i recently watched the pearl jam documentary called pj20 its basically about 20 yrs of pearl jam ok i peeped this out because i like seeing music documentaries but i'd say this was one of my least favorite ones ever what i liked about it was the coverage of how their band started and pretty much all the footage and coverage of them from 91-94 i didn't realize they were basically the 2nd biggest grunge band behind nirvana.. i guess i never saw them as grunge but looking back i can see how they fit that.. they r from seattle, they were 'alternative'.. they wore the "laid back college kid" clothing as opposed the hair bands that preceded them, etc. what i didn't like about the documentary was just.. basically the band itself the first thing that irked me a bit was the fact that they had it out with ticketmaster.. they said ticketmaster basically has a monopoly and they charge too much for tickets i agree and everything but part of me just feels like.. 'why don't you just take a pay cut?' if you feel so strongly then put the burden on yourself as opposed to ticketmaster.. like u want to act like ur "fighting for the fans" but really are you? it just comes off as phony to me.. i could be seeing it wrong but that was kinda the first strike then after this they had a segment where the band stood up for pro-choice.. which.. u know.. i'll put it like this: i'm sitting here looking at them and thinking.. NO ONE ABORTED YOU.. like how is that fair to babies?
and the other problem is .. how is that fair to men? its called "A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE" .. meaning if she wants to kill your baby you two are having together then tough luck.. (this actually happened to a guy i know btw) or how about if a man doesn't pay child support he is a "deadbeat" but a woman kills her child and people support her.. that is a slap in the face to all men ^moving on. ok.. the 3rd strike for me was they showed a clip where eddie vedder got an award for best album or something and when he got on stage he said something like "this doesn't mean anything" oh really.. it doesn't mean anything? well why the FCK did you fly a plane to be at the award show? why were you sitting in the audience? if its meaningless then why aren't you out playing a show right now? better yet why aren't you at home with your family? because you are a phony pompous ass.. like he just shat on every person who actually wanted to win an award that night he even shat on his former self, because there was a time when he would've loved to have some kind of recognition for his work! that just pissed me off because they try to be so "cool" or "hip" and "with it" but they really are just faking it.. you say the award means nothing yet you're on stage accepting it you're just being a fake jackass.. just be honest- you love the fame, the perks, the money, the recognition.. don't stand in front of everyone and bite each and every hand that feeds you.. have some tact and show some appreciation so all in all.. i couldn't even finish this documentary in its entirety i will say.. 91-94 they actually seem kinda cool in the context of the musical landscape and their contributions.. but other than that.. meh oh yeah.. and they are in the occult.. they don't mention it (typical) but their imagery and lyrics and certain videos show that they have ties to the occult or masonry or some bullsh*t organization.. i'm not a fan
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