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Pearl Jam Plans To Let New Songs 'Grow Up' (Billboard.com) Bonnaroo, bootlegs, etc!!!
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Pearl Jam Plans To Let New Songs 'Grow Up'
Gary Graff, Detroit
Pearl Jam has gotten a start on its next album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to guitarist Mike McCready.
"We've had one session of writing and it has yielded ... about five ideas so far," McCready told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters about this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Pearl Jam will headline on June 14. "Some of it's kind of poppy and some of it's a little hard. We want it to grow up a little bit. We have to revisit it a few times."
Pearl Jam is working on the album, the follow-up to 2006's "Pearl Jam," with longtime associate Brendan O'Brien. And though the band is known for previewing new and unrecorded material at its shows, McCready says that's unlikely to happen on Pearl Jam's upcoming North American tour.
"We might get into some sort of jam," the guitarist said. "We have about 200 songs to pull from, so we'll do that and maybe do some obscure B-sides. For new stuff, I don't know if we have it refined enough to want to play it in front of an audience yet. We don't want to hack in front of everybody."
Nevertheless, McCready said Pearl Jam is looking forward to its first visit to Bonnaroo, where drummer Matt Cameron will also be performing a jazz set. "I think it's a perfect fit," McCready said. "We try to keep everything as in-house and small and as punk rock and do-it-yourself as we can. That's part of our way of doing business. That fits right in with how Bonnaroo is doing theirs."
As for jamming with other acts at the festival, McCready said that "if we run into somebody, 'Hey, you want to come up and jam?,' that's kind of how our band works." But he's hoping to run into one person in particular.
"I'd love to have Jack White up," McCready said. "I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close ... because he's got a killer voice and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting to me."
McCready also said that Pearl Jam plans to continue making live recordings available to fans from its upcoming tour -- which starts June 11 in West Palm Beach, Fla. -- but isn't sure what form that will take yet.
Pearl Jam Plans To Let New Songs 'Grow Up'
Gary Graff, Detroit
Pearl Jam has gotten a start on its next album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to guitarist Mike McCready.
"We've had one session of writing and it has yielded ... about five ideas so far," McCready told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters about this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival, which Pearl Jam will headline on June 14. "Some of it's kind of poppy and some of it's a little hard. We want it to grow up a little bit. We have to revisit it a few times."
Pearl Jam is working on the album, the follow-up to 2006's "Pearl Jam," with longtime associate Brendan O'Brien. And though the band is known for previewing new and unrecorded material at its shows, McCready says that's unlikely to happen on Pearl Jam's upcoming North American tour.
"We might get into some sort of jam," the guitarist said. "We have about 200 songs to pull from, so we'll do that and maybe do some obscure B-sides. For new stuff, I don't know if we have it refined enough to want to play it in front of an audience yet. We don't want to hack in front of everybody."
Nevertheless, McCready said Pearl Jam is looking forward to its first visit to Bonnaroo, where drummer Matt Cameron will also be performing a jazz set. "I think it's a perfect fit," McCready said. "We try to keep everything as in-house and small and as punk rock and do-it-yourself as we can. That's part of our way of doing business. That fits right in with how Bonnaroo is doing theirs."
As for jamming with other acts at the festival, McCready said that "if we run into somebody, 'Hey, you want to come up and jam?,' that's kind of how our band works." But he's hoping to run into one person in particular.
"I'd love to have Jack White up," McCready said. "I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close ... because he's got a killer voice and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting to me."
McCready also said that Pearl Jam plans to continue making live recordings available to fans from its upcoming tour -- which starts June 11 in West Palm Beach, Fla. -- but isn't sure what form that will take yet.
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BUT, Matt's playing a solo Jazz set at Bonnaroo!
and Mike just publicly invited Jack White to jam on stage
26 days to go!
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the one litttle thing that makes me scratch my head .. is that some songs are pretty poppy?
but besides that, i think this is all great info! mike your the man! the tour is getting closer and closer my friends!
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on a side note, Mike is pretty much the unofficial spokesperson for the band at this point.
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That is why matt is PJ's best drummer. I always knew he plays jazz, but id love to see that! too bad im not goin to 'roo
bootlegs? hell yea!
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Looks like 10c sent Mike out to do their job
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also, regarding Matt's set at bonnaroo...in years past they have had a dedicated Jazz tent, though no word yet for this year...last year from what I remember it was actually a mini Jazz club with table service and all, including air conditioning...I missed the one set I wanted to see last year, Nels Cline from Wilco, and still regret missing that somehow
the actual schedule with set times and all that jazz should be out by the last week of may...if Matt is playing friday or sunday than we can assume the band will be around all weekend to hang out at the festival
also to note...so obviously they knew everyone was curious about the bootlegs coming for the tour...clearly they are releasing the shows (hopefully each night) but they are still unsure of how their releasing them... I wonder if they are considering going back to actual cd's, which I think most have wanted for the last few years...maybe this explains the lack of info regarding the boots
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http://bonnaroo.com/news/2008/05/Artists/harrybu-mccage.aspx
Harrybu McCage
Being the only act not hailing from New Orleans to grace the “Somethin’ Else New Orleans” stage is not lost on Harrybu McCage drummer and Seattleite Matt Cameron, who knows a thing or two about playing in a musically competitive city.
“It’s an absolute honor to be playing on the same stage with such amazing musicians who are the best of what they do. New Orleans musicians have always been held to higher standards,” said the Pearl Jam drummer. “It’s where the beat comes from.”
Harrybu McCage is the jazz project Cameron formed with keyboardist Ryan Burns and bassist Geoff Harper (Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell). The trio will perform original and Thelonious Monk inspired jazz all the while doing the roots of traditional New Orleans music proud.
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Isn't he? I just showed this to my wife and said, "If you want to know what is going on with Pearl Jam, just ask Mike McCready." Hahaha.
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"some Poppy, some harder stuff".
I hope this album is very upbeat, hard driven
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The funny thing is: I read this article earlier and didn't notice the part about the bootlegs.
If they are DVD bootlegs.....
I'm thinking Watchtower. Anyway, it'd be insane!
Hard and poppy?
That's not quite what I was hoping for. That's what Avocado was.
It's only a few song ideas in their infant stages...maybe they'll evolve a bit.
What exactly are you hoping for? Just asking.
i guess to each their own.
i like avocado. just don't want to see a repeat. they have always changed it up with each new album.
i am hoping for something different, something new with the next one. hard and poppy just doesn't sound appealing.
Oh and Mike rules ... he should be the official spokes person for the band
He plays it so smooth. Its just like .. "yeah... we are doin this this and this. Bam, McCready out , YO"
I got you. I too would like them to get a expieirimental myself...but along with that I'd like a few straight ahead rockers also.
I like when they give the rollercoaster ride type albums.
But the bootlegs will be here!!!! Amazing news.