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Dave A Rules!

HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
edited March 2010 in The Porch
I have been listening to the Dissident singles and am reminded about how much I love Dave A. His cymbal work is unmatched. I wish Matt would add some splashes and china cymbals. They make the songs more musical an add depth. Matt is the best, but Dave added a lot of class. Too bad Ed treated him like shit.

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  • LoveboatkarenLoveboatkaren Posts: 123
    Do you really know both sides of the story?
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Matt is awesome on his stuff.

    Dave was incredible on his stuff.

    I miss Dave's playing.
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Well personally, I think his drumming was pretty lame.

    I'd take Jack and Matt over Dave any day of the week.

    And guess what? Jeff Ament didn't think Dave A was so shit hot either.

    Everyone is quick to put the blame on Eddie, but there were alot of other factors that led to Dave A's departure from Pearl Jam.

    The glove just didn't fit.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    Loveboatkaren wrote:
    Do you really know both sides of the story?
    I don't really care about that issue. I've heard both sides and still think Ed was being pretentious in his non rock star rock star ways. This thread is about how Dave was great.
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  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,049
    Dave K. is great
    Matt Ch. is great
    Dave A. is great
    Jack I. is great
    Matt Ca. is great

    Pearl Jam has been blessed with some very, very talented drummers.
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  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    Jack irons was average at best. I'll never understand how people say he was the best drummer pj had. Jack was by far pj weakest drummer. I agree Dave was sick and matts great, but Jack, I'm sorry, he just never did it for me or a lot of my pj friends. I've always thought they'd get Dave back but I guess those riffs between them is just to strong to get over. I wonder what the sound of the band wouldve been had they kept Dave all these years. I apologize to all the Jack fans but to me he was the weakest.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    badbrains wrote:
    Jack irons was average at best. I'll never understand how people say he was the best drummer pj had. Jack was by far pj weakest drummer. I agree Dave was sick and matts great, but Jack, I'm sorry, he just never did it for me or a lot of my pj friends. I've always thought they'd get Dave back but I guess those riffs between them is just to strong to get over. I wonder what the sound of the band wouldve been had they kept Dave all these years. I apologize to all the Jack fans but to me he was the weakest.
    Completely agree; he was good, but boring. Dave had the most range to me. Matt is the best drummer, but his cymbal work is boring.
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  • STT757STT757 Posts: 302
    Dave's drumming equaled Eddie's intensity, making for the best music and performances of their careers. Any animosity towards Dave (especially from Jeff) is pure childish, but you wouldn't expect less from someone in their late 40s who still skateboards. Now is the time with the Soundgarden reunion and their 20th anniversary coming up to have a reconciliation with Dave Abbruzzese, even if it's just bringing him on stage to perform Porch one last time.
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  • PontikasPontikas Posts: 210
    Matt is perfect for Soundgarden. Someone on here once described him as a Machine gun - i agree with that. Dave A is my favorite PJ drummer.
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  • bbicebbice Posts: 2
    edited March 2010
    Bye far the Best Drummer ever in Pearljam!!! Dave A...... I still say that the Unplugged show they did was the best ever for the MTV series!! Daves drumming still makes me get goose bumps. he is the best that they have had PERIOD!!!
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  • shellerizmshellerizm Posts: 127
    He was and still is great, however, he hasn't been in the band for 16 years. Personally, Live with Cameron they have never been better and have a way better sound than they did with Dave A. He was too clean sounding, too many fills. These guys are one of the very few awesome live bands that just get better and better. Cameron is the longest standing drummer and it shows live how tight they are.

    Fahgetaboutit!
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,180
    I feel DaveA was attacking you with his drumming, If he would do drum solos they would rock me thinks. Matt Camerons drumsolos on Even Flow from the 2006 tour are boring...

    I guess Cameron is great on a technical level, I don't know mch about drumming. But, I don't really pay attention to his drumming on live boots, seems to be rigid like a machine and stale - DaveA on the other hand attacks you with the drumming. But maybe it has to do with mixing etc.
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