Pearl Jam’s Dave Abbruzzese: What Happened to Pearl Jam's Favourite Drummer?
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- Опубліковано 19 гру 2023
- What happened to Pearl Jam fan favourite Dave Abbruzzese?
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Was Dave A. pearl jam's best drummer? BTW here's my full blown story on Pearl Jam's Ticketmaster SAGA ua-cam.com/video/Hml5FHp5ouM/v-deo.html
The guys in PJ seem like douches.
I think that Matt Cameron is the best drummer they've had, but he fits Soundgarden MUCH better! Jack Irons fit them the best! And Abbruzzese WAS WAAAAAY TOO BUSY for a band as eclectic as Pearl Jam. IMO, their WORST fit. You HAVE to slow down sometimes, Dave! Just imagine how much better Elderly Woman... would have sounded without SOOOOO MANY damn cymbals!?!
Dave A was the best. No contest.
@@victorb.1356 We must be listening to different drummers. Dave Abbruzzese doesn't hold a candle to Matt Cameron or Jack Irons.
@@user-sy5sy2np8r I realize it’s all subjective but read the comments on any video involving Dave A as the drummer. 98% agree he was the best. What’s sad to me is the megalomaniac in chief (Liddle Eddie), couldn’t stand for a drummer to take the spotlight at times.
Dave Abbruzzeze got the short end of it, no question; I read somewhere that another "reason" for his firing was that Vedder said Dave's kit had "too many cymbals" & looked "too rock" for the band's aesthetic. Not long after being let go Dave was on a radio show with Stan Lynch and other drummers and Neil Peart called. He said to Dave "I'm so happy to hear you got rid of your sidemen!" which made Dave's day, pretty great support from The Professor.
eddie vedder is the biggest rock n roll candyass that ever lived. tried too hard to be mr. liberal non offensive guy. what a bore.
Dave's playing definitely made pearl jams music more dynamic. Everything after always seemed so dry and robotic. Dave had a awesome groove .
they became a bore when they got rid of him@@frv1995
To hear that Neil took Dave's side in the firing really warms my heart. Pearl Jam is in my top 12 for favorite bands but Rush is in my top 3
That's great to hear Neil did that. Classy guy he was.
I met Dave at a clinic in Colorado right before he was fired. Like one day before, I think. I was only 13. He had given me his number and we talked by phone and he was really bummed and sad to have been fired. He was such a cool guy to make time for a kid like me. Changed my life.
He gave his number to a 13 year old: D:D:D Jee whiz, thank God they got rid of him.... Go to therapy.
@@babayega1717 You come across like a steaming turd.
@@babayega1717I think what you’re insinuating is more Ed’s territory. Allegedly
Why would a grown man just give his number to a random 13 year old and start talking to him on the phone? I call BS
@babayega1717 Right! Seriously what kinda chimo is that guy giving his number to a tween lol
My favorite era of Pearl Jam was with Dave. Period!
I'm with you. And I was a huge fan up until Binaural.
To political. Don’t really listen to any of their stuff anymore.
@@324cmac VS after that its boring
Absolutely. Dave's beats was so captivating and mesmerizing and it made pearl what they are now. 😎 👍
@@yoshikigrg8 Kind of weird thing to say considering the band blew up with the release of Ten. That album is what made them. Dave isnt on it. Nothing against Dave, great drummer. Just a weird claim.
I hear a lot of "he's too busy in his playing", but I love for one, love his little accents and fills. He and Sean Kinney have similar styles and I enjoy them both. No one played Porch quite like him.
He gave PJ a punk-ish energy that they really haven't had since.
Or Rearviewmirror!!🥁💚
The way he played Even Flow towers over how Dave Krusen, Jack Irons, and Matt Cameron all played it. So much more groove and really excellent work with the cymbals.
@@1mlb704 I agree
Yer So Right About That... And He Was Not "Busy" In an ego way..
but more for the Song - Dave Played Musically For The Song!
