Pearl Jam in the 'Dam
Tomorrow I fly to Amsterdam for a few days, and I cannot wait. I always enjoy exploring a new city for the first time, and love travelling, but this trip also has another element. I am seeing one of my favourite bands, Pearl Jam play on Monday! I am one lucky boy to have a partner who gets me such amazing Christmas gifts as this! This is a band that has consistently been on my life sound track for over twenty years now. I have seen them live just the once, at the Cardiff CIA back in 2000. The new album, Lightning Bolt has a sound and feel that is reminiscent of the Ten era and there is not a disappointing track on the album. All in all it should be quite a show, I am sure they will perform a lot of their back catalogue, plus the new stuff too and I am thinking that there will be a few hairs standing up on the back of my neck moments, fantastic! I am also looking forward to my stay in Amsterdam a great deal. I have heard...