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Matt Cameron on the cover of Drum! magazine

Glorified2030Glorified2030 Posts: 138
edited December 2009 in The Porch
just got the mail and the new issue of Drum! magazine. to my suprise matt was on the cover. i opened up and read the article, and it was very good. He talked about people hating on him for not playing like Dave Abbruzzese, or Jack Irons, gave insight on how they recorded the new record, and he described his hate towards the "fakers" in the music business. overall a very well done article. there are a few measures of drum music from the songs the fixer, and gonna see my friend. I'm not sure if it is anywhere online, but i would suggest buying it.
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    Matt kicks ass. I had great seats for all four Philly shows and was amazed at his stamina. The man is incredible.

    Then again, all of PJ kick ass. :lol:
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    sweet ill have to pick it up
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  • Glorified2030Glorified2030 Posts: 138
    very true. he is a very solid and powerful. one of my favorite drummers, and not just becuase he plays for Pearl Jam. his style is awesome, and he uses great dynamics, and is an incredible all around musician.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I look forward to picking it up!
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Does he talk about his songwriting at all, and how gay some fans are towards it?
  • PASSION76PASSION76 Posts: 136
    Awesome, thanks for posting this. I love Matt Cameron's drumming. Living in Australia i may not be able to get the mag for a month but i'll be checking my local newagency every week.
    Fuck i love playing the drums it's my lifeline and it's great to have mags like Drum and Modern Drummer because you get the chance to read about your fav drummers and what they like.
    Thanks again. :D
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,309
    can you give us a bit more info on the matt vs. jack vs. dave a. stuff?? i'd be interested to hear what matt thinks of it.
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  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Are there any scans/pics of the cover?
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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I've always been dismayed by people who state they dislaike his work or with Dave etc were back in the band. Granted, every Pearl Jam drummer I have seen has been awesomely talented, but Matt is the drummer now and he is the right person for the band. How do i know this? Because he is in the band.

    Keep on banging away Matt - plenty of us love ya work!
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  • t0mMyet0mMye Posts: 821
    Not sure if this is the cover or not..

    http://www.drummagazine.com/drumpedia/p ... t-cameron/
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  • Glorified2030Glorified2030 Posts: 138
    NewJPage wrote:
    can you give us a bit more info on the matt vs. jack vs. dave a. stuff?? i'd be interested to hear what matt thinks of it.

    he pretty much said how people say that he doenst play like the other drummers. he referred to the "internet geeks" as the people who criticize his playing style. he went on to say that jack irons parts are the hardest drum parts to re-create becuase Jack played with such a swing style and very different from cameron. he said that he plays very different from Dave, and he doesnt care what people think. He says he "couldn't care less" that people dont like his style or how he plays a song.
  • Glorified2030Glorified2030 Posts: 138
    t0mMye wrote:
    Not sure if this is the cover or not..

    http://www.drummagazine.com/drumpedia/p ... t-cameron/

    no.... this is the one of him on the cover in 2006
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Glorified2030 wrote:
    NewJPage wrote:
    can you give us a bit more info on the matt vs. jack vs. dave a. stuff?? i'd be interested to hear what matt thinks of it.

    he pretty much said how people say that he doenst play like the other drummers. he referred to the "internet geeks" as the people who criticize his playing style. he went on to say that jack irons parts are the hardest drum parts to re-create becuase Jack played with such a swing style and very different from cameron. he said that he plays very different from Dave, and he doesnt care what people think. He says he "couldn't care less" that people dont like his style or how he plays a song.


    I knew he'd notice one of my postings on the subject. :D:lol:
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  • cippociappocippociappo Posts: 692
    Matt is a great drummer!
    ... see Philly 8-)
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Sounds like an awesome interview ... "Internet geeks". :lol:

    That's about it. Most people who are actually musicians talk about Matt's skill as a drummer. Its the people without that background that knock his style. Not surprised to hear that Jack's parts are a challenge for stylistic reasons. As for Dave A.. .. Well, the guy hasn't been in the band for years and that's a dead horse that needs to be left alone.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Sounds like an awesome interview ... "Internet geeks". :lol:

    That's about it. Most people who are actually musicians talk about Matt's skill as a drummer. [i]Its the people without that background that knock his style[/i]. Not surprised to hear that Jack's parts are a challenge for stylistic reasons. As for Dave A.. .. Well, the guy hasn't been in the band for years and that's a dead horse that needs to be left alone.


    ...or drummers of a quarter century of playing under their belt. :D
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    CJMST3K wrote:
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Sounds like an awesome interview ... "Internet geeks". :lol:

    That's about it. Most people who are actually musicians talk about Matt's skill as a drummer. [i]Its the people without that background that knock his style[/i]. Not surprised to hear that Jack's parts are a challenge for stylistic reasons. As for Dave A.. .. Well, the guy hasn't been in the band for years and that's a dead horse that needs to be left alone.


