I had a Twitter conversation with some friends a few months ago about Pearl Jam’s debut record, Ten. I had been told by a few trustworthy sources that session great Matt Chamberlain had played drums on that record, ghosting then-drummer Dave Krusen. BUT… I hadn’t listened to the album for some time. I listened to it all the way through on the plane yesterday and I am now comfortable officially stating that Krusen DID play on Ten, as the liner notes state. Or maybe it wasn’t Krusen, but it definitely was NOT Chamberlain. The sound, the feel, the ideas… they don’t square with everything else I’ve heard from Chamberlain.
So, if you’ve ever heard that rumor, or if I’ve even told you that rumor… I don’t think it’s accurate.
Carry on.
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January 26, 2012 at 4:01 pm
John Marzilli
Matt Chamberlain did not appear on Ten. It was only Dave Krusen. Matt did play on the Alive music video and toured the east coast for a couple weeks in the summer of 91.
For my money no-one can touch Dave Abbruzzese, his adaptation of Krusen’s Ten and his own work on Vs and Vitalogy is simply brilliant. I encourage you to listen to takes by all Pearl Jam drummers and see for yourself.
January 28, 2012 at 6:16 am
Steve Goold
Totally with you on the Abbruzzese thing. Vs and the Ten live stuff was how I learned how to play the drums.