Dave Abbruzzese here. I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for your respect for my playing. I absolutely love my instrument and i am extremely proud of my work with the band. The verses album was very natural and organic, while the Vitalogy record was much more of a cerebral approach to the music on my part. I will always wonder what could of been had we continued in our musical oath together. Its too bad the bands management didnt have the courage to assist us in maintaining or momentum. Thank you to all of you that came out and experienced the band during my time with the band. Those days we as magical as they were powerful and I have not and will not ever forget the times we shared. The catastrophic way that my time came to an end with the band really shook my trust in the big music machine. I have continues to play and record with mny bands and friends throughout the years, but always on my own terms. That being to embrace my live of music and drumming. I will continue to do so. All the best to all of you and thank you for such a fantastic breakdown of all of our playing. It means a lot to me and i appreciate each and every one of you. Keep swinging for the fences! Enjoy the music.
Dave is pure class, and a legend in the drum world. He's the reason lots of us picked up sticks in the first place. For me, PJ ended in 1994. Thank you Dave and God bless!
Why is it that we can discuss the brilliant construction and complexity that makes your work a phenomenon that will live on beyond our mortal years, but your Trump derangement syndrome........ And the TDS of the rest of the fellas really defines the limitations of you as a free-thinking individual? I can't even hear some of the elements you are able to contribute, but the simplistic booger eating perspective of your media indoctrination brainwashing is on full display on your Facebook. Third party and creative outsider innovation is completely lost on you and the rest of the Obama baglicking fools after making some of the most powerful and rebellious statements on corporatization of group thought ideology the human race has ever seen. The reign of celebrity is dying, and that might be a good thing. The roots of the best of us all are derived from a desire to acquire wisdom and not throw ourselves down at the alter of social idols. Music is king. It's something that I would say is the resume of the human experience to races of planets from other solar systems. And yet the experience of Dave Abbruzzese has been reduced to being a simple drone of a globalist system of control... What the fuck? Is the hating of Trump all you have left? Or do you want to see someone step forward and knock down the nonsense of corruption self-evident? Let's take grunge and make it great again!
Dave Abbruzzese was their best drummer. They re-recorded Even Flow with him and it's pure energy and magic. Also songs like "Breath", the whole "Vs." album and the live records "Vault 9" and the MTV Unplugged session.
First saw Dave A. when the band played Saturday Night Live in April of 1992. It completely changed my approach to the drum kit. I'd never seen anyone utilize the cymbals the way he did. I was awestruck.
It’s so amazing to see the consensus on that Dave Abbruzzese was ”pure energy” as mentioned by so many in all of the pearl jam videos on youtube. Pure energy is what pearl jam has lacked ever since they let him go.
Krusen and Abbruzzese are my personal favorites. Both have a swing and detailed cymbal work that set them apart. Their contributions are present in my favorite tunes of PJ
Matt Cameron is the drummer for Soundgarden. He has been the permanent fill in for PJ because they were good buds with SG. For PJ fans Dave Abruzzses will always be the drummer that made PJ.
I totally agree. When I was a teenage, I dreamed with Matt in PJ, but with that from Soundgarden. Of course, Matt of PJ isn't Matt of SG, and after he came to the band, I realized that Dave is who I love to listen and play along...ok...who I try to play along.
Because he just isn't as good as his popularity would lead priple to believe. He's very good, just not anything special. You can find guys that play like him in every major city.
@@danlc95 Well, he only played on two full albums and the live shows during that period and hundreds of thousands of fans still feel that he is special some 25+ years later, so that in itself makes him special because fans of big bands don't usually care that much about who is drumming or talk about the drummer that much. Not in Dave A's case.
@@drewledbetter8317 id say that's in part because a lot of people are still bitter over the acrimonious split between Dave A and the band, not least of all Dave himself
Dave Abbruzzese! First 55 of 60 top-level comments pick Dave A as the "favorite" or "best" PJ drummer. Count me in. Most musical, best groove, best drive, and support the song too. @Adam Sivitz - many thanks for this - great presentation! Nice to pick out moments where they all shine!
Matt Cameron in Soundgarden: the best grunge drumming out there. Matt Cameron in Pearl Jam: uneventful. Dave Abbruzzese in Pearl Jam: the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had, and they let him go
I admit I lost interest in PJ after Vitology but Ten and Vs were huge influences on my development as a young drummer. I'm glad you took a close look at that Unplugged performance, Dave's playing is absolutely outstanding in that. I can't count the number of times I replayed State of Love and Trust on VHS over and over again, analyzing his fills and overall touch. So good.
In theory Matt Cameron was the first drummer for Pearl Jam. He was on the demos that were sent to Eddie. IMO nobody compares to Dave Abbruzzese. He brought something nobody else did.
We will never know how Matt would play if he starts with PJ and developed with the guys. His style developed with a different band. Band which was closer to heavy rock, and he played with different musicians. Even drumms with Temple of The Dog sound stronger and heavier then any other PJ albums. And after joining PJ he needed to change his style etc. In my opinion Matt matches much better to SG then PJ.
I know I'm way late to the party but my only problem with Eddie Vedder is his problem with Dave Abbruzzese. Dave DESERVES his place in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
I've listened to some Binaural stuff, which I find cool but, for me the PJ holly triad are 10, Vs and Vitalogy. Most influential aspect for not listening further was drumming quality and the absence of Dave. There you have it ...
Dave Abbruzzeeze is hands down THE BEST drummer PJ ever had. The first time I Iistened to Vs. I was only 13, but something started to tell me in that very moment that those guys had achieved something big-very big. Dave made the drums speak very loud and gracefully in Vs. through his arms, feet, sweat and, mostly, through his heart. Indeed, it is not a surprise Vs. is, technically and artistically, the pinnacle of PJ. Everything was working like a perfect engine. Dave creative contributions to that work are undeniable. It’s a shame Dave never had the right treatment from the rest of the band-the HOF episode speaks for itself. But Dave will always be remembered by that guy who dared to give his heart and soul, and unmatched talent for the band.
