Man. Stone seems really excited about the new album thats good to hear

@jeff7764

3 ай бұрын

And not even that good… I wasted $45 on it at record store day! I already put it up for sale on discogs

Stone nails it when he talks about Jeff's skills. Jeff plays these beautiful counter-melodies underneath everything that shape the song in ways you don't realize right away. His ear for music and his ability to shape a song is incredible.

@crestiferj2689

3 ай бұрын

100%. pearl jam gets so much shit for being just a simple classic rock band. they are so much deeper than that, people just don't really listen to the harmonic complexity and incredible melodic sense of all of their tunes.

@virginiaknighten4687

3 ай бұрын

@@crestiferj2689loved your comment…

It's crazy and beautiful to think about these two guys' outsized influence on my life (via their music). Thank you for this conversation. It's everything.

No one has influenced my own playing more than these two... and that's why I've never stopped loving music. Playing or listening... It never loses my interest.

love these guys.

Amazing interview, can't stop admiring these guys.

Love these guys ❤

AWESOME INTERVIEW!! I LOVE STONE AND JEFF, I LOVE MIKE FREAKIN MCCREADY AND MATT FREAKIN CAMERON AND EDDIE VEDDER, I LOVE THAT MAN!! I'M SO EXCITED, I'M BUYING DARK MATTER. BUT PEARL JAM PLAYING LIVE IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL!! MY OPINION THE BEST LIVE BAND EVER!! I ADORE ANDREW WATT BIG PEARL JAM FAN!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DARK MATTER TOUR NEXT MONTH!! 😊🩷🤘✌️ AWESOME INTERVIEW!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME VIDEO!! IT'S REALLY AWESOME THAT THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM.

@mr.smithgnrsmith7808

7 күн бұрын

That commie lunatic Vedder charges THOUSANDS for seats….how “rock n roll “…

I'm 15 mins in and I'm already really loving the types of questions the interviewer is asking... eliciting very interesting and revealing answers from the band.

This was such an outstanding interview! Great job! Will definitely listen to it a few more times. Thanks for this!

I loved this interview, she made great questions and gave them time to elaborate the answers. I also found super interesting Jeff and Stone's introspective take on the dynamics of their relationship through time. I don't remember them having discussed this before, at least not with this depth and maturity. All in all a great conversation!

Album was surprisingly outstanding. 33 years in, didn't anticipate such an effort.

@jeff7764

3 ай бұрын

Lol

These guy's and good ol McCready don't even know that they actually taught me how to play my guitar ❤thku 👽👽🤟🤟

What Andrew did for Pearl Jam is truly genius. It might be hard to replicate on a following album, but I think they should definitely team up with him again. At this age I think it is time to do exactly what they seem to have done on Dark Matter and have him help them mine or Farm their discography for many of the really creative things they did in the past musically speaking and juxtapose them together in new ways because that's what I think this album did really well

@travzimmerman1340

3 ай бұрын

Are you deaf? It's horrendously overproduced.

@fuckgoogle8661

3 ай бұрын

I have to say that I found it utterly boring from start to finish. Nothing happening at all or I just don’t like tracks. For their albums of the last 20 years backspacer is easily the best but gigaton was a vastly better album then this one. Vs is clearly going to always be their peak.

@brendanhill1868

3 ай бұрын

​@@fuckgoogle8661I'd have Vitalogy as their best. Never cared for Vs. it's good but it's a bit sterile or something

@SpartanPridePod

2 ай бұрын

You are correct. I would not think 2 second about message board geniuses saying it sucks or sounds bad. I'd trust your ears, then the opinions of people in the music world that have a clue and think this is an outstanding album that sounds amazing

This was so excellent … their joy equals our joy… being in this tour ✌️❤️🤘

Great interview, thanks.

That’s awesome to hear more about Stone and Jeff’s initial work with Green River, not many interviewers get back there, pretty amazing to think they’ve been working together for this long. I can’t wait to see them live this year!

Two of my favorite people

Man this is a great interview!

Can't wait to see the sold out show in Portland, Oregon May 10th!❤

@theskate75

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy!! Im seeing them twice in September! Very excited! ❤

@sv-yh3mq

3 ай бұрын

And it's the last hours of pre-sale to Sept 's Ohana Fest today... Oregon's show will be Great!

@virginiaknighten4687

3 ай бұрын

That’s in 5 days! I hope you have a fantastic time! Come back and tell us how amazing it was❤

Great questions. Lovely Mirrorball recollections. Two of the greats.

Great interview. Fan of the band since Ten but haven't seen many interviews. Learned a lot and would love a few more hours of that to cover those other thirty years🤘

A great interview. This might be on the the next Pearl Jam movie.

