Man, I love Jeff's playing so much. He is the the definition of a subtle player. Not flashy at all. His lines are always amazing, tasty, and, yes, funky, but he knows PJ is not a bass forward band so he just does his thing right on the edge of the spotlight. It makes it easy to miss how great he is. I bet if you listen to their hits you've already heard and focus on the bass you would be surprised at the nuance of what he is actually playing.
I had ‘Vs’ and ‘Ten’ back-to-back on a cassette that I listened to on repeat, my little Walkman was cool enough to have auto-flip so it could play until the batteries ran out. Not even a huge fan of this particular song (except the chorus is huge), but man, it made my chest feel so good hearing this thanks Mark!
One of the best song supporting bassists out there. One thing I do love about him is his tone always sounds great in big rooms. It's never too boomy and always cuts thru mix. Huge fan!
So happy to see a Pearl Jam deep cut here. For other great Pearl Jam deep cuts I recommend Porch, Tremor Christ, WMA, and All Those Yesterdays. There are tons of greats though, can't go wrong
If you want to venture down another rabbit hole check out a band called Sunny Day Real Estate! They’re more of an Indie grunge band from the early ‘90’s, but one of my personal favorites. A good one to start with is “Seven” off the album Diary.
When I saw them around the No Code album, they played Rats and Jeff used his upright bass for this song. You can also tell every song Jeff is the major song writer
I never cared too much for Pearl Jam until I met the singer in one of my old bands. Even though we were post hardcore, his four favorite bands were Strung Out, Lagwagon, Tool, and Pearl Jam. We knew when he was driving the van that we were going to have to listen to a lot of those four bands. I really gained a respect for Pearl Jam, Jeff Ament in particular. A lot of metal and punk kids sleep on them but they're actually pretty punk adjacent at times (particularly the albums Vitalogy and No Code) and are really great rock musicians that should get more praise then they do.
Fun fact. Original title for this album was Five Against One and was released for a limited time with that title. I still have my original cassette tape.
Ya, Jeff and dUg from King's X both copped the 8 and 12 string basses from Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick. Hamers for everyone. Speaking of King's X, Jeff is one of their biggest supporters. You can see him, as well as Jerry Cantrel, sporting a King's X shirt in early promo shots.
Im not a bass player, I dont know a damn thing about writing a bass line, but I love everything I've heard from Ament in Pearl Jam. Their songs are fkn phenomenal. Eddie is an outstanding song writer and the band is composed of geniuses. Ament even plays fretless guitar. I cant even wrap my head around that. And the stand up bass, too. Geez. Rats has always been a personal favorite. That chorus, especially the 3rd one where Eddie strains a little is so badass and what are the guitars doing during the chorus. Oh and of course, Dave A is kickass, dope drummer. The Pearl Jam discography is epic. Too many incredible songs. Their B-sides and imports (non studio album songs) are better than most bands careers.
I'm not a fan of this song at all, but I am a big fan of Jeff Ament he was an inspiration of mine as the only grunge bass player who played fretless bass and 12 string bass as well. I even bought a Hamer bass because I loved his tone so much back then
Jeff Ament has been a serious bass talent for his entire career
This was an excellent surprise song choice. Totally unexpected.
Man, I love Jeff's playing so much. He is the the definition of a subtle player. Not flashy at all. His lines are always amazing, tasty, and, yes, funky, but he knows PJ is not a bass forward band so he just does his thing right on the edge of the spotlight. It makes it easy to miss how great he is. I bet if you listen to their hits you've already heard and focus on the bass you would be surprised at the nuance of what he is actually playing.
Ament is great at adding fills without distracting away from the song
Good choice of Pearl Jam song! The groove of this track makes it one my favourites by the band, and it's nice to see it getting some love.
First 3 Pearl Jam albums are all-timers.
I had ‘Vs’ and ‘Ten’ back-to-back on a cassette that I listened to on repeat, my little Walkman was cool enough to have auto-flip so it could play until the batteries ran out. Not even a huge fan of this particular song (except the chorus is huge), but man, it made my chest feel so good hearing this thanks Mark!
