PEARL JAM DRUMMERS
This may have come up a million times on here but i am newer to this fan club.Although a fan since the first release.Before i comment i have followed them through all studio releases<most of yhe live releases,any singles i can get as well.But anyway i honestly do love Matt Camreon,dude has more talent in his little finger than i have through my whole body.technically sound in every way but i feel he is almost to perfect,my personal favorite drummer was Jack Irons.I just feel he played a little looser and fit better.I know nothing stays the same i mean whats the use in putting out every album that sounds the same.Matt fits perfectly with soundgarden and thier way of technical playing,again Matt kills it but sorry i feel Jack is a P.J. natural.Listen to Matt is really doing on the studio version of Grievance,could Jack even do that?But listen to the whole album of YIELD i cant explain it other than how i did but thats it.P.J. is and always will be my favorite band but thats why they have different colors and music styles,everyone entitled to thier opinion.sorry if this offends anyone (not intentional).would like to hear any and all responses and if you havea fav. drummer and why.thanks!
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I love Dave A as a drummer with the band though. He hit hard and loud, was loose and the band was nowhere near as tight. But I loved all of that. Probably get flamed for this but I preferred the less polished PJ. That hasn't diminished my love, just personal preference
Dave A was so amazing on Ten that he's getting credit for drumming on Ten, even though he didn't drum on Ten.
for the least they could possibly do
Or he meant amazing playing Ten during the tour promoting Ten.
*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
2006: Dublin; Leeds; Arnhem
2007: London
2009: Manchester
2012: Manchester I & II : EV Manchester : Soundgarden Shepherds Bush
2013: Brad Manchester : Soundgarden Manchester
2014: Amsterdam I & II; Berlin; Leeds; Milton Keynes
2018: Berlin; London II; Boston II
Bootleg Reviews: http://pjbootlegreviews.blogspot.com/
Very solid drumming, sir
Jack was my kind of drummer. Tight but loose. Inventive but not in a prog/complicated kinda way. He had/has a particular sound to his kit and his playing and he fit PJ at that time like a glove.
Matt is now on the stool and long may he reign. The first two releases with Matt showed us what he could bring to the band. His work on Grievance alone gives me goose bumps and the much maligned Riot Act also had an obvious Cameron influence. Without getting into a great debate about where the band is headed, the last two albums have been (as a whole) pretty straight forward musically and wherever Pearl Jam are headed I personally hope they don't consider this their "day job" and leave the experimentation for assorted side projects.
Sorry.. What was the question???!!
Anyways, i'll always love 'em all, in this order, for these reasons:
Jack:Inventive, dynamic, powerful. I don't know if he hits harder then Matt when he's really all out, but it sounds like it on CD and Boot. Just a great organic, earthly flow. I miss how he fit into this band, and i'm sad i missed my chance to see him with them.
Matt: A machine. So perfect, all the time. Can't say enough about how he has kept this band at a top level on every show he's played for over 13 years now. His strengths do play to his other band, but PJ knows that they're honored to have him, and us fans should never stop thanking him. #1 reason our fave band is still our fave band. Also, if he had only played on Temple and nothing else, i would still fondly remember him ...
Dave A: Busy, creative, lyrical playing in a way. He was certainly trying to accent the rest of the music in ways that we don't see anymore. I've always thought Matt is farther away from Dave then Jack. Was scared for my favorite band when i heard he was out. Lots of memories from being a kid, catching all those little extra fills, lot of time listening to my tape of Atl94 or SNL94, just enjoying his playing on Daughter, Porch, etc...
Dave K: Would love to hear what could've been. I listen to Ten the least anymore, so i can't really critique, Also no boots that i give serious listening time too from his era. There are certain things that i did enjoy of his that no one has quite nailed since...Heck for that matter, the original "video single" version of Alive, i've always loved that version, and that was Matty Chamberlain i believe, who i've loved in many projects since! Ah welll
cheers