Dave Abruzzese was personally my favorite drummer for PJ, and him being on the kit for their Unplugged performance had definitely showcased his talent.
Dave really gets into the songs, so much so he seems like a one-man concert at the same time if that make sense. Maybe that's why some say he's a busy drummer. But he seems to enjoy every second and he's fun to watch.
@@deejay7060 bands don't make those decisions. The RRHOF does. It's widely known by most to be the case, and certainly deserving of the criticism they get for it. But, the bands can't be criticized for it.
I disagree with the statement that Matt Cameron has played a role in Pearl Jam’s longevity. If it weren’t for the work of Dave Krusen and Dave Abbruzzese, Pearl Jam wouldn’t still be performing.
Each Drummer had their place in Pearl Jam respectfully. Nothing against Matt Cameron, but watched the video where Krusen joined them for a Ten set and that "signature" Pearl Jam sound came back that the band has been missing for years. Abbruzzese took the band to another level. Both Daves, to me, were THE Pearl Jam drummers. That swing/groove/power style made Pearl Jam sound that way. Changed the way the vocals and guitars fell in pocket and accented those vocal lines. I love Matt Cameron, and no disrespect at all to his playing and contributions, but the Daves were the sound. Cameron was the sound of Soundgarden. Krusen drew the map, Abbruzzese took it and mastered it to another level and found the treasure.
They should be ashamed for not bringing Dave Abbruzzese into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. No other drummer defined them as he did. No other drummer drove those songs like he did. They lost their heartbeat when they let him go.
It wasn't their choice. The Hall of Fame determines which members of a band get inducted. No induction for Boom either and he's been with them almost as long as MC.
Abbruzzese fanboys need to give it a rest. He was fired almost thirty years ago. He’s not coming back. He was also, arguably, their third best drummer behind Irons and Krusen. Truth hurts.
@@scalzmoney - BS!!! The band early could have told the Hall of Fame that Abbruzzese needed to be included in the induction. I'm sure Eddie and Jeff demanded that Dave not be included. They're still trying to scrub his superior contributions to Pearl Jam...
Dave A is just amazing, he brought something special to PJ that they haven't had since he left. Many fans don't forget him and how he basically took PJ to the next level.
Incredibly intelligent analysis of Pearl Jam’s drummers. Love how you give us clips of the songs to illustrate each point you make. Your observation that Pearl Jam has already had the right drummer at the right time is so perceptive.
Beautiful analysis. You caught so many of the same little PJ drumming nuances that I did. Difference is, I could never articulate them the way you did here. Kudos.
woah woah woah on the hate for Presidents of the USA @8:49 - you gotta give that drummer especially more credit. They chose to be minimalists with everything in that band. He only had a bass drum, snare, hats and that splash was all he had to accent any phrasing. He wasn't doing it as a gimmick, it's totally used tastefully and served the song. Maybe you think of them as a gimmick or joke band, but I find them increasingly geniuses of their time. They really created a swampy sound with their 2 string bass and 3 string guitar and the super pared down kit I described above. NO ONE had a sound like them - they were the garage alt punks of the 90s, but did it in a friendly fashion. I absolutely love PUSA for their originality and ability to break through in a saturated market at the time. They deserve your respect, man!
I think you missed a big part of Dave's drumming, groove. He is a groovy drummer, if you slow down Go you've got an incredibly groovy beat, something more suited to hip hop, but more importantly the guitars start sounding off. You've got a case of the riff speed matching a fast groovy beat only at that specific BPM, any slower and the quarters and sixteenths don't fit right, that was Dave's gift. He could force a swing type groove out of a very basic 2/4 or 4/4 riff. You can take any of the other drummers versions of his work and you'll see you can't do the same thing, you can't slow down Irons version of Animal slightly and end up with a mowtown beat, he shifts all the quarters, you can't take Camerons version of Go and make a hip hop beat, he literally drops a couple of important kick notes. Dave took Kruzans beats and turned them into a legitimate instrumental part of Pearl Jam, instead of just a backbeat, like Moon with The Who. None of the other drummers have ever bested or matched Daves work in their versions of his songs, they don't sound as good. He was good enough to make the previous drummers work better, Irons massacred his work and Cameron speeds it all up. PJ were just starting to change who they were when they fired Abbruzzese and the work suffered, instead of trying to find their way as a solid, established group with Eddie taking over as major songwriter they floundered and stumbled with a new drummer that was too far removed from who they were. I love all their periods but I can recognise that the Irons era is not PJ, it's a band trying to discover themselves and not getting there. Frustrated, experimental, unfocussed and the music suffered. Then Camerons era took some time before it finally fell into place with 06's Pearl jam. From there they are Pearl Jam The Band, but it's a new, different band, and I don't believe they're as good as the Pearl Jam they could of been with Abbruzzese. I think the ultimate proof of that is in Vitalogy, it's already deep into the experimental PJ period, the reaction against 10, and Abbruzzese drumming matches the tone perfectly. He's not playing the same as he does when playing Even Flow live, it's more subdued, more in line with the tone of the album. He was able to adjust and adapt and I don't believe they need Irons to continue to change and evolve.
This is the truth- Beautifully said. It is so disappointing to hear Cameron play PJ songs from their first few albums. It feels so wooden and robotic. No soul.
This content was interesting enough for me to sit through the guy speaking, who obviously couldn’t find his pop filter and went ahead with it anyway. …definitely a drummer
Everyone knows Dave A. was the best!🌞 My only gripe is he should have used hot rods on unplugged like Sean and Grohl. No bigger music injustice than his not getting inducted to HOF. The grunge drummers really brought drumming back to life, incredible kick drums. Great dissection. TY
Totally agree about the unplugged. One of my favourite ever drummers and 100% best for Pearl Jam, but his playing way too loud ruined the unplugged set. Can barely hear the guitars. If only he'd taken a leaf out of Sean Kinney's book.
