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Who is your Fav PJ Drummer?

SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 2,940
edited May 2014 in The Porch
And why?
Nature drunk and High

Who is your Fav PJ Drummer? 213 votes

Dave Krusen
0%
SergeAlexander 1 vote
Matt Chamberlain
0%
Dave Abbruzzese
22%
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Jack Irons
26%
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Matt Cameron
50%
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,678
    Dave Abbruzzese
    Dave = Cement mixer. I hear he was a dick or at least had a big monkey on his back and he definitely was a different personality type than the band. But God did demolish those drums.
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    evsgjammevsgjamm Posts: 2,103
    Dave Abbruzzese
    Abruzeeeeeeeeeeze is tighter than the snare drums upon which he bangalangs.
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Jack Irons
    Love him, his talent, his humbleness and in this photo, his happiness.

    Whatta smile!
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    dannydanny Posts: 2,270
    Jack Irons
    jack yield say no more
    danny d
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    ckokeckoke Posts: 63
    Dave Abbruzzese
    Dave Abbruzzese in the grunge golden age of 91-94.
    8/25/98 - Pittsburgh
    5/20/06 - Cleveland
    6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
    6/22/08 - Washington DC
    5/06/10 - Columbus
    7/02/11 - Soundgarden Toronto
    9/11/11 - Toronto
    9/12/11 - Toronto
    5/12/13 - Soundgarden Pittsburgh
    10/11/13 - Pittsburgh
    7/27/14 - Soundgarden Toronto
    11/04/16 - Temple of the Dog - Upper Darby, PA
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,817
    Matt Cameron
    I don't understand how MC isn't the clear runaway with this. Jack irons is a great studio drummer but that's it. Live is where PJ live which makes MC the easy choice.
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    FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,095
    Matt Cameron
    Matt is the only drummer I know... I wasn't a fan until 03, and I have only seen Matt live.
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,103
    edited May 2014
    Jack Irons
    I totally voted wrong in my sick stupor. Jack is great on two of my favorite Pearl Jam records BUT Matt is a fucking freight train, as Eddie has described him live. He's a great back-up vocalist to boot. I love both of their styles and personalities, ultimately, which makes it hard to vote. Dave A., although really fucking good, was too splishy-splashy on the cymbals for my taste. As for Krusen, it's hard to say as we never heard his full-potential.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,608
    edited May 2014
    Jack Irons
    Jack's albums have the best drums. Not sure if I should thank Jack's skills or the songwriting for that, but either way, the drums in No Code and Yield are definitely superior to the drums on all other albums. I think Matt could have done just as well if he'd been a member of the band during that time, as he is an awesome drummer.... although he could do a better job with getting really killer drums onto albums that he contributes to for PJ.
    But Matt's my fave as far as his overall role with the band goes. :)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    RB90590RB90590 Posts: 227
    Jack Irons
    Jack.
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    Seattle1974Seattle1974 Posts: 81
    Jack Irons
    No offense to Mr. Cameron, but it's go to be Jack. No Code/Yield.

    If you want to Pepsi Challenge it - pull live cuts of In my Tree and compare.
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    josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 28,314
    edited May 2014
    Jack Irons
    Jack just had such a great groove he brought funk to PJ which by the way they haven't had since he left ...
    Post edited by josevolution on
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    Dave Abbruzzese
    Dave straight up brought the thunder pounding the piss out of that drum kit.
    Bristow, VA - 5.13.10
    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

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    TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,289
    Matt Cameron
    Matt, then Jack
    2008: Bonnaroo
    2010: Bristow
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: Charlottesville, Charlotte
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Greenville, Hampton, Raleigh (cancelled), Columbia, Lexington

    For your bootleg review needs or recommendations- http://pjbootlegreviews.blogspot.com/
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,817
    Matt Cameron
    Seattle1974 said:

    No offense to Mr. Cameron, but it's go to be Jack. No Code/Yield.

    If you want to Pepsi Challenge it - pull live cuts of In my Tree and compare.

    Ur gonna point to one song that rarely gets played to prove your point? I'm sorry but Matt is easily the better live drummer. What he does night in and night out is not to be underestimated and couldn't be done by any other of the listed drummers. And IMO that's what it comes down to.

