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  • q daria por verlos tocar con dave, en estos dias , seria expactacular

  • What's the song at 3:30? Cause that beat is strikingly (ok seriously no pun intended) similar to that of a Soundgarden song.

  • MATT CAMERON FTW!

  • Indeed one, of the best drummers ever. My greatest influence i must add. He was just so versatile, perfect technique and great cymbal work. Just an amazing inspiration; kicks cameron in the head ANY TIME ANY DAY

  • pearl jam losot their soul when they fire him!

    binaural, riot act, avocado pj lost a lost their energy and soul

    at least jack irons come back but cameron is better now with the reunited with soundgarden ......sooooo all my faith is that dave abruzzese come back to pj

    :) best f----g pj drumer

  • Dave is the fucking man.  Bust drummer of his generation (IMO). Long live Dave. Thanks for rocking!!!

  • nobody uses the cymbols like dave. nobody. i bet he kicking ass some place right now. love ya dude

  • Do you have any more footage from the concert at 1:06 ??

    I love how the bass is so dominant in the mix

  • nobody could play go like abburzese could, i wish he played WMA live on the drums, that would be sweet!

  • fucking A , man. Dave was without question the best drummer for pearl jam, cameron is amazing as a drummer in his own right, but his sound is so 'straight'. Dave was into hip hop and you can here that in the feel of his grooves.

  • i aint knockin cameron' earlier jams was harder. drum sets a beat. dirty frank need i say more

  • Whats the first song? it kicks ass

  • abbruzzese and krusen are my fav PJ drummers

  • 2 true man

  • 2:53 ~ 3:01 that kid jumpin around then back in the crowd fuckin epic,,,he was on the evenflow vid.....that was the concert for the vid

  • Best drummer PJ ever had! What a shame they fired him! The band has sunk day by day ever since he left. His style was just spot on for Pearl Jam!

  • One of my favourite drummers, the drums in"daughter" (by Abruzzese) are for me the best of all Pearl Jam songs!!

  • @gsustime for me its ''go'', awesome drumming

  • Huge inspiration...........He's the reason why I've got into drums alot more

  • there was a lot of energy in PJ when Dave was in the band...cameron is good but dave flowed with the band better IMO

  • cameron too loud, but dave isn't? c;mon.... but dave is the man, he schools matt cameron. and thats how you play go!!!!

  • i think it was an ego problem, shows ended up being a dave show and that wasnt very well taken by the rest of the band. To me firing dave a BIG mistake

  • this remembers me of old times and how music still was music

  • dont mean to sound like a hater, but i never liked the fact that Dave A. enjoyed major success after the work of Dave K, PJ's original drummer, who did TEN. but on the other hand, Dave K should have never left, cause i always thought his drumming was pretty good. In his defense though, Dave A was just a perfect example of the right person at the right time, it put on him a pedestal for him to showcase his talent. I wonder what he's doing now. He's kind of underated if you ask me.

  • he deserve to be back to pearl jam!

    please come back

    best drumer ever

  • Listen to the clip starting around 3:35. Matts a good tech. drummer but he will never have that power....Thats the power that made Jeff dive all over the stage!...Kinda miss that huh....

  • This is actually really simple ...Do you like Ten PJ. or new PJ. better? ......Im not about to say the new stuff isn't great but Ten is the best ever......Go Dave!

  • Where's Daveee?????

  • FreeAssRecord comment just above you! :)

    The King is right here my friends!

  • he should come back to pearl jam!

    and then pearl jam will catch 2 aire

    best drummer of the 90s!

  • creo tambien que debe ser super reconocido ya que el mismo es tremendo drummer, pero digamen algo es cierto que esta con candlebox? oh con quien esta tocando.

  • woah that was the 1st time ive ever seen him without a shirt on

    we miss you dave!!!

  • La mejor base de Pear jam!!! Con el se disfrutaba Even Flow, ahora parece que van corriendo!!! Cameron es mas nostalgia, Dave es baterista!

