Patreon Exclusive: House Of Blues – 9/23/2002

Prior to the release of Riot Act, Eddie was invited to play a benefit concert for the Maryville Academy opening up for his idols, The Who. Originally, it was meant to be his backing band, C Average that was meant to play with him, but somewhere down the line it got switched up, and Pearl Jam ended up opening. It was Pearl Jam for sure, but with a member noticeably absent – Stone Gossard. Stone had a commitment in Papua New Guinea and was unable to make the show, which meant that McCready and Ed were relied upon to be the rhythm section in his place.

We’ll spend the entire episode discussing how important Stone is to this band sonically and what this band is missing when he is not a part of the action. We’ll also talk about what was going on with The Who at the time. Long time legendary bass player, John Entwisle, had passed away earlier that summer, so we will pay tribute to him, discuss his life death and impact and compare how The Who handled the passing of both him and Keith Moon back in the 70’s.

It’s a very interesting show that deserves the conversation, so enjoy the episode, and if you can think of what kind of guitar player Ed is, we want to know about it!