Dave has a fantastic groove. Listening to that MTV Unplugged special they did years ago, you can really hear how good he is.
I found he hit a little too hard in that unplugged.
Sooo good!! Love his cymbal playing..
Not being inducted into the BS hall is the highest of RnR accolades. Congrats to him!
Agreed
Jack was in the band longer and he wasn’t inducted
Definitely Dave is the man and should be in Pearl Jam. I love Matt Cameron, but Dave was iconic for the band's early success.
Not even close lol
@07foxmulder he's right. PJ peak was with DA. And it's not close lol!
@@MT-sk1ln Lol okay
Matt Cameron is talented but he's always been a better fit in Soundgarden. Dave was my favorite drummer in Pearl Jam.
From the downbeat of “Go”, it was clear to me that Dave brought PJ up about 10 levels from Ten. He plays like his life depends on it.
This!
Sounds like a david Coverdale getting rid of JOHN SYKES!!!!!!!... JEALOUSY IS THE BEST FORM.OF FLATTERY....PERIOD...
Yes! When I heard that song for the first time I didn't even know that Pearl Jam's old drummer was gone and Dave had joined the band inbetween albums. When I heard that song I thought, "Pearl Jam's drummer got a lot better or something!"
@@burnindownthehouseno doubt! Watch his performance on mtv unplugged, he was just dialed in to what the songs needed.
So true. Vitalogy smacks you in the face in the first 2 seconds with Dave's drumming on Last Exit. Still one of my all time fave PJ tunes for that reason.
The era with Dave Abbruzzese is kinda the only era that matters. It has not been the same band since he left. It's always that way. If you have the right drummer and you change it, unless you get really lucky, you're never going to re-create that same vibe. But after 'Vitalogy,' Pearl Jam openly stopped caring about trying to be great.
that’s it exactly. the band didn’t want to be popular anymore. they got rid of Dave and embraced songs that don’t make me feel anything.
let’s be honest. a lot of people would like to punch eddie in the face. i’ve never punched anyone in the face, but if i was the type…
Dave is very accessible on social media and very nice guy. Still records. Has a signature snare drum.
Best drummer they ever had
as much as I love soundgarden and Matt Cameron, it's with soundgarden. Abbruzzese gave their music energy and in my opinion is a key part missed
@@theolajide exactly
Disagree.
Hmmm, I think not. I don't dislike him, but nowhere near as good at Matt.
agree; he really woke up their songs its like when dave was playing you knew it was dave he was that good
Dave Abbruzzese and Nick Menza were two of my favorite drummers, and I was always a bit amazed they both faded away and never got picked up by other bands.
I know Dave did do a lot of stuff. And a lot of him not touring or joining other bands was his choice. He def got, and still gets calls.
This should tell you something.
Nick was in terrible shape from drug abuse...
I believe Nick Menza had been playing in Ohm not long before he passed - Ohm being Chris Poland's hard fusion trio.
@@Monotremata He died behind the kit during a show...
He was the best Pearl Jam drummer. They re-recorded Even Flow. Which is the radio version.
Where can I find this version?
Eddie just could not forgive Dave for the crime of smiling.
I like Pearl Jam one of my fav bands but i don't like them as people. They are left wing nut jobs! Dave is a decent guy he must have been right wing
Joking aside, this is pretty much true. Dave Abbruzzese = the Jason Newstead of Pearl Jam.
Eddie is so insufferable.
What a real observation. Ironic that now Eddie having been married to a model for years is getting Botox and face peals. 😂 Lol.
@@mikepalmer2219 oh please
I met him when he was touring on one of these records with the band (him and Eddie came into my work) and he was one of the nicest people we had come through the doors there. Really, really nice dude. I think the band kind of dicked him over
Best PJ drummer 🥁, end of discussion.
