This was the very first concert I ever attended..16 years old... It was amazing... I remember being in awe that I was hearing new songs...also got kicked in the head a couple times from body surfers...so had to move from the front to the side so i could actually dance and enjoy the show...what i would give for a bootleg of this... or even a complete set list... there are a few songs that aren't mentioned here... unfortunately I cant recall them... except for Baba O'Riley...and as Bear1970 says SOLAT...not a hundred percent but I seem to recall daughter... or maybe it was elderly woman... TEN CLUB please update the setlist with the final correct one...I would love to know...
for anyone that is interested here is a copy of the review in the local paper... (I remember the sound being just fine...it was frickin hot though)
Quote:
Fans thrash, bounce to grunge's Pearl Jam; [Final Edition]
Lynn Saxberg. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: Aug 18, 1993. pg. B.6
There was electricity in the hot, stale air of the Robert Guertin Arena when Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder bent his tormented howl around the song Alive.
"I-I-I'm still alive, wailed the singer as the stage lights shone on a sellout crowd of 4,500 young people raising their voices with him.
The song has clearly become something of an anthem for Generation X. Now we know what it must have been like when The Who did My Generation in the '60s -- spine-tingling.
In fact, Pearl Jam played The Who's Baba O'Riley for one of the encore songs, proving that the two bands aren't so far apart. Both groups have a similar spirit and energy to their music, although Pearl Jam is part of the modern rock scene and The Who is part of rock history. Pearl Jam is one of the Seattle-based bands that revitalized rock a few years ago with the heavy, raw sound that's become known as grunge.
In concert, these gods of grunge leave the costumes, choreography and glitzy stage set-up for the Rod Stewarts and Tina Turners of the business. Instead, the show centres on the personalities and unique abilities of the band members, particularly Vedder, but also guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, drummer Dave Krusen and bassist Jeff Ament.
Vedder, whose round face is both cherubic and demonic at the same time, was moving in slow motion compared with the others. He arrived on stage in a monster mask, carrying a bottle of red wine, which ended up in a puddle on the stage after he poured it over a white T-shirt. He rarely strayed from his spot at the front of the stage, throwing all his energy into producing those incredible vocals.
Stage trappings were not only minimal but odd. A stuffed cow rested on one pile of amplifiers, while a line of miniature basketball figurines graced another.
But they didn't need anything more than their instruments and the equipment, along with a few stage lights. The band has the power and the songs to grab an audience, as they showed with such tunes as Jeremy, Even Flow, Why Go and Black -- all from the band's breakthrough album Ten. In the nearly two-hour set, they also played several songs that aren't on the disc, perhaps some new material.
Fans ate it up. The concert had sold out in less than a day, making the show one of the most eagerly anticipated of the year so far. Still, the stands were dotted with empty seats, but only because people left their seats to get closer to the stage in the general admission area.
Down there, it was a zoo. Fans moshed, thrashed and bounced constantly, and a couple of them even got away with stage diving. One woman actually made it far enough that she was able to give Vedder a hug before she was pulled away.
The security guards in front of the stage handled the mayhem coolly and professionally, dumping water on fans as needed and pulling folks out of the chaos when the heat and the flailing bodies were too much for them.
The show opened with a set by Montreal's Doughboys, one of the city's top club acts, recently signed to a major label. The band delivered a full-volume, fast-paced onslaught of grunge/punk tunes from its major-label debut, Crush . It was a strong set, and they undoubtedly won a few fans.
Unfortunately, the sound in the concrete arena is abysmal. Doughboys sounded like mush and the sound for Pearl Jam, though louder, wasn't much better.
[Illustration]
Black & White Photo; Wayne Hiebert, Citizen; Eddie Vedder, lead singer of the Seattle band Pearl Jam, performs Tuesday in Hull
I was at this show. For reference sake, the opening act was The Doughboys. This was when grunge was grunge and moved you emotionally wheither you knew it or not. When people ask me about the show, its hard to explain the feeling it left in me. It was easy to see that the band members were all on the same page with their connection to their audience. I felt priviledged and still do to have been a part of an event in a venue that they will never play again. It was a once in a lifetime experience. Thank you PJ.
"The problem with not particpating in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." Plato.
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My first concert too, wow! Awesome. Still a huge fan after 20 years. I lived and grown as a man with their music. Love you guys.
