=)

OMG! This is so sweet! Can't wait!

Again Poland cannot attend.
This is what I see when I click Rhapsody trial subscription:
"We are not able to offer Rhapsody Unlimited in Poland at this time. For the latest music and entertainment offers in your country, click Current Offers. Click Cancel to end this session. "

:(...

So I can only wish other Jammers good fun

Is money short?

God I love this band though, despite there not being any Euro involvement.

I agree, I hate rock band. This crap is exactly what is wrong w/ music nowadays. Even worse, 10 years from now there won't be any great young musicians b/c instead of slaving away on the fretboard of a real guitar growing up these kids play plastic commercialized crap. Pearl Jam, you are to good for this, do not contribute to downfall of the music industry. We beg you

Try not to act so ignorant when you post. You know what that sounds like when you cry out "There won't be any good musicians in 10 years"? It sounds like "Rock and roll is the devil's music", "Don't swim until 2 hours after eating" and "Stay away from the brown acid". I'm sorry we can't all be impresarios like yourself. I can say I've seen many kids who had no interest in music prior start learning instruments based on the game. Hell, even those who don't go on to learn instruments get an appreciation for music other than Top 40. Isn't that good enough? Isn't that a step in the right direction?

Please try to be more open minded as opposed to the "OMG why for the $$$ PJ" bandwagon.

Sorry to ask, but is "roack band" one of these disgusting casting shows you see nowadays everywhere on TV?
If so it would be really a shame if PJ would participate in this creep. Really, think twice please! I'ver never seen "rock band" but if it is as bad as these other shows about superstars, models etc. which make my eyes burn, my brain hurt and ears bleed I would be, no I am very disappointed if you take part in these commercial bullshit.

Sail on!

Jan

Does anybody else have the problem of when you click on RVM, you get 3 wash songs???

Hopefully they put atleast one version of each song on the game!

Did they really need to partner with Rhapsody to make this happen? It's weird enough seeing the band sell their songs to Rock Band (though I have no problem with it), but whoring out to Rhapsody as well is lame.

Number of Pearl Jams who can afford to host their own mp3s without making fans sign up for "trial subscriptions" to unrelated services? 1.

What a disappointment from this negative fans do you people forget about us the kids I am 10 yrs old and I am trill about it stop complaining I will be able to play my favorite band Pearl Jam that to me is amazing.

I respectfully disagree with those who think Rock Band is a problem within the music industry. I have been a musician since I was 15, writing & recording original work, and Rock Band has helped me get into playing drums (I've only played guitar and sang, so it's like drums 101 basically).
Scoff if you want, but the coordination it helps develop is clearly applicable to making the jump to playing on a real drum kit. Sure there are differences, but they are insignificant compared to the benefits. Furthermore, Rock Band 2 has been very good about offering music that has been more underground, rather than only picking radio hits.
I'm excited about making my transition to playing real drums, and to see Pearl Jam opening up the catalog and offering more on Rock Band is ONLY a good thing. This is NOT PJ selling out, if you want an example of that, just look at the Smashing Pumpkins (or Billy Corgan, I should say).

Seeing PJ fans making such a big stink about this is really disturbing...

Wow, I cannot believe there are so many haters out there. It's a video game for god's sake. Get over your righteous selves. Car racing games haven't eliminated Nascar, shooting and war games haven't eliminated guns or wars, so why the heck would Guitar Hero/Rock Band eliminate real music/musicians. I for one will be psyched to "play" Pearl Jam songs on Rock Band, and I think it's a cool that Pearl Jam and other big rock bands aren't acting like they are "too good" for this sort of thing. It's simply a new/fun way to listen to music. IT'S JUST FUN, PEOPLE. Thanks Pearl Jam for jumping on the RockBandwagon, I look forward to playing (and I hope you DO make a lot of money for it, since you write kick ass music and deserve it and do good things with your money).

All I'm saying is that aligning with Rhapsody and forcing the fans that want to vote to sign up for trial memberships is lame.

Pearl Jam in Rock Band will surely be enjoyable and fun, I just wish they could have made voting more fan-inclusive. Put in your credit card number and you too can vote on these songs!

