Matt Cameron News

Gern Blansten · July 15

I can't say I have looked for slop but I don't recall much of it. They definitely pushed songs through at insane tempos sometimes but that doesn't always mean sloppy.

I kind of got the feeling that they were focusing on quality since they reduced set times a few years back. Songs are played at recorded tempo and we get more repeats night to night.

URthekey · July 15

I can’t believe news of Matt’s departure never leaked.
There was no chatter on here, or anywhere, that I saw. Not suggesting I’m the most diligent consumer of PJ info, but lots of people love to share rumors before they’re officially announced, and there wasn’t a peep

Gern Blansten · July 15

URthekey said:

I can’t believe news of Matt’s departure never leaked.
There was no chatter on here, or anywhere, that I saw. Not suggesting I’m the most diligent consumer of PJ info, but lots of people love to share rumors before they’re officially announced, and there wasn’t a peep

which might play into the theory that he hadn't made up his mind yet....

Force Of Nature · July 15

I wonder if the gap after tour to announcement was for Matt to confirm he really did want to leave and not change his mind.

But equally, I can see how tour dates leak if contacts at venues pass on rumours much harder in a small close knit group like the band deciding something major

josevolution · July 15

I believe there were murmurs before Pittsburgh about a member leaving not sure what thread It was.

CantKeepmedown · July 16

Someone said in one of these threads that there were rumors in Nashville that someone in the band was leaving but that person never put much thought into it as it seemed quite unbelievable at that point.

Merkin Baller · July 16

josevolution said:

I believe there were murmurs before Pittsburgh about a member leaving not sure what thread It was.

CantKeepmedown said:

Someone said in one of these threads that there were rumors in Nashville that someone in the band was leaving but that person never put much thought into it as it seemed quite unbelievable at that point.

I recall this as well.

dopazz · July 16

Merkin Baller said:

josevolution said:

I believe there were murmurs before Pittsburgh about a member leaving not sure what thread It was.

CantKeepmedown said:

Someone said in one of these threads that there were rumors in Nashville that someone in the band was leaving but that person never put much thought into it as it seemed quite unbelievable at that point.

I recall this as well.

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/8061902#Comment_8061902

Merkin Baller · July 16

dopazz said:

Merkin Baller said:

josevolution said:

I believe there were murmurs before Pittsburgh about a member leaving not sure what thread It was.

CantKeepmedown said:

Someone said in one of these threads that there were rumors in Nashville that someone in the band was leaving but that person never put much thought into it as it seemed quite unbelievable at that point.

I recall this as well.

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/8061902#Comment_8061902

That was this month... IIRC, I think someone might have said as much in the forum DURING the tour, but I can't recall which thread... or maybe I'm just imagining it.

JimmyV · July 16

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

100 Pacer · July 16

JimmyV said:

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

Mike broke his ribs in Vancouver but soldiered on.

The man is a machine.

josevolution · July 16

JimmyV said:

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

Agreed

runstaples · July 16

100 Pacer said:

JimmyV said:

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

Mike broke his ribs in Vancouver but soldiered on.

The man is a machine.

Having experienced broken ribs, I can vouch for this.

THEBIBLEISTEN · July 16

After listening to Dark Matter, a lot of the lyrics are about fractured relationships, breaking up and wonder if they are about Matt? Wreckage, Scared of Fear, Setting Sun, upper hand, got to give. Makes sense if Matt made the decision before they started recording DM.

1STmammal2wearPants · July 16

JimmyV said:

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

I feel like they'd almost have to retire - his guitar is the soul of the band

JimmyV · July 16

1STmammal2wearPants said:

JimmyV said:

Love Matt, but I too am relieved it was not Mike.

I feel like they'd almost have to retire - his guitar is the soul of the band

Agree. They could bring someone in but it would never be the same.

DM282158 · July 16

THEBIBLEISTEN said:

After listening to Dark Matter, a lot of the lyrics are about fractured relationships, breaking up and wonder if they are about Matt? Wreckage, Scared of Fear, Setting Sun, upper hand, got to give. Makes sense if Matt made the decision before they started recording DM.

Hmmmmmm. I for one have always taken DM as a concept album. Interesting.

BrainofBGA · July 16

DM282158 said:

THEBIBLEISTEN said:

After listening to Dark Matter, a lot of the lyrics are about fractured relationships, breaking up and wonder if they are about Matt? Wreckage, Scared of Fear, Setting Sun, upper hand, got to give. Makes sense if Matt made the decision before they started recording DM.

Hmmmmmm. I for one have always taken DM as a concept album. Interesting.

I don’t see it personally. You’d write songs about the guy after he’d left the band not while he was still in the band. But that’s just my two cents.

YAKIMATSU · July 16

I was at the gate at DFW on the way to Nashville after a day of delays when I got the rumor. I was talking with another PJ fan when he asked me if I had heard the rumor. He then grabbed a PJ fan couple from San Diego and they told me what they told him. I didn't know these people and they were giving info that I just couldn't fully square in my head. A band member was leaving the band after Pittsburg. I, of course, asked who. They paused and then said Mike. I was stunned and in shock and went back to conversing with the other PJ fan and we agreed that the couple was just talking shit.
I thought about posting, but why? I had no real knowledge of anything and if Mike were leaving it was too much to really imagine.

Not trying to cause or be anything, but I know that they knew for a while that Matt was leaving.

I guess I'm an insider when random people tell me crazy shit at an airport because I'm wearing a PJ t-shirt.

JG242853 · July 16

YAKIMATSU said:

I was at the gate at DFW on the way to Nashville after a day of delays when I got the rumor. I was talking with another PJ fan when he asked me if I had heard the rumor. He then grabbed a PJ fan couple from San Diego and they told me what they told him. I didn't know these people and they were giving info that I just couldn't fully square in my head. A band member was leaving the band after Pittsburg. I, of course, asked who. They paused and then said Mike. I was stunned and in shock and went back to conversing with the other PJ fan and we agreed that the couple was just talking shit.
I thought about posting, but why? I had no real knowledge of anything and if Mike were leaving it was too much to really imagine.

Not trying to cause or be anything, but I know that they knew for a while that Matt was leaving.

I guess I'm an insider when random people tell me crazy shit at an airport because I'm wearing a PJ t-shirt.

It's a wild story man. I believe you, and I also think it was honorable of you to not take it to the forum with limited info back then.
I've met other PJ fans with way too much impulse to spread news at the expense of others.

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