Next Drumoise

[rick malone]

I'm not sure Freese would have been the right fit anyway. He seems to have a big personality.

[liebzz]

I'm not sure Freese would have been the right fit anyway. He seems to have a big personality.

Such a big personality they now have to tour as foot long nails.

[peters goodness!]

Does anyone know if Jack Irons is still in playing shape?

[RockPusher]

Does anyone know if Jack Irons is still in playing shape?

If he decided he wasn't 27 years ago, I doubt he is now.

[VinylGuy]

yeah, i dont see Jack coming back.

[Birds in Hell]

Jack's definitely still playing (check his Instagram) but I wouldn't imagine he'd be up for going on the road.

[peters goodness!]

He always was the best, and complex drummer the band ever had. Yield is such a high water mark IMHO

[joostone]

Yeah. Jack is awesome, but will never return to a touring life. Dave A fled the country and will never return to the band. Krusen and Chamberlain seem to be in great shape, with the latter being a really great fit for them.

[peters goodness!]

Wow, Dave feeling the country definitely isn’t something I knew… What’s the story there?

[sweeper]

Yeah. Jack is awesome, but will never return to a touring life. Dave A fled the country and will never return to the band. Krusen and Chamberlain seem to be in great shape, with the latter being a really great fit for them.

How difficult is the touring life for Pearl Jam these days, though? Their tours are probably less than half of the shows (if not more) than what they were during Jack's days with the band? Fewer shows and they're typically spaced out with an off day(s) in between.

[liebzz]

Jack’s years would be touring in ‘95, ‘96, and ‘97. All those those were less than 50 shows I think total apiece.

[joostone]

Wow, Dave feeling the country definitely isn’t something I knew… What’s the story there?

There's some talk about it in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comme ... insta_and/

[peters goodness!]

Wow, Dave feeling the country definitely isn’t something I knew… What’s the story there?

There's some talk about it in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comme ... insta_and/

Thanks! I knew a little about the drama of him leaving but I didn’t realize he was still getting into trouble. It’s a shame.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Damn i didn’t know that about Dave A.

[Farmer John]

I still think they should bring him back

[E.H. Ruddock]

I still think they should bring him back

So he can go to jail?

[Farmer John]

I still think they should bring him back

So he can go to jail?

How badass would that be to have him escorted off the stage in cuffs at this first show back?

[96583UP]

extremely badass

i don't envision him seeking to learn any pearl jam songs after yield

[joostone]

Recently Matt Chamberlain posted a picture on his Instagram, it said something like 'back home from touring and about to hit some heavy drums for fun' or something like that. Stupidly I replied by saying something like: 'awesome! and some guys in Seattle are looking for a loud drummer'. Within minutes he deleted my comment and the whole post. He probably forgot that annoying PJ fans (like me haha) are following him a bit closer now.

[96583UP]

maybe pearl jam just actually has no drummer right now