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I saw Pearl Jam last night...

I saw Pearl Jam last night on the Waterfront in Camden NJ last night. Excellent show. 2.5 hrs of blasting rock. Eddie Vedder's Cause now is to get wrongfully imprisoned prisoners freed. It bought the show to a grinding halt when he marched and paraded 3 ex cons around the stage. The band is one of the best out there. They blow away U2 and these other big name acts.
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sbank
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Reminds me of when I saw the Clash at Bonds in NYC touring Sandanista ~1980. When Strummer started talking politics over a backbeat, the crowd pulled ice cubes from their drinks and pelted him. He walked offstage; show over. End of story.
The good news was they had played about 90 minutes before the incident. Cheers,
Spencer
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sbank
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The political stances don't bother me so much when it's in their lyrics. It's the speeches that are the problem!
After attending Net Aid, I felt like jumping off a bridge. Indeed it was for a great, great cause, but after a few minutes of driving home the fundraising point, everybody is just dying to hear some music.
Springsteen is one who IMHO has mastered briefly getting his point across without resembling to a babbling fool in Speakers Corner. Cheers,
Spencer
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