Pearl Jam - Not For You (SNL Rehearsals April 1994 Show)

[@sheldonmetler8239]

I've been following this band from day one. I still own the CD Pearl jam 10. I bought that CD the day I took my wife on our first date as she informed me she was a huge Pearl jam fan. We went on that date you play the entire CD and 31 years later I still have that CD and I still have that girl 😊 we've been married 28 years now have five kids four girls one boy all listen to Pearl jam. This band has been the soundtrack of our lives for the last 31 years. Life is good we are blessed and I owe a lot of it to Pearl jam

[@Thepalpatineboys77]

Fair play to you fella, loved them since around 96 when I stopped being a stubborn Nirvana fan… I have no romantic stories although I did walk to a lasses house once with 10 on the headphones and shagged her if that counts? I always remember I had long hair my hat on back to front and a blue checked shirt on 😂

[@svartihelgar3078]

Gratest!

[@Eltalstro]

Pearl Jam tickets 1994: $18 Pearl Jam tickets 2024: $180

[@craigkalin289]

"If you hate something, don't you do it too." Words of wisdom. Great song. One of Pearl Jam's best.

[@virginiaknighten4687]

Too...

[@sally8955]

abi abone oldugun kisilere dikkat et karına atcam haberin olsun bi daha pearl jame yorum yapma pislik herif

[@KingCrimson82]

this song is very vague, especially the sentence you picked. i now red the obvious meaning, which is, he was against turning a real complaint/emotional statement, for example orig seatle rock music music, comming from the youth, to be bottled by the industry for money. Although, most mean spirited people on the concert out there try to turn it into a fan fight or a hymn of "ritious exclusion" of what ever or who ever is perceived as "evil". but this isnt about the individual layer. that is Because the fewest even understand that artistic standpoint which still remains not to be easily explained to this day. So they "do it too" then again, some are breast fed by this particular industry(influencer videos showing people what and how to listen, how to copy or channel which style aso aso) and arent intellectually ready or alligned to the spirit of the music so they represent and support the bottleling process.theoretically. and such i also "hate"

[@ledzep9943]

@@virginiaknighten4687 ✌🏼

[@gdansk12349]

Like PJ turning into what they turned into 😂Young Eddie would have hated them

[@mattkane8328]

PJ firing on all cylinders with Dave A locked in and laying it down perfectly. In my opinion Abbruzzese was a perfect drummer for the band (at least from a pure music standpoint)and helped drive PJ to the stratosphere. Dave deserved to be to be at the HOF ceremony.

[@leinonibishop9480]

He was invited to the ceremony with all the other drummers but chose not to go.

[@sydbarrett5]

I thought that was Cliff Poncier from Citizen Dick.

[@paulrupright4694]

@@sydbarrett5 underrated 90’s comment!!

[@TedFlett]

And all he had to do was stfu. Keep your hillbilly beliefs to yourself and stay in the background. Threw it all away like a dumb hick.

[@mariemarquez2480]

Miss Dave so much. He's an awesome drummer ❤️

[@SXI96]

PJ from 91 - 94 was the bands's prime.. youth, raw power, energy, they could not be stopped

[@EVILKIMMELSSP]

Now I find this middle age strength. Watching Ed play The White Stripes while his daughters danced is a 180 from this. But at the end I feel good.

[@nabinnyc]

yeah. think "evenflow music video" stage dives ftw

[@livliv1567]

Nah, they were WAY better in '98

[@jude999]

Dave on drums

[@cooperryan6703]

Completely agree. But as a huge pearl jam fan, no code, yield, and binaural come very close to their youthful years(ten, vs, vitalogy) imo 6 life changing albums!

[@dan_gee]

Good Lord, this is fucking great. Never got to hear this being played live with Dave until I stumbled across this.

[@benjamintrower1796]

Next level right? Simple and very effective.

[@TVSPEClAL]

Dave is really a huge inspiration for me as well, he hits massively hard and with good feel, groove, pocket, and a great drum sound.

[@nvwhitechapel2873]

This is after he broke his brady snare. I wonder what snare this is.

[@andym28]

@@nvwhitechapel2873 not sure I know he used dunett. I love whatever snare he used on the 2nd album.