@@itsspunkdad He actually didn't hit that hard using the sticks. I think the rods wouldn't bring out the sound that represents Dave's playing, lots of cymbal work for eg
@@trento7183 dunno, Sean Kinney managed it pretty well with AIC’s unplugged set. Dave just overpowered all of the guitars completely for me. Still my favourite drummer though.
Hot rods would've been the obvious choice, but I thought it was pretty ballsy to play all-out rock drums on top of acoustic guitars. Anyhow the MTV engineers could've mixed him down and brought the guitars up, so its not entirely his fault.
You are missing out on the awesome Chris Friel who was the drummer on a lot of the demo tracks for Ten and also played on the some Basketball Diaries tracks...He was asked to join the band as its first drummer but declined in order to stay with his and his brother's band. Chris is talented and the easiest going guy you would ever meet. A Ringo that any band would be lucky to have.
When you can record Vs. and months after you are able to record Vitalogy it’s because you are a genius. Thank you Dave A. And of course thank you, Jack, you do it different, beautiful and amazing.
I’m not sure how old you are but I was a 20 year old musician when Ten came out and Dave K blew ALL our minds. He was, in NO way just a drum part- he was a focal point.
Yeah! Not enough respect for Dave K on Ten. That drum sound and that PLAYING was a main ingredient in making that album special. I was gutted when I heard he wasn't to play on 'Verses.' Until I heard it! Dave A nailed it. (check out 'rear view' live on SNL '94 for one of the best PJ performances ever)
@@aboomalacani2732 Abbruzzese had (and has) a very strong personality and I can imagine that it clashed a bit with Vedder. At some point in the last two decades, either Gossard or Ament came out and said, essentially, "It's Ed's band." Which is sort of interesting given their formation.
Matt was the perfect drummer for Soundgarden but Dave A was the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had. A pity him and the other guys in the band didn't get along...
Pinkpop concert was the first exposure for me, despite living 1000 miles away from them, the initial days of youtube uploads made fall for pj. DA was definitely the eye cathcher for me🙏🏻
Very well put together, well done .Life long PJ addict. I put on a different comment section about PJ drummers awhile ago - Dave A drumming was like buying a prestige car and taking the seats out of it , you still have a prestige car but no way as good as it was or could be , that is what happened to PJ without Dave A , The seat that sadly should never been removed. Dave A just gave PJ the crunch that perfected the sound . Take a song like RELEASE live in the early days , the forum for example, Dave A gave songs that added emotion , really bought it home . PJ music has definitely mellowed over the years , the aggression Dave A bought to those classic aggressive songs is unrivalled IMO . All 5 are great players , but Dave A was the perfect fit.
As a drummer, I'm embarrassed I never knew that Krusen was the drummer on Ten till I saw this video. I too always thought it was Abbruzzese on that recording. Now listening I can totally hear the difference. My favorite drummer in P.J. Was Abbruzzese. His style of playing hard rock at that time was kind of a new thing and we all paid close attention to it. Jack Irons was/is L.A. punk rock royalty, but I'd prefer hearing him with one of those bands. Matt Cameron is one of my favorite drummers of all time. His drumming parts on the Badmotorfinger record were and still are some of the most unique drum parts I have ever heard...confused the hell out of me...but I loved it.
Great video you should be proud. Dave A is the quintessential Pearl Jam drummer. How his legacy has been treated by the band is downright wrong and borderline disturbing.
So true....I love PJ, but they definitely should of had the balls to get him included in the RRHF, even if that is kinda of a cheesy recognition. I do think Cameron is awesome, Krusen's drums on Ten are incredible, and Yield is my favorite record(aka Jack props)
great video. I will say that as someone who is only mildly a PJ fan (but respect their greatness, their blowing up when I was in college) - the alive video is by far my favorite performance/track of all time and its the drums that do it for me. So much more swing and feel than anything else they did. I was always so confused why it was so different.
I adore the way you play, Dave! One of the reasons I continued to play the instrument is because of you. Additionally, I think it's really awesome that you leave nice and tailored comments on videos that feature Pearl Jam and yourself.
Killer breakdown. And Dave A (I think he pronounces it "Ab-Roo-Zez-Ee, btw) completely changed how I played drums. Even though that Brady snare from Dave Krusen was something else...
Abbruzzese had an incredible touch behind the kit. He had a funkiness and swing that worked so well with Pearl Jam's music. I really don't like how and why they let him go. I gave No Code a chance when it came out but the magic had gone. Every band's got their perfect drummer, whether its Bonham with Zeppelin, Peart with Rush, or Adler with Guns n' Roses. Abbruzzese was Pearl Jam's quintessential drummer. That's the shadow that will always loom over the band as long as they continue to exist.
Really? Abbruzzese reminded me more of a hair metal type drummer. Just beating the ever loving shit out of the drums. Not much feel, touch, dynamics or musicality to my ears. Krusen has the magic. He was integral to their sound as Ringo was to The Beatles, Bonham to Led Zep, Neil to Rush, Charlie to The Stones.
@@danlc95 bruh wtf are you talking about. Abbruzzese was the king of ghost notes, splashes, and just overall beautiful dynamics. Yes he hit hard as fuck, but that’s what made him so mf good. He’s not like Matt Cameron who just powers through the song like a robot and has one volume setting: loud. Yes krusen was great in his own right, but he was not a hard hitter at all and definitely couldn’t keep up live as well as abbruzzese. Abbrezzese is widely considered by most pj fans as the best pj drummer - for a good reason. Dude was a mf badass.
@@connorjosephh - You're mistaking popularity for ability. You're not listening, you're watching. We grew up watching this stuff on MTV. So many people mistakenly thought Abbruzzese played on Ten and never got over the fact that their "favorite drummer" was someone else. Bandwagon fallacy. Juts because every body says he was their "best" doesn't make it true, because Krusen was.
