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Dave was not included in the band roster that was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and Jack's not doing touring gigs, so I think I agree with you. Never mind that Matt drummed for the band more than twice the years of all the others combined...They sounded their best with Dave Abruzzese and Jack Irons (very different styles, but both great in their own way) but I doubt either will return.
I don't picture a guy with Josh's energy being the right fit for PJ - but then I think of some of their harder songs and I think "eh, maybe". I mean, the guy's played with every single other band in existence by now (except mine, but he's on speed-dial 1 if I ever break an arm).
Those also happen to be the most impactful and highest-selling albums in their discography, and those are the songs that get played on the classic/90s alternative stations. A lot of people think along those lines, and I'm defo not disagreeing with you. But I think he's more likely to take over as the Foo Fighters' drummer than to retake the PJ throne.
Dave Abruzzese back in the fold would be amazing but I think it's safe to say they're not too fond of each other. The drumming on VS is amazingThey sounded their best with Dave Abruzzese and Jack Irons (very different styles, but both great in their own way) but I doubt either will return.
Josh can adapt to any band. He was Sting's drummer for several tours a few years ago. That being said, I doubt he'll be offered the PJ gig, at least not as a permanent member.
I have a different take on that - I found his playing often to be fussy and unnecessarily frilly. I’ll give him credit for Vitalogy, which is one of my favourite albums, but I find his playing on. just as an example. MTV Unplugged to be dated in some way.
I much prefer Cameron and as you put it, it’s not even close.
Each to their own
I get that. As I mentioned, he's by far my favorite PJ drummer, but even so, I found his playing on the Unplugged session to be way too busy. As for dated, yeah, I think he's a great example of that early 90s kind of playing that was, to me, at least, a head-snapper at the time, but which does sorta place it in a specific period. I once saw a drummer refer to it as "hyper-masculine," which seems somehow very apt.
I think he was perfect for that part of PJ's journey because he had a more metal kind of sound, which helped them to place in along some of the other sounds that were really popular at the time and launched them forward. It wasn't where the rest of the band was headed, though; even if there hadn't been any other disagreements or differences between Dave and the rest of the band, I think their leaning towards the Neil Young kind of vibe would have either changed his approach or forced him out eventually. And I'll be honest, when he left I kind of stopped listening to them very much. And oddly enough, I was just watching a clip of them on Unplugged and I concur with you - IMO he was too loud and too busy. Someone forgot to tell him that everyone else was playing acoustics.
Yeah, I also saw Big Fat Snare Drum's page posting about him being replaced with a drum machine... Honestly I think they were just trolling, there's no way they will now turn to that after an almost 40 year career with a drummer, it would come as a huge shock
If he was too loud in the broadcast audio, it's the fault of the person who mixed it.
Not if he pulled a fast one and played way quieter at soundcheck. It’s been known to happen.If he was too loud in the broadcast audio, it's the fault of the person who mixed it.