All the diff drummers are solid but Dave A’s energy is unparalleled
Back in college i was recruited by a cover band to play "Go" and "Animal". I remember "Go" was challenging to play but to this day is one of the most cathartic, intense songs i've ever played as a drummer (and i've been in some metal bands). The climax is so intense i remember our singer hitting my cymbals with his hands till they bled at one gig. Fell in love with those two songs and a few others like "Given to Fly", but not necessarily the rest of Pearl Jam's catalog which i explored later.
Point is, it's a real shame they excluded Dave at their RnRHoF induction.
It’s too bad. We all make mistakes in life with the way we treat people…and we all have people we hate for reasons that are petty and work related. It’s too bad for Dave because he seems like a great guy. An obvious clash of personalities, and one Ed probably wishes he could do over. That’s life, though. I love Pearl Jam and I love Dave, both so wonderful and creative. 😎
PJ never recaptured the magic they had with Dave. Sometimes there’s just a chemistry in a band and it’s not replicable. Matt Cameron is a good drummer is his own right, crushed in Soundgarden, but anyone with a set of ears can hear he doesn’t hold a candle to the energy and approach to the music that Dave brought. Similar situation with Chad Channing and Nirvana, IMHO.
Agree. Matt is great. Very technical. Very precise and mathematical. Dave is soul and groove. Just raw rock. Like someone else noted, he plays like his life depends on it.
I really wish Abbruzzesse had recorded more material with Pearl Jam. I genuinely believe Pearl Jam's re-recorded version of "Even Flow" with Abbruzzese is superior to the original one with Krusen.
Without a doubt!
Unpopular opinion but I think they should have re-recorded the whole album. He turned great songs into masterpieces.
Where's the re-recorded version of "Even Flow" with Abbruzzese?
I still think Abbruzzese' recording of 'Alone' is still the best.
@@Warstub It's the one used in the music video.
@@bangslamwham88 cheers
Eddie Vedder and his holier than thou attitude!
Ikr? His attitude is so ironic imho, since he's an atheist 🤣🤣🤣
100%
He is a great awesome drummer and was taking the spotlight away from little Eddie. Once he was gone P.J. were never the same.
Dave Abbruzzese was the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had. With him and because of him they became legends. He put the whole band on a level they never ever even came close again. In his era from '91 to '94 they had been so incredibly tight and on fire, Pearl Jam was the best live band at all. They still benefit from these days and Dave Abbruzzese was a main part of it. In '94, he was fired because Vedder can't stand the fact that the drummer got song credits and some attention. Vedder wanted to become the boss of the band, started to play guitar at every show and took all the last decisions. Over the years they lost all their tightness and brilliance. Today they sound like an average Pearl Jam coverband.
Totally agree... Speddie Vedder was a jealous prick.
Yes I agree. And the whole "he's too technical while we feel the music" excuse sounds like bs to me. Eddie should be smart enough to know a good band always has a good musician as a drummer. Dave was that and more. Excellent technically, which served to take their music to a higher level, and the best stage presence in live acts. In fact, after Vitalogy, I didn't followed PJ as I did compared to their first albums and drumming quality was probably one of the factors.
@@MrCroky123 Eddie is a liberal doushe.
I don’t think I can even name ONE song from anything that was recorded after Vitalogy. That’s how important Dave was.
@@kamest, same here. I guess that's really a thing for the oldest PJ fans. For me, all albums after Vitalogy, but Binaural, are underwhelming. Dave Abbruzzese was the heart of the band. Too bad all other PJ members don't recognize his importance ...
they farkd up when they got rid of dave he has feel and technical god like skills i'm a drummer of 30 years and dave is one of my biggest influences personally they haven't been the same since
Personally, I think that PJ was at their best when Dave was behind the kit. He's an absolute beast of a drummer. I had the pleasure of recording a cover of Mississippi Queen with him and not only is he an elite talent, he's also incredibly cool, down to earth and really upbeat/positive. I loved working with him.
Nothin makes me cringe more than rock stars whining about being rock stars. Like someone had them at gunpoint to sign those contracts
Dave was the best. The only reason Vitalogy is listenable to me is because of him. That being said, Pearl Jam chose to go their own way. More power to them, but...
