Soundgarden in talks for reunion?
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By WENN.COM
Soundgarden are in talks to launch a comeback, according to Shinedown rocker Brent Smith.
The band split in 1997 and former frontman Chris Cornell recently admitted he would "never count out" the idea of a reunion, after previously insisting there was no chance they would get back together because it would never live up to his expectations.
He said, "My fear would be that we wouldn't tap into the greatness we felt when we were on our game."
However, a mini-reunion of former bandmates Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron at a gig in Seattle, Washington, in March forced Cornell to rethink his future - and now Smith reveals plans have been set in motion.
He tells Britain's Kerrang! magazine, "There's talk of a reuniting of Soundgarden in the States soon. I know actually someone specific who told me that, who is actually specifically in their organisation. Kinda told me that they're talking about it."
Cornell went on to form Audioslave after Soundgarden split, before carving out a solo career for himself.
Soundgarden are in talks to launch a comeback, according to Shinedown rocker Brent Smith.
The band split in 1997 and former frontman Chris Cornell recently admitted he would "never count out" the idea of a reunion, after previously insisting there was no chance they would get back together because it would never live up to his expectations.
He said, "My fear would be that we wouldn't tap into the greatness we felt when we were on our game."
However, a mini-reunion of former bandmates Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron at a gig in Seattle, Washington, in March forced Cornell to rethink his future - and now Smith reveals plans have been set in motion.
He tells Britain's Kerrang! magazine, "There's talk of a reuniting of Soundgarden in the States soon. I know actually someone specific who told me that, who is actually specifically in their organisation. Kinda told me that they're talking about it."
Cornell went on to form Audioslave after Soundgarden split, before carving out a solo career for himself.
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4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming backRon: I just don't feel like going out tonight
Sammi: Wanna just break up?0 -
metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?0 -
If it meant Matt leaving, HELL NO!
Soundgarden was cool back in the day, but so over.0 -
Yeah, I also think this will happen. And in no way would it ever have to mean that Matt leaves PJ. There is plenty of off time from the PJ camp for him to do a reunion with SG.
I for one am damn stoked about a SG reunion.0 -
I HATED Jack's style of drumming for Pearl Jam. Too tribal. Too soft for Pearl Jam. It felt too loose and sloppy. Matt gave the band more structure.. Sorry, I just don't agree at all. I was so glad to see Jack go. With respect for the guy, he is talented, I just don't like his style for Pearl Jam. Not one bit.soulsinging wrote:metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?Post edited by LikeAnOcean on0 -
I missed out on seeing them before they broke up. If they get back together, i will not miss seeing them in concert.Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 - 9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA0 -
LikeAnOcean wrote:
I HATED Jack's style of drumming for Pearl Jam. Too tribal. Too soft for Pearl Jam. It felt too loose and sloppy. Matt gave the band more structure.. Sorry, I just don't agree at all. I was so glad to see Jack go. With respect for the guy, he is talented, I just don't like his style for Pearl Jam. Not one bit.soulsinging wrote:metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?
I agree completely.5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
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i watched a youtube interview with chris about this and he said he has never been asked .. and if anyone one knows why the broke up .. chris and kim was starting to not get along ... would be great though ..
hope i dont get into trouble with this link but i wanted to back up what i said
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LikeAnOcean wrote:
I HATED Jack's style of drumming for Pearl Jam. Too tribal. Too soft for Pearl Jam. It felt too loose and sloppy. Matt gave the band more structure.. Sorry, I just don't agree at all. I was so glad to see Jack go. With respect for the guy, he is talented, I just don't like his style for Pearl Jam. Not one bit.soulsinging wrote:metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?
