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plus, dave only had one beat..why go, Go, Animal, daughter..and probably loads more..just the same beat at different speeds..
dude could hit hard for sure and overused cymbals to death but hes overrated..he just happened to be their drummer while they were famous..
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disagree, matts drum work on 2006-2013 is outstanding
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dimejinky99 wrote:plus, dave only had one beat..why go, Go, Animal, daughter..and probably loads more..just the same beat at different speeds..
dude could hit hard for sure and overused cymbals to death but hes overrated..he just happened to be their drummer while they were famous..
i agree, the drum parts on ten were all krusens.
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hello...

one of his best performances with them ever..and what a way to introduce himself as it were..1;53 and 2;38 particularly..

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I agree with the last 5 or 6 posts. I liked Dave A. as a drummer generally but also think Pearl Jam fans overrate him.

In terms of my favorite album drumming from this band, I think the best albums were No Code and Binaural, both of which were really great. And they were with two differ t drummers. I get that Matt Cameron does not do as much for Pearl Jam as he did for soundgarden but I still think he is really excellent, particularly on the studio albums.
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in terms of the drumming style i'd prefer ten/yield/self titled/backspacer run
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taffer wrote:in terms of the drumming style i'd prefer ten/yield/self titled/backspacer run
so you like three different drummers..thats allowed to..in fact thats how it should be..
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dimejinky99 wrote:
taffer wrote:in terms of the drumming style i'd prefer ten/yield/self titled/backspacer run
so you like three different drummers..thats allowed to..in fact thats how it should be..
in no order, yes.
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i'm still waiting something like this 10m. effort with Matt

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i see we've reached the billy corgan phase of the PJ drummer debate
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someone PM me when stone and/or ed broach the jimmy shoaf episode
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Waronker is a far better drummer than anyone mentioned in this thread.
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swan wrote:
Anders wrote:
joostone wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Before animal, Ed said "those lyrics weren't included with the rest. I didn't want to talk about them then, and I don't now"
Then he yelled "you just wouldn't understand!" and slammed the door to his room.

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Pearl Jam Vs 25th Anniversary SiriusXM Pearl Jam Radio October 19th 2018

MP3 https://we.tl/t-9p4lr8rYBK . Interviews with Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament & Eddie Vedder.
This was great. :thumbsup:
Wow, this was really great. This is the kind of commentary I've always hoped for from the band. Never would've guessed Stone would be so forthright & insightful about this stuff. :thumbsup:
Agreed. I wish they/Stone could do this for all the albums.
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pearl jam sucks now
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I think it could be interpreted a few different ways. But it certainly could be about rape.
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Most Pearl Jam songs are about rape
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tragabigzanda wrote:is it generally accepted that Animal is about gang rape?
no
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durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:is it generally accepted that Animal is about gang rape?
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Five against one has also been described as Pearl Jam vs the media, or Ed vs the band and Brendan, about recording the album.
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pearl jam sucks now
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