@@danlc95 bruv trying to convince me and 95% of the Pearl Jam fan base that Krusen is better than Dave A is a losing mf battle😂he was the most popular… hear me out… because he was THE BEST. Saying krusen is better is like saying Arnel Pineda is better than Steve Perry. Or that William Duvall is better than Layne Staley. No one agrees with you. Krusen was good but had no power. No accents. Basic fills. The reason why they fired Dave A is because he was too good it was tearing on Eddie’s ego. Dave A was outshining eddie and the rest of the band and they didn’t like that. Read any comment section of Pearl Jam live videos from 1991-1994 and come back to tell me krusen was the best🥴
You’re analysis of Jack Irons and Matt Cameron’s contributions to the bands later albums are what helped me actually appreciate Pearl Jam’s post-grunge era. I always felt like they’re songwriting got a bit monotonous and boring after they quit playing grunge, but after hearing you speak with the amount of adoration you have for even their later albums, I chose to give them another listen and I wasn’t disappointed. Yeah I still think nothing beats their grunge rock roots, but there are some great tracks written afterwards. Thank you!
Awesome dissection!!! Dave A was huge influence on me too! His snare sound on Vs. is incredible and I've aimed for that sound ever since and to this day! But Dave K's drumming on Ten is SO amazing in and of itself, so he def influenced me too. Jack Irons to me, was amazing due to what I call his "tribal" playing. And Matt Cameron, well, he is easily a top 10 Drummer for me, due to Soundgarden alone. Agreed 100% on everything you said. Loved it!
If you’re looking for the snare sound on VS, you should check out any 7”X12” snare...it has that pop you’re hearing on the first track and throughout the record. Dave used a Brady, but they run about $1k (if you can find one-they’re out of business), but any 12” snare will give you that sound!
The snare sound on Vs has been my favourite drum sound since I first heard it when it was released. It is closer to the crack of a snare in a bagpipe band than what you normally hear in rock.
What’s wild is that I was watching MTV unplugged randomly and I’m not a musician by any means just a fan, however something drew me to the drummer and how he utilized the crash symbols so well. I had to know more about who he was which I’ve just learned to be Dave. What an incredible drummer
What Dave Abbruzzese taught me with my drumming which I only really understood later on was that holding back is often a better option for a song. He didn't hold back.
Dave Abbruzzese here. I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for your respect for my playing. I absolutely love my instrument and i am extremely proud of my work with the band. The verses album was very natural and organic, while the Vitalogy record was much more of a cerebral approach to the music on my part. I will always wonder what could of been had we continued in our musical oath together. Its too bad the bands management didnt have the courage to assist us in maintaining or momentum.
Thank you to all of you that came out and experienced the band during my time with the band. Those days we as magical as they were powerful and I have not and will not ever forget the times we shared. The catastrophic way that my time came to an end with the band really shook my trust in the big music machine. I have continues to play and record with mny bands and friends throughout the years, but always on my own terms. That being to embrace my live of music and drumming. I will continue to do so.
All the best to all of you and thank you for such a fantastic breakdown of all of our playing. It means a lot to me and i appreciate each and every one of you.
Keep swinging for the fences!
Enjoy the music.
Your the best Dave, keep on keepin on : ) 🎉❤🎉
We love you dave, ❤
Simply amazing drumming ⚡💔
Dave is pure class, and a legend in the drum world. He's the reason lots of us picked up sticks in the first place. For me, PJ ended in 1994. Thank you Dave and God bless!
Why is it that we can discuss the brilliant construction and complexity that makes your work a phenomenon that will live on beyond our mortal years, but your Trump derangement syndrome........ And the TDS of the rest of the fellas really defines the limitations of you as a free-thinking individual? I can't even hear some of the elements you are able to contribute, but the simplistic booger eating perspective of your media indoctrination brainwashing is on full display on your Facebook. Third party and creative outsider innovation is completely lost on you and the rest of the Obama baglicking fools after making some of the most powerful and rebellious statements on corporatization of group thought ideology the human race has ever seen. The reign of celebrity is dying, and that might be a good thing. The roots of the best of us all are derived from a desire to acquire wisdom and not throw ourselves down at the alter of social idols. Music is king. It's something that I would say is the resume of the human experience to races of planets from other solar systems. And yet the experience of Dave Abbruzzese has been reduced to being a simple drone of a globalist system of control... What the fuck? Is the hating of Trump all you have left? Or do you want to see someone step forward and knock down the nonsense of corruption self-evident? Let's take grunge and make it great again!
Dave Abbruzzese was their best drummer. They re-recorded Even Flow with him and it's pure energy and magic. Also songs like "Breath", the whole "Vs." album and the live records "Vault 9" and the MTV Unplugged session.
They re recorded even flow on Ten album?
No, they chose a live version of Evenflow for the music video (Dave A on drums) which, in the opinion of most, has become the supreme version.
No...Kruse was the best
Dave A is the best, but imo every Ten song sounds better with Krusen.
@GB-hj3xp that wasn't a live version, that was a studio version re-recorded with Dave A that was played over live footage for the video
No disrepect to Matt, this listener appreciated Dave the most.
Abbruzzese on his DW on MTV Unplugged was just gold
Dave A is by far my favourite the songs he has played on are clearly on a league of their own
Fkng well Told
The embellishment of the groove in Dave Abbruzzese drumming was unreal, he totally took it to another level.
First saw Dave A. when the band played Saturday Night Live in April of 1992. It completely changed my approach to the drum kit. I'd never seen anyone utilize the cymbals the way he did. I was awestruck.
Thats fantastic! Thank you!
@@FreeAssRecords You have no idea what this means to me. Thank you for everything.
i remember just seing the cymbals jumping around ghostly, only an octupus would be able to do that
Jack Irons is a genius, out of the box, I like the way you describe him as “simple and unexpected
I’d say he’s definitely their 2nd best drummer
With all the respect to all PJ drummers: Dave Abbruzzese was pure unleashed energy in this band.
It’s so amazing to see the consensus on that Dave Abbruzzese was ”pure energy” as mentioned by so many in all of the pearl jam videos on youtube. Pure energy is what pearl jam has lacked ever since they let him go.
Abbruzzese... The best by far....!