I always thought PJ fired Dave because he was the only Republican in the band.
He basically wasn't a libtard like the rest of them
Absolutely the best Pearl Jam drummer. And one of the top drummers in the world during his peak
Dave is hands down my favorite Pearl Jam drummer. And my favorite era of the band was with him.
Dave was the man....
Dave was drummer for my first PJ show I saw in 91'. His playing is ingrained in me as 'The way it is' for PJ.
The biggest irony of all this is their tickets are now so fucking expensive😂
Dave was their best drummer. Drove the songs like a beast. Eddie is the king of uncatchy hooks and dull writing
Basically the band did't want fame but Dave was ok with it. I loved the sound of Dave's kit and aggressiveness. The band in interviews said they wish they had handled the rise to fame differently. Good story for hardcore PJ fans
Dave's drumming made the songs and the Band! He created the Vibe the Feel that created Pearl Jam.
Odd because Krusen was the one on Ten….
@@07foxmulderThat's what I was going to say. And do you agree that he's good, but definitely the worst drummer to play on a PJ album?
@@user-sy5sy2np8r Krusen? No way. Abbruzzese’s always been my least favourite, followed by Cameron.
@@07foxmulder Sorry, phrased that badly. I agree that Abbruzzese was their worst drummer!
and he had that swing...
He and Cameron are definitely the best drummers the band has had. Cameron didn't really join though, until their success began to wane a bit. And personally, song for song, I think VS is their best album. Tons of hits, yet still somehow underrated.
I agree, I would say VS is their best album hands down.
Vs is okay. But maybe that’s because it’s sandwiched between two actual masterpieces.
@@07foxmulderVitalogy is good. But it has too much wasted space. VS IS their best album!
Chamberlain blows away Cameron... At least from what i've seen such as the recording (video) of evenflow. Very similar to Dave A's playing.
VS. Was like the shining star emerging, and that's when the weird anti rock star, we don't want the attention started seeping in too. You saw it like a cancer creeping with vitalogy. Dave was the rock in that band imo. The rest of their stuff has good tracks, and riffs and what not, but it just started feeling really hippie art drenched in soy in a lot of ways. Never was as good as what was emerging with VS. Matt came in at a time that I think they really needed a pick me up and he has been that for PJ. Dave A. was the best for PJ though.
How does he not get elected into the Hall of Fame? He played on several albums.
Eddie and the band didn’t demand his induction. Just pure disrespect
@@TheNBSPerry They know everyone loves Dave A
Amazing awesome drummer.
He was "too aggressive" for little Eddie.
Also, from what I heard,the women loved Dave and this drove Eddie insane w jealousy.
@@TheNBSPerry no shit?? I had no idea how it works. So there's no weird rule on how many former members can get amongst it, , they simply chose not to acknowldege his contribution?
Abbruzzzzzzeeeeeee was the reason I stuck around for VS. and Vitology. OTOH, Matt Cameron is a great drummer, just not for Pearl Jam. He plays like he's bored.
I was a huge Pearl Jam fan! Saw them for the first time on SNL. 😊
Never mind the too busy remarks, the man has serious chops
He IS TOO BUSY on any of their songs that aren't full speed ahead!! Except Indifference.
@@user-sy5sy2np8r ummm listening to nothing man, awesome brush work. He was too "technical" for them aka too good.
@@TXJ471 Ok. Good point. About Nothing Man I mean, I still think Jack Irons was a WAY BETTER fit for PJ.
What does "too busy" mean? Too many fills and changes to the beat going on? Or was he too busy drumming to take part in all of Pearl Jam's nauseating causes? His ego never got too big for the stage.
Nice work. What a drummer, Legendary Band. Excellent Journalism.
DAVE HANDS DOWN!!!!! =)
Eddie and the boys really got a lot of mileage out of the "but we dont wanna be rock stars!" bit. Dave was making them look less cool.
Never go against "the brand".
Yes, they were so uncommercial 🤔 this started way back in Green River and MLB.
