Jeri Jacquin
In theatres from director Danny Clinch and Falco Inc. is a
concert film from one of the legendary bands with LET’S PLAY TWO Pearl Jam Live
at Wrigley Field.
During the Chicago Cubs historic 2016 baseball season, the
band Pearl Jam has a chance to perform on my home turf, Chicago ’s Wrigley Field. Hometown boy Eddie
Vedder has the chance to pay the music of the bands 25-year musical career. The
mixture of a returning band and a team trying to break a 108 year streak is
about to blow up the big screen.
The footage also gives fans an opportunity to look at
behind-the-scenes at the Wrigleyville neighborhood and exclusive interviews. Using
both past and present, it is a journey with the band and their relationship of
the Chicago Cubs and Pearl Jam.
Along with band mates guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament and drummer
Matt Cameron – this is Pearl Jam at it’s finest.
Spending time in Wrigley field, lead singer of Pearl Jam
talks about being a Cub fan during the World Series calling it being abused in
a humorous way. He calls the fandom “a community that comes together based on
not glory in winning but comforting each other and it’s been that way for quite
a long time”.
Watching his excitement of once finding field sod to a trip
through the old and new clubhouse, I was even a little giggly. Yes, a proud Chicago gal right here!
It is the eternal hopes “with the hope arm to prove it” of
Cubs and Pearl Jam fans!
What an absolutely amazing look at a band that I have always
continued to keep an eye out for. Pearl Jam rehearsing on the rooftop has to be
one of my favorite parts of this film. It is a relaxed setting and yet the song
and music are still filled with emotion and feeling.
A mixture of the tension of the Chicago Cubs and the
excitement of Pearl Jam brings people together and it is generational. The man
from Australia
wearing the awesome Pearl Jam shirt is like a kid waiting for the candy store
to open.
Vedder’s voice is still sultry, sexy and full of rage
emotion that is not only exceptional but beautiful to hear. Added to that the
unforgiving guitar riffs that demand closed eyes and a slowly shaking head to
take it all in, what more could I want right? Well, Vedder singing ‘Take Me To
The Ball Game’ for the Cubs might do it!
The Wrigley field concert is filled with fan favorites such
as Alive, Crazy Mary, Release, Better Man
and the very recognizable and still stunning Jeremy, the live performance is just frakken amazing. I certainly
don’t mind cheering and reliving my Cubs once again (and it still
gives me thrill-chills) while rocking out to a band I hope someday to see live.
In the end – experience two of the best Chicago has to offer!
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