Krusen and Abbruzzese are my personal favorites. Both have a swing and detailed cymbal work that set them apart. Their contributions are present in my favorite tunes of PJ
Matt Cameron is the drummer for Soundgarden. He has been the permanent fill in for PJ because they were good buds with SG.
For PJ fans Dave Abruzzses will always be the drummer that made PJ.
I totally agree. When I was a teenage, I dreamed with Matt in PJ, but with that from Soundgarden. Of course, Matt of PJ isn't Matt of SG, and after he came to the band, I realized that Dave is who I love to listen and play along...ok...who I try to play along.
He is with Pearl Jam because he is talented.
YEAH!!!
Is is possible to have a permanent fill in?
@@markstrugnell Yep....See Rolling Stones lineup
this is the best tribute to Dave A I've seen. Why he never played for another major band is a crime against music
Because he just isn't as good as his popularity would lead priple to believe.
He's very good, just not anything special. You can find guys that play like him in every major city.
@@danlc95 Well, he only played on two full albums and the live shows during that period and hundreds of thousands of fans still feel that he is special some 25+ years later, so that in itself makes him special because fans of big bands don't usually care that much about who is drumming or talk about the drummer that much. Not in Dave A's case.
@@drewledbetter8317 id say that's in part because a lot of people are still bitter over the acrimonious split between Dave A and the band, not least of all Dave himself
Ulrich Is An Average drummer in fact.....You SHALT NOT INCLUDE MOON OR BONHAM IN ANY OF THIS
ABBY IS BY FAR A MUCH BETTER THAN ULRICH...LU SUCKS
Dave Abbruzzese! First 55 of 60 top-level comments pick Dave A as the "favorite" or "best" PJ drummer. Count me in. Most musical, best groove, best drive, and support the song too. @Adam Sivitz - many thanks for this - great presentation! Nice to pick out moments where they all shine!
Dave A. Always and forever,Dave was everything for this band
Man talking about Dave abbruzzese’s playing on vs and not mentioning rearviewmirror…. Always thought that was some off his most intense drumming
Matt Cameron in Soundgarden: the best grunge drumming out there. Matt Cameron in Pearl Jam: uneventful. Dave Abbruzzese in Pearl Jam: the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had, and they let him go
Agreed, Matt in SG is something else, so much drum-gasm!
Matt is a metronome.
Totally agree with you as a big Soundgarden fan😢
I'm happy I'm not alone in this.
I admit I lost interest in PJ after Vitology but Ten and Vs were huge influences on my development as a young drummer. I'm glad you took a close look at that Unplugged performance, Dave's playing is absolutely outstanding in that. I can't count the number of times I replayed State of Love and Trust on VHS over and over again, analyzing his fills and overall touch. So good.
Dave Abbruzzese was the best drummer without a doubt! No one comes close to bringing the skill and talent he brought to PJ.
Dave A is the drummer for me. Hands down the heartbeat of the band.
In theory Matt Cameron was the first drummer for Pearl Jam. He was on the demos that were sent to Eddie. IMO nobody compares to Dave Abbruzzese. He brought something nobody else did.
They went full circle.
Agree wholeheartedly
It's the cymbal work and his looseness when playing while being powerful. He said it in the video perfectly.
We will never know how Matt would play if he starts with PJ and developed with the guys. His style developed with a different band. Band which was closer to heavy rock, and he played with different musicians. Even drumms with Temple of The Dog sound stronger and heavier then any other PJ albums. And after joining PJ he needed to change his style etc. In my opinion Matt matches much better to SG then PJ.
@@dg4846 Technically.. he did record some of those early PJ demos...
I started listening to PJ because of Abbruzzese.
I know I'm way late to the party but my only problem with Eddie Vedder is his problem with Dave Abbruzzese. Dave DESERVES his place in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
When Dave Abbruzzese was fired from Pearl Jam for me it was like when Shawn Kemp left the Sonics the X factor was no longer there
I've listened to some Binaural stuff, which I find cool but, for me the PJ holly triad are 10, Vs and Vitalogy. Most influential aspect for not listening further was drumming quality and the absence of Dave. There you have it ...
Dave Abbruzzese was the best of them all , his energy and style was incredible !
Dave Abbruzzeeze is hands down THE BEST drummer PJ ever had. The first time I Iistened to Vs. I was only 13, but something started to tell me in that very moment that those guys had achieved something big-very big. Dave made the drums speak very loud and gracefully in Vs. through his arms, feet, sweat and, mostly, through his heart. Indeed, it is not a surprise Vs. is, technically and artistically, the pinnacle of PJ. Everything was working like a perfect engine. Dave creative contributions to that work are undeniable. It’s a shame Dave never had the right treatment from the rest of the band-the HOF episode speaks for itself. But Dave will always be remembered by that guy who dared to give his heart and soul, and unmatched talent for the band.
Thank you
@@FreeAssRecordsyou’re the greatest, man!
Everyone knows Abbruzzese is the #1 drummer in the bands history AND that Pearl Jam did him super dirty.
Dave Abruzzese was personally my favorite drummer for PJ, and him being on the kit for their Unplugged performance had definitely showcased his talent.
Abbruzzese is the best ever
Lump is a gold song
Dave really gets into the songs, so much so he seems like a one-man concert at the same time if that make sense. Maybe that's why some say he's a busy drummer. But he seems to enjoy every second and he's fun to watch.
Dave A has amazing pocket.
You're right.... it's ridiculous to argue which drummer was PJ's best drummer... It was Dave Abbruzzese. 😂
Great video, btw!
I would agree with you. It still bothers me today what they did to him. Especially not including him in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
Im a big faaaaaaan from Matt but Dave gave them some special sound
@@deejay7060 disgusting, really.
@@deejay7060 bands don't make those decisions. The RRHOF does. It's widely known by most to be the case, and certainly deserving of the criticism they get for it. But, the bands can't be criticized for it.
I disagree with the statement that Matt Cameron has played a role in Pearl Jam’s longevity. If it weren’t for the work of Dave Krusen and Dave Abbruzzese, Pearl Jam wouldn’t still be performing.
