This is old news, but Pearl Jam is coming to town in September, and tickets go on sale this weekend.
Thing is, every time I hear a reminder about the upcoming show I get excited. For about half a second. And then I remember what year it is. And realize that the show is coming about 14 years too late.
I’m from the camp that everything they’ve done has been mediocre to suck since Ten. If they showed up, played every song on Ten, and Better Man from Vitalogy and went home, I’d consider the show worth it. Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s going to happen.
I have a feeling that if I did go, I’d just end up standing in my seat screaming Turn Up the Good, Turn Down the Suck!
My best friend’s 16-year-old brother asked me the other day, “Is Pearl Jam punk?”
I weep for our future.
That reminds me of the brief comeback of INXS in the late 90’s, and the comment made by a friend’s younger sister about that “super hot new band, Ink-sis or something.”
We are truly doomed.