Miracles, Alive
Encore 3
All Along The Watchtower, Indifference
Yes they played 3 encores.
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