I think you're exactly wrong. Matt's structure is stifling PJ. The band is a loose and sloppy live band, they always have been. And Matt doesn't groove or jam like the 2 drummers before him. More structure is fatal to the spontaneous, freewheeling energy that made PJ the unparalleled masters of live music in the mid to early 90s. I don't necessarily think Jack needs to come back, but I think they can do better than Matt. Matt's a great drummer... for Tool or Soundgarden or some other metal band that needs precise, metronomic, heavy drumming. PJ needs someone that can play loose and go with the jams everyone else is laying down. They should steal dave matthews' drummer or ben harper's (for the record, I loathe DMB, but their percussion section rocks).0 -
It's my opinion though. I think the are too loose with Jack.. Matt balances it out for me.. Maybe Dave fit more, but he's long gone. I like Matt's songs anyhow.soulsinging wrote:
I think you're exactly wrong. Matt's structure is stifling PJ. The band is a loose and sloppy live band, they always have been. And Matt doesn't groove or jam like the 2 drummers before him. More structure is fatal to the spontaneous, freewheeling energy that made PJ the unparalleled masters of live music in the mid to early 90s. I don't necessarily think Jack needs to come back, but I think they can do better than Matt. Matt's a great drummer... for Tool or Soundgarden or some other metal band that needs precise, metronomic, heavy drumming. PJ needs someone that can play loose and go with the jams everyone else is laying down. They should steal dave matthews' drummer or ben harper's (for the record, I loathe DMB, but their percussion section rocks).0 -
I hear Jimmy Chamberlin's available...
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Jimmydean55 wrote:I hear Jimmy Chamberlin's available...
Pearl Jam mark 2. Jazz Odyssey. Brilliant."A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance." -Stone Gossard0 -
I think Ed has said that Matt actually saved Pearl Jam. Therefore, Matt is good...
I have seen Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Chris solo and I think that Chris is a bit of a diva. Kim and Matt were the backbone of the band but Chris vocally is amazing so I have to say that if the chemistry is not there it may be anti-climatic.
Regarding the Jimmy Chamberlin comment... that is a good example that you cannot put lighting in a bottle. Siamese Dream is one of the best albums ever but they were never able to recapture that again, Billy is also a diva.
After looking at these two front men (Chirs and Billy) we need to thank our lucky stars that Eddie leads this band and continues to put out great music and offer stellar shows year after year.0 -
LikeAnOcean wrote:
It's my opinion though. I think the are too loose with Jack.. Matt balances it out for me.. Maybe Dave fit more, but he's long gone. I like Matt's songs anyhow.soulsinging wrote:
I think you're exactly wrong. Matt's structure is stifling PJ. The band is a loose and sloppy live band, they always have been. And Matt doesn't groove or jam like the 2 drummers before him. More structure is fatal to the spontaneous, freewheeling energy that made PJ the unparalleled masters of live music in the mid to early 90s. I don't necessarily think Jack needs to come back, but I think they can do better than Matt. Matt's a great drummer... for Tool or Soundgarden or some other metal band that needs precise, metronomic, heavy drumming. PJ needs someone that can play loose and go with the jams everyone else is laying down. They should steal dave matthews' drummer or ben harper's (for the record, I loathe DMB, but their percussion section rocks).
Thus I'm all for Matt rejoining Soundgarden and the band finding someone more like Dave that fits their music better
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LikeAnOcean wrote:
I HATED Jack's style of drumming for Pearl Jam. Too tribal. Too soft for Pearl Jam. It felt too loose and sloppy. Matt gave the band more structure.. Sorry, I just don't agree at all. I was so glad to see Jack go. With respect for the guy, he is talented, I just don't like his style for Pearl Jam. Not one bit.soulsinging wrote:metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?
I actually feel similarly. Jack did some cool things, and I think he was important in the direction PJ took with those albums, but his style just didn't fit. I think the band got a lot tighter and just sound so much better after he left and now with Matt. They just sound much more cohesive.you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane0 -
If you think Matt will compromise PJ for anything Soundgarden you are f'n crazy!
