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Matt Cameron

Pearl Jam / Soundgarden · Heavy hitter with a jazz brain — power, odd phrasing and taste in equal parts.

Cameron plays like a rock drummer who also studied odd meters for fun. Huge backbeat and cymbal wash from the Soundgarden years, married to the dynamic, song-serving pocket he brought to Pearl Jam. Ghost notes, offbeat accents and groove displacement sit inside grooves that still feel simple from the outside.

  • Heavy, confident backbeat that never loses touch dynamically
  • Odd-time and displaced phrasing that still grooves hard
  • Musical, economical fills that always land the next section

If it doesn't serve the song, it doesn't matter how hard it hits.

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