PJ at HOB
Since my senior year in high school, I've been a huge fan of Pearl Jam. This is the band that seems to express exactly how I feel. Their songs run the entire gamut of emotions, but they always seem to have an edge to them...even the "ballads."
As morbid as it may sound, I'm making a list of "things I want to do before I die." This is a very short list, because I'm continually crossing things off the list, but I also continue to add to the list. At the very top of the list is to take a trip to every continent, including Antarctica. Right below that one was "See Pearl Jam live." In the last couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to see them twice. Once was at sold-out United Center for their Riot Act tour. The second was a couple of weeks ago at the House of Blues here in Chicago.
This concert was nothing short of amazing. Although it's been a couple of weeks, I still have a hard time putting into words just how much I enjoyed the concert. They sang every song that I would have requested, other than "I am a Patriot," "Jeremy," and "Yellow Ledbetter," but it didn't matter. Eddie let the crowd sing along, and he playfully chatted with the crowd between songs. My favorite part of the concert was in the middle of "Porch," he stepped off the stage, got some help from security to get over the barrier between the crowd and the stage, and was held aloft by the crowd. Here's a couple of pictures for me to remember:
It took me nearly a week to recover from this concert. Not the amount of smoke, or the ringing of the ears from the loudness of the music, but from the euphoria of seeing my favorite band in such an intimate setting and being so close to the stage that I felt I was standing right next to them. I'm glad I've got pictures now, because it is proof to myself that I've been there and done that...another thing to mark of my list!
Cheers,
Rocco
As morbid as it may sound, I'm making a list of "things I want to do before I die." This is a very short list, because I'm continually crossing things off the list, but I also continue to add to the list. At the very top of the list is to take a trip to every continent, including Antarctica. Right below that one was "See Pearl Jam live." In the last couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to see them twice. Once was at sold-out United Center for their Riot Act tour. The second was a couple of weeks ago at the House of Blues here in Chicago.
This concert was nothing short of amazing. Although it's been a couple of weeks, I still have a hard time putting into words just how much I enjoyed the concert. They sang every song that I would have requested, other than "I am a Patriot," "Jeremy," and "Yellow Ledbetter," but it didn't matter. Eddie let the crowd sing along, and he playfully chatted with the crowd between songs. My favorite part of the concert was in the middle of "Porch," he stepped off the stage, got some help from security to get over the barrier between the crowd and the stage, and was held aloft by the crowd. Here's a couple of pictures for me to remember:
It took me nearly a week to recover from this concert. Not the amount of smoke, or the ringing of the ears from the loudness of the music, but from the euphoria of seeing my favorite band in such an intimate setting and being so close to the stage that I felt I was standing right next to them. I'm glad I've got pictures now, because it is proof to myself that I've been there and done that...another thing to mark of my list!
Cheers,
Rocco
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