In a mission to compile a list of all backing vox from live performances I have created this thread. In this thread I will update the original post with all suggestions and answers. Please feel free to comment on any of your suggestions.
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Jeff Ament - Why Go, Black, Rats, Leash, Do the Evolution, Low Light, Insignificance, Ghost, Other Side, Unemployable, Army Reserve, Got Some, The Fixer, Rockin' in the Free World, Crown of Thorns
Stone Gossard - Why Go, Black, Jeremy, Glorified G, Rearviewmirror, Leash, Better Man, Do the Evolution, Thin Air, Man of the Hour, Unemployable, Army Reserve, Got Some, The Fixer, Ole, Rockin' in the Free World
Matt Cameron - Even Flow, Jeremy, Better Man, Smile, Faithfull, You Are, Life Wasted, World Wide Suicide, Severed Hand, Unemployable, The Fixer, Ole
Mike McCready - Do the Evolution, The Fixer, Rockin' in the Free World
Eddie Vedder - Mankind, Don't Gimme No Lip, Sweet Lew
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The Background Vocal [Live only]
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
matt cameron: most of avocado, most of backspacer, bits of jeremy, even flow and better man, you are, faithful, smile..
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Hasn't this changed over time?
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Yes. Since Matt took over on drums he has dominated the backing vocals since he is a much better singer than Stone / Jeff. I think I've seen Mike sing on RITFW once. Since Ed's voice started to breakdown (Avocado / Backspacer) there are more frequent harmonies in the songs and a bit of double tracking to strengthen the sound of the vocal. Before that a lot of the back up stuff wasn't harmonising with Ed - eg. Black do do dos, Rearviewmirror ("want you, want you"). In fact pre-2000 there really aren't even many harmonies in the studio that spring to mind - Nothing Man chorus, Even Flow chorus.cutuphalfdead wrote:Hasn't this changed over time?
Some additions ex Matt:
Jeff: DTE (choir), Low Light (unfortunately), Black (pre-93?),
Stone: DTE (choir), Rearviewmirror (pre-95/96), Black (pre-93?),
Mike: RITFW
While a Western guitar motif lost on the swings drum bass fusion, get your own thoughts into the subconscious often forgotten. "Pendulum" is a sweeping soul from the ballast.
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ed-dont gimme no lip
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ed-dont gimme no lip
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Stone is singing on Betterman last I heard
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Some additions:
Mike has joined in a little more recently on other songs. The Fixer, DTE, some others too I'm sure.
Jeff also sings on Insignificance, Rats, Crown of Thorns, Army Reserve, Otherside, Ghost, The Fixer, Got Some, Leash
Stone also sings on Man of the Hour, Army Reserve, Got Some, Leash
They're the first few that come to mind. There are many more I'm sure.
Mike has joined in a little more recently on other songs. The Fixer, DTE, some others too I'm sure.
Jeff also sings on Insignificance, Rats, Crown of Thorns, Army Reserve, Otherside, Ghost, The Fixer, Got Some, Leash
Stone also sings on Man of the Hour, Army Reserve, Got Some, Leash
They're the first few that come to mind. There are many more I'm sure.
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Who does backup on Help, Help? Jeff?
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
it sounds like Matt to me, but my guess would be Jeff because he wrote the song.surface the north wrote:Who does backup on Help, Help? Jeff?
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
You missed Ole from the Matt Cameron list...
While a Western guitar motif lost on the swings drum bass fusion, get your own thoughts into the subconscious often forgotten. "Pendulum" is a sweeping soul from the ballast.
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no one misses OleBlenheim Augustine wrote:You missed Ole from the Matt Cameron list...
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Stone sings on Thin Air and Glorified G too.
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Speaking of background vocals, why does Jeff have to look straight up at the ceiling when he sings?
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
Pearl Jam backing vocals are always so low in the live mix, they may as well not even be there. It fucking sucks
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added WWS and LW to Matts list....
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power high, broFarmer John wrote:Speaking of background vocals, why does Jeff have to look straight up at the ceiling when he sings?
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Re: The Background Vocal [Live only]
it opens up his vocal chord pathgardenparty wrote:power high, broFarmer John wrote:Speaking of background vocals, why does Jeff have to look straight up at the ceiling when he sings?