  • GOD damn he is soooo good... They have no energy with out him

  • dave is really better.. but cameroon is not bad

  • my pjd fav !

    what happened to dave ?

    hook me up with new vid

  • Dave is by far the best drummer in all the PJ career... a genius... such dynamics and style... THE BEST, EVER!!!

  • He's the fucking best...but I knew it even before watchin this vid...

  • yeah, Dave has real technique, it cannot be said about Cameron and Irons (no cymbal work, no dynamics, no fills and tricks as Dave)

  • Dave was fired so Eddie could bring his friend Jack Irons into the band, Jack ended up quitting a couple years later.

  • e melhor baterista que pearl teve!!!!!

  • definitely the best drummer that could be in the ranks of Pearl Jam, must have a reunion because it's the best of all and much better than Matt Cameron!

    greetings from Mexico

  • Eddie Vedder didnt like him and supposedly didnt want him in the band anymore too

  • best days of P.J whit D.A

  • Definately the best PJ's drummer.

     It would have been nice to show some extracts from the Unplugged. He was excellent in this show too.

    Matt Cameron is very good too but it is so disapointing when he plays Abruzzese's original songs... he just simplifies the scores. He was better in Soundgarden.

  • What's the first track called?

  • o  melhor simplesmente o melhor

  • What's the song at 4:04 or is it just a random jam??

  • Pearl jam was so wrong to fire Dave!!! He was their best drummer and contributed to a lot of great live shows. He was the only one in the band to show up at the 93' AMA's to accept their award.

  • dave had much more feels and added a kinda funk rock thing to the sound, in my humble opinion he was the best pj drummer, didnt he fall out with vedder and thats why he isnt in pj anymore??

  • not agree... dave showed more flexibility , creativity and resources than cameron.. also has the different touch needed...

  • FACT: Pearl jam lost its live stage energy when Dave left. You need only to look at the preformances over the years to come to this obvious conclusion. case closed... long live PEARL JAM

  • Thank you.

    All of you.

    David Abbruzzese

  • Abbruzzese Rulez! Our number one on drums, ever.

  • Hi. I did enjoy kicking that band in the ass. All I can say is, "What a f'n rock band we were then." Thank you for the 'tribute' and all the kindness. It's not about who is a better drummer, is it? Seems more about the preference you have with respect to the different ways pjs drummers affected the drive and energy of the band and its music. Okay... Well I am out ofclever notions. Thank you all. ...To be continued? Yes.

    Enjoy, David Abbruzzese

  • Thank you for bringing us happiness through your wonderful music. So much energy, so much life! Keep doing this Magic.

  • I can't get tired of this video.

  • Matt cameron.....in the 2000 tour....he sped up like a mother fucker....but anyways he's on time alot more now. Dave doesn't speed up too much...he made even flow alot better than the studio version

  • el mejor baterista de los 90s, mi mayor influencia en la musica, de el aprendi bastante, gracias dave, recuperate

  • el mejor baterista de los 90s , mi mayor influencia en la musica, y de el aprendi bastante, gracias dave, recuperate ...

  • his replacement was beter, jackie irons

  • I lost interest in Pearl Jam after Dave left. It totally changed their sound and not for the better!!!! HE is the best drummer Pearl Jam ever had or has.

  • Dave is a big time overplayer. Simple is best!

  • The Winner is have more equipments:

    Dave A uses 3 crash Cymbals, 1 China, 2 Splash, 1 ride,1 hihatt= 8 cymbals. Absolutely Dave won!!

    M Cameron uses 2 crash cymbal, 1 ride, 1 hihatt= 4 cymbals.

    Dave is God. I wish Dave will come back in PJ.

  • I think too that he was and always going to be the best drummer of Pearl Jam. I am a Great PJ's Fan, but i know that they are not goint to be like before,when dave abruzzese used to play with them!

    Abruzzese forever!!

  • Nto sure if Dave Kicks cameron tho... but Dave is what I would follow!