[@nightwingbaby]

Vc falou tudo o Dave era muito massa mesmo

[@sarab3749]

I remember watching this when I was in 10th grade. I think I taped it on VHS. I love this song. My favorite Pearl Jam song for sure. It was amazing when they sang it live for this performance.

[@darrelldunn4618]

My favorite song right now. I can't stop listening to it.

[@elijahvance989]

dave abbruzzese, groove master, drum Yoda, at one with the force

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Yes, he is at one.The force is strong with in him. KZbin video GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Inside Looking Out 1969

[@mygoogleaccountamyducommun1310]

Over you

[@elijahvance989]

My Google Account Amy Ducommun What do you mean ?

[@solbice4023]

I am only getting better and better and better and betterEach and every day I’ve been driving I’ve been getting better and better and better and better at Jeremy

[@colby69420]

@@mygoogleaccountamyducommun1310 Im standing above

[@NickyDeeNM]

I remember seeing the live broadcast version of this, and being blown away.

[@LeHankster]

Abbruzzese is the absolute king.

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

Yup!

[@msbadkittie]

one of my favorite PJ songs. used to listen to this track over and over.

[@WHR17]

Classic PJ!!! I miss the nineties

[@NewShockerGuy]

I've always loved this song, and I don't know how I just found this version... I've been sleeping I guess. This version is so much better than the album version. Something about this is just so raw. The emotion, you just feel it, you see it...etc.

[@findtruth5329]

the nostalgia in these songs... geez. the raw emotion, the art... the ...energy.. what's the word. how do you encapsulate these feelings with words for people that didn't experience it themselves? makes me feel like a huge, great part of me is buried. like the world doesn't know what it missed or what it left behind. It's like the values don't exist anymore and people don't know what's beautiful anymore. it's hard to explain. such beauty and no appreciation.

[@Arenow]

The band was emotionally at it's worst. Stone and Jeff were not the band leaders anymore, Eddie rejected all promotion, McCready lost in his own problems, the fight with ticketmaster left them exhausted... At the same time, I feel it's when they found their real sound. Love Vitalogy and their evolution at that point.

[@hkdabro]

and the fact that kurt died right before this too i think kinda messed at least eddie up

[@stevenjon1347]

Came here to say the same thing. This was recorded 8 days after they found Kurt. It's probably the reason why they chose to play 'Not for You'.

[@christophernash1846]

@@stevenjon1347 Sooner than that. Kurt died on a tuesday. The repairman found him on a friday and this show was on Saturday. Eddie wrote Kurt on either is guitar strap or a K on his shirt as a form of solidarity .

[@derekvandenbranden3100]

This is awesome. I remember watching this on snl. Still one of the best musical acts on that show. It’s like having the best seat in the house to watch pj practice. 👍👍

[@StuckInnerRut]

This song is for those who do not like it I remember buying the single 'go' on cd that came with an audio tape, taking them out of the charts. Was super pumped. Thank you, Pearl Jam, for steering my moral compass through some crazy years.

[@sarahboller5912]

ALL THAT SACRED COMES FROM YOUTH *!🖤🎵🎶🔥

[@smoothassmooth]

I play guitar and bass. I don't play drums at all but I'm going to say dave is my favorite drummer. I would choose dave as my drummer!

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Up above Elijah Vance state: " Dave Abbruzzese, groove master, drum Yoda, at one with the force. "I think so too. Yes, he is at one.The force is strong with in him. KZbin video GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Inside Looking Out 1969

[@timcopeland3146]

folks..."THIS" is Pearl Jam!! The Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder that became Legend. After this album (Vitalogy) it was sadly never the same again. Youthful, passionate, and PISSED off!! Pissed off, angry PJ was the shit.

[@Faks.09]

Never the same again means bad? You can't be the same person forever

[@jarnicules]

@@Faks.09 with context that statement can be true. I agree with OP, the quality was never the same, as is the case with 90%% of bands.

[@Faks.09]

@@jarnicules once again, not the same doesn't mean worse It's just different, someone likes it more, someone less, but no need of this stupid "this is real PJ" no, this PJ in 1994, and right now there's PJ in 2021, just that A person always change, it's called maturity isn't it? Or maybe, you guys want to say that you are stayed absolutely the same as in the 90s, "youthful, passionate and PISSED off" Do you say the same about yourself first, if you're not?