One of the best song supporting bassists out there. One thing I do love about him is his tone always sounds great in big rooms. It's never too boomy and always cuts thru mix. Huge fan!
Pearl Jam, finally..my fave
So happy to see a Pearl Jam deep cut here. For other great Pearl Jam deep cuts I recommend Porch, Tremor Christ, WMA, and All Those Yesterdays. There are tons of greats though, can't go wrong
If you want to venture down another rabbit hole check out a band called Sunny Day Real Estate! They’re more of an Indie grunge band from the early ‘90’s, but one of my personal favorites. A good one to start with is “Seven” off the album Diary.
If you want another deep cut by Pearl Jam with funky bass and some of the best drumming found in any of their songs, check out "Dirty Frank"
Where's Mike mccreedy? My god he's been ate
Well, that dirty Frank was a bad mother.....😜🤘
When I saw them around the No Code album, they played Rats and Jeff used his upright bass for this song. You can also tell every song Jeff is the major song writer
Dance of the Clairvoyant by Pearl Jam I recommend to you. They have an abundance of styles and sounds.
One of my favorite Pearl Jam deep cuts. Jeff is amazing and the message is still relevant
I never cared too much for Pearl Jam until I met the singer in one of my old bands. Even though we were post hardcore, his four favorite bands were Strung Out, Lagwagon, Tool, and Pearl Jam. We knew when he was driving the van that we were going to have to listen to a lot of those four bands. I really gained a respect for Pearl Jam, Jeff Ament in particular. A lot of metal and punk kids sleep on them but they're actually pretty punk adjacent at times (particularly the albums Vitalogy and No Code) and are really great rock musicians that should get more praise then they do.
Jeff Ament - absolute beast on the bass
Fun fact. Original title for this album was Five Against One and was released for a limited time with that title. I still have my original cassette tape.
JEFF AMENT and MIKE MCCREADY and STONE GOSSARD are guitar legends! ✌️
Please do a video on Jeremy, which has the distinction of being played on a Hamer 12-string bass.
Great choice! Another great bass choice from this album is Indifference or W.M.A. Keep up the deep PJ picks!
Ya, Jeff and dUg from King's X both copped the 8 and 12 string basses from Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick. Hamers for everyone. Speaking of King's X, Jeff is one of their biggest supporters. You can see him, as well as Jerry Cantrel, sporting a King's X shirt in early promo shots.
Im not a bass player, I dont know a damn thing about writing a bass line, but I love everything I've heard from Ament in Pearl Jam. Their songs are fkn phenomenal. Eddie is an outstanding song writer and the band is composed of geniuses. Ament even plays fretless guitar. I cant even wrap my head around that. And the stand up bass, too. Geez. Rats has always been a personal favorite. That chorus, especially the 3rd one where Eddie strains a little is so badass and what are the guitars doing during the chorus. Oh and of course, Dave A is kickass, dope drummer. The Pearl Jam discography is epic. Too many incredible songs. Their B-sides and imports (non studio album songs) are better than most bands careers.
I think next one must WMA from same album. Whole song on one bass part...
I didn't know you were from NE LA. I was born and raised in Shreveport.
Love your channel.
Let’s get some Talking Heads up in this channel. Tina Weymouth is the Queen
Favourite Pearl Jam song!
NW Louisiana, 98.1 98 Rocks 👍 radio station of my childhood
I'm not a fan of this song at all, but I am a big fan of Jeff Ament he was an inspiration of mine as the only grunge bass player who played fretless bass and 12 string bass as well. I even bought a Hamer bass because I loved his tone so much back then
Very Flea-inspired bassline in the verse
Like the wonderful, Tom Peterson(of Cheap Trick), Jeff Ament often plays a 12 String Bass
I'd be very interested for your take on some of Mike Mills' playing with R.E.M. one day.
Can you please do a video of Soundgarden, Ben Shepherd, thanks love the vids😊
Northwest Louisiana. You up near Shreveport area??
Thanks. Check out "Dirty Frank". PJ and The Peppers collaboration. Bass line is awesome. * th-cam.com/video/tY_DA2lTVqE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=iyW60uWrlCe2rgTv
It isn't just volume,they pick up the tempo gradually.its called a swell .volume plus beat
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