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  • abruzzese kicks cameron

  • Maybe at playing Pearl Jam songs, but Matt is a god compared to Dave, Dave has even admitted it lots in interviews about the subject

  • of course is the best Pj's Drummer ever, Cameron sounds too loudly and powerful for PJ,but he was a genius on Soundgarden

  • Dave is back in action with Steve Salas! watch?v=7DlN3JqEGJM

  • Pearl jam is still good but they were special when Dave Abbruzzese was with them now they are just very generic.

  • sorry, but the first song is Dirty Frank, not Go. All people can appreciate PJ's incredible music, don't put people off by saying it's an insult please. Best band in world for last 19 years or so. Nil Satis Nisi Optimum. Mike

  • dave had to quit drumming foe awhile to get surgery for severe carpel tunnel and thats why he is no longer in pj....the band had to move on...matt cameron in my opinion is a better timekeeper dave a always sped the songs up live, and some bands want that live but i think matt is an amazing drummer especially in soundgarden where he could help write the weird time stuff

  • amazing in soundgarden. but when you compare the two in pearl jam, dave is better. look at some videos of pearl jam in 92 and compare it to now. but i love cameron nonetheless i think he's incredible and revolutionary in soundgarden. i just prefer dave in pj.

  • ILUSO, cameron is the one having trouble speeding the songs up, even flow played by cameron sucks, doesnt have the funky groove the song needs and that dave gave to it.

  • Hello. There is no validity to the above comment. No surgeries. Never did I 'quit ' drumming.

  • Actually he was kicked out because nobody saw eye to eye with him, he was a money grabbing, right wing wanker! He liked guns and that's why Glorified G was written, he didn't fit in PJ and I'm glad he was kicked. I do agree though, that Matt cameron is way better than Dave ever was.

  • no they kicked him out

  • por qué, si es tan grande y tan influyente para todos nosotros, de este gran bateria solo hay este video en todo youtube...???

    este tio se merece mas reconocimiento

  • totalmente de acuerdo kon usted!!! abbruzzese rules!!!

  • :°°°°°-(

    peccato!!! cosa darei per sentirli ancora insieme!!!!!

  • i agree,dave is good but not as good as matt cameron..if dave would have to play soundgarden music he would suck

  • as cameron sucks at playing daves songs

  • 2:51 was sick!!!

  • awesomee!!! JUST AWESOMEE!! ITS INCREDIBLE!!! DAAAAAVEEEEE!!!! one of the best drummers ever!!! the masteer!! the maan!!!! YEEEAAAAAH!!!! thank you 4 all i learn from you!!!

  • men he was and is the best PEARL JAM drummer....so true when u say pj's drummin and mood started to suck when he left the band...get back dave!!! he plays much better the songs than matt cameron..tho matt is a great drummer...DAVE IS THE BEST...so underrated :( best the fuckin best drummer for PEARL JAM and for the fuckin world

  • whats the first song?

  • como el no ahi es un diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooos !

  • I see here many people saying that Dave uses too much the cymbals. Fact is, during the 90s, not only Dave but other drummers used to do the same. In Rage against the machine, beastie boys, Stone Temple Pilots,Alice in Chains and even Matthew Cameron while in Sound GArden used to do the same...unfortunately people have a very small memory! Dave was the best PJ drummer!

  • dave is number 1!!!!!!!!!

  • great drummer period.matt cameron is very good not great.there is a difference.

  • dave a rules.if he played matt cams parts the song would be better.imagine dave on green disease or given to fly,comatose,army reserve,brain of j,breakerfall,gods dice,light years ect.matt is good,matt chamberlain is good,dave krusen is okay,jack irons is boring,dave a is great.ive played drums for 21 years now i should know.dave,gene hoglan,sean rienart,richard christy,chad sexton,tim alexander,bohnam,densmore,earl­y lars are my favs.

  • Freaky Styley!

  • it s like the changing of drummers for pearl jam was meant to be. Pearl jam wouldnt have the same music today if dave didnt leave. pj would just be this angry kick ass band

  • Anyone who says Matt Cameron sucks obciously knows NOTHING about drumming. Cameron shits ALLOVER Dave. Dave A is a one trick pony, and that is all. Matt cameron can run circles around Dave as afar as skill and style is concerned. Matts style is so unique and different that the average person won't even be able to understand it. And that is why they say he sucks, because they don't get it.