I think that was the exact reason the he was fired. He went against the whole "everything sucks" image that the Seattle bands liked to portray
Dave all the way.
At the time I didn’t really follow all of the workings of a band, but I did notice that Pearl Jam’s albums had a very different vibe after Vitalogy. I still love them and listen to them, but the first 3 albums are my favorites
I think that Eddie was a pr1ck to Dave..
I wrote Dave a letter in Vs. days and he write back. Super cool!
While Eddie was trying really hard to move the band to be 'grungy' so as to impress his man-crush Kurt Kobain, this guy added drum parts that actually made those songs enjoyable.
Whatever.
This is uncalled for and totally out of the blue. It feels like you wanted to shoehorn the words grunge and Cobain in your sentence for the sake of it.
Were you not paying attention? If anything Vedder was leading PJ down a LESS "grungy" path. The band was hanging out with Niel Young and the influence he had on Vitalogy is undeniable. From then on, Pearl Jam never made a "grunge" album again.
Hahahaha PJ without Dave A? What a joke. Can't believe how crap they have been all these years without him. No Code was a huge insane departure from that classic PJ sound. Hate it.
Andy Wood should have never died. Then Mother Love Bone would have been making records. Eddie would have been working at a car wash in San Diego. End of story.
What a bunch of wusses “the guy in the back is getting too much attention” lol wtf?
Dave dared to displease Lord Vedder. Eddie ruined Pearl Jam more and more every album.
Eddie’s RHOF speech says it all; to him, he is the center of the known universe.
DA was my favorite for his amazing snare sound, his great use of drags, rolls etc., use of hi-hats for accents/fills and just the general energy when he played with PJ. I love Soundgarden (probably even more than PJ to be honest) but when I heard Matt Cameron was gonna be PJ's drummer I had little interest. Cameron is a great drummer but the tuning/tone of his kit (especially the snare) never felt like a fit for PJ, imo. Dave Krusen and Abbruzzese had much more similar punchy/popping snare and drum sounds and that sort of defined Pearl Jam to me. It always felt like the band ditched Abbruzzese because he was too proud of his chops, which is the opposite of the punk/Neil Young persona PJ (especially Eddie) wanted. It always seemed so silly. Killer chops and slightly-flashy play can be awesome even for indie/alternative bands (which PJ was trying to be at the time). Just look at Jimmy Chamberlain's masterful work with Smashing Pumpkins. All that said I don't really know much of PJ's Irons/Cameron work because I had mostly moved on from PJ after Vitalogy.
So they fired him because he's too good. Makes sense.
Dave A, all the way! And he's literally the nicest guy in rock n roll. He's genuinely there for his fans. Super cool guy.
Sometimes a bands magic is never recaptured due to losing members. The sum of the parts are often not valued enough. Dave was the best imo. PJ def had more of those early album vibes in them before they changed. I respect U2 so much for keeping it together because of this. A good thing is a good thing.
DAVE was the only one of them that understood that no matter how hard you try, if you’re a rockstar you’re a rockstar. Period. Trying not to be a rockstar when you are just makes you look like a douche bag.
Well said!! wish Eddie could see this!! He wanted to be “Fugazi” but still have the bank account and power / privilege of someone like “prince” 😂 .. love Eddie’s voice, and I’m glad for the tunes he’s enriched my life with, but seriously! Eddie is a douche!!
A horrible and crippling disease known as L.S.D. or Lead Singer's Disease ruined Pearl Jam. Sad.
Yep, happens a lot
That phrase was coined by none other than EVH I believe.
Yeah they're one of those bands that sound good but you know you wouldn't want to meet any of the members.
Ot has been the downfall of many bands sadly.
He was my major inspiration for how my drums would be set up. Chinas, mini-chinas, multiple splashes and crashes!! I remember reading his ModernDrummer like a bible!!!!
I’ve always thought Dave was a creative drummer. I do think he used his cymbals a bit too much at times (like in some of the unplugged songs) but that’s really my only dig at his playing.
