Red Mosquito

Okay well, im going to share this against my better judgmeent, maybe. Unsure. Trag will hate the production and RM will be RM but here we go.

PINCH ME IM DREAMING



So, this was kind of a dream come true situation for myself.

One morning i was sitting on the couch in the AM sipping my espresso and perusing the internet. Most likely i was on RM and Facebook. I looked up and saw a random message to my facebook account from a fella asking if i was capable and willing to record guitars for a project. This guy found me through the Pearl Jam Ten Club facebook group. I said "oh yea sure". Well, he told me was recording this cover of American in Me but the fun part was that this awesome drummer was going to lay the drum tracks for it.

He sent me the stems and told me that it was no other than Dave Abbruzzese. I listned to the just the drum stems and i heard the snare crack. Ive heard that snare crack a million times ove rrthe last 30 years of my life. And there it was on my computer blaring through my headphones raw and in its natural elelment.

Yada yada.

I recorded guitars and bass, dave said "You crushed the guitars!". Then a childhood musical hero of mine from MPLS got involved in the mixing and production of it. he sent the singer off to a studio in NYC to record better vocals, then dave sent to his friend in brazil to track backing vocals to give it some additional flare.

So, shit. I recorded a song with Dave A. Bring him back!

Its been a true pleasure actually getting to know him and collaborate (there will be more).

I dont 100% love the finished product but that is just stupid nitpicking and wanting it to sound like Brendan O Brien recording it! Lol. However, beyond thrilled especially considering this was all put together from across the globe.

Ultimately, little strat.....i picture him sitting on the coffee table in the basement and seeing Dave Abbruzzese take the seat behind the kit on the VMA's or PJ Unplugged or the countless VHS bootleg tapes i had from the Euro tour.....and i want to go tell him he is going to record music and befreidn that drummer......

Pinch me im dreaming.

Was fun as hell.

You did, indeed, crush the guitars. Well done, broseph.

Bring back Dave A

Also that.

Dude!! i ve been waiting for this since you told me...finally!!



badass

Congrats! I actually thought that was Ed singing when he sang the first words

Very cool. I like that song, nice choice for a cover. Sounds good. Can you talk Dave A into starting an account here

That's awesome. Dave A should record more songs that latter-day pearl jam has played and we can make an alternate universe compilation.

Maybe ill record some latter day PJ songs and pass them off as mine for him to record drums.

Im sure he listens to every PJ thing they did after him

He is also planning on recording drums for a song on my bands upcoming Album. Super wild.

He's a loose cannon at times but what a joy its been getting to know him a bit.

thats awesome, Brian

In Rainbows From the Basement started auto-playing on YT so now I have no choice but to listen to the whole thing and enjoy it bigly.

Farmer John wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:

Higgs wrote:

Possibly the greatest gif of all time. Which concert is this from again?

It's from whatever show this is from the 1991 Weld tour. I can't find a video of Powderfinger, which is the song that this gif is from, but Big John makes an appearance at the 1:54 mark in this video as well. There's also an extremely gif-able lady around the 4:05 mark.

Assuming this and Powderfinger are from the "Weld" video, it would be 1991-02-17 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Strat wrote:He is also planning on recording drums for a song on my bands upcoming Album. Super wild.

He's a loose cannon at times but what a joy its been getting to know him a bit.

Have you asked him about his gun collection yet

Yes

Strat wrote:So, shit. I recorded a song with Dave A. Bring him back!

Strat, this is very cool and I'm happy for you.

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:So, shit. I recorded a song with Dave A. Bring him back!

Strat, this is very cool and I'm happy for you.

Hey thanks fella! I appreciate you!

If nothing else comes out of my musical life - I will always think about this little moment