1998 Matt Interview

[zeb]

Actually, almost all of his song writing credits are for co-written songs.

Being the sole writer for both the music and the lyrics for a song is a fairly unusual metric to apply to song writing though, especially when you apply it to an individual writer in two different bands where the lead singer writes the lion's share of lyrics.

[Mine]

Actually, almost all of his song writing credits are for co-written songs.

Being the sole writer for both the music and the lyrics for a song is a fairly unusual metric to apply to song writing though, especially when you apply it to an individual writer in two different bands where the lead singer writes the lion's share of lyrics.

I was counting music writing credits only meaning if he's credited for the music and Cornell for the lyrics i counted that as a full credit. It's logical as the discussion was about the music specifically, not the lyrics.

[digster]

I also don't really see the logic of using the amount of songs written as a determinant on whether someone "likes" writing or not. The speed with which one writes isn't necessarily a good barometer for their affinity for writing, from my experience.

[zeb]

I really have no idea what Mine is saying or trying to prove at this point.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I really have no idea what Mine is saying or trying to prove at this point.

He hates Matt Cameron

[zeb]

His loss.

[Strat]

I really have no idea what Mine is saying or trying to prove at this point.

He hates Matt Cameron

I never have a clue with what he brings to the table.

[Mine]

I also don't really see the logic of using the amount of songs written as a determinant on whether someone "likes" writing or not. The speed with which one writes isn't necessarily a good barometer for their affinity for writing, from my experience.

I never said i though it was a bullet proof argument. You also have to consider the context in which i made the observation (a couple of times).
The point originally wasn't so much about his affinity to writing but the frequency. When some say there aren't many or any of his contributions to PJ records for whatever artistic reason, they aren't making an argument that is any more logical or a barometer for whatever considering he contributes as much to PJ as he does to Soundgarden.
Otherwise, yes, it's all a series of subjective arguments that have relative validity as would be expected considering we're talking about music.

[Mine]

I really have no idea what Mine is saying or trying to prove at this point.

He hates Matt Cameron

I don't, at all. I don't dislike any of his contributions to PJ.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Mine]

He's done more than just riffs, he's even written some lyrics for songs that ended on the records, so again you could read whatever you want into that.

[zeb]

Now I really have no idea what you're trying to say.

[Mine]

Now I really have no idea what you're trying to say.

I was trying to say that Matt Cameron not having a writing credit on a record of a band he's part of isn't unprecedented. So there being none of his songs on LB it's not an anomaly because it is still consistent with his song writing track record.
The bulk of my posts were me explaining where my observation that he has an average of around 1 song per record with both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam came from.

I didn't comment on the quality of his compositions (btw I'd easily take his contributions over Mike's, Jeff's and what's left of Stone's on PJ records) i didn't even say he dislikes writing.

[96583UP]

this thread is going well

[Jorge]

Thread got Mine'd.

[Anders]

I didn't comment on the quality of his compositions (btw I'd easily take his contributions over Mike's, Jeff's and what's left of Stone's on PJ records) i didn't even say he dislikes writing.

If Eddie wrote all the songs and all the lyrics then you would be happy.

[Mine]

Thread got Mine'd.

[zeb]

I didn't comment on the quality of his compositions (btw I'd easily take his contributions over Mike's, Jeff's and what's left of Stone's on PJ records) i didn't even say he dislikes writing.

If Eddie wrote all the songs and all the lyrics then you would be happy.

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[Fuzzcharger]

Good read

Room A Thousand Years Wide is quite possibly the best song Soundgarden or Pearl Jam ever recorded.

I've been digging on the sub pop single version of this lately after revisiting Telephantasm. Heaps better than the BMF one.

Yeah. A lot rougher around the edges. "Dirtier" if you will. Its is just a tad slower, which is my only tiny problem with it.

I do tend to lean towards dirtier or rawer so that'd make sense.

[Anders]

I didn't comment on the quality of his compositions (btw I'd easily take his contributions over Mike's, Jeff's and what's left of Stone's on PJ records) i didn't even say he dislikes writing.

If Eddie wrote all the songs and all the lyrics then you would be happy.

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"I put a bit of fixin on it." - Eddie Vedder