Dave A. on drumming for Pearl Jam, Eddie, etc.

[joostone]

For the record - this wasn't just reported by some dude on Reddit.

Billboard and rolling stone had articles about ten years ago. Same with local Dallas papers. A quick google search will show you the way

I can't believe this slipped through our cracks !

Yeah, because of said Reddit posts it came into my attention again. I remember reading articles on it years ago, but never really realized he actually fled the country and resides in Indonesia now.

If all true, than the band did him a huge favor by not disclosing his current situation (at the time of ROF induction), even though he was complaining in the press back then.

[VinylGuy]

I think it also kinda shows how difficult Dave A must be on daily bases.

[sweeper]

I think it also kinda shows how difficult Dave A must be on daily bases.

I'm always amazed how among the fan base (maybe former fans) there is a general lack of recognition of how much of a piece of work Dave is and how he's pretty much a d-bag. The basis of Pearl Jam staying together over 35 years is that they're an incredibly low-drama band in terms of the inner dynamics. And that really starts with Ed not abusing his stature. Dave's an awesome drummer but I can definitely see why they (Ed) would have wanted him out because he's so much the opposite of how they operate.

[Anders]

Sorry to hear he is on the run from the US, but glad he seems to be doing ok.

[96583UP]

Counterpoint: Dave wouldn't be in this predicament if Ed had not scapegoated on him during Ed's period of personal identity crisis!

Dave mentions in the interview turning to drugs, etc after being let go from PJ because it was so significant

He was able to be happy during the band's big run

Eddie poo got so sad though Being rich and famous is hard! The happy guy must be the problem!

Or the guy that actually wasn't afraid to challenge or provide counterpoints on topics.

Then after Dave was gone, who was next? Was Jeff the chatty one that got in Ed's crosshairs? Leading them to start No Code with out him?

The real theme here isn't 'Dave is difficult'

The real theme is 'Ed is difficult' !

[basically_infirmed]

Counterpoint: Dave wouldn't be in this predicament if Ed had not scapegoated on him during Ed's period of personal identity crisis!

Dave mentions in the interview turning to drugs, etc after being let go from PJ because it was so significant

He was able to be happy during the band's big run

Eddie poo got so sad though Being rich and famous is hard! The happy guy must be the problem!

Or the guy that actually wasn't afraid to challenge or provide counterpoints on topics.

Then after Dave was gone, who was next? Was Jeff the chatty one that got in Ed's crosshairs? Leading them to start No Code with out him?

The real theme here isn't 'Dave is difficult'

The real theme is 'Ed is difficult' !

I think Stone alluded to there being more than one party at fault more than once.

I love the music Dave made with the band, but it's impossible for me to feel strongly about any of this in 2025. I hope Dave makes it through whatever he's dealing with.

[96583UP]

quit making so much sense !

[basically_infirmed]

quit making so much sense !

Sorry

Sorry

BRING BACK DAVE A

[96583UP]

much better

[igotworms]

One of my friends got me a cameo message from Dave for my birthday a couple of months back. I'll have to rewatch it now to see if the background gives any clues to his whereabouts.

[96583UP]

sickkk

[joostone]

New interview on YouTube...its more than 2 hours long. Anyone want to give a summary?

[warehouse]

he loved being in pearl jam, but eddie vedder made it difficult and was ultimately the reason he was let go. the band is great, but hasn't been the same since. whatever his current musical venture is great and will be coming out soon.

thats the summary of all of his interviews

[sward]

Dave - in this interview - goes to great lengths to push the point that he was responsible for how big Pearl Jam got. That this drumming propelled them to the stratosphere. Dave is a fuckwit. I quite enjoyed the drumming on Ten and especially the remix version where they pop out a bit more - So Krusen was more than adequate. I think VS had awesome drumming. Dave was definitely a LOUD drummer live. Cymbals and all. But I thought on the album he had a lot of really cool parts. Live he was just loud. And that was great when each show was frenetic. Was he why I listened to Pearl Jam? Fuck no.

As well - his opinion of later Pearl Jam is always skewed by the asshole licking he gets from his Facebook. Every post - he must sit and tug it to each mention that he was the best part of Pearl Jam. Gag.

[warehouse]

stone and eddie were the reasons for pearl jam's early success. i'm not sure how debatable that is.

dave a seems to have ptsd from being fired from pearl jam. it's almost sad at this point, if he wasn't such a dick.

[darthvedder81]

Dave was unbelievable on Vs. Vitalogy less so but the songs as great as they on that record didn't lend themselves to his brand of high-energy, funk infused drumming. His drum tech is playing on the final take of "Satan's Bed" for god sake.

The problem here is the same annoying fanboy plague that affects all these "A is the REAL reason B was so great!!!!" internet narratives.

That might be worth examining if Dave A. did anything of significance after he left PJ which he simply did not.

[daft twat]

stone and eddie were the reasons for pearl jam's early success. i'm not sure how debatable that is.

dave a seems to have ptsd from being fired from pearl jam. it's almost sad at this point, if he wasn't such a dick.

Eddie. It was solely Eddie for me. His voice. His facial expressions. His demeanor. He is the reason I fell hard for Pearl Jam. I’ve gotta believe that’s true for almost everyone. Jeff has been my personal favorite for the last 25 years, but Eddie is why I’ve seen this band over 50 times.

[warehouse]

i'd never sell eddie vedder short. i think he's easily one of the 10 best rock singers ever and obviously my favorite. but stone wrote the music to 'black' and 'alive', 'animal', 'daughter', 'leash'. EV is probably the main reason for PJ's early success, but stone gossard is a fucking riff master in his own right.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Not once in all of my years as a fan have I thought "these drums just don't do it for me". I'm no musician, so I guess to a rube like me, I've been fine with all of the drumming. Now if Mike's shredding went away, I'd be pissed.

[sweeper]

I love Dave's drumming with Pearl Jam but it really can't be overstated the extent to how much of a dick he is. Pearl Jam is a "low drama" band so I will never blame them for giving Dave the boot. He's so counter-culture to what they represent that it makes total sense that they (Ed) didn't want to deal with him.