    ...or drummers of a quarter century of playing under their belt. :D

    Well if that's the case, your opinion is just wrong. That can happen too. ;) Seriously, though ...
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rebornFixer wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Sounds like an awesome interview ... "Internet geeks". :lol:

    That's about it. Most people who are actually musicians talk about Matt's skill as a drummer. [i]Its the people without that background that knock his style[/i]. Not surprised to hear that Jack's parts are a challenge for stylistic reasons. As for Dave A.. .. Well, the guy hasn't been in the band for years and that's a dead horse that needs to be left alone.


    ...or drummers of a quarter century of playing under their belt. :D

    Well if that's the case, your opinion is just wrong. That can happen too. ;) Seriously, though ...


    Hahaha... :lol: yup, must be me. ;)
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Just hasslin' the Hoff ... I get it, everyone's preferences differ. I imagine what chaps Matt's ass are the people who confuse disliking his style with a lack of technical proficiency.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Just hasslin' the Hoff ... I get it, everyone's preferences differ. I imagine what chaps Matt's ass are the people who confuse disliking his style with a lack of technical proficiency.


    Matt's a monster on drums. What he's done on this new album is truly amazing. I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with. He's one of my favorite drummers. ...except on a ton of the early stuff. Might as well change the singer too on the early stuff, since it's not the same songs anymore. But I'm probably paying more attention to the drums than most.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    CJMST3K wrote:
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Just hasslin' the Hoff ... I get it, everyone's preferences differ. I imagine what chaps Matt's ass are the people who confuse disliking his style with a lack of technical proficiency.


    Matt's a monster on drums. What he's done on this new album is truly amazing. I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with. He's one of my favorite drummers. ...except on a ton of the early stuff. Might as well change the singer too on the early stuff, since it's not the same songs anymore. But I'm probably paying more attention to the drums than most.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ. Louder Than Love, Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Down on The Upside man!

    Just gotta post this is in every Matt Cameron thread!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ygBladNLo

    ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES EVERR

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLq ... re=related
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 14,982
    Cheers to Matt for calling out all the so-called experts in here. You know who they are..

    Rock on Matt!
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ.


    Yup. I said "I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with". I'm not as up on SG's music as I am on PJ's music. ...so, the limited catalog I'm aware of, out of their full catalog. :D
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ.


    Yup. I said "I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with". I'm not as up on SG's music as I am on PJ's music. ...so, the limited catalog I'm aware of, out of their full catalog. :D

    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I do feel that Backspacer is the first studio PJ performance that seems to truly do Matt justice ... I remember hearing Binaural (one of my favorite albums) and thinking "Where's Matt?". Live, he's all over those tunes. Same with the Riot Act songs. On these records, though, the drums fade into the background. Not so with Backspacer, where he is just a powerhouse on Got Some, Gonna See My Friend, and even Speed of Sound.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rebornFixer wrote:
    I do feel that Backspacer is the first studio PJ performance that seems to truly do Matt justice ... I remember hearing Binaural (one of my favorite albums) and thinking "Where's Matt?". Live, he's all over those tunes. Same with the Riot Act songs. On these records, though, the drums fade into the background. Not so with Backspacer, where he is just a powerhouse on Got Some, Gonna See My Friend, and even Speed of Sound.

    A - fucking - MEN!

    I have my feelings about how he plays the early stuff, but you are 1000% right. This is truly the only album that you really FEEL the drums on (except some of RA). I think the band sounds a little more spontaneous in a good way. Some of the other Matt albums sound dry, like Matt had played it so many times, it became homogenized, like on Avocado even... but Backspacer has a presence of sound unlike the others, plus it sounds more like a band and less like they're trying to make things perfect (though it did come out perfect!).
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS

    Ultramega okay i.e their first thing isn't worth much of a listen, except Beyond The Wheel which is just one of the best vocal performances ever.

    Go to Badmotorfinger (one of the best albums ever, every song is flawless) then Superunknown then back to Louder Than Love. Probs make sense to listen to Superunknown next but meh Badmotorfinger you gotta hear, its just insane on every muscians part.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS

    Ultramega okay i.e their first thing isn't worth much of a listen, except Beyond The Wheel which is just one of the best vocal performances ever.

    Go to Badmotorfinger (one of the best albums ever, every song is flawless) then Superunknown then back to Louder Than Love. Probs make sense to listen to Superunknown next but meh Badmotorfinger you gotta hear, its just insane on every muscians part.

    I think I may have Superunknown. That has Fell On Black Days, right? If so, I'll have to pick up Badmotorfinger next.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
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    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
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    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,557
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I think I may have Superunknown. That has Fell On Black Days, right? If so, I'll have to pick up Badmotorfinger next.

    Yeah fell on is on super.
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