Red Mosquito

as much as i'd love the band to rawwwk, i would be more than ok with them 'acting their age', for lack of a better phrase. if that means less spritzy punk and shorter shows, so be it.

They should've just agreed to play shorter shows & kept Matt in the band.

As for new drummers, they'll probably just find some studio guy who can copy all the parts of the half dozen or so drummers this band has had throughout their career.

Clem Halibut wrote:They should've just agreed to play shorter shows & kept Matt in the band.

As for new drummers, they'll probably just find some studio guy who can copy all the parts of the half dozen or so drummers this band has had throughout their career.

They did.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Clem Halibut wrote:They should've just agreed to play shorter shows & kept Matt in the band.

As for new drummers, they'll probably just find some studio guy who can copy all the parts of the half dozen or so drummers this band has had throughout their career.

They did.

Yeah, playing 70 min sets is totally understandable circa 1995 when tickets were $18.00, but for $180.00 I would be quite pissed if a band walked off that quickly. I don’t care how well they played.

liebzz wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Clem Halibut wrote:They should've just agreed to play shorter shows & kept Matt in the band.

As for new drummers, they'll probably just find some studio guy who can copy all the parts of the half dozen or so drummers this band has had throughout their career.

They did.

Yeah, playing 70 min sets is totally understandable circa 1995 when tickets were $18.00, but for $180.00 I would be quite pissed if a band walked off that quickly. I don’t care how well they played.

Aside from festivals, have they ever played a show that short? My understanding is they have still been averaging 2 hrs, even if it's not the marathons they used to do.

they could charge less..

Spoiler: show

RockPusher wrote:

liebzz wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Clem Halibut wrote:They should've just agreed to play shorter shows & kept Matt in the band.

As for new drummers, they'll probably just find some studio guy who can copy all the parts of the half dozen or so drummers this band has had throughout their career.

They did.

Yeah, playing 70 min sets is totally understandable circa 1995 when tickets were $18.00, but for $180.00 I would be quite pissed if a band walked off that quickly. I don’t care how well they played.

Aside from festivals, have they ever played a show that short? My understanding is they have still been averaging 2 hrs, even if it's not the marathons they used to do.

Sorry, that is what Matt Cameron had talked about in interviews, that he missed the intense 70 min sets. That’s what he wants to do. We saw Pearl Jam likely trying to meet him halfway. I also think the rest of the band wanted to play longer hence the shows started creeping up in length as the tour went on.

I think Matt honestly just didn't want to be in the band anymore.
He's clearly entering the Dinner Jazz Fusion phase of his career.
He'll be joining Donald Fagen as touring drummer before long.

Clem Halibut wrote:I think Matt honestly just didn't want to be in the band anymore.
He's clearly entering the Dinner Jazz Fusion phase of his career.
He'll be joining Donald Fagen as touring drummer before long.

Carlock can come over to PJ. That’s a great swap.

Fair trade for sure.

You know, it might be worth Matt leaving if the new guy tells Ed the call-and-response in the middle of Corduroy is stupid.

wease wrote:You know, it might be worth Matt leaving if the new guy tells Ed the call-and-response in the middle of Corduroy is stupid.

The new drummer does this by breaking straight into a drum solo if Ed sings “hey! Hey! Hey!”

wease wrote:You know, it might be worth Matt leaving if the new guy tells Ed the call-and-response in the middle of Corduroy is stupid.

I could see Corduroy being Ed's most cherished PJ song. Maybe he does it for some reason related to that. Something like wanting to feel a connection with the audience during that song.

there are too many strange live show decisions to split hairs at this point

I seriously think they should have two drummers. Make longer shows easier.

Abbruzzese
Chamberlain
Cameron (98-2000)
Irons
Stuverud
Cameron (2001+)
Krusen
Klinghoffer

It’s order of appearance

K
A
Irons
Cameron

96583UP wrote:Abbruzzese
Chamberlain
Cameron (98-2000)
Irons
Stuverud
Cameron (2001+)
Krusen
Klinghoffer

matt's drumming for the band peaked in 2003.

https://www.pearljamonline.it/en/jeff-a ... arly-2026/

«Ament noted that rehearsals are planned for early 2026, pointing toward the band getting back to work during that year, even if there are currently no tours or shows on the calendar.»

Gonna be hard to rehearse without a drummer.