PJ:20 <3

Watching Pearl Jam Twenty...wow...I've always admired the band even if I did get into them pretty late (a big huge thank you to sideflip1 for that. She both helped get my hands on some live shows AND got me my ticket to my first live show AND showed me how awesome Pearl Jam fans are). I still remember a friend in middle school trying SO HARD to get me into Pearl Jam. He made me a mix tape of some of the more mellow PJ songs (daughter, better man, tremor christ) so that was all I knew for a long time. I can't even quite remember what turned me on to them...it was sometime in college...hm...still, the show I saw that first time, bouncing on my feet the entire 2 hours...so awesome...

ANYWAY - just watching all of this old footage...I love watching these guys get sucked into the music. When they close their eyes and just let the music flow out of them, so pure and emotional. Not playing for the crowd, just playing. And I love how well spoken they all are. For me, it's important that I can respect the band to be a fan. Pearl Jam definitely consists of some very smart, complex guys. Watching this and seeing how it all went down just makes me love them more.

God, I miss live music. I miss seeing shows every weekend in little coffee houses. I miss dancing for two hours and singing along. I signed up for a bunch of email lists recently so hopefully I won't miss out on the tours by some of my current bands that I enjoy.

Ugh, this makes me want to see Pearl Jam live again SO BAD.

Guess I'll just crank up the PJ mix tomorrow on my iTunes and rock out. :)