In the end though, I guess the band has to partner with other companies to get the project done. Whatever works for em.

US customers only = A joke ?!

Betterman from Det 2000 is that song's best version, check it out

Wow After I saw GH Mettallica game I prayed Pearl Jam would do something like it and Now......... not only that I like rockband better then GuitarHero right on boys You Rule!!!! I'll buy one right now!!!!

I'd really like to see In The Moonlight on the game... but I'm not sure if they've ever played that live... I LOVE that song, Matt Cameron is a musical genius!

These games are great for getting new people into real music. My wife, who before playing the game, was only a top 40 listener. Now she has asked me for a few tips and has started playing my guitar. For the first time in my life i look like a guitar genius, even though i can only play 4 songs and am just getting my head around reading tabs! I am soooo psyched to get this game!

Do the Evolution
Champaign 4-23-03

How could you pick any other?

I just told my wife how I'm using next year's vacation time!

Rock Band is not the downfall of the music industry, American Idol is(so is Crunk music). Rock Band and GH do have positive effects on most people who play them and does not contribute to the evils of capitalism. In other words, it gets younger kids interested in playing music, plus introduced to great music like PJ, Metalica, and more classic rock (beats the bullshit out there today thanks to American Idol). It gets older adults, like nagging women who hate their spouses because they're always playing video games, into playing games and shows them they're not always a waste of time and can be fun.

On the flipside, yea, RB/GH are great ways for great bands, like Pearl Jam, to get their music out to people who wouldn't otherwise hear them. It beats caving-in to MTV and American Idol and whoever else to sell your soul so you can pay back your evil record industry loans.

That all said, I think they missed the boat by not having, 1. Daughter (It's OK) from The Gorge on the list and 2. Black from Benaroya Hall. In fact, no Gorge songs at all??? Must be a weird lock out or something. Those are like the Cadillac of PJ shows, in my opinion. And I understand listing maybe the same song from two nights in the same city, but THREE versions of the same song in the same city (Mansfield, Ma)! Ridiculous. Cheers!

Actually, I'm not even sure Cadillac is the Cadillac of cars anymore. When I think of Cadillac, I think of Sandford and Son with the rear Bumper spacers torn out, not top of the line shit as the metaphor was trying to imply. How about, The Gorge shows are the "BMW" or "Aston Martin" of PJ shows or even the newer "Tesla" of PJ shows? There we go Tesla, a misunderstood, yet brilliant revolutionizing mind often overlooked and forgotten due to mainstream and commercial ideology; just like Pearl Jam!

its straight up for the fans.
they are even letting the fans vote.
wouldn't it be more selfish if they didn't include their songs on one of the most popular games of all time"?
I have video games but I love this game and look forward to being able to interact with my favorite bands music

seems to me like this project was already done for every song ever played. Was done on one of the independent fan sites, it was a hugely exhaustive project and very successful with lots of fans involved, anybody remember that? Of course doing it over will be a new experience for fans who didnt work on the old one.

To all those who are ANTI-ROCK BAND/GUITAR HERO....

First, those games fuckin' rock :)

Second, it's another way to spread the jam as far as I'm concerned. This is simply another medium to expose music. And it's beautiful, beautiful Rock Music that they're trying to share with youngn's.

Think of that 9 year old playing Rock Band and becoming a fan. It's a good story. And it's very possible that the 9 year old may have never heard Pearl Jam if he didn't pick up that game.

I'm ALL FOR this.

As has already been pointed out, there is no way these kind of games are killing music as we know it. I have been a music fan all my life and have never ventured far from the rock/metal genre ever since I bought my first vinyl of Number of the Beast way back when. I now have a family of my own and my 5 year old will stop in his tracks if he hears any song that I have in a GH or RB game when we are out shopping. He is growing up loving rock music, playing RB and wanting a guitar and drums of his own. He recognises Tom Morello's guitar sound as soon as he hears it. How on earth can that be a bad thing? We should be grateful for that otherwise they are drip fed manufactured nonsense by egotistical, talentless people who want fame for fames sake.
If my son ever picks up a real guitar or sits behind his own drum kit as a result of me having this game then I think it had been worth it. It will mean that someone somewhere is still trying to make real music with real instruments and not just pushing a button on some computer program to produce a sound that sells

I've listen to a lot of these shows since i have been a subscriber of rhapsody for about 5 years and have been to a couple of them myself. I would have to say the 6-16-08 show at Columbia, SC has the most fan participation and energy than any of them. Also being a Pearl Jam fan like most of you, rhapsody offers all of the bootlegs since 2003. I would think you guys wouldn't mind signing up to here 100+ concerts for $15 a month. At least for one month.