He’s been the backbone of the band for close to 30 years he’s absolutely had a hand in their longevity
Each Drummer had their place in Pearl Jam respectfully. Nothing against Matt Cameron, but watched the video where Krusen joined them for a Ten set and that "signature" Pearl Jam sound came back that the band has been missing for years. Abbruzzese took the band to another level. Both Daves, to me, were THE Pearl Jam drummers. That swing/groove/power style made Pearl Jam sound that way. Changed the way the vocals and guitars fell in pocket and accented those vocal lines. I love Matt Cameron, and no disrespect at all to his playing and contributions, but the Daves were the sound. Cameron was the sound of Soundgarden. Krusen drew the map, Abbruzzese took it and mastered it to another level and found the treasure.
Would love a longer video dedicated just to Abbruzzese and his technique!
Makes me miss Dave A.
They should be ashamed for not bringing Dave Abbruzzese into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. No other drummer defined them as he did. No other drummer drove those songs like he did. They lost their heartbeat when they let him go.
It wasn't their choice. The Hall of Fame determines which members of a band get inducted. No induction for Boom either and he's been with them almost as long as MC.
Agreed.
It's not Pearl Jam's call, but the R&R HoF. Dave Ab was invited as guest but he didn't come.
Abbruzzese fanboys need to give it a rest. He was fired almost thirty years ago. He’s not coming back. He was also, arguably, their third best drummer behind Irons and Krusen. Truth hurts.
@@scalzmoney - BS!!! The band early could have told the Hall of Fame that Abbruzzese needed to be included in the induction. I'm sure Eddie and Jeff demanded that Dave not be included. They're still trying to scrub his superior contributions to Pearl Jam...
Dave A is just amazing, he brought something special to PJ that they haven't had since he left. Many fans don't forget him and how he basically took PJ to the next level.
I have never been sorry trolling every PJ song with, DAVE!!!
Daves playing is my favourite, love his style and flair.
Agree absolutely, every drummer of Pearl Jam were good but Abbruzzese was the GREATEST ! Outstanding! 🏆
Dave is the best drummer
Agree to !!
No shit.
I quit listening to them of their new music after Dave Abbruzzese.
And Crusian kick ass too.
Chamberlain too
He influenced me more than I never knew until now completely. I quit listening to any new music they released after him.
Incredibly intelligent analysis of Pearl Jam’s drummers. Love how you give us clips of the songs to illustrate each point you make. Your observation that Pearl Jam has already had the right drummer at the right time is so perceptive.
Porch unplugged and Dave Abruzzes.Perfection.
Beautiful analysis. You caught so many of the same little PJ drumming nuances that I did. Difference is, I could never articulate them the way you did here. Kudos.
Dave Abbruzzese was the most unique drummer they had.His Hi-Hat Dynamics were Uncomparable.His Approach made those songs more tasteful by far!
Watching Dave play on the Unplugged concert changed my relationship with my hi-hats
woah woah woah on the hate for Presidents of the USA @8:49 - you gotta give that drummer especially more credit. They chose to be minimalists with everything in that band. He only had a bass drum, snare, hats and that splash was all he had to accent any phrasing. He wasn't doing it as a gimmick, it's totally used tastefully and served the song. Maybe you think of them as a gimmick or joke band, but I find them increasingly geniuses of their time. They really created a swampy sound with their 2 string bass and 3 string guitar and the super pared down kit I described above. NO ONE had a sound like them - they were the garage alt punks of the 90s, but did it in a friendly fashion. I absolutely love PUSA for their originality and ability to break through in a saturated market at the time. They deserve your respect, man!
Well said. Couldn't have put it better myself. That was spot on.
Mike, Stone and Jeff all wanted Matt from day one, but he was committed to Soundgarden.
Dave Abbruzzese all the way, all day, everyday.
As a guitarist obsessed with PJ, I absolutely loved this. I have never seen a breakdown this thorough, well done.
this presentation actually changed my mind about matt. did not expect that to happen.
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"We live our lives to the soundtrack of Pearl Jam" - The truest statement ever said to describe how I feel about PJ!
Dave was the best PJ drummer that they had Texas Boy💪🏼🥁
For me dave abbruzzese is the best, i like their timing of beat of cymbals and signature move in their drums..
Dave A and Jack Irons are tops for me by a long shot.
I think you missed a big part of Dave's drumming, groove. He is a groovy drummer, if you slow down Go you've got an incredibly groovy beat, something more suited to hip hop, but more importantly the guitars start sounding off. You've got a case of the riff speed matching a fast groovy beat only at that specific BPM, any slower and the quarters and sixteenths don't fit right, that was Dave's gift.
He could force a swing type groove out of a very basic 2/4 or 4/4 riff. You can take any of the other drummers versions of his work and you'll see you can't do the same thing, you can't slow down Irons version of Animal slightly and end up with a mowtown beat, he shifts all the quarters, you can't take Camerons version of Go and make a hip hop beat, he literally drops a couple of important kick notes.
Dave took Kruzans beats and turned them into a legitimate instrumental part of Pearl Jam, instead of just a backbeat, like Moon with The Who. None of the other drummers have ever bested or matched Daves work in their versions of his songs, they don't sound as good. He was good enough to make the previous drummers work better, Irons massacred his work and Cameron speeds it all up.
PJ were just starting to change who they were when they fired Abbruzzese and the work suffered, instead of trying to find their way as a solid, established group with Eddie taking over as major songwriter they floundered and stumbled with a new drummer that was too far removed from who they were. I love all their periods but I can recognise that the Irons era is not PJ, it's a band trying to discover themselves and not getting there. Frustrated, experimental, unfocussed and the music suffered. Then Camerons era took some time before it finally fell into place with 06's Pearl jam. From there they are Pearl Jam The Band, but it's a new, different band, and I don't believe they're as good as the Pearl Jam they could of been with Abbruzzese. I think the ultimate proof of that is in Vitalogy, it's already deep into the experimental PJ period, the reaction against 10, and Abbruzzese drumming matches the tone perfectly. He's not playing the same as he does when playing Even Flow live, it's more subdued, more in line with the tone of the album. He was able to adjust and adapt and I don't believe they need Irons to continue to change and evolve.
