Podcast interview: Dave Abbruzzese on drumming for Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, joining Guns N Roses

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJH63OLD0Z0
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  • OfThePearl
    OfThePearl Posts: 1,024
    What a Neanderthal.
    I love alot about Dave's drumming.
    Go and Blood are top tier songs for me. Angel is one of my top white whales to still see, not because its rare, but because I love it.
    But I can't imagine the rest of PJ having to work with this guy. It was hard to sit through just this 9+ minutes, to give him a fair shot.
  • lisalamb
    lisalamb Posts: 77
    I watched this whole thing, mostly because I'm nosy. For anyone not wishing to subject themselves to this, it's nothing new. 

    tl;dw:

    DA still has a flavor saver
    DA can't believe the rest of the band was too "cowardly" to stand up to that meanie Eddie Vedder 
    DA was blindsided by getting fired
    DA was the only genuine person in the band
    DA was the only one who celebrated their success properly when their album went gold. Everyone else sat at a table eating.
    Vitalogy would have been way better record if they wouldn't have kicked him out
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,295
    Dude was fired 30 years ago.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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  • eboweddie
    eboweddie Posts: 1,133
    He could have made vitalogy better? Wow. Only Jimmy Shoaf drumming on Satan's bed dave did the rest. 

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  • BloodMeridian80
    BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 727
    eboweddie said:
    He could have made vitalogy better? Wow. Only Jimmy Shoaf drumming on Satan's bed dave did the rest. 
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  • lisalamb
    lisalamb Posts: 77
    edited March 2024
    eboweddie said:
    He could have made vitalogy better? Wow. Only Jimmy Shoaf drumming on Satan's bed dave did the rest. 
    The version he recorded was apparently different from what was ultimately released.

    edit: reading through the comments on the video, the host seems to really dislike Pearl Jam in general, or really love Dave - he's in the comments agreeing with some real hot takes:

    "Great drummer- PJ never recovered"

    "Mostly good music, but the prissy arrogance is off the charts. Fuck Eddie, All hail Dave."

    "The band members need to kiss Daves rosey red ass for his part in this group."

    "    dave was the driving force behind pearl jam when they had their rise to fame." (um whut)

    Just weird. I mean, Dave's a good drummer, but he's not fucking Danny Carey.
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  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,010
    edited March 2024
    Guy is and always has acted like a clown. 

    Why is he eating a meal during an online interview? Haha 
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  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,673
    I enjoyed Dave tell how he almost quit the business waiting for a break before Matt Chamberlin called him up. Pearl Jam it seems in the early period had no problem bringing in lots of different drummers to play with. Makes it more rational how even after success they found it easy to move on quickly with Jack and then MFC.
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  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    They won the lottery getting Matt due to Soundgarden just having broken up. Damn we need someone who's awesome and who we're comfortable with-wow a real good mate of ours who just became available and also played drums on the thing that kickstarted this whole thing is keen. Win.

    The only other drummer of Matt's calibre who would have been free around that time would have been Jimmy Chamberlin. He is goddamn ridiculous and I think stylistically could have actually fit but Billy sacked him for a reason and given the band rising out of the ashes of a drug-related tragedy they'd have probably seen that has having red flags all over it. Reckon Matt kept the band together just by being such a solid dude.

    One thing I wish I could get is my Ten super deluxe box set signed by the band including all of their drummers-they all had something to do with that album. And have Ed make it out to me as there's no way in hell I'd sell that bastard.
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  • joseph33
    joseph33 Washington DC Posts: 1,342
    lisalamb said:
    I watched this whole thing, mostly because I'm nosy. For anyone not wishing to subject themselves to this, it's nothing new. 

    tl;dw:

    DA still has a flavor saver
    DA can't believe the rest of the band was too "cowardly" to stand up to that meanie Eddie Vedder 
    DA was blindsided by getting fired
    DA was the only genuine person in the band
    DA was the only one who celebrated their success properly when their album went gold. Everyone else sat at a table eating.
    Vitalogy would have been way better record if they wouldn't have kicked him out
    He recorded 95 percent of the drum tracks on that record.
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    As I understand it, he is not saying he would have made the album better. He says that the mix and sound of Vitalogy were different on a cassette he got before he was let go. He calls this mix a more "soulful VS sound". He probably still has it. 
    I would love to hear this mix! 

    I think some people here give Dave a harder time than he deserves. As far as I can tell, the dude just wanted to play (even with broken fingers). Knocking him for enjoying the success of the band he gave everything for is a bit silly. I understand not liking the guy, but come on.  
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796
    lisalamb said:

    Just weird. I mean, Dave's a good drummer, but he's not fucking Danny Carey.
    This. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796
    Dave posted this podcast to the Pearl Jam Ireland group this week, which, after 30 years is incredibly sad. I can understand why this would be a tough thing for him to get over, but man... get some therapy or something. 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,367
    If he’s such a great drummer why didn’t he ever land another great gig he was let go and poof he couldn’t recover! And after all this time he’s still salty, I was more disappointed that Jack didn’t keep going with the band he’s still my favorite drummer they played with! 
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  • eboweddie
    eboweddie Posts: 1,133
    Like.all.pj drummers
     Was right drummer at the right time 
    .brilliant on Vs and the live shows. But I genuinely don't think No Code and Yield would be as good with him drumming. He should cherish his time He had.in the band. He was brilliant 

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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,217
    edited March 2024
    I don't get the hate. I like the guy. A great drummer and still loves music . No problem, the guy is just answering what he has been asked. 
    Post edited by lastexitlondon on


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  • DissidentRival74
    DissidentRival74 Six One Five Posts: 153
    edited March 2024
    josevolution said:
    I was more disappointed that Jack didn’t keep going with the band he’s still my favorite drummer they played with! 
    +1.  
    I was bummed when he dropped out of the 98 tour, I was really looking forward to seeing him play with the band that year.  
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  • Merkin Baller
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    lastexitlondon said:
    I don't get the hate. I like the guy. A great drummer and still loves music . No problem, the guy is just answering what he has been asked. 
    Posting the podcast link unsolicited to a pearl jam facebook group isn't just answering questions, it's pushing an agenda, and a tired agenda at that. 

    For what it's worth, I don't hate the guy. I feel bad for him more than anything else. 
  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    DissidentRival74 said:
    josevolution said:
    I was more disappointed that Jack didn’t keep going with the band he’s still my favorite drummer they played with! 
    +1.  
    I was bummed when he dropped out of the 98 tour, I was really looking forward to seeing him play with the band that year.  
    Yeah I got to see Jack play the Yield songs in 98-was a real treat and a privilege given it ended up being one of less than ten gigs where he did so. Who You Are was amazing and so was Given To Fly-the guys playing those now especially Who You Are do make me remember those versions more fondly than what they have been doing-and I like those versions too.
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