I think this is freakin awesome. Being a 36-year-old, my kids introduced me to Rock Band and now I am addicted. I purchased TEN for Rock band, and now those are the only songs that I play on it. As a child, my father always tried to teach me to play the guitar, but I never could get it, so I gave up. Now that Rock Band has been introduced to me, I was interested enough to take guitar lessons from my dad, so needless to say, now Daddy is proud :)

And the fact that the band is letting us choose our favorites is tooooo sweet. Another reason why I love this band sooooo much. They are so awesome, and time after time they have proven that they DO love their fans!!! I hope they keep up the great work (and hopefully they will still be playing at 70!!!) :D

No gripes EVER from me, PJ, my love for you will NEVER die!!!!!

Holy fucking shit!!!!!!!!

No kidding. This seems really out of character.

I agree, this is for the fans. In this case, more exposure is better.

On a side note, I purchased tix for the PJ show in Chicago in August through the fan club (first time). How good can I assume the seats to be, since the seats are not revealed until I get there? Anyone have experience with this?

HELL YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I can´t wait!!!!!

FUCK ROCK BAND, GO BUY A REAL INSTRUMENT AND SIT IN A DARK ROOM AND LEARN TO PLAY IT. IT WILL TAKE YEARS FOR IT TO SOUND AS GOOD AS IT DOES IN 30 MIN. PRACTICE ON ROCK BAND.

THE WORST......JUST TERRIBLE, WHAT HAS MUSIC COME TO. IS THIS REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET GOOD MUSIC OUT TO PEOPLE.

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS IMPLODED ON ITSELF, WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING. IT JUST MEANS YOU HAVE TO SEARCH FOR REAL MUSIC, GOOD MUSIC. IT IS KIND OF LIKE A HUNT FOR TREASURE.

TRY LISTENING TO THE BLACK LIPS OR JAY REATARD........

BY THE WAY PJ IS MY FAVORITE BAND AND I STILL RESPECT THEIR DECISIONS. HOWEVER, I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS IS NOT THEIR DECISION. GO BUY YOUR KID ROCKBAND AND WATCH HIM GET FAT AND OUT OF SHAPE WHILE TAPPING PLASTIC BUTTONS............TRAVESTY

Pretty lame vision of where they think their music should go....in my opinion

I know this is a stretch, but I really hope someone from PJ sees and yanks the project. I know they are pissed deep down even if they will not show it.

you are beat

If this was a sell out, i guess the unplugged, vh1 storytellers and dvds are too. Damn them for trying to reach a new generation of PJ fans.

I didn't see anything from the 07-11-03 Mansfield, MA pre set. Would have been great to have some of the acoustic songs.

Hey all, I love a good discussion
Rock band I feel is just another video game that is equal to that hand held game from the seventies SIMON SAYS but a little more advanced.
I agree to some point where learning five colored notes in 4 different difficulty levels will get you hand cramps. I also think the game is a genius idea. 20 year old rock & roll have never reached so many young people before. Just look at the download music sales from guitar hero and rock band. They are in the billions! and kids and young adults LOVE IT. ON THE OTHER HAND... IF I WERE TO INVEST ALL THOSE HOURS IN TRYING TO COORDINATE MY HAND TO EYE TO EAR TRICK I MIGHT AS WELL INVEST ALL THOSE HOURS LEARNING A REAL GUITAR.
Check out this link below of what I said is true about a real guitar. Id rather post this on YOUTUBE then me conquering Through the FIre and Flames on expert mode. KUDOS to VANZEPPLIN77

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cptH89itSO8

You agree?
All you need bro is a cheap amp an inexpensive tuned electric guitar! Or if you prefer drums or bass
second hand stuff is great for practice. MAYBE PEARL JAM HAS SECOND HAND STUFF THEY WILL SELL TO THEIR FAN CULB MEMBERS??? YA HEAR ME MIKE, JEFF, STONE

Pharaohs Son

That is actually not true. I thought the same thing but music sales have increased for the artists featured in these types of games and guitar center has also said their guitar sales have increased dramatically mostly from younger kids due to these games. I think that this is a great way to help kids feel a connection to music in a way they may not have experienced. If this helps more people to experience and enjoy Pearl Jams music who might not have any other way then how could that be a bad thing?