This is the truth- Beautifully said. It is so disappointing to hear Cameron play PJ songs from their first few albums. It feels so wooden and robotic. No soul.
This content was interesting enough for me to sit through the guy speaking, who obviously couldn’t find his pop filter and went ahead with it anyway.
…definitely a drummer
i love em all but Jack and Dave A are my favorites easily!
Everyone knows Dave A. was the best!🌞 My only gripe is he should have used hot rods on unplugged like Sean and Grohl. No bigger music injustice than his not getting inducted to HOF. The grunge drummers really brought drumming back to life, incredible kick drums. Great dissection. TY
Totally agree about the unplugged. One of my favourite ever drummers and 100% best for Pearl Jam, but his playing way too loud ruined the unplugged set. Can barely hear the guitars. If only he'd taken a leaf out of Sean Kinney's book.
Unplugged was not that pleasant for them, all of the instruments weren’t theirs AFAIK.. They had to use them impromptu IIRC..
@@itsspunkdad He actually didn't hit that hard using the sticks. I think the rods wouldn't bring out the sound that represents Dave's playing, lots of cymbal work for eg
@@trento7183 dunno, Sean Kinney managed it pretty well with AIC’s unplugged set. Dave just overpowered all of the guitars completely for me. Still my favourite drummer though.
Hot rods would've been the obvious choice, but I thought it was pretty ballsy to play all-out rock drums on top of acoustic guitars. Anyhow the MTV engineers could've mixed him down and brought the guitars up, so its not entirely his fault.
You are missing out on the awesome Chris Friel who was the drummer on a lot of the demo tracks for Ten and also played on the some Basketball Diaries tracks...He was asked to join the band as its first drummer but declined in order to stay with his and his brother's band. Chris is talented and the easiest going guy you would ever meet. A Ringo that any band would be lucky to have.
More drummers than Spinal Tap. Let's hope no one chokes on any vomit, their own or someone else's.
I just remember - 2 Daves, 2 Matts, and a Jack
Jack plays toms. In my tree, who you, are, given to fly, pilate...
When you can record Vs. and months after you are able to record Vitalogy it’s because you are a genius. Thank you Dave A. And of course thank you, Jack, you do it different, beautiful and amazing.
Hey, I've always liked how the president's used the splash on lump! 😂
John Otto of Limp Bizkit and David Silveria of Korn are 2 other drummers that are known for using cymbals creatively a lot as well
pretty good vid, i think brad wilk was once in pearl jam too after the release of ten, left rage and then went back to play with RATM. kickass
I’m not sure how old you are but I was a 20 year old musician when Ten came out and Dave K blew ALL our minds. He was, in NO way just a drum part- he was a focal point.
Yeah! Not enough respect for Dave K on Ten. That drum sound and that PLAYING was a main ingredient in making that album special. I was gutted when I heard he wasn't to play on 'Verses.'
Until I heard it! Dave A nailed it. (check out 'rear view' live on SNL '94 for one of the best PJ performances ever)
"he was a focal point"
No one was going to be allowed that, except Eddy. Imo, Dave A. was too good and too much for Eddy's liking.
@@aboomalacani2732 Abbruzzese had (and has) a very strong personality and I can imagine that it clashed a bit with Vedder. At some point in the last two decades, either Gossard or Ament came out and said, essentially, "It's Ed's band." Which is sort of interesting given their formation.
Dave A was by far the best! Not even a competition!
Dave Abbruzzese for life
Matt was the perfect drummer for Soundgarden but Dave A was the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had. A pity him and the other guys in the band didn't get along...
Yes, I am watching this video because I am a Pearl Jam fan. Good video👍
Pinkpop concert was the first exposure for me, despite living 1000 miles away from them, the initial days of youtube uploads made fall for pj. DA was definitely the eye cathcher for me🙏🏻
Pseutopia did a tribute to Chris Cornell when he passed. They did Seasons. Abbruzzese is the drummer - Perfection....
Very well put together, well done .Life long PJ addict.
I put on a different comment section about PJ drummers awhile ago -
Dave A drumming was like buying a prestige car and taking the seats out of it , you still have a prestige car but no way as good as it was or could be , that is what happened to PJ without Dave A , The seat that sadly should never been removed.
Dave A just gave PJ the crunch that perfected the sound .
Take a song like RELEASE live in the early days , the forum for example, Dave A gave songs that added emotion , really bought it home .
PJ music has definitely mellowed over the years , the aggression Dave A bought to those classic aggressive songs is unrivalled IMO .
All 5 are great players , but Dave A was the perfect fit.
As a drummer, I'm embarrassed I never knew that Krusen was the drummer on Ten till I saw this video.
I too always thought it was Abbruzzese on that recording.
Now listening I can totally hear the difference.
My favorite drummer in P.J. Was Abbruzzese.
His style of playing hard rock at that time was kind of a new thing and we all paid close attention to it.
Jack Irons was/is L.A. punk rock royalty, but I'd prefer hearing him with one of those bands.
Matt Cameron is one of my favorite drummers of all time.
His drumming parts on the Badmotorfinger record were and still are some of the most unique drum parts I have ever heard...confused the hell out of me...but I loved it.
Great video you should be proud. Dave A is the quintessential Pearl Jam drummer. How his legacy has been treated by the band is downright wrong and borderline disturbing.
So true....I love PJ, but they definitely should of had the balls to get him included in the RRHF, even if that is kinda of a cheesy recognition. I do think Cameron is awesome, Krusen's drums on Ten are incredible, and Yield is my favorite record(aka Jack props)
If I want somebody to get the job done ill pick Matt. If I wanna have a great time ill pick Dave A.
That Dave's Alive part in SNL was too good too! Cymbals sounds like clashing of swords
great video. I will say that as someone who is only mildly a PJ fan (but respect their greatness, their blowing up when I was in college) - the alive video is by far my favorite performance/track of all time and its the drums that do it for me. So much more swing and feel than anything else they did. I was always so confused why it was so different.