This was the very first concert I ever attended..16 years old... It was amazing... I remember being in awe that I was hearing new songs...also got kicked in the head a couple times from body surfers...so had to move from the front to the side so i could actually dance and enjoy the show...what i would give for a bootleg of this... or even a complete set list... there are a few songs that aren't mentioned here... unfortunately I cant recall them... except for Baba O'Riley...and as Bear1970 says SOLAT...not a hundred percent but I seem to recall daughter... or maybe it was elderly woman... TEN CLUB please update the setlist with the final correct one...I would love to know...
for anyone that is interested here is a copy of the review in the local paper... (I remember the sound being just fine...it was frickin hot though)
Lynn Saxberg. The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ont.: Aug 18, 1993. pg. B.6
There was electricity in the hot, stale air of the Robert Guertin Arena when Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder bent his tormented howl around the song Alive.
"I-I-I'm still alive, wailed the singer as the stage lights shone on a sellout crowd of 4,500 young people raising their voices with him.
The song has clearly become something of an anthem for Generation X. Now we know what it must have been like when The Who did My Generation in the '60s -- spine-tingling.
In fact, Pearl Jam played The Who's Baba O'Riley for one of the encore songs, proving that the two bands aren't so far apart. Both groups have a similar spirit and energy to their music, although Pearl Jam is part of the modern rock scene and The Who is part of rock history. Pearl Jam is one of the Seattle-based bands that revitalized rock a few years ago with the heavy, raw sound that's become known as grunge.
In concert, these gods of grunge leave the costumes, choreography and glitzy stage set-up for the Rod Stewarts and Tina Turners of the business. Instead, the show centres on the personalities and unique abilities of the band members, particularly Vedder, but also guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, drummer Dave Krusen and bassist Jeff Ament.
Vedder, whose round face is both cherubic and demonic at the same time, was moving in slow motion compared with the others. He arrived on stage in a monster mask, carrying a bottle of red wine, which ended up in a puddle on the stage after he poured it over a white T-shirt. He rarely strayed from his spot at the front of the stage, throwing all his energy into producing those incredible vocals.
Stage trappings were not only minimal but odd. A stuffed cow rested on one pile of amplifiers, while a line of miniature basketball figurines graced another.
But they didn't need anything more than their instruments and the equipment, along with a few stage lights. The band has the power and the songs to grab an audience, as they showed with such tunes as Jeremy, Even Flow, Why Go and Black -- all from the band's breakthrough album Ten. In the nearly two-hour set, they also played several songs that aren't on the disc, perhaps some new material.
Fans ate it up. The concert had sold out in less than a day, making the show one of the most eagerly anticipated of the year so far. Still, the stands were dotted with empty seats, but only because people left their seats to get closer to the stage in the general admission area.
Down there, it was a zoo. Fans moshed, thrashed and bounced constantly, and a couple of them even got away with stage diving. One woman actually made it far enough that she was able to give Vedder a hug before she was pulled away.
The security guards in front of the stage handled the mayhem coolly and professionally, dumping water on fans as needed and pulling folks out of the chaos when the heat and the flailing bodies were too much for them.
The show opened with a set by Montreal's Doughboys, one of the city's top club acts, recently signed to a major label. The band delivered a full-volume, fast-paced onslaught of grunge/punk tunes from its major-label debut, Crush . It was a strong set, and they undoubtedly won a few fans.
Unfortunately, the sound in the concrete arena is abysmal. Doughboys sounded like mush and the sound for Pearl Jam, though louder, wasn't much better.
[Illustration]
Black & White Photo; Wayne Hiebert, Citizen; Eddie Vedder, lead singer of the Seattle band Pearl Jam, performs Tuesday in Hull
Credit: CITIZEN
I was at this show. For reference sake, the opening act was The Doughboys. This was when grunge was grunge and moved you emotionally wheither you knew it or not. When people ask me about the show, its hard to explain the feeling it left in me. It was easy to see that the band members were all on the same page with their connection to their audience. I felt priviledged and still do to have been a part of an event in a venue that they will never play again. It was a once in a lifetime experience. Thank you PJ.
"The problem with not particpating in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." Plato.
STATE OF LOVES AND TRUST is missing from this setlists