Matt Cameron on the cover of Drum! magazine

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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    CJMST3K wrote:
    rebornFixer wrote:
    Just hasslin' the Hoff ... I get it, everyone's preferences differ. I imagine what chaps Matt's ass are the people who confuse disliking his style with a lack of technical proficiency.


    Matt's a monster on drums. What he's done on this new album is truly amazing. I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with. He's one of my favorite drummers. ...except on a ton of the early stuff. Might as well change the singer too on the early stuff, since it's not the same songs anymore. But I'm probably paying more attention to the drums than most.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ. Louder Than Love, Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Down on The Upside man!

    Just gotta post this is in every Matt Cameron thread!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ygBladNLo

    ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES EVERR

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLq ... re=related
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,113
    Cheers to Matt for calling out all the so-called experts in here. You know who they are..

    Rock on Matt!
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ.


    Yup. I said "I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with". I'm not as up on SG's music as I am on PJ's music. ...so, the limited catalog I'm aware of, out of their full catalog. :D
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
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    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with.

    Wow did you just say limited SG....Get out there man, they are the same as Pearl Jam, even maybe better than PJ.


    Yup. I said "I've loved his playing with the limited SG that I'm familiar with". I'm not as up on SG's music as I am on PJ's music. ...so, the limited catalog I'm aware of, out of their full catalog. :D

    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I do feel that Backspacer is the first studio PJ performance that seems to truly do Matt justice ... I remember hearing Binaural (one of my favorite albums) and thinking "Where's Matt?". Live, he's all over those tunes. Same with the Riot Act songs. On these records, though, the drums fade into the background. Not so with Backspacer, where he is just a powerhouse on Got Some, Gonna See My Friend, and even Speed of Sound.
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rebornFixer wrote:
    I do feel that Backspacer is the first studio PJ performance that seems to truly do Matt justice ... I remember hearing Binaural (one of my favorite albums) and thinking "Where's Matt?". Live, he's all over those tunes. Same with the Riot Act songs. On these records, though, the drums fade into the background. Not so with Backspacer, where he is just a powerhouse on Got Some, Gonna See My Friend, and even Speed of Sound.

    A - fucking - MEN!

    I have my feelings about how he plays the early stuff, but you are 1000% right. This is truly the only album that you really FEEL the drums on (except some of RA). I think the band sounds a little more spontaneous in a good way. Some of the other Matt albums sound dry, like Matt had played it so many times, it became homogenized, like on Avocado even... but Backspacer has a presence of sound unlike the others, plus it sounds more like a band and less like they're trying to make things perfect (though it did come out perfect!).
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS

    Ultramega okay i.e their first thing isn't worth much of a listen, except Beyond The Wheel which is just one of the best vocal performances ever.

    Go to Badmotorfinger (one of the best albums ever, every song is flawless) then Superunknown then back to Louder Than Love. Probs make sense to listen to Superunknown next but meh Badmotorfinger you gotta hear, its just insane on every muscians part.
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS

    Ultramega okay i.e their first thing isn't worth much of a listen, except Beyond The Wheel which is just one of the best vocal performances ever.

    Go to Badmotorfinger (one of the best albums ever, every song is flawless) then Superunknown then back to Louder Than Love. Probs make sense to listen to Superunknown next but meh Badmotorfinger you gotta hear, its just insane on every muscians part.

    I think I may have Superunknown. That has Fell On Black Days, right? If so, I'll have to pick up Badmotorfinger next.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    CJMST3K wrote:

    I think I may have Superunknown. That has Fell On Black Days, right? If so, I'll have to pick up Badmotorfinger next.

