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  1. Imagine That -- I’m Still Anti-War.
    July 16 2014


    Most of us have heard John Lennon sing


    “You may say I’m a dreamer,… but I’m not the only one.”

    And some of us, after another morning dose of news coverage full of
    death and destruction, feel the need to reach out to others to see if
    we are not alone in our outrage. With about a dozen assorted
    ongoing conflicts in the news everyday, and with the stories
    becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable.
    And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy?
    Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.

    Currently, I’m full of hope. That hope springs from the multitudes of
    people that our band has been fortunate enough to play for night
    after night here in Europe. To see flags of so many different nations,
    and to have these huge crowds gathered peacefully and joyfully is
    the exact inspiration behind the words I felt the need to emphatically relay.
    When attempting to make a plea for more peace in the world at a rock concert,
    we are reflecting the feelings of all those we have come in contact with
    so we may all have a better understanding of each other.

    That’s not something I’m going to stop anytime soon. Call me naïve.
    I’d rather be naïve, heartfelt and hopeful than resigned to say
    nothing for fear of misinterpretation and retribution.

    The majority of humans on this planet are more consumed by the
    pursuit of love, health, family, food and shelter than any kind of war.

    War hurts. It hurts no matter which sides the bombs are falling on.

    With all the global achievements in modern technology,
    enhanced communication and information devices, cracking the
    human genome, land rovers on Mars etc., do we really have to
    resign ourselves to the devastating reality that conflict will be
    resolved with bombs, murder and acts of barbarism?

    We are such a remarkable species. Capable of creating beauty.
    Capable of awe-inspiring advancements. We must be capable of
    resolving conflicts without bloodshed.

    I don’t know how to reconcile the peaceful rainbow of flags we see
    each night at our concerts with the daily news of a dozen global
    conflicts and their horrific consequences. I don’t know how to
    process the feeling of guilt and complicity when I hear about the
    deaths of a civilian family from a U.S. drone strike. But I know that
    we can’t let the sadness turn into apathy. And I do know we are
    better off when we reach out to each other.



    “I hope someday you’ll join us,…”



    Won’t you listen to what the man said.





    — Eddie Vedder
  2. ^
    Ed's open letter response.
  3. Wow...I can't believe the publicity this thing is getting...admittedly, maybe it just because I'm just paying attention but, in any event, this is very interesting.
  4. Also, I wish I was able to write something like EV just did. Too often I try to get words out about something at work or in a general conversation and feel that my thoughts are too jumbled and/or misdirected.

    I guess that's what happens when you choose Math over English.
  5. Originally posted by RUMMY:Also, I wish I was able to write something like EV just did. Too often I try to get words out about something at work or in a general conversation and feel that my thoughts are too jumbled and/or misdirected.

    I guess that's what happens when you choose Math over English.

    I agree. It makes sense I guess... I could never write lyrics to a song. Forget it. He's amazing at that as well. His lyrics hit me harder as I get older...
  6. I simply take the time to listen to (and read into) the lyrics as I get older.

    Admittedly, I was all about the sound coming from the instruments and the bellow of EV's voice in the earlier days and didn't look for too much meaning in what he was actually saying.

    I always hoped "Not For You" wasn't written for a guy like me....
  7. Here's something I recently realized as well: Very few of PJ's songs/lyrics (at least their best ones) seem to have any sort of rhyming pattern. Sure, a song like "Wishlist" does (maybe too much so!) but this seems to be more of an exception to the rule than the norm.
  9. That's the exact response I was expecting – an educated and literate retort to something that has been aimlessly blown out of proportion. Well said, big man.
  10. Hero
  11. I'm quite glad I got 'All Or None' twice, it's quite a beautiful little song. Some great guitar work in it. Been loving the Benaroya version a lot recently.
  12. I didn't realize that you got that one twice - very cool seeing that it has only been played...let me look it up...13 times according to Livefootsteps.

    The Benaroya Hall discs are fantastic. I just "discovered" them a few years ago - I knew they existed but they had a lot of deeper cuts that I wasn't that interested until recently. Now I love a lot, if not all, of those songs.
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