Pearl Jam's drummer discussion

Submitted by confrita t3_z6z9vh in Music

Hi! Hope everyone is having a great day!

So I was listening to the album 'Vitalogy' and was one more time impressed with the drum work of Dave Abruzzese. Although he didn't record 'Ten' I think he gave a extra bust of energy and tastefulness in the live perfomances of those songs.

Don't get me wrong I love Matt Cameron, in fact his work in Soundgarden it's utterly astounding. But for some reason I think Dave was a better match for Pearl Jam's style. In my opinion there's something that change drastically after 'Vitalogy' and the next album weren't as good for me.

What do you think? Do you prefer Abruzzese or Cameron?

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LeoPattieIsHere t1_iy42rqz wrote

Matt Fucking Cameron and he’s even having his 60th birthday today…. Cheers 🍷

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confrita OP t1_iy48072 wrote

Cameron it's an amazing drummer, I particularly love how he handled those odd times in Soundgarden

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edk008 t1_iy3tm1l wrote

Dave all day everyday for me no question about it.

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confrita OP t1_iy3txmt wrote

I watched a couple of song of the unplugged the other day and he was amazing!

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edk008 t1_iy45hj7 wrote

Absolutely agree... That's my favourite performance, such style to it.

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PoolNinjaSD80 t1_iy3x2z7 wrote

Dave was the heartbeat of that band in the early days. Until Matt Cameron came along, there’s was just a revolving door at drums.

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krokus_headhunter t1_iy4cl53 wrote

I thought the first drummer was a better fit.

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LeoPattieIsHere t1_iy4isw4 wrote

But the band did not agree 🤷🏼‍♀️

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krokus_headhunter t1_iy4mpe5 wrote

He quit to put himself in rehab. Matt Chamberlain was pretty good too. The first two times I saw PJ Dave had not joined yet. They were exceptional.

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lia_bean t1_iy53ym7 wrote

Dave Abbruzzese's playing is a bit too "bashy-crashy" for my tastes compared to Matt Cameron or Dave Krusen

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