It’s too bad that things went the way they did for him. I didn’t realize he had that trouble with the law. Anyway, he should be in the hall of fame. Some of the more played PJ songs on the radio were with him on the kit, for crying out loud.
$320 for nosebleeds to see Pearl Jam in 2024...... I'm team Dave
I saw Pearl Jam for $17.50 in 1993 still have the ticket stub.
The best PJ drummer. They never were the same without him and there´s no Matt Cameron track that´s half as iconic as any track in VS. Vedder just didn´t like that Dave wouldn´t submit to him
"considered to be?" He WAS the band's best drummer, and one of the best over all 🤘
exactly he was reached out by none other than neil peart after he was fired..so that kind of says it all
@@safelyanonymous5717 I didn't know that! Awesome. Agreed, if Neil reaches out, checkmate! LOL
Dave definitely was an integral part of that distinctive sound in the early days. All things point to personality clashes, not drumming. After all these years, the ‘busy’drumming style still sounds good but the vocals sound flat to me . And I used to LOVE pj when I was younger.
didnt we do this video on this channel already??
Dave was the best drummer and force in @pearljam and how he was dismissed, after being an integral member of the band and helping them launch into the stratosphere, was complete disrespect.
He stood up to Eddie.
So Eddie had Stone fire him.
The only other drummer worth their salt was Jack Irons and once he left and met Cameron joined it became the Eddie Vedder show 150% has been since 1999
Dave, you were the best you are the best… And I miss you
Dave Abbruzzese was to Pearl Jam; just as Phil Rudd was to ACDC! I've been playing drums almost 50 years saw PJ with Abbruzzesse at the San Diego Civic theater and I'm here to tell ya, lol he was a close to a perfect fit for the band, if not a perfect fit! What's interesting is Matt Cameron is prolly technically better, but not in Pearl Jam. Matt rules in Sound Garden and has done a A + job in Pearl Jam but again, you can replace Phil Rudd and you can replace Dave A lol but it will never never be the same. Peace
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I agree, I think Matt Cameron on a technical level is a bit better than Dave. Matt really shined with Soundgarden, but his style I don't think fits Pearl Jam as well, Dave A's style fit it very well
Cameron is butchering the classics like Even Flow since almost 25 years. Too fast, no dynamics, nothing. He is a great drummer and a legend with Soundgarden, but he never was the right one for Pearl Jam. It's a fact that after Abbruzzese had to leave the band and Vedder started to play guitar at every show, they lost all their tightness and brilliance.
I believe the same about Matt. Great in every way but sucks in PJ.
Thanks for the video.
Great job
Pearl Jam is in the hall of fame but Bad Company is not? How ludicrous!
Yeah, it's Dave. Dave's energy, and explosiveness, is rivalled only by heavy hitters like John Bonham, and Dave Grohl. When you were at the show and he began to hit his skins you felt it right through you, and he drove the band fast and furious full of energy through their hard rock and punk songs. And during their ballads he could reel it all in and create beautiful percussion. Pearl Jam with Dave was a ferocious live monster rivalling Metallica in bombastic pure power and passion back in the day.
Dave killed it on those two albums! Pearl Jam has been lack luster ever since.
Pearl jam definitely lost their energy after letting Dave go. He's an amazing drummer.
Dave was Pearl Jams best drummer. His performance at Boston’s Orpheum 1994 Live Show was one of the Best Shows wver put on by the Band and Dave was above any Drummer before or since putting on a display of Music Genius. As Matt Cameron is a incredible Drummer in His Own right He more so just fit into the Bands Narrative as a Band that can gel as Friends and Longevity without Egos. Not that Dave was egotistic but His Style and Presence was over powering and Eddie likely didnt approve of a Singular Band Member being “The Guy.” Abbruzzese Genius was all over VS Album and a lot of why the Album had such a long lasting effect on many Fans and why it was one of Their Better Albums!
Dave was it, spent hours drumming to Vs. with headphones, even Ten but I played the parts Dave’s way.
