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By: Unreleased Mookie Blaylock Demos and Ed solo tracks

Unreleased Mookie Blaylock Demos and Ed solo tracks — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:21:37 +0000

[...] Pearl Jam’s lawyers will soon be sharking people. Though goof and I don’t expect this to happen again, we suggest you not fight City [...]

By: Walt Ribeiro

Walt Ribeiro — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:46:36 +0000

Great post. Pearl Jam is a fantastic band – I suppose with great power comes great responsibility. Although, everyone is free to do what they should want.

By: Don't mind me

Don't mind me — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:15:26 +0000

Well, i know this is quite late… but i guess, now that we know the whole picture, when both sides are accounted for, you may want to return being a PJ fan…

I know some words may be harsh, and I won’t say you’re right with what you done, nor i agree with the name calling of “shitty blog” (though I believe it is given too much emphasis by the comments here).

I would love to read a comment or review from you from the upcoming album, Backspacer…

It’s always sad to lose love with a band… but to lose it due to some other person, other than the music, or one of the band members itself, is sadder.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:36:38 +0000

There are possibly far too many comments for you to read them all at this point, but I’m a latecomer to this sad situation and I wanted to lend another comforting voice to your cause. I’ve loved this “shitty” blog for years and have found many great artists to pass on to my own listeners at linesthroughlines through it. Obviously Pearl Jam wasn’t one of them, and I personally never really cared about them that much. They’ve always seemed like douches, even if that perception wasn’t always accurate. Regardless, I’ve got mad love for the line you straddle here, between dedicated superfan of one band and super-seeker of newer potential musical soulmates.

I hurts me to acknowledge the reality that our medium has been marginalized by nearly all musical powers that be except the ones that really need it. To bands/management who are already established, our fawning and affection is viewed as an annoyance, if not a threat somehow. It’s business, of course, but bad business. I can’t help but wonder how these people sleep at night, and if the answer isn’t “on pillows filled with cash”.

And it’s sadder still that reps from your favorite band would do the same thing we expect from every other soul-sucking censor out there. To someone as nice and honest as you are. Chin up, Heather.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:27:58 +0000

I was never a huge fan of Pearl Jam even though they were a big part of my music scene when I was growing up, but I could always respect them on some level because of I thought Vedder was a great musician and lyricist. I’ve also always been of the opinion that fans are what make the music world go around, specifically the fans like Heather who go out of their way to recommend bands they love to other people. So this is just the final push I need to never bother giving Pearl Jam another thought.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:17:14 +0000

You all need to get off your high horses, the bottom line is that illegal recordings of a song were leaked by people who had no right to release them. The band or their people have every right to make people pull those recordings from wherever they may posted. The only thing that is unfortunate is that the blog got called shitty, that shouldn’t have happened, but for a bunch of fans that are seemingly so against bootlegging and piracy you all seem pretty quick to come to the defense of someone that was doing just that.

By: Sam Austin

Sam Austin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:09:46 +0000

I believe Mr. Fields offered the most sensible response yet. I have nothing against you, Heather, and I do not doubt that your blog has brought happiness to many thousands of people, some of whom are famous.

However, your increased influence on the world, or significance in it, resulting from your blog gives you no right to distribute copyrighted material. The fact that you were publicly upset because TC slapped you on the wrist for at least a third offense tells me that perhaps your blog has gone to your head a bit.

On the other hand, the TC person (Tim) sounds like an idiot. I would never want to speak with that person again. He sounds like a bit of a hypocrite, as he does not allow name-calling within the TC forums.

On another note, I found it ironic that some of your blogsters insulted PJ’s new song. I guess that was to be expected. One insult often leads to another. Aren’t we all hypocrites?

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Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:46:03 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:24:55 +0000

Heather,
I’m sorry to hear about your disillusionment. I’ve been a fan of your blog for some time, and love that you share(d?) my love for all things PJ. They were the first band to capture me emotionally, and they have built up a lot of equity for that over the years. I think it’s unfortunate that they have changed so much, but I think what what it really all boils down to is this:

If they can’t make money doing what they do, they can’t do it anymore. I want them to keep making money, and they can keep finding new and exciting ways to take my money for as long as they want. They got me through high school. I couldn’t have done it without their music and I owe them. As for the leaked song and the quashing of fan support, I think it’s important to keep in mind that those fans that leaked the song and the experience were betraying their non-disclosure agreement. Basically, they promised the band they love that they would keep the experience secret and turned around and broke their contract with the band. It’s dishonest, regardless of how badly I want to hear the song.

PJ have certainly made some missteps recently, but their music still moves me. I will be first in line to buy their new album, even if I have to go to Target to get it.

Keep fighting the good fight. Love the (absolutely non-shitty) blog.