Thanks for comments

Yes it is a way for kids to connect with music but a good way? I don’t know? My daughter is an English teacher and she says any way to get a kid to learn is a good way.

I don’t know what part is not true? Sales for artists, music download sites, music stores and video game retailers all have benefited from these games but I do not link all of the steep sales increases to the influence of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. In my experience my kid’s connection to music started at 15-18 when they looked up the lyrics to the rock that I listened to. This made believers out of them. There tastes in music switched from pop (britney m&m rap a gogo) to classic and pre classic rock. They now know the difference between a drum kit and a drum machine? The dffrence betwen a made pop star and an unsung artist. They felt lied to after finding out the truth about the music business. I still have a difficult time explaining to them TICKET MASTER and the commerse involved. bt anyway tThey always heard Pearl Jam in the back-ground growing up in the 90s but never knew what Ed was saying until now. They learned the lyrics; except for yellow Ledbetter (I say this with a giggle)
Hey I like the game myself as well as my two daughters who are 24 and 26 years old. I believe the phenomena in the increase in 80's, 90's rock music as well as guitar and drum sales is that this generation of kids have parents from the rock era generation. They found our cherished vinyl’s in the back of the closet in the time capsules we created. When discovered, the older sound of rock was now embedded in their heads with renewed desires in music. What did we discover in our parent’s time capsules, Guy Lombardo Lots of Country Western stuff, Playboy, European Polkas? I wish I was 15 growing up in the 90's. My daughters used to say eeew look at Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger. After a 20 minute exercise in rock history they now can’t wait for their concerts...still after all these years.

Just Rambling

G.C.

To all my critics
Whats more exciting than Pearl Jam and Rock Band is that Cassette
Player on the main page. Wonder if they have an 8 track player to with a book of matches under the tape.

I think if the music is good enough people will find it, with or without TV shows, video games, or ringtones. When I hear music featured like that I immediately think of the medium it's presented. So to new listeners it's now "that rock band song". It doesn't have the same depth anymore. I think it'll end up being a disservice to the "younger generation", I'm part of that generation myself. It really changes things once it gets to the point when the songs are overplayed and you think of a game or phone commercial or TV show upon hearing it.

thank you mhterrapin..........finally, exactly my point. I dont want this beautiful music tainted..........10 years from now, some punk will be like oh yeah, i know that song, its on rock band1!!..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, if hes next to me, i will end him

If they want to do Rock Band, cool. They've been moving in that direction, with their songs on TV shows, the high priced Ten box set, etc. My guess is that this is all happening because Ed Vedder gave up his dictatorship. But I could be wrong. At least they aren't yet singing in car commercials or appearing underwear ads (it's probably too late for the latter). Maybe they should finally release a video for Black...

But I wonder about the people who think this is a good idea because it might lead a kid to pick up a real instrument. For decades kids have been picking up real instruments because of music, not because of video games. This is like hoping your kid takes up baseball not because you and he watched an actual game, but because he plays MLB The Show. That's pretty weak, I think (but again I could be wrong).

POINT TAKEN... "LIKE SPINNING PLATES"

I bought a video game because of Rock Band!
And with 30 y.o. I bought my first real guitar and started to take lessons because of Rock Band too!

Being able to play my favorite band songs (for FUN) with friends that don´t play (and don´t want to play) real instruments is just AWESOME.

The bad thing in all this situation, is that we´ll have to wait til next year! I just can´t wait!

Thank you Pearl Jam!

la da de la da da...

I can appreciate people's feelings of disapoitment with this new game, but as a guy who grew up listening to PJ while playing WAY too many video games.

