By all accounts, PJ's crushing it in NYC this week. I didn't think it necessary to see them so soon after their gripping three-hour set at Bonnaroo, but the Internet is making me realize I thought wrong: it's certainly impressive to watch a band reach directly into the gut of 70,000 people on a farm, but witnessing crowd energy raised to rafter-shaking levels in MSG seems like its own brand of fucking unforgettable. Matthew went Tuesday night and testified to the crowd's hysterics, and last night appears to have been no different. To make things a little more memorable, and to further the series of contemporary vets covering classic rock with classic rockers, last night Pearl Jam brought out Ace Frehely to cover KISS's "Black Diamond." Matt Cameron does most of the singing (Mike McCready gets in there a bit too), Ace does most of the shredding. Thanks YouTube:
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Also, like the night before, C.J. Ramone was on hand for "I Believe In Miracles." Here's some more footage from last night, McCready soloing out of "Alive," and then "Yellow Ledbetter." I'm pretty sure the crowd likes it.
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I'm sorry I missed that. Side note: I mentioned Chris Martin's attendance at last night's gig in this morning's Coldplay post, and commenter grace6697 mentioned EdVed tooled on Coldplay's free MSG gig? Anyone know exactly what he said? I hope for Chris Martin's sake Eddie wasn't actually poking fun, seeing as he's one of Chris's heroes and the guy is totally derailed by slams like that (he's still smarting over the "you know how I know you're gay" business, for one of many).
