Dave Abbruzzese was an excellent drummer, he had chops and skills galore without ever "over-playing"; his fills were exciting to listen to but would never take away from the song. Thus, some of his most amazing work may be overlooked because of it's subtley. Take the song "Immortality" as an example of his amazing ear for melody. When Eddie sings the line "some die just to live", Dave hits a crash cymbal immediately after that sounds very much like a gunshot. This simple single drumbeat sends chills through my spine everytime I hear it, the timing of the beat and the sound it produces coming from pure Dave Abbruzzese genius.
After Dave left, Pearl Jam did continue to experience with tribal songs, most notably "In My Tree" from No Code.
"W.M.A." is another Pearl Jam masterpiece in which the lyric and melody effotlessly intertwine to tell the story of Eddie's Black friend who suffered harrassment at the hands of a white male anglo-saxon police officer. Eddie's amazing voice is showcased as he manages to sing above the din of the relentless tribal drumming and Earth-shaking bass line of Jeff Ament, a talent that places him in the same league as the "Greats", Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, and Roger Daltrey.
Above and beyond the technical wonders of this song is the way in which Eddie Vedder's vocals display anger yet despair at the same time. Clearly, Eddie is upset at his friend's harrassment, but at the same time his vocal tone shows us how saddening it is that we live in a society that is not color blind. Eddie's mastery of lyric, melody, and emotional resonance make this a Pearl Jam song not to be overlooked. "W.M.A." will go done in the record books as one of Pearl Jam's "lost masterpieces".
Dave Abbruzzese was an excellent drummer, he had chops and skills galore without ever "over-playing"; his fills were exciting to listen to but would never take away from the song. Thus, some of his most amazing work may be overlooked because of it's subtley. Take the song "Immortality" as an example of his amazing ear for melody. When Eddie sings the line "some die just to live", Dave hits a crash cymbal immediately after that sounds very much like a gunshot. This simple single drumbeat sends chills through my spine everytime I hear it, the timing of the beat and the sound it produces coming from pure Dave Abbruzzese genius.
After Dave left, Pearl Jam did continue to experience with tribal songs, most notably "In My Tree" from No Code.
"W.M.A." is another Pearl Jam masterpiece in which the lyric and melody effotlessly intertwine to tell the story of Eddie's Black friend who suffered harrassment at the hands of a white male anglo-saxon police officer. Eddie's amazing voice is showcased as he manages to sing above the din of the relentless tribal drumming and Earth-shaking bass line of Jeff Ament, a talent that places him in the same league as the "Greats", Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, and Roger Daltrey.
Above and beyond the technical wonders of this song is the way in which Eddie Vedder's vocals display anger yet despair at the same time. Clearly, Eddie is upset at his friend's harrassment, but at the same time his vocal tone shows us how saddening it is that we live in a society that is not color blind. Eddie's mastery of lyric, melody, and emotional resonance make this a Pearl Jam song not to be overlooked. "W.M.A." will go done in the record books as one of Pearl Jam's "lost masterpieces".
@spiralofdivinity Masterpieces, HA. Its a good song but your putting it in a dream world place.
@spiralofdivinity Masterpieces, HA. Its a good song but your putting it in a dream world place.