Jack Irons Appreciation Thread

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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    CJMST3K wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVR2NvOntG4

    Chris is the BEST drummer pj HAVEN'T had play for them YET! What's up Hoff??? How u been? Wrigley??? :mrgreen:
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    badbrains wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVR2NvOntG4

    Chris is the BEST drummer pj HAVEN'T had play for them YET! What's up Hoff??? How u been? Wrigley??? :mrgreen:


    Howdy!! :wave: I'll get to play with 'em one day. :D

    I'm currently busy framing a ton of PJ posters for board members. I had to pass on Wrigley, but hoping to see them a bit closer to home in VA, or up in my ol' stomping grounds in NYC.

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  • LostUponMyWay
    LostUponMyWay Posts: 184
    Cool article on Jack and Ed's first meeting.

    http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/jack-is-back
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  • Suziemay
    Suziemay Posts: 11,168
    Jack Irons interview: http://www.examiner.com/article/intervi ... allflowers
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,947
    Suziemay wrote:
    Jack Irons interview: http://www.examiner.com/article/intervi ... allflowers

    8-)
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  • rearviewross
    rearviewross Posts: 3,055
    Pap wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    Jack Irons interview: http://www.examiner.com/article/intervi ... allflowers

    8-)

    AK: Do you have a favorite memory of Chicago?
    JI: My most vivid memory of Chicago was when Pearl Jam started working on “No Code.” We were in Chicago starting that process. It was really hot. I remember when we began working on the album, a lot of inspiration came from the Chicago studio.

    That means hes going to be at Wrigley right? 8-)
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,947
    rearviewross wrote:
    AK: Do you have a favorite memory of Chicago?
    JI: My most vivid memory of Chicago was when Pearl Jam started working on “No Code.” We were in Chicago starting that process. It was really hot. I remember when we began working on the album, a lot of inspiration came from the Chicago studio.

    That means hes going to be at Wrigley right? 8-)

    :idea:
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  • William Wallace
    William Wallace Posts: 553
    Jack fits perfectly to the Pearl Jam music.
    His work on No Code and Yield is outstanding.
    No one beats Jack!
  • rearviewross
    rearviewross Posts: 3,055
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5EpeGGlRo
    Matt cam playing In My Tree.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrtcljI1ihA
    Jack playing In My Tree.
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  • LostUponMyWay
    LostUponMyWay Posts: 184
    rearviewross wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5EpeGGlRo
    Matt cam playing In My Tree.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrtcljI1ihA
    Jack playing In My Tree.

    I just don't like Matt's way of playing it. Jack adds a bit of flare and some dynamics to it. That's what I love about Jacks playing, it's his feel!
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,557
    Jack's my favorite. He seems to have more subtlety rather than bashing and crashing. The tones tend to have a roundness to them and there's a looseness that comes through. Perfect for No Code.
  • LostUponMyWay
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    demetrios wrote:
    One of my favorites! :)

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    Jack Irons Chant

    http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules ... 3D&ext.m3u

    That is awesome! I've never heard that before. Hilarious
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  • Mad Mohab
    Mad Mohab Posts: 310
    Attention Dimension, Blue Manatee and No Heads are Better than One are stellar albums, so many great moments. These albums sound incredibly satisfying to my ears, especially on some trek or in the right surroundings, somewhere spectacular!
  • TheLuckyOnes
    TheLuckyOnes Posts: 476
    Jack is one of my favorite musicians ever. I miss him in PJ...Took a lot of hours listening to boots before i finally figured out that yes his weaknesses are Matt's strengths, and that he didn't have the stamina or unshakable drive that Matt has. But his imagination and creativity easily offset that...No Code and Yield are my two favorite albums ever, and he is a gigantic part of that.

    His playing on Mirror Ball & Merkin Ball are just HUGE. Almost like Bonham or something, just big big drum sounds...

    cheers to Jack
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Jack don't need no appreciation, Jack just don't care.
  • narnia
    narnia Posts: 635
    I was just listening to the '95 Washington boot today. After Jack was thanked by Gloria Steinem some people in the audience reacted by booing. Later Ed says, "You miss Dave and I think that is really nice. But you should all thank Jack Irons because this band wouldn’t be together today if it wasn’t for him. He saved the life of this band, so thank him." Then they dedicate the next song "Go" to Dave - which I think is kind of an odd song to dedicate to Dave. Anyway I didn't realize Jack was booed, not cool.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Jack Irons is my #1. Of course, Matt is my #1a.
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    For me, Jack is the best. Then Dave A. Even though they're very different, I like them both almost equally for opposite reasons. I don't mean to be too hard on Matt (because I think he's fucking awesome and irreplaceable in Soundgarden) but with PJ, he almost feels like a studio drummer. I can't feel a personality to his drumming with PJ in the way I do with SG. I'm not a drummer so obviously this is just a laymen's opinion but that's my take on it.
  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    narnia said:

    I was just listening to the '95 Washington boot today. After Jack was thanked by Gloria Steinem some people in the audience reacted by booing. Later Ed says, "You miss Dave and I think that is really nice. But you should all thank Jack Irons because this band wouldn’t be together today if it wasn’t for him. He saved the life of this band, so thank him." Then they dedicate the next song "Go" to Dave - which I think is kind of an odd song to dedicate to Dave. Anyway I didn't realize Jack was booed, not cool.

    I think I read somewhere a long time ago that Dave wrote the riff to go. Maybe that explains the dedication.
  • SS9981
    SS9981 Posts: 1,729
    To those I'm about to disgruntle, I apologize,
    I of course miss Jack Irons, as well as Dave. I have loved this band since the first time I heard "Alive' on the radio & continue to do so. When Jack was out & Matt Cameron stepped in I was hoping it would be a short "fill-in" until they found a new drummer. When "Binaural" came out I realized this would not be the case. While there are great moments on the album, it never seemed to jell the way previous albums did. And looking at the albums since, to me at least, it continues to be the case. Matt was an easy, comfortable choice. He already had history with everyone. To his credit, I think when he was (is) with Soundgarden, he adds to their sound & band. I saw them a year ago & was amazed at how good they were as a band. Matt was very animated & seemed like he was back home. I've never got that feeling from him at a P.J. concert. I'm not blaming Matt for any of the "changes" in the band or it's music. But if you take a step back & really look at it, it was when the band took a hard left turn that so many people have also noticed. Yes, they have aged, yes there was the tragedy in 2000, yes they have families, etc. But to me the fire that drove the engine left with Jack Irons. Let me finish by saying I have the utmost respect for what Matt Cameron does. I just wonder what we would have had if they didn't make the easy choice. And easy choices seem to to be the rule these days, where the band is concerned, rather than the exception.
    Okay, that's just my opinion, and yes I know what they are like. Let the Matt-lovers bashing begin!
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