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Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 11:58 am
by rick malone
I'm not sure Freese would have been the right fit anyway. He seems to have a big personality.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 12:20 pm
by liebzz
rick malone wrote: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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 5:01 pm
by peters goodness!
Does anyone know if Jack Irons is still in playing shape?
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 6:09 pm
by RockPusher
peters goodness! wrote: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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 6:12 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, i dont see Jack coming back.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 8:40 pm
by 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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Thu July 31, 2025 8:47 pm
by peters goodness!
He always was the best, and complex drummer the band ever had. Yield is such a high water mark IMHO
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Fri August 01, 2025 10:00 am
by 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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Fri August 01, 2025 7:19 pm
by peters goodness!
Wow, Dave feeling the country definitely isn’t something I knew… What’s the story there?
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 12:42 am
by sweeper
joostone wrote: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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 1:03 am
by liebzz
Jack’s years would be touring in ‘95, ‘96, and ‘97. All those those were less than 50 shows I think total apiece.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 4:01 pm
by joostone
peters goodness! wrote: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/
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 5:29 pm
by peters goodness!
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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 7:50 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Damn i didn’t know that about Dave A.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 7:53 pm
by Farmer John
I still think they should bring him back
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 8:07 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Farmer John wrote:I still think they should bring him back
So he can go to jail?
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 8:10 pm
by Farmer John
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Farmer John wrote: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?
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sat August 02, 2025 9:12 pm
by 96583UP
extremely badass
i don't envision him seeking to learn any pearl jam songs after yield
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sun August 03, 2025 11:02 am
by 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.
Re: Next Drumoise
Posted: Sun August 03, 2025 11:32 am
by 96583UP
maybe pearl jam just actually has no drummer right now