[@jarnicules]

@@Faks.09 look dude, relax. i agree with you. however, the original statement can most definitely be true. bands fall off and produce lower quality music legitimately all the time. i would say pearl jam were climbing in quality in their first few albums and then eventually plateaued, maybe even dipping a bit in quality. there are literally countless examples of bands that produced incredible music in their early days, then produced absolute garbage later. not the same CAN mean worse, i wouldnt say its like that most of the time, maybe just half the time. nevertheless it can be a very true statement. with pearl jam, eh, its not really a true statement i would say. but youre wrong to say that *absolutely* there is no way a band could ever make bad music just because its different. it can be bad. it can be horrendous. very rarely its because its "different," case pearl jam makes the same kind of music. there are bands that change their sound completely and its the biggest reason why their fans no longer listen. it objectively appeals to a smaller, and narrower group of people. that can constitute as worse, a lot of the time.

[@dziggify]

Yeah I agree that 90s PJ sounds better for me, mostly because of it reminds me of my youth days. I still like their current works but the old records have special place in my heart. I guess to survive, you can't be 'angry' all the time.. need to evolve and grow.. well old basically, haha. It's a pleasure to see them still rockin' and being productive.

[@StinsonTango]

Vitalogy will always be one of the greatest albums ever made

[@withmygoodeyeclosed]

For Sure, I love the No Code and Yield eras too but Vitalogy has a special place.

[@gdansk12349]

Dave Abbruzzese ❤

[@johnsmith-xq3ei]

this song really rocks...love to play along with it

[@withershin]

This is possibly the greatest VCR break in music history. It's true.

[@KingCrimson82]

hahayeah i get ya, absolutely. for us it is, its from another world. A world a few of us witnessed.

[@BaseballPlayer0]

@@KingCrimson82 Wdym, what's a vcr break

[@ke228]

The Vs. and Vitalogy era will always be my favorite.

[@goo83]

yes... when the Pearl really did Jam...

[@Faks.09]

@@goo83 and now they do what?

[@markstrugnell]

It’s funny because I always say this is my favourite era of the band. But I did my top pearl jam albums list a few months back and No Code and Yield were my 1 and 2 and they were both Jack Irons.

[@PC33CC]

Ten is perfection... at a completely different level. But Vs/Vitalogy - I can’t think of two better follow up albums in history, for my taste.

[@jackketch7660]

I think Ten might just creep into that definitive list of yours geez. Besides Vs. and Vitalogy were released barely a year apart, hardly an era. However, those first three albums are top drawer.

[@werideatdusk]

LOVE the mix and sound here. so cool to have the three guitars spread out so you can distinctly hear everything. sounds amazing on headphones

[@aloneinthedark2024]

That whole album is fire. 🔥

[@kratoids]

underrated song and Dave A is a beast

[@christinecanty5409]

This! One of the best songs they ever made.

[@miamijohn1966]

If this song isn't playing at my funeral , I'm not going

[@laurawatters914]

I LOVE PEARL JAM!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@earloppendike848]

Awesome post! The original airing really affected me a young teenager. Felt like something real I could latch onto in otherwise confounding world. Appreciate it!

[@nathanielhendrix6225]

Vs and Vitalogy are their best albums. So much anger in his voice

[@derekstalb]

Really Frickin' Great Footage. Yeah Pearl Jam!.

[@kevinweathers4590]

I can't lie " I love this band". Eddie is the man

[@anthonyartoonian.5989]

some simple chords and what a powerful song !!! this is the power of groove and Vader !

[@importantguy314]

This was 8 days after Kurt was found in his greenhouse

[@aranheaney2000]

Absolutely Brilliant!!!!

[@Akuma9458]

The Groovemaster Dave Abbruzzese

[@lanieshedden7977]

This is fire 🔥 plus Stoney's sandals are gold!

[@RyHitch]

I don't know why, but crappy recordings of stuff like this seems far more intimate, nostalgic...

[@adrianlee3497]

Because it's like they're playing in your garage.

[@RyHitch]

@@adrianlee3497 8 years later someone replies lmaoooo

[@SXI96]

@@RyHitch to his defense, I literally had no idea your comment was 9 years old until you replied lmao, dark mode makes it less noticeable

[@RyHitch]

@@