I adore the way you play, Dave! One of the reasons I continued to play the instrument is because of you. Additionally, I think it's really awesome that you leave nice and tailored comments on videos that feature Pearl Jam and yourself.
Killer breakdown. And Dave A (I think he pronounces it "Ab-Roo-Zez-Ee, btw) completely changed how I played drums. Even though that Brady snare from Dave Krusen was something else...
Thanks ✌
Well put on including Tim Alexander & Carter Beauford in the comparison of the cymbal likeness use to Abbruzzese, well done
Abbruzzese had an incredible touch behind the kit. He had a funkiness and swing that worked so well with Pearl Jam's music. I really don't like how and why they let him go. I gave No Code a chance when it came out but the magic had gone. Every band's got their perfect drummer, whether its Bonham with Zeppelin, Peart with Rush, or Adler with Guns n' Roses. Abbruzzese was Pearl Jam's quintessential drummer. That's the shadow that will always loom over the band as long as they continue to exist.
Perfectly worded
Really?
Abbruzzese reminded me more of a hair metal type drummer. Just beating the ever loving shit out of the drums. Not much feel, touch, dynamics or musicality to my ears.
Krusen has the magic. He was integral to their sound as Ringo was to The Beatles, Bonham to Led Zep, Neil to Rush, Charlie to The Stones.
@@danlc95 bruh wtf are you talking about. Abbruzzese was the king of ghost notes, splashes, and just overall beautiful dynamics. Yes he hit hard as fuck, but that’s what made him so mf good. He’s not like Matt Cameron who just powers through the song like a robot and has one volume setting: loud. Yes krusen was great in his own right, but he was not a hard hitter at all and definitely couldn’t keep up live as well as abbruzzese. Abbrezzese is widely considered by most pj fans as the best pj drummer - for a good reason. Dude was a mf badass.
@@connorjosephh - You're mistaking popularity for ability.
You're not listening, you're watching. We grew up watching this stuff on MTV.
So many people mistakenly thought Abbruzzese played on Ten and never got over the fact that their "favorite drummer" was someone else.
Bandwagon fallacy. Juts because every body says he was their "best" doesn't make it true, because Krusen was.
@@danlc95 bruv trying to convince me and 95% of the Pearl Jam fan base that Krusen is better than Dave A is a losing mf battle😂he was the most popular… hear me out… because he was THE BEST. Saying krusen is better is like saying Arnel Pineda is better than Steve Perry. Or that William Duvall is better than Layne Staley. No one agrees with you. Krusen was good but had no power. No accents. Basic fills. The reason why they fired Dave A is because he was too good it was tearing on Eddie’s ego. Dave A was outshining eddie and the rest of the band and they didn’t like that. Read any comment section of Pearl Jam live videos from 1991-1994 and come back to tell me krusen was the best🥴
Damn why u gotta disrespect the Presidents like that 😭😭😭
You’re analysis of Jack Irons and Matt Cameron’s contributions to the bands later albums are what helped me actually appreciate Pearl Jam’s post-grunge era. I always felt like they’re songwriting got a bit monotonous and boring after they quit playing grunge, but after hearing you speak with the amount of adoration you have for even their later albums, I chose to give them another listen and I wasn’t disappointed. Yeah I still think nothing beats their grunge rock roots, but there are some great tracks written afterwards. Thank you!
And jose pasillas also a cymbal guy as well
Dave Abbruzzese is Pearl Jam's best drummer. Dave Krusen did his thing on "Ten". Matt Cameron is perfect for Soundgarden.
Great tribute to these great drummers'. We can debate all day to their greatness but today we celebrate.
Awesome dissection!!! Dave A was huge influence on me too! His snare sound on Vs. is incredible and I've aimed for that sound ever since and to this day! But Dave K's drumming on Ten is SO amazing in and of itself, so he def influenced me too. Jack Irons to me, was amazing due to what I call his "tribal" playing. And Matt Cameron, well, he is easily a top 10 Drummer for me, due to Soundgarden alone. Agreed 100% on everything you said. Loved it!
Oh and I caught The Ten Band live back on New Years Eve 2015! I came up onstage after and discussed Cymbals with ya! Appreciated your time!
If you’re looking for the snare sound on VS, you should check out any 7”X12” snare...it has that pop you’re hearing on the first track and throughout the record. Dave used a Brady, but they run about $1k (if you can find one-they’re out of business), but any 12” snare will give you that sound!
The snare sound on Vs has been my favourite drum sound since I first heard it when it was released. It is closer to the crack of a snare in a bagpipe band than what you normally hear in rock.
Dave Abruzzese was the best, but Dave Krusen was a close second. I mean, he wrote and played all the drum parts for Ten.
The drums were awesome on Ten.
@@crodriguez2360 Especially "Alive", "Garden" and "Jeremy". Dave Abruzzese took "Even Flow" to another level.
Abruzzesse owns krusen and all those tunes!!! That’s all!
Krusens' sound was perfect for 10 wouldnt be the same ...release is a good example of this ....
As a drummer and pj fan i agree 100 pct w youre assessment...jack irons would be third ...dave A being the goat
Dave all the way. All you have to listen to is a live recording of Porch. Dave vs everybody else and it’s not even close. The dude kicks ass!
Every great band has a great drummer. Dave Krusen drummed on the band’s best album, their debut: Ten. Take that for what it’s worth.
What’s wild is that I was watching MTV unplugged randomly and I’m not a musician by any means just a fan, however something drew me to the drummer and how he utilized the crash symbols so well. I had to know more about who he was which I’ve just learned to be Dave. What an incredible drummer
What Dave Abbruzzese taught me with my drumming which I only really understood later on was that holding back is often a better option for a song. He didn't hold back.
Love how fans agree to let Dave go because of drugs but never Mention Mike McCready
Well Mike got his shit together so idk what your point is
Thank you for this video it really helped me into learning about why we need a pop filters during commentary
Love them all but
Dave Lotsaletters gets my vote