  • Pearl Jam es mi banda favorita!! pero es cierto que nunca volverá a ser lo mismo sin Dave Abbruzzese no hay nadie como él; no se comparan canciones como evenflow, go, dirty frank, rats, animal, state of love & trust, etc, etc, simplemente es mi baterista favorito...no hay más.

  • I've seen PJ with and without Abruzzese and they were far better with him at the helm! Dave's an incredible drummer and the sad thing is....Eddie hated him for that and insisted they fire him.

  • difinitivamente creo q a todos nos gusto pearl jam por la manera q toca dave A. el simplemente elevo a la banda en vivo sobre todo en el disco de vs no hay mejor disco q se sienta ese puto feeling fuckkkkk dave come back to pearl jam!!!! anyway pearl jam still rocks!

  • Javi puto haha

  • BRING BACK DAVE!!! Matt Cameron was awesome in Soundgarden but he's not doing anything special in PJ now.

    Hell it could be me on drums now in PJ or my grand ma.

  • there wuz this ticketmaster protest thing pj wanted to do and dave didnt agree with it. they wanted their tickets cheaper for their fans. also he liked the spotlight, getting girls, partying, etc. pj didnt want a party boy.

  • Es un grandeeeeeeeee

    justo le estava diciendo a una amiga k le gusta pearl jam, k dave abruzze es un dios dela bateria, es solo tocar jeremy en el 1992 en el pinkpop creo k era y parecia una cancion de thrash metal por la rapidez de la bateria

  • sorry vedder LOL XD

  • Un 11 solo per i capelli !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • that fucking right foot...!!!

  • dave is the best

  • Back in the late 90's, my friend called the recording company that put out Dave's Green Romance Orchestra album years ago. He was asking about Dave and if he'd put anything new out. They said "hold on a minute" and put Dave on the phone.  My friend nearly shit his pants. He actually got to talk to Dave and Dave even sent him a hand written envelope with his CD that he'd autographed for him. It was bad ass. Very cool guy. We'll never forget that day.

  • LOL!! Your friend is a lucky guy.

  • Not to down play Cameron, he had some great work with SG.... But as far as PJ gose there is no doubt who's more suited for their style... At least I hope Eddie din't want to puposely down grade th drums all together... Cause Dave was the atraction, and the energy of the band and u could seeit resinate in thhe guys, and a drummer u could help but watch.. Cameron is a back drop

  • You are right!

  • The best Pearl Jam's drummer ever. OH YEAH !!

  • dave abbruzzese es el baterista q mas renombre ha dado al pearl jam y el q nos enseñan a ser mas tecnicos cada vez q lo escuchamos,para mi es el mejor es mi maestro.viva dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Sí. Y en mi opinión Matt Cameron no fue una buena elección para PJ porque suena muy 'rock' y le ha quitado todo el estilo grunge a Pearl Jam.

  • Hello everyone! 3 or 4 years ago I left a message at the Drummer world forum. It was post about Dave and his drumming. Yesterday someone responsed for this message, and I get the info that Dave "suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome but still plays drums". I don't know if that's true, but if it is... it's fuckin' horrible and sad! Dave is my second god of drums!

  • Yeah it sucks. I have tendonitus in both of my wrists and it can get pretty shitty after a while. It doesn't make drumming impossible however. He'll be fine!

  • that is true

  • Dave was having trouble with carpal tunnel while he was in PJ. He is my First god of drums! :)

  • whos your first? ?uestlove? Matt Cameron?

  • wat the song from about 1:12-1:37

  • Its 'Go' from their 2nd album vs.

  • Track # 1 "Go", Album "Vs" 1993

  • U kidding? It's "Go", the opening song from PJ's second album.

  • Go.

    Dave was great!!

  • bro... thats an insult. GO! by Pearl Jam

  • I totaly agree, Dave's feel and groove suited Pearl Jam so much, Matt is great but the songs (espacialy live) don't have the same feel, the best Pearl Jam drummer ever!!!!