I'm not saying he won't do some SG stuff but there is no way he's jeopardizing his gig in PJ for anything else. It will be just a "side project" like everything/one else's.0 -
soulsinging wrote:
I think you're exactly wrong. Matt's structure is stifling PJ. The band is a loose and sloppy live band, they always have been. And Matt doesn't groove or jam like the 2 drummers before him. More structure is fatal to the spontaneous, freewheeling energy that made PJ the unparalleled masters of live music in the mid to early 90s. I don't necessarily think Jack needs to come back, but I think they can do better than Matt. Matt's a great drummer... for Tool or Soundgarden or some other metal band that needs precise, metronomic, heavy drumming. PJ needs someone that can play loose and go with the jams everyone else is laying down. They should steal dave matthews' drummer or ben harper's (for the record, I loathe DMB, but their percussion section rocks).
I don't get the whole "too precise" stuff. Matt is always changing his fills around live. He never follows what the studio had, even on his songs. His drumming is very complex at times (mainly during jams like RVM or Porch) but its done in sort of a loose sloppy way.
Precise is Danny Carey, or Rush.5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
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LikeAnOcean wrote:
I HATED Jack's style of drumming for Pearl Jam. Too tribal. Too soft for Pearl Jam. It felt too loose and sloppy. Matt gave the band more structure.. Sorry, I just don't agree at all. I was so glad to see Jack go. With respect for the guy, he is talented, I just don't like his style for Pearl Jam. Not one bit.soulsinging wrote:metsfan wrote:4 things bout this
1. It will happen
2. Its probably just gonna be just a america tour so the band can see what its like to tour and be around chris
3. This will happen during a off year of pj. I would hope ben, kim and chris respect that matt is in pj
4. Jack irons is retired from drumming. He's a studio drummer for brody dolls band. So don't get your hope ups of him coming back
3. I hope they steal him back.
4. Jack would be great, but there are plenty of great drummers that would love to be in PJ.
Who the hell is Brent Smith and why does this news come from a random singer from another band?
I agree with this guy. Jack Irons's sound was not good for Pearl Jam."All I Ever Knew" available now in print and digital formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks.0 -
I want to fly the flag for Jack Irons. I thought he brought really interesting rhythmic ideas to their music, songs like In My Tree or Given To Fly only sound right (to me) when played with those beats Jack created. The way they are played now live is too straight and the rhythmic flavour is lost. if you want things pounded out, there was nothing wrong with what he did on songs like Brain Oj J, Habit, Lukin, etc. About as hard and to the point as anyone could have played it.
Matt is a top drummer, no doubt about that but there is one thing he does which annoys me to no end - yes, you guessed it - he plays the stuff too damn fast live!
If we're just picking a drummer for PJ, I'd love to see Jack or Dave A. come back, no disrespect to MC. I know it won't happen, and I can live with that too.
As for SG getting back together - in whatever format that takes, if it happens, it would be fantastic.0 -
soulsinging wrote:LikeAnOcean wrote:
It's my opinion though. I think the are too loose with Jack.. Matt balances it out for me.. Maybe Dave fit more, but he's long gone. I like Matt's songs anyhow.soulsinging wrote:
I think you're exactly wrong. Matt's structure is stifling PJ. The band is a loose and sloppy live band, they always have been. And Matt doesn't groove or jam like the 2 drummers before him. More structure is fatal to the spontaneous, freewheeling energy that made PJ the unparalleled masters of live music in the mid to early 90s. I don't necessarily think Jack needs to come back, but I think they can do better than Matt. Matt's a great drummer... for Tool or Soundgarden or some other metal band that needs precise, metronomic, heavy drumming. PJ needs someone that can play loose and go with the jams everyone else is laying down. They should steal dave matthews' drummer or ben harper's (for the record, I loathe DMB, but their percussion section rocks).
Thus I'm all for Matt rejoining Soundgarden and the band finding someone more like Dave that fits their music better
Yeah, just what we need... more fucking symbols on the kit :roll:. People trying to say Matt is not right for Pearl Jam are not modern day Pearl Jam fans and really need to move along. Do you really think the band would keep a member if they thought they were being "stifled'? I swear some of the shit people post here is amazing. If you dont like Matt in Pearl Jam, great. But to try and come off like you know more about how Pearl Jam should be making their music than they do is asinine, sorry but it is.0
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