THIS IS BAD ASS!

There are too many reasons to list, but let me say just say this. I wanted a guitar so I could play "ship song" (Nick Cave cover from my bootleg of the Red Rocks show in '95) I can play a guitar, not that great, but enjoy to have fun.

This has WAY more benefits than the "sellout" image. Selling out to me, is when I hear "given to fly" on a Toyota commerical!

Two VERY LARGE PLEAS!

1) Where the hell is yellow ledbetter?

If you need a version, the first live version from the daughter single I think would work just fine!

2) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - Jeremy remix from the '95 Red Rocks Show!

Dear God and all things holy and pure, this is why I bought $50 bootlegs like baseball card as a kid.

Thanks!

Lighten up people, holy shit...

First of all, Rock Band is fun as hell, having a PJ Rock Band is going to be bad ass. Playing the game has already introduced me to music that I wouldn't have sat down to listen to otherwise, AND it's turned me on to learning to play the drums (real drums)... HOW IS THIS BAD???

The music industry that we grew up with is in shambles, at this point bands are having to get their music out there in whatever means they feel like trying. Believe it or not, as huge as PJ is, there ARE people out there (a lot of young people) who have not had a whole lot of exposure to this band... that's horrible, yes. This is a great way to get the music to them, because, lets face it, the radio stations suck, at least they do here in Indiana, so you can't count on them to actually play something worth getting into... Rock Band is a way to get more people exposed to the music, and it even inspires some people to start playing a real instrument. So again, HOW IS THIS BAD???

I'm just glad the band isn't stuck-up about this kind of thing... like some people apparently would be...

Man I hope Jeff is alright. Those f-ing parasites!

This song is not on the list, but, it was done live in Hawaii 2006. It would be great if the band considered adding "Hawaii 78" to the set-list. I thought Eddie did a great job with the Hawaiian. Of course the world wide exposure would be phenomenal and most welcomed.

So I can not vote for Rearview Mirror or Wishlist, the player just pulls up several versions of Wash. I was interested to see which options they have for those two songs as they are some of PJ's better live songs.

BTW the San Antonio version of Black has a ripping guitar solo and would be awesome for the game. I also like the Hartford 08 version of Brain of J, sweet! Can't wait to play this game.

What's with all this "US only"? Do Europeans get their own setlist and their own version of the game or what?

Yes!! I have been waiting for something like this!

Have to vote for DTE in Champaign, IL. They opened with that song. How rare is that? That show reminds me of the Grand Rapids show. Great sound and a great crowd.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...I am begging all of you that are going to vote, DO NOT play the usuals, i.e.: Jeremy, Alive, Black, etc, all the songs that we have all heard and seen a million times in concert. The only exception may be Evenflow because the solo always is kick-ass!!! I want this game to have songs that are not as well known to the masses. Thanx a million!

There is a problem with the "Release" songs. "Wash" comes up instead. Man, the opportunity to sing in Rockband to "Release" - oh God.

JD186830 "Release" is already on Rock Band with the rest of Ten. Vote for all Columbia SC songs. Great crowd although Eddie does let the crowd sing a lot of the songs, not sure how that would do on Rock Band.

I would like queen size PJ bed sheets please :D

This is pretty cool. Too bad it's only for those in the US.

All right, I am sad to admit this but, I had a friend who thought that the Who covered Limp Bizkit's "Behind Blue Eyes". If there's one thing that can be said about Rock Band it's this: It educates. I'm not saying that after completing the game on "Hard" or "Expert" you will be able to pick up a guitar and play flawlessly, but my 13 year old cousin is now listening to some of the great songs that Rock Band has on its setlist. I downloaded the Who's song pack and it opened up the eyes of my band's bassist to just how amazing John Entwistle was. I have played guitar since I was 13 and I love these games because I have "played" songs by bands I hardly know and that made me look up more and more of their stuff.

I love PJ. But what a bunch of sell outs. Fuck I must be getting older. I knew the day would be coming when something like this would happen. What's next a Cheerio's commercial or is "alive" going to be played in the background of the next Nissan Pathfinder commercial? I heard a rumor that Eddie Vedder will be on Americal Idol this next season. Look it up.