Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron released his first-ever solo album, Cavedweller, last week, and today the lyric video for the opening track "Time Can't Wait" is premiering exclusively below.
"I
was certainly on the fence (about releasing the album) when I came home
from the Soundgarden tour, but it feels good to take one step forward
here," Cameron tells Billboard. "This has been a positive step for me,
for sure."
Cameron began working on Cavedweller early in
2016, at his own studio and the Bait Shop in Seattle and Bunker Studio
in Brooklyn. The diverse but definitely rocking nine-song set takes
Cameron off the drum stool and puts him behind the microphone, and on
guitar, bass and keyboards as well. He gets help from Alain Johannes
(Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) on two tracks,
as well as Tim Lefebvre (Tedeschi Trucks Band) on bass and David Bowie's
Blackstar drummer Mark Guiliana.
"For
me it's just the basic joy of songwriting, and my whole mission draws
out of that," Cameron explains. "It's something I've done over the years
for sure, when I have time between gigs. I was just trying to zero in
on each particular track, and I tried to bring each musical and vocal
part out as much as I could. That was basically the goal, and that's
what's so fun about doing my own record was completely making all the
decisions myself. Working in these enormous bands I've always had to
play my role -- and lovingly so. I love my role in all my bands. It's
nourishment for me.
"One of the millions of takeaways from
being in those bands is just full creativity, 100 percent of the time.
So that was one of the goals for me even wanting to do a record was to
make sure that if I was going to release a full musical statement like
this, it was going to be 100 percent me."
"Time Can't Wait" --
whose lyric video was directed by longtime Soundgarden designer Josh
Graham -- was among the first songs Cameron created for Cavedweller, "just
a nice little garage stomp that has some nice little rhythmic twists"
courtesy of Guiliana. And Cameron did not find it strange to have
another drummer playing on his own material. "I know on paper it seems a
little weird, but it wasn't as strange as it seems," notes Cameron,
who's been playing guitar since he was a teenager and bass and keyboards
since he moved to Seattle from his native San Diego during 1983.
"Working with Mark was seamless and easy, and he knew exactly what I was
going for. I kinda knew Mark would completely understand what I wanted
so, no, it wasn't hard at all."
And though it was recorded before
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death in May following a concert
in Detroit, Cavedweller's lyrical approach proved a bit prescient. "I
don't think there's any sort of direct story other than...what I've been
going through recently, just feeling a lot of love and a lot of loss,"
he says. "I think those are my central themes throughout the album." And
rest assured that the shock and grief over Cornell still weighs heavy
on Cameron and his Soundgarden bandmates.
"I don't think we're
ready to say anything other than...Kim [Thayil] and Ben [Shepherd] and I
are certainly aware of how much our fans are hurting, and we're
certainly hurting right there along with them," Cameron says. "But we're
extremely private people, and we're all still processing our grief in
our own way and on our own time. But we definitely are thinking of our
fans and love them very much."
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Oh poor critical me... the lyrics in "Time Can't Wait" are 2-dimensional, flat, predictable, teen-age cliche and I can't freaking stand them. Love Matt; don't love Matt's lyrics. If you're a fan of the lyrics, I don't understand why. They are elementary. After listening to Ed and countless other great writers over the years, I expected better from MFC as a middle-aged man in a highly successful and influential band. These lyrics are what I'd expect from a band of 13-15 year olds. Frick, I sound like such a bad person. The phrase "Don't quit your day job" comes into mind. It's like he just spewed out random phrases with no backstory or depth. If that's what he actually likes about his lyrics, then groovy, but for the artistry level he's achieved over the decades as a drummer, I don't understand why he'd lock in these lyrics as "Yep. Album worthy." Bland. Flat. Unappealing. Best drummer in the world with the best band in the world. Worst lyricist. I get it that he's feeling expressive, but my goodness, I wish he expressed them on the skins rather than on the paper. Hopes are low for the rest of the record. The vinyl will be at my door in 5 days. Here's to hoping it's only one song that I feel this way about. "Give the guy a break" you say? "What have you done with your life?" you say? Look, the lyrics are bad, and this bellybutton has picked out his lint. Sorry for dropping it here for you to pick up. This is one of those posts I already regret cuz it's easier to hate (like what I've done here) than it is to love. Love you Matt. Sorry to say your lyrics aren't up to my standard, but I think they're not up to many people's standards in this group which consists of many intelligent fans with high expectations. I had really high expectations for the single. I can't really bring myself to hear it again. What's interesting is this: many PJ songs and albums don't go over well with people at first... then as they listen to them over and over again, over time, they grow on them to the point of becoming a real part of who we are. I freakin would LOVE for this to happen with this album / song. Ok fine... I'll listen to it again with open arms. But one eye will be closed and I'll be squinting and pulling away slightly like I'm hugging a smelly person with bad breath. Maybe I'll get used to it if I stick around it long enough. Ok... off to the creative cursing thread in PPM&A.