  • Abruzzeze was so much more in harmony with the rest of the band than cameron is...

    I agree cameron is a good drumer but abruzzeze is the man

  • Pearl Jam started sucking the minute they canned Dave. He was the source of all their energy. They are completely lame now. Eddie would kill himself if he pulled his head out of his ass long enough to smell how mainstream they are.

  • I agree, Abruzzese was by far the best PJ drummer...

  • i owe a lot to the guy, even flo unplugged did it for me. that song alone was responsible for me hitting had like a mofo.

  • for me it was porch unplugged....

  • Alright, Dave A. is a great drummer, but people need to stop saying Matt Cameron sucks. Obviously he doesn't. Just because you don't like someone's style doesn't mean they suck. For example (from a guitarist perspective), I hate Michael Angelo Batio's music but I am not going to deny is a great player. Plus, if you put Dave in for a lot of the songs Matt played on, Dave wouldn't sound right in my opinion.

  • What really sucks is that songs were eventually written without Dave. No, Matt does not suck, hes badass! But Dave was different. There was something about him that made him more than just a regular drummer. Speaking from a drummers perspective, Matt C is just a regular drummer IMO, talented, but regular.

  • it doesn't suck, but he totally destroys all the feelings Abruzzesse gave to the songs.

    Matt is a machine gun, and Dave takes good care of the dynamics.

  • Dave was pearl jams best drummer by far. He brought so much more groove, energy, and power to the table. His amazing right foot, and use of many splashes to accent the songs is sorely missed.

    Matt Cameron was a perfect fit for Soundgarden, as their songs are more technical (odd/changing time signatures, less groove). However, Cameron absolutely sucks the energy out of old pearl jam songs. He BUTCHERS Animal, Go, Porch, Evenflow, Why Go, Dirty Frank etc.

    Long live Dave Abbruzzese!

  • Dave Abbruzzese was PJ's best drummer... no doubt about it. Far more groove, funk, and energy than Irons or Cameron. Can't get enough of splash cymbals.

    Cameron too is a sick drummer, and was a perfect fit for Soundgarden. Their songs were more structured (in terms of changing/odd time signatures and looping tom melodies) than pj's songs. However, Cameron sucks the life out of all early pearl jam songs. I cant even listen to Even flow, why go, porch, go, animal etc. when Camerons behind the kit

  • At the Grammys after Vitalogy, Stone thanked Dave for contributing to the album. It shows perhaps not all agreed with Eddie on the sacking. Vs and Vitalogy smashed the charts. It's been downhill for PJ since. What's special about Dave is his feel. I just don't feel the same about Matt Cameron although he's very good technically.

  • Kim Neely's Pearl Jam biography Five against One said that Vedder's problem with Abbruzzese was political, not musical. Vedder felt that Abbruzzese was enjoying rock stardom too much. A very poor reason for firing a band member, I think. Thing is, though, it might have been better for Dave Abbruzzese's mental health, seeing as Vedder was treating him very badly even when he was in the band; according to Neely, Vedder had a Jack Iron's fixation at that point.

  • I agree with you

  • Dave A. is my favorite pearl jam drummer but Dave K. was the best fit, i love cameron with temple of the dog and soundgarden but krusen was the perfect mid point between cameron and Abruzzese.

  • the best drummer in the world¡¡¡¡¡

    from chile santiago motorock...

    dave is my heroe .........

  • What ever happened to Dave? Anyone know who he's playing with?

  • To tell the truth, I've been satisfied with every Pearl Jam drummer. They've never had a weak lineup: Dave (who WAS the most original, imo), Jack Irons, Matt Cameron. They've had a couple that never recorded albums, but the ones who had, wow. They're awesome.

  • at 5:42 is Rearviewmirror at the end ;)

  • No, that's Sonic Reducer.

  • definitely he's better than the shit matt cameron is, a mean fucking eddie why did you have to fire such a great drummer that has spirit, feeling, great coordination, for a technical shity drummer? the best pearl jam drummer ever dave abbruzzese for ever!!