    Yeah fell on is on super.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    Matt is the shit!!!
  • southernmanfan
    southernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,027
    Sometimes you just cannot compare musicians with each other. Matt is a great drummer. I have only seen PJ twice live in 2006 in Brisbane. The first night I thought Matt was a bit 'closed up' but the second night he rocked the place like you cant believe. As far as I am concerned Dave A and Jack Irons are history. Matt is the man and sounds just awesome on Backspacer! Rock on Matt.... :)
    rustedsigns
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I knew he'd notice one of my postings on the subject. :D:lol:

    that means he must think I'm a complete suck up.

    I'm really surprised he said that... I am getting this issue tomorrow.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • pjamaholic
    pjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    I've always been dismayed by people who state they dislaike his work or with Dave etc were back in the band. Granted, every Pearl Jam drummer I have seen has been awesomely talented, but Matt is the drummer now and he is the right person for the band. How do i know this? Because he is in the band.

    Keep on banging away Matt - plenty of us love ya work!

    Well said! I get sick of the Abbruzesse lovers. They live in the past. Matt has been with PJ for a long time now, longer than Dave and Matt is here to stay so the Dave lovers better bloody well get used to it now once and for all. Matt rocks, he's great, I love his drumming and he seems to be an awfully nice guy to boot. Matt was with early PJ, remember that little old album called "Temple of the Dog"? Who was the drummer in that? Matt was, that's who, way before Dave was ever seen or heard of, so as far as I'm concerned he was with PJ since their inception and Dave was after that fact.
  • nukeboot
    nukeboot Posts: 1,465
    Any detail on what he meant by "fakers" in the music world?

    That can mean a lot of things. Just curious.
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I knew he'd notice one of my postings on the subject. :D:lol:

    that means he must think I'm a complete suck up.

    I'm really surprised he said that... I am getting this issue tomorrow.

    hahaha... i did know your signed boxset wasnt random. :D
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    "That song was written by the always........um what's the right word ?...
    He's the fuckin greatest! Matt Cameron on the drums.......................
    'Astounding' that's was the word I was looking for.. the always astounding"

    EV after "Cropduster"
    7/11/03 Mansfield, Ma

    :D
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    CJMST3K wrote:
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    I knew he'd notice one of my postings on the subject. :D:lol:

    that means he must think I'm a complete suck up.

    I'm really surprised he said that... I am getting this issue tomorrow.

    hahaha... i did know your signed boxset wasnt random. :D

    that would be crazy if that's how I got it.

    But has anyone else bought this issue? I went to two different stores and they didn't have it. It's not on their website either.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • Sludge Factory
    Sludge Factory Posts: 976
    Brisk. wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Sorry man i think you may have missunderstood, just meant to go listen to all their stuff extensively so your arn't limited to their collection as i think they are on par with PJ no doubt.


    Yeah, I've got to catch up on the early SG music. The latter music is what I've mostly heard, and I prefer the production of Down On The Upside to some of the earlier production they had. :)

    What order of the albums would you go from, starting with the album I'm most familiar with of theirs DOTUS

    Ultramega okay i.e their first thing isn't worth much of a listen, except Beyond The Wheel which is just one of the best vocal performances ever.

    Go to Badmotorfinger (one of the best albums ever, every song is flawless) then Superunknown then back to Louder Than Love. Probs make sense to listen to Superunknown next but meh Badmotorfinger you gotta hear, its just insane on every muscians part.

    Hold up, here. Ultramega OK isn't all that bad. Flower is a pretty kick ass tune as is Beyond the Wheel like you mentioned. Nazi Driver is pretty good too. I think it is definitely worth exploring, but for the guy wondering where to go to next, I think you might be right in suggestiong Badmotofinger. Slaves and Bulldozers and Jesus Christ Pose are pretty epic songs in my opinion.

    Also, Ultramega OK was their first LP, but they have two EP's before that, Screaming Life and Fopp. These have been released together on a CD called "Screaming Life/Fopp"
  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    From someone who has NO background in drumming:


    Jack had awesome beats with soul and depth (In My Tree, Who You Are) and Dave was fast and had great fills (Porch) but Matt is steady eddie. There is something to be said about steady.

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