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Matt rocks Not For You

StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
edited March 2010 in The Porch
i enjoyed the "worst song" thread...but now i'm in the mood for some positive stuff

this is one of my top 10 pj songs...loved it for years before Matt joined the band

and i'd say one of the early songs that definitely improved with Matt drumming

he propels it in a way the other guys didn't
"I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
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  • SOLAT319SOLAT319 Posts: 4,594
    Listen to the Hartford '96 version.
    I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...

    The whole world will be different soon the whole world will be RELIEVED

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  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    I am a huge Matt fan, but I have to disagree with you on this one. I think the song really derives its OOMPH from the single kick that Dave used (no idea how to technically describe it, but Matt plays it with several kicks in each note). Matt's versions seem more mellow and smoothed out, where as Dave would really hit with a simplistic and savage beat. Come to think of it, this is probably my least favorite Cameronized version of any song. I would love to hear him play it in its original form once in a while.

    Overall though I really enjoy his contributions to the band.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    Listen to the Hartford '96 version.
    This
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    yea definitely. He plays that song much better than Dave. The extra bass hits kick ass and I love the break when they jam out before it gets all crazy at the end.
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    UpSideDown wrote:
    I am a huge Matt fan, but I have to disagree with you on this one. I think the song really derives its OOMPH from the single kick that Dave used (no idea how to technically describe it, but Matt plays it with several kicks in each note). Matt's versions seem more mellow and smoothed out, where as Dave would really hit with a simplistic and savage beat. Come to think of it, this is probably my least favorite Cameronized version of any song. I would love to hear him play it in its original form once in a while.

    this is correct.

    the semmetry of the drums is what gave it its drive. single-bass, single-snare, single-bass, single-snare.

    right now its much closer to Light Years than NFY. its lost its tension, which was the point of the song.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
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  • MortalityMortality Posts: 156
    Matt turned an angry, rebellious song into a grooving, fun song.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Mortality wrote:
    Matt turned an angry, rebellious song into a grooving, fun song.


    Correct.

    For those that like "grooving, fun songs" that used to be "tense, rebellious and angry", its a positive.

    For those that don't, it's a negative.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *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
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
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