Sunday, May 2, 2010
Jam Fest - Not prevented by British Petroleum
Posted by Will Coviello on Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:08 AM
Pearl Jam helped draw huge crowds out to Jazz Fest on Saturday. The day even started on a note from the grungy Pacific Northwest as Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs lapsed into Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on their set at Congo Square. But they finished on a popular local note, with rapper Dee-1 on stage doing their New Orleans Saints anthem "Bring 'Em to the Dome."
Jamming was the order of the day on the Acura Stage. Anders Osborne, sporting a long grey/blond beard and the wrinkled brow of an aging Nordic sea captain, opened his set with a blistering blues rock jam. He was backed by members of Galactic. Several songs into the set, he brought out metal rocker Pepper Keenan (pictured) and quipped that the two have created a ZZ Top cover band as a side project.
Pearl Jam turned in a solid hour and half of thrashing guitar rock interspersed with older hits ("Even Flow" off Ten, "Better Man" off Vitalogy). But some of the expected and unexpected extras included a link-up to soldiers in Iraq. The concert was broadcast to a Louisiana National Guard unit in Iraq. And a friend (Lt. Col. John McDonough) of Eddie Vedder's in the Marines was reached via satellite for a brief exchange (above Vedder holds his friend's unit's insignia). Much of the exchange was broadcast on the jumbo screens adjoining the stage.
Eddie Vedder also had some choice words for British Petroleum, owner of the oil rig spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. He raised a bottle of wine and said that he was sure the well-paid executives and board members of BP enjoyed fine spirits. Then he invited them to send their children to the Gulf Coast: "Send your sons and daughters to clean up your f--king mess."
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My brother works for transocean and u mister vedder are a no talent hack who got his ass beat in the quarter for spitting on a server a few years back. Stick to what you know which is making really bad music that nobody likes.
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yes, because all "no talent hacks" have been around for 20 years selling out concerts everywhere they play. i have a strange suspicion you are a country "music" fan
Vedder hasn't had a decent song in 20 years...is a strung out junkie who likes to think anyone gives a rats ass about his political views. Maybe he can come help clean up the mess that he likes to make fun of. Shut up an entertain us and keep your mindless babbling to yourself you burn out.
