Honestly, how lucky is Pearl Jam to have had 3 great drummers.

nowayimfaithfull
nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
edited April 2008 in The Porch
Most bands cant fill 1 spot when a guy quits, dies, or gets kicked out.
Shit they went from Dave A. who was good enough in the studio and live, to Jack who elevated their studio work to a super high level, to Matt who elevated their touring to ultra.
Most bands do not get this lucky!
We never discuss this, its always who is better and who sucks, when in reality they all were great.
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  • WEAPONX24
    WEAPONX24 Posts: 133
    I think their work with Dave A. was by far the best...jack and matt are alright, but the intensity seemed to be a lot higher with Dave A.
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    Technically it went Matt-Dave K-Dave A-Jack-Matt again :p:D
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    WEAPONX24 wrote:
    I think their work with Dave A. was by far the best...jack and matt are alright, but the intensity seemed to be a lot hight with Dave A.
    Dave Abbruzzese wasn't the reason for their early success!!! Grunge was!

    Jack and Matt brought out the best of the band into new dimensions.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
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  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Technically it went Matt-Dave K-Dave A-Jack-Matt again :p:D

    Actually the first Matt was Matt Chamberlain not Matt Cameron.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Technically it went Matt-Dave K-Dave A-Jack-Matt again :p:D
    Dave K, Matt Chamberlain, Dave A, Jack, Matt Cam
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    Dave A is so great he disappeared, I think PJ has been just fine without him, and were plenty intense before and after him. Jack and Matt, especially Matt, who brought the whole thing full circle, are special.
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  • Speakers
    Speakers Posts: 252
    beachdweller wrote:
    Dave A is so great he disappeared, I think PJ has been just fine without him, and were plenty intense before and after him. Jack and Matt, especially Matt, who brought the whole thing full circle, are special.

    If you weren't lucky enough to see Dave A., listen to a few bootlegs from the time. You'll understand what people are talking about and the kind of energy he brought.
  • Oz Jammer
    Oz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    joebot wrote:
    Actually the first Matt was Matt Chamberlain not Matt Cameron.

    Matt Cameron was the first because he was the drummer on Stone's original demo tape
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    Pearl Jam has been lucky with the drummer spot yes!

    Dave A was the shit though! He was also a very likable guy, he was just unlucky to be in the wrong band.

    I remember reading about when ten went gold. Jeff had mentioned it during a dinner out and everyone was just 'oh wow, thats cool' and nothing more. Just a 'oh by the way' that came and went. Dave was so excited about that news that he had to leave the table, call up his drum technician and they would go up to their hotel room to celebrate by jumping up and down on the hotel bed for hours. That was the kind of person he was.. Alot of fans were devastated when Dave got fired. Kelly Curtis called it a mutual separation though, but Dave told the media he got fired.

    Sorry to bring up Dave again, but I feel he is being unfairly treated by some people here.
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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Word
  • WEAPONX24
    WEAPONX24 Posts: 133
    Niko80 wrote:
    Pearl Jam has been lucky with the drummer spot yes!

    Dave A was the shit though! He was also a very likable guy, he was just unlucky to be in the wrong band.

    I remember reading about when ten went gold. Jeff had mentioned it during a dinner out and everyone was just 'oh wow, thats cool' and nothing more. Just a 'oh by the way' that came and went. Dave was so excited about that news that he had to leave the table, call up his drum technician and they would go up to their hotel room to celebrate by jumping up and down on the hotel bed for hours. That was the kind of person he was.. Alot of fans were devastated when Dave got fired. Kelly Curtis called it a mutual separation though, but Dave told the media he got fired.

    Sorry to bring up Dave again, but I feel he is being unfairly treated by some people here.

    i agree 110%!!! Dave A. was the man!!!
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Niko80 wrote:
    Pearl Jam has been lucky with the drummer spot yes!

    Dave A was the shit though! He was also a very likable guy, he was just unlucky to be in the wrong band.

    I remember reading about when ten went gold. Jeff had mentioned it during a dinner out and everyone was just 'oh wow, thats cool' and nothing more. Just a 'oh by the way' that came and went. Dave was so excited about that news that he had to leave the table, call up his drum technician and they would go up to their hotel room to celebrate by jumping up and down on the hotel bed for hours. That was the kind of person he was.. Alot of fans were devastated when Dave got fired. Kelly Curtis called it a mutual separation though, but Dave told the media he got fired.

    Sorry to bring up Dave again, but I feel he is being unfairly treated by some people here.
    Good post, based on some of the readings on him, he seems like a drummer who would be in bands like Foo Fighters, U2, Queens OTSA, bands that aren't so intense.

    Might even worked as a drummer for Pearl Jam(06-present) since they seem to have become more at ease.
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  • Stone Irons
    Stone Irons Posts: 430
    Oz Jammer wrote:
    Matt Cameron was the first because he was the drummer on Stone's original demo tape

    Chris Friel from Shadow (Mike McCready's old band) drummed on that tape as well.
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  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    LongRd. wrote:
    Good post, based on some of the readings on him, he seems like a drummer who would be in bands like Foo Fighters, U2, Queens OTSA, bands that aren't so intense.

    Might even worked as a drummer for Pearl Jam(06-present) since they seem to have become more at ease.

    Yeah, I agree. Pearl Jam was way too serious for him. Funny you mentioned foo fighters cause Dave got fired right around the time Dave Grohl was making the foo lineup. Maybe Dave A was in the consideration? He was one of the hottest drummers at that point and must have gotten a shitload of offers.
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  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    Hey! Let's not forget about Jimmy Shoaf now. :cool:


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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    2 out of 3 ain't bad, but im not naming names :)
  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    did chamberlain really leave to play in the saturday night live band? And whatever happened to Krusen?
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    WEAPONX24 wrote:
    I think their work with Dave A. was by far the best...jack and matt are alright, but the intensity seemed to be a lot higher with Dave A.


    Wow I jhave to lay off the beer, I am cruising thru the page and forgot I put this up, I was like this post is good I was thinking the same thing and realized I put it up.

    Now Yes the band was more angry when Dave was in the band, more creative with Jack, and tours more funtionly with Matt.
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  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Technically it went Matt-Dave K-Dave A-Jack-Matt again :p:D


    the other 2 didnt contribute enough, with matt working on the demos, it was almost fill in for the first dave.
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  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    LongRd. wrote:
    Dave Abbruzzese wasn't the reason for their early success!!! Grunge was!

    Jack and Matt brought out the best of the band into new dimensions.


    Yes but Dave did alot of shows and his work on vs is great, and the band was made over his time in the band, he was a gear in works.
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