  • finally someone who agrees with me i tell everyone Dave Abruzzese is the best drummer ever and they dont know what the fuck im talking about, he is the reason i became a drummer

  • hell yes brothaman!

  • Dave Abbruzzese is the man...

    As it says Zakk Wylde: NEXT CONVERSATION.

  • thank man thanksssss

  • Dave wrote main guitar riff for Go

  • who sang at that point when Dave A. was being surrounded by those drumming lackeys???!!

  • I think it was Mark Arm from Mudhoney, but cant imagine him ever appearing with Pearl Jam as I think Mark and Jeff had a falling out back in the Green River days

  • Dave R-I-P-P-E-D. Pearl Jam's sound changed after they fired him.

  • In Pearl Jam, Dave was a powerful hitter, but at the same time, he played behind the beat; which is a rare talent for any musician. Playing behind the beat brings power and intensity to the performance. And yea, he had the groove and funk, which was an important feature of Pearl Jam's sound.

  • i would like to give him the albums after Vs to drumming again...

    try imagine:

    given to fly, inside job, red mosquito...

    Dave is the king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • the first the best he king

  • anybody here.. can play that style?.. froM PERU ?????

  • pearl jam lost it after dave a was fired matt c is good but dave for some reason just fits pj perfectly

  • dave plays go better than anyone.

  • maybe cuz he wrote the main riff for Go

  • my feel is that Dave was more groovy and some times even funky, not taking away that he was a hard hitter and used a lot of cymbals. but he had more groove (which i prefer) than matt cameron who is more of a basic rock drummer but he's awesome at that.

  • Abbruzzese was the only Pearl Jam drummer who had crushing power as well as groove. "Rearviewmirror" was like the sound of God's cannons. Dave Krusen and Jack Irons had groove but not that punishing sound, and I never really liked Matt Cameron, myself.  Like John Bonham, Abbruzzese had a remarkably light touch as well, when the song called for it: "Better Man", "Immortality", "Last Exit"...

  • dave is the only drummer that pearl jam has had that fitted the sound and intensity of pearl jam

    Dave's the only reason i rate pearl jam so high, his grooves, chops, riht foot, and his coloring with the cymbals is fucking perfect

    and dave is the only drummer to have played in PJ and then enhance other artist eg stevie salas, and GRO

    jack irons was shit in rhcp and shit in PJ

    MattCam was good in s'garden but doesnt have any funk in him and dont suit PJ

    dave krusen is shit

  • PLZ upload "Go" from 5 sep 93! PLZ!

  • AWESOME drummer, unplugged was one of my Favs to watch him play.

    Just a question, blanking on the name of the song at 1:04....thx, driving me CRAZY

  • He always looks relaxed and makes it look so easy.

  • Opacaba a todos los demas!...ese Dave es el mejor!

  • Man!! Dave was a monster behind the drums!!! I think Pearl Jam backed with Dave A. live were so fucking amazing, it's hard to even think that they were that good live!!

  • fuck u matt cameron!!!!!!

  • fuck you an all mate, sure he's no dave abbruzzese, but he's alright. besides, if it weren't for matt cameron, who knows, pearl jam might not even be around! so before you go shooting your mouth off. give yourself an enema

  • hopefully this means that you won't be buying tickets to any shows? more for the rest of us : )

  • dude is that freaky styley they're covering in the beginning?

  • yep, it's freaky styley! that's pretty fuckin' amazingly rare, i never even knew they played anything from the rhcp golden years.

  • nope, thats Dirty Frank

  • nope "Dirty Frank"

  • This song is a tribute pj wrote to the chilis who they were touring with at the time. so they took the line fuck em just to see the look on thier face to cook em

  • nah, its a song called dirty frank..

    the song is kinda similar 2 give it away by rhcp and they ripped off the line "fuck em etc" and changed it 2 "cook em" this song was a chili peppers tribute

    listen 2 matt cam play his song and you'll cringe

  • Yeah sometimes he sounds like a drum machine. I don't like him very much.