Thats the standard now then. Unless they can do the pearl jam high five after each song has finished, knowing they all contributed, put it on a solo album! Love the new record 😊

love the interview, love this 2

OMG, awesome, But one question, when will we get Rick Rubin and Pearl Jam to work together on a album? That would be lovely 😍

@flipjupiter1

3 ай бұрын

It should have been this one. Dark Matter. Whoever this Andrew Watt guy is, he and his team fucked up this recording. The songs are fantastic. I love this album. I love them all.

Gotta love these 2.

yes.....just saw em 2 years ago at Bourbon and Beyond (Video on my channel) was my 5th show since mid 90s

I definitely don't know every Pearl Jam song on guitar, but I've learned several of the albums all the way through various times since I was in high school. I am the same age as Andrew Watt, maybe a little younger, strangely we have the same birthday oct 20. And it really shines through what they were saying about how he could reference parts of songs and chords that they've used. Being a guitarist and having listened to all of their albums albums and songs one of the things that I came away from the album was that they really Tastefully injected a lot of their old tricks, but in new ways and with different vibes. And now that I hear what they're saying about Andrew, it makes sense that they had that outside party who is an extreme fan to be able to help them distill a lot of the great things they've done. Like the song upper hand is a combination of so many things they've done in the past put together in a new way. I think he really helped those guys get out of their own way. Don't get me wrong Brendan O'Brien is an excellent producer but they needed this guy on this song. The song The fixer should be about Andrew watt in regards to Pearl Jam

@flipjupiter1

3 ай бұрын

My birthday is October 21. Fellow Libra baby!

We heard a dark and heavy album was coming out of the Watt Sessions. It sounds like some in the band did not want to put out that kind of record, so up to 6 songs were put on the shelf and they balanced it out with a number of uplifters like the gem Got to Give and Don't Tell. I think they have maybe a 3-record run here with Watt, and hope they get back to work essentially immediately

Will you do more soundgarden songs ever? I like the breakdowns a lot! Thanks for being great and teaching me something on every video! Saving up to get your courses! ☮️

SO JOSH K. IS STILL IN THE BAND? AWESOME!!! AND BOOM?

@josh0g

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like Josh was a session player/collaborator for it. I haven't heard anything about Boom being involved in the studio, but I'm sure he'll be around as a touring member.

You're intro makes it sound like Eddie was some random guy that Stone and Jeff met by way of his participation on the Temple of Dog album and that they asked him to be their lead singer after those sessions. He was already the singer of their band and that is why he was included in the Temple of the Dog sessions.

@SoROwCycle

3 ай бұрын

Jeff said after Eddie's first trip he still didn't know if he was in the band. The Temple of the Dog sessions were during that first trip.

@Lcacique

3 ай бұрын

@@SoROwCycle Eddie arrived in Seattle on Oct 9th of 1990. It's well-documented that they immediately got to work, playing their first show a few days later on Oct 22nd of 1990 as Mookie Blaylock. The Temple of the Dog sessions were in Nov and Dec of 1990 and he wasn't a "then unknown singer" to Jeff, Stone and Mike, who were the ones that naturally introduced him to Chris.

The timeline in the intro is wrong. Pearl Jam (Mookie) was already a band before they recorded Hunger Strike. The way it is said here makes it seem like Eddie came out of nowhere as a singer for Temple of the Dog and Jeff and Stone asked him to join their band, which is not correct.

Some really nice stuff on the record. It's a shame the mixing and mastering sound the way that they do. Super over compressed and crowded. It's tiring to listen to. Also hoping for a Brendan O'Brien remix eventually. Congrats to the band though for capturing the magic and Andrew Watt for bringing it out of them. Just need a different mix and master team. Nix the pop guys!

Would love it if they did a Mirrorball 2.0💪🏻

Interesting they talk about Dave Krusens impact on the first album but still won't give any credit to Dave A who was arguably more impactful on Vs

@flipjupiter1

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Not only was he their best drummer, but he even wrote some good songs. He played guitar too. Oh, he drummed on Vitalogy too.

@patrickthomas8890

3 ай бұрын

Their lack of respect for Dave A is absolutely criminal. He was by far their best drummer and took them to a peak level. Their overall quality has been declining ever since he was booted.

@patrickthomas8890

3 ай бұрын

@@flipjupiter1His work on Vs and Vitaology has been unmatched. I’ll never forget the huge disappointment first hearing No Code. The drumming was impressive but such a bad fit…like putting ice cream on top of pizza.

I think I have the exact same natured personality as stone explained the northwest personality

Songs good, Mix terrible. Can barely hear Mikes solos :(

Drums are too quiet, kick especially, the whole album sounds too wide and thin like a pop album😢

❤

I really like the album.. but what a crappy snare sound...

How do you guys figure this is a "heavy" album? Sheesh.

@SpartanPridePod

2 ай бұрын

A lot of that heavy was probably left on a shelf for next time, or someday

These would be better with video.