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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    Dave Abbruzzese
    What's great to see is how much PJ's music evolves from drummer to drummer. Each drummer has brought a considerably different and more unique sound to their music. Love each drummmer in their own right, with each having different strengths and talents.
    Bristow, VA - 5.13.10
    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,869
    Jack Irons
    I like Jack best, but Matt is the best drummer overall. Dave was awesome too.
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    TheGhostTheGhost Posts: 534
    Matt Cameron
    It's really between Matt, Jack and Dave. All three are great. Dave is amazing, but loses me a bit with some of his style. Jack sometimes fell short live but was very creative. Matt is just an all around incredible, tasteful, powerful, goddamn genius of a drummer.
    Your light made us stars
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    i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    edited May 2014
    Matt Cameron
    Definitely Matt Cameron
    Post edited by i_lov_it on
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    JP33JP33 Posts: 1,348
    Matt Cameron
    Spags said:

    And why?

    Matt has heart when he plays

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    SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 2,940
    Matt Cameron
    He sings pretty good too...
    Nature drunk and High
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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,869
    Jack Irons
    ohh gosh Matt's singing good? He has ruined bootlegs for me on his background vocals being too high.
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,103
    Jack Irons
    hrd2imgn said:

    ohh gosh Matt's singing good? He has ruined bootlegs for me on his background vocals being too high.

    Yeah, the dude's got a great voice. His back-ups on the recorded version of Sirens are fantastic and live he's almost always spot on. If you heard something bad or weird on a boot well you can chalk that up to him having a bad night, which all the band's members have.
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    EB218946EB218946 Posts: 3,836
    Dave his drumming speaks for itself.
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    evsgjammevsgjamm Posts: 2,103
    edited May 2014
    Dave Abbruzzese
    However, Matt Chamberlain is the only one I've met. He played a small show in Saskatoon in like....2006 or some shit... along with Ben Fucking Shepherd and Saskatoon's prodigy blues rock boy, Jordan Cook. They fucking WAILED the place down with raw HEAVY blues rock. The kid can solo like a fucking great white shark. Matt played a wicked tight show. Got a group photo with them and had em sign my "Alive" CD.
    Post edited by evsgjamm on
    Vancouver '03, Paramount Theatre '05, Saskatoon '05, Calgary '05, Edmonton '05, Saskatoon '11, Calgary '11, Calgary '13

    2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
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    tcadd94tcadd94 North Jersey Posts: 611
    edited May 2014
    Matt Cameron
    Matt all the way. Backup vocals, playing 3 hour shows, amazing drummer. Runaway choice.
    I've been fortunate enough to see Pearl Jam live.

    I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan
    Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand.
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    i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    Matt Cameron
    tcadd94 said:

    Matt all the way. Backup vocals, playing 3 hour shows, amazing drummer. Runaway choice.

    Yep :)

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    stoppler_pjstoppler_pj Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 191
    Dave Abbruzzese
    Dave. Just listen to the beginning of GO, Daughter and Last Exit.
    You are obviously from the sticks if you call it a hoodie! Us sophisticated city folk call it a bunnyhug!
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    PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    nicknyr15 said:

    Seattle1974 said:

    No offense to Mr. Cameron, but it's go to be Jack. No Code/Yield.

    If you want to Pepsi Challenge it - pull live cuts of In my Tree and compare.

    Ur gonna point to one song that rarely gets played to prove your point?
    Perhaps it is rarely played because Pearl Jam in it's current state can not play IMT as was heard by fans of the day.
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    aurynsdadaurynsdad Posts: 775
    Dave Abbruzzese
    I think Dave brought the most funk, Jack made things tribal, and Matt epitomizes rock and roll. Also, I'd rank them in that order.
    10/31/93 Berkeley (Baba!) • 10/1/94 Bridge School, 9/16/96 Seattle (In My Tree!) • 10/19/96 & 10/20/96 B. School (Alt Corduroy & Alt Porch!) • 10/25/03 B. School, 6/1/03 Mtnview (Crazy Mary! You Are!) • 11/29/13 Portland (All Those Yesterdays! Even Flow!) • 10/25/14 Bridge School (Rain! Fuckin Up! TOTD!) • 5/13/22 Oakland (had to leave early, but W.M.A.! Immortality!)
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