[direwolf74]

I love this band, but the past few years have really seen me lose interest between the predictable, shouty shows and the lack of cool releases aside from the albums. This band just isn't giving me much reason the stay engaged, unlike PJ, whose site I check at least once a day thanks to all the cool stuff they put out.

I hear ya. I have tickets for the Hip's upcoming Calgary show, but sadly I already know exactly what they're going to play, and I'm crossing my fingers and praying to the rock n' roll gods that Gord can control himself and actually sing the damn songs. Unless they fix the problems with their live show, this will very likely be my last Hip gig for a long time. It's sad that it's come to that.

As for Pearl Jam, they really are the golden standard these days. I'm on their website too at least every other day, as it seems they're always releasing cool new stuff for the fans. Between the awesome merch, the constant bootleg releases, vinyl reissues, etc.. those guys probably sleep on piles of money.