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Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 1:22 pm
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Bi_3 wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Surprised but happy that this thing has gotten perhaps the best reviews on RM since...???
I think the parallels between Ed's lifelong Cubs obsession and most of the people here's PJ obsession resonate really well in the film. Ed filling out the scorecards is like the old spreadsheets we all had of the songs we had heard live and the lists of cassettes in our shoebox collections we could offer on alt.music.pearl-jam. That celebratory moment after the Cubs winning is akin to what a PJ show is now. It's very much a love letter to 'fans'.
Plus Theo is a handsome man.
PS: once you understand thematically it's not a PJ concert film, the song selections make much more sense.
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Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 3:01 pm
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
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Bi_3 wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Surprised but happy that this thing has gotten perhaps the best reviews on RM since...???
I think the parallels between Ed's lifelong Cubs obsession and most of the people here's PJ obsession resonate really well in the film. Ed filling out the scorecards is like the old spreadsheets we all had of the songs we had heard live and the lists of cassettes in our shoebox collections we could offer on alt.music.pearl-jam. That celebratory moment after the Cubs winning is akin to what a PJ show is now. It's very much a love letter to 'fans'.
Plus Theo is a handsome man.
PS: once you understand thematically it's not a PJ concert film, the song selections make much more sense.
For me, it was Black and Jeremy that didn't fit the baseball story. There's other songs that could have worked better. But really, what Clinch made here could be essential rock and roll viewing. I don't think anyone has made anything flood this and it feels very essential to what a great American rock band should be. Devotion and resilience as told through 2 of America's pastimes. You woulda thought somebody would have covered this topic for other greats, like when Dylan toured through minor league ballparks or something. Kudos again to Danny Clinch.
Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 3:02 pm
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
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Bi_3 wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Surprised but happy that this thing has gotten perhaps the best reviews on RM since...???
I think the parallels between Ed's lifelong Cubs obsession and most of the people here's PJ obsession resonate really well in the film. Ed filling out the scorecards is like the old spreadsheets we all had of the songs we had heard live and the lists of cassettes in our shoebox collections we could offer on alt.music.pearl-jam. That celebratory moment after the Cubs winning is akin to what a PJ show is now. It's very much a love letter to 'fans'.
Plus Theo is a handsome man.
PS: once you understand thematically it's not a PJ concert film, the song selections make much more sense.
For me, it was Black and Jeremy that didn't fit the baseball story. There's other songs that could have worked better. But really, what Clinch made here could be essential rock and roll viewing. I don't think anyone has made anything like this and it feels very essential to what a great American rock band should be. Devotion and resilience as told through 2 of America's pastimes. You woulda thought somebody would have covered this topic for other greats, like when Dylan toured through minor league ballparks or something. Kudos again to Danny Clinch.
Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 3:40 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
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BootsToAsses wrote:
Tuolumne wrote:
tooch wrote:
Great film...excellent job by danny clinch as usual. SOOOOOOOOOOO much cheesiness by eddie tho its hard to watch at points. I'm a lifelong chicagoan (42 years), and i watched the film with my dad (78 years old, die hard cub fan, WS win was THE highlight of life). He couldn't help but laugh at times and wonder "is this guy for real?". what i would pay to hear what the rest of the band says about eddie behind his back oh my god
Isn't that the ENTIRE point of Eddie Vedder. He's a "cheesy" guy. From Day 1, 1991, you either buy into the hockeyness or you don't. That's sort of the entire proposition behind the man for his whole entire career.
Yeah, we shouldn't be surprised that Ed is cheesy. Even if his moody outward demeanour hid it well for a few years, his lyrics betrayed his true cheesy nature. Look at Leash, for example. Pure cheddar.
Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 3:51 pm
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bodysnatcher wrote:
BootsToAsses wrote:
Tuolumne wrote:
tooch wrote:
Great film...excellent job by danny clinch as usual. SOOOOOOOOOOO much cheesiness by eddie tho its hard to watch at points. I'm a lifelong chicagoan (42 years), and i watched the film with my dad (78 years old, die hard cub fan, WS win was THE highlight of life). He couldn't help but laugh at times and wonder "is this guy for real?". what i would pay to hear what the rest of the band says about eddie behind his back oh my god
Isn't that the ENTIRE point of Eddie Vedder. He's a "cheesy" guy. From Day 1, 1991, you either buy into the hockeyness or you don't. That's sort of the entire proposition behind the man for his whole entire career.
Yeah, we shouldn't be surprised that Ed is cheesy. Even if his moody outward demeanour hid it well for a few years, his lyrics betrayed his true cheesy nature. Look at Leash, for example. Pure cheddar.
Eddie Cheddar
Yes, quite
I can't believe it has aired twice now in the States and nobody has uploaded it!
Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 5:37 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 7:35 am Posts: 79
Update on the duplicate vinyl sides from Ten Club. Two more emails to Ten Club and no response. I’m just going to return the whole thing and order it from somewhere else. Hope I get refunded, but it would be funny/sad to have them mail me back the records in a million pieces with a sarcastic note.
Post subject: Re: Let's Play Two: Live from Wrigley Field
Posted: Mon October 16, 2017 5:38 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
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davluvsbeer wrote:
Update on the duplicate vinyl sides from Ten Club. Two more emails to Ten Club and no response. I’m just going to return the whole thing and order it from somewhere else. Hope I get refunded, but it would be funny/sad to have them mail me back the records in a million pieces with a sarcastic note.
yeah fuck that. try to get a refund and just go buy it anywhere else
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