The reporter chick “dave a-bruisey playing on Vite-ollogy”
Yeah, wtf? Weird chick.
I really liked Dave's drumming style, though I respect Matt, and krusen, I always like Dave a little better. He also should have been inducted in my opinion. Thanks for the vid.
One of the best drummers in rock.
he plays a lot of Vs Pearl Jam songs drums solo on his YT channel.. it's pretty cool
I loved Dave behind the kit for PJ , SNL 92 he slayed alive !
He played on two of the three best and most important albums from them. There's no question he should have been inducted.
Dave AbruzzeZe was the best PJ Drummer for sure
Back in the 90s I didnt really know much about the members of PJ, just EV. I noticed how much different(worse to me) they were after Vitalogy. As i got older and read about their history, I knew why.
Same here.
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Great stuff, my guy!
Abbrussese was and will always be their best drummer. The big issue way Edward Louis Severson III addiction to control, his narcissisms and Faux protesting.. What severson III didn't like was the fact Abbruzzese would stand up against Edward and he stood several inches taller.
Are you okay? Please takey our medication
With that comment, you don't look as smart as you expected, you just look weird and pedantic.
If you ever watch live performances back then the camera always focused on Dave or Ed.. I have a feeling Ed didn’t like sharing the attention. The band has 3 good albums.. after that they turned into grumpy old men..
Fun fact. Dr Tongue is a John Candy character from SCTV.
Dave is the man. He's still at it and I've seen him comment on several videos. Personally I stopped listening to PJ after Dave left.
Vedder is so left and preachy. There the u2 of grunge
Honestly I think the way they treated him was pretty shitty.
Eddie Vedder in the 90's was kind of insufferable and sanctimonious, I feel Dave deserved better.
So what if he liked guns or wanted to do drum clinics etc, just because he wasn't sitting in a dark room eating organic tofu and complaining about the state of the world? Let people be themselves FFS.
Agreed
Ed couldn’t accept it because he knew Dave saw thru his shitty stage persona. After 97 Eddie cooled down but couldn’t do so with Dave in the band, just petty ego
"Stage persona." Well put.
If you see footage of Eddie with the band he was in before PJ, you see the theater kid that he was known for in HS pretty clearly trying to do his best Anthony Kiedis impersonation. Despite what the director Cameron Crowe said about his being "the most authentic person I've met, his stage presence and off-stage demeanor isn't an act," the guy morphs into what he needs to be for a given situation. @@TheNBSPerry
Was?
Dave was the best part of that band. Sad that he was forced to leave.
Dave played on the first 3 albums that the ones worth listening to
PJ had 3 solid albums to start. Following the departure of Abbruzzese they got weak. The drummer is an important part of any band.
Yes they lost a step with Dave leaving, also coincided with Eddie taking over song direction. Sucks that they went downhill.
Couldn't disagree more! He was a good drummer, but definitely the weakest to play on any PJ album!
@@user-sy5sy2np8rhe literally played every one of krusens songs way better. Even flow breath alone and state of love and trust the drumming is superior with abbruzzese. Krusen was ok, just like irons. Nothing special
He liked guns too much. This is all starting to make sense. He was not liberal enough for Eddie.
Dave's drumming was outstanding. The way he grooved and kept in tempo. His bass foot followed everything. Bass, Guitar and Vocal lines. And the cymbal accents going along with Eddies vocals was dope too.
Matt Cameron, as great of a drummer he is, just feels too loose and lacks the groove that Dave brought. He rushes songs a lot, and is just, for lack of better words, boring. The songs used to have a heavy side. They don't so much anymore. (Speaking on live performances).
It has been just Pearl after DA took the Jam with him
They made so many stupid decisions at the time they fired Dave, they threw the baby out with the bath water and forgot how to make good music in the process. Unforgivable that Dave’s not in the HOF. Finished by 96, bar a pair of singles.
Dave was real. The other 3 got what they deserved.....they never really did that good again.