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troutman · 12-03-2013, 09:57 AM

Eddie Vedder blows away Calgary's Pearl Jam fans with near flawless rock show at the Saddledome

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/12/03...the-saddledome

Vedder took several gulps from the biggest magnum of wine you’ve ever seen ... and it was game on.

When Pearl Jam walks on stage you inherently know that you are in the presence of a truly great rock and roll band. It’s a band’s band and a fan’s band. It’s everything a live music entity should be: spontaneous, loose and off-the-cuff, while at the same time musically precise, in-the-pocket, entertaining and consistently thrilling.

Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Matt Cameron, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready have long graduated from the late ’80s and early ’90s Seattle grunge scene that may have spawned them, but never did define them.

Pearl Jam’s Calgary performances (about once every two years) are events, and last night’s concert at the Saddledome may have been the best yet. A good seven weeks into the 25-date North American leg of its current Lightning Bolt tour, the band is, shall we say, dialed in.

12-03-2013, 09:57 AM	#72
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Eddie Vedder blows away Calgary's Pearl Jam fans with near flawless rock show at the Saddledome http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/12/03...the-saddledome Vedder took several gulps from the biggest magnum of wine you’ve ever seen ... and it was game on. When Pearl Jam walks on stage you inherently know that you are in the presence of a truly great rock and roll band. It’s a band’s band and a fan’s band. It’s everything a live music entity should be: spontaneous, loose and off-the-cuff, while at the same time musically precise, in-the-pocket, entertaining and consistently thrilling. Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Matt Cameron, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready have long graduated from the late ’80s and early ’90s Seattle grunge scene that may have spawned them, but never did define them. Pearl Jam’s Calgary performances (about once every two years) are events, and last night’s concert at the Saddledome may have been the best yet. A good seven weeks into the 25-date North American leg of its current Lightning Bolt tour, the band is, shall we say, dialed in.