That's NOT the PJ origin story man. And..10? Has gone on to sell 16 mil 😜

heroin users passing poems is interesting. wasn't my experience except when coming down but I like the idea.

Unbridled enthusiasm... sounds like another Billy Mumphrey story.

@ianhall1198

3 ай бұрын

Was wondering if anyone caught the Seinfeld reference...

The intro guy made it sound as if Cornell found Vedder for Temple of the Dog and then he went on to being in PJ. Bad take.

This is such a great album. But Andrew and his mixer really blew it. This has one of the highest compressed and brickwalling I have seen. Absolute travesty. This needs a remix to take all that compression out. It sounds bloated and ear fatiguing. Andrew and his production style and mastering ruined this album. Even the vinyl sounds crappy. 😅

@imagenesmentales

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. It is a great album but it is one of the worst mixes I've ever heard. The compression killed the dynamics and the drums sound is so bad. The snare is horrible. Sad!

@revelry1969

3 ай бұрын

@@imagenesmentales yup. Serban mixed it and is sounds like total crap. These dolts on here think it sounds good. Geez. It sounds horrendous. I had to turn it off on my vinyl. I couldn’t stand it.

@nicholasbailey8589

3 ай бұрын

@revelry1969 I agree, this is an incredible record. The content, arrangements and performances are stellar. While, there is compression and bricking, I’d be hesitant to weigh Watt and his ‘mixer’ with that complaint. It’s pumped qualities fall more on Matt Colton’s shoulders, as this typically happens during the mastering process. The record is hitting hard on LUFS, not necessarily out of the blue given the industry’s lean into a new normal for last decade. Watt’s mixes (pre-Colton) we’re likely more dynamic. I’d credit Watt’s production style as one of the reasons Dark Matter is an easily accessible record for long time fans. The employment of space designing reverb subtly returns them into earlier form within the vocal department (while steering clear of the over saturated reverse verb and outdated swimming sonics of Ten). Along with strategic harmonies and hook laden pop sensibilities, Dark Matter’s production teeters on the edge of a Heartbreaker record (even the hated snare). I’ll always prefer Dave Abbruzzese on the Kit, but something about the dampened Nashville-style percussion works for this. I wish there were more dynamic qualities (as on Vs & Vitalogy), but I think Watt pulled out brilliant production & approaches, crafting a familiar and beyond album. The vulnerable reprise on Waiting for Stevie being a shining example & lost art. The ‘loudness wars’ began a long time ago - I just see this as a compromise to accommodate the digital requests on main stream artists.

@vague2263

3 ай бұрын

i d be down for a brendan obrien remix

@westhoff-

3 ай бұрын

@@vague2263 I didn't care for the mix on Lightning bolt.

Ive never had my thing ripped open but i dont think id like it

It would be truly amazing to make one great, debut album, and then spend the rest of your lives never having to worry about money making progressively terrible, bland, awful, tired music that only corporate lawyers and investment bankers would listen to. I would love that lifestyle, it just sounds fantastic.

@realest_shirts

3 ай бұрын

Vs is good, c'mon..

@rickdonnelly3937

3 ай бұрын

Then make a great debut fucking album, duh

@DavidB-rx3km

3 ай бұрын

@@rickdonnelly3937 That's a good idea Rick Donnelly, I would love to aspire to do that, and then spend the next 30 years letting the singer, who probably has no songwriting experience, and probably also no songwriting skills either, write most of the songs.

@Rweaver

3 ай бұрын

@@DavidB-rx3km Pearl Jam musically has always been average, but Vedder wrote, or was the leader on most of the songs on Vitalogy and No Code, which are 2 of the only decent things they ever did. Parts of Yield are good too, but I think that was more band written.

@DavidB-rx3km

3 ай бұрын

@@Rweaver I've heard some of the members other stuff - Stone Gossard is more than capable, and Matt Cameron is an amazing, quirky songwriter (Wellwater Conspiracy, Limowreck/Mailman). I think it's just a shame as I really did like Ten. BTW, I think Tremor Christ is fantastic!

The band went down when they kicked out Dave

@flipjupiter1

3 ай бұрын

WTF you yapping about. They started their world tour last night and have practically sold out every arena for the next 6 months. Dave Abbruzzese was their best drummer. But it's been over 20 years and they're still massively successful.

@patrickthomas8890

3 ай бұрын

@@flipjupiter1Popularity doesn’t always mean quality. If that was the case, Taylor Swift be the greatest musical act of all time. I’d agree their quality has been declining since Dave was kicked out.

@flipjupiter1

3 ай бұрын

@@patrickthomas8890 I agree. Popularity doesn't equal quality. Especially in present day music. Dave A. was the best. But they've had many, many great songs since he left. No Code and Yield are considered 2 of their best. Even the last 2, Gigaton and Dark Matter are fantastic. People get old and grow out of things, like listening to bands for example. And remember, Krusen was the drummer on Ten.