Good post, evsgjamm. I agree. I would also add that half of the songs are relatively boring, even as background music I can’t get into it. Which sucks, because I thought it would be amazing.
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Good post, evsgjamm. I agree. I would also add that half of the songs are relatively boring, even as background music I can’t get into it. Which sucks, because I thought it would be amazing.
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Pearl Jam's Matt Cameron Premieres 'Time Can't Wait' Lyric Video: Watch
9/29/2017 by Gary Graff
Soundgarden and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron released his first-ever solo album, Cavedweller, last week, and today the lyric video for the opening track "Time Can't Wait" is premiering exclusively below.
"I was certainly on the fence (about releasing the album) when I came home from the Soundgarden tour, but it feels good to take one step forward here," Cameron tells Billboard. "This has been a positive step for me, for sure."
Cameron began working on Cavedweller early in 2016, at his own studio and the Bait Shop in Seattle and Bunker Studio in Brooklyn. The diverse but definitely rocking nine-song set takes Cameron off the drum stool and puts him behind the microphone, and on guitar, bass and keyboards as well. He gets help from Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures) on two tracks, as well as Tim Lefebvre (Tedeschi Trucks Band) on bass and David Bowie's Blackstar drummer Mark Guiliana.
"For me it's just the basic joy of songwriting, and my whole mission draws out of that," Cameron explains. "It's something I've done over the years for sure, when I have time between gigs. I was just trying to zero in on each particular track, and I tried to bring each musical and vocal part out as much as I could. That was basically the goal, and that's what's so fun about doing my own record was completely making all the decisions myself. Working in these enormous bands I've always had to play my role -- and lovingly so. I love my role in all my bands. It's nourishment for me.
"One of the millions of takeaways from being in those bands is just full creativity, 100 percent of the time. So that was one of the goals for me even wanting to do a record was to make sure that if I was going to release a full musical statement like this, it was going to be 100 percent me."
"Time Can't Wait" -- whose lyric video was directed by longtime Soundgarden designer Josh Graham -- was among the first songs Cameron created for Cavedweller, "just a nice little garage stomp that has some nice little rhythmic twists" courtesy of Guiliana. And Cameron did not find it strange to have another drummer playing on his own material. "I know on paper it seems a little weird, but it wasn't as strange as it seems," notes Cameron, who's been playing guitar since he was a teenager and bass and keyboards since he moved to Seattle from his native San Diego during 1983. "Working with Mark was seamless and easy, and he knew exactly what I was going for. I kinda knew Mark would completely understand what I wanted so, no, it wasn't hard at all."
And though it was recorded before Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death in May following a concert in Detroit, Cavedweller's lyrical approach proved a bit prescient. "I don't think there's any sort of direct story other than...what I've been going through recently, just feeling a lot of love and a lot of loss," he says. "I think those are my central themes throughout the album." And rest assured that the shock and grief over Cornell still weighs heavy on Cameron and his Soundgarden bandmates.
"I don't think we're ready to say anything other than...Kim [Thayil] and Ben [Shepherd] and I are certainly aware of how much our fans are hurting, and we're certainly hurting right there along with them," Cameron says. "But we're extremely private people, and we're all still processing our grief in our own way and on our own time. But we definitely are thinking of our fans and love them very much."
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yeah...10C
What's interesting is this: many PJ songs and albums don't go over well with people at first... then as they listen to them over and over again, over time, they grow on them to the point of becoming a real part of who we are. I freakin would LOVE for this to happen with this album / song. Ok fine... I'll listen to it again with open arms. But one eye will be closed and I'll be squinting and pulling away slightly like I'm hugging a smelly person with bad breath. Maybe I'll get used to it if I stick around it long enough. Ok... off to the creative cursing thread in PPM&A.
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Not really connecting to the song at all.
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2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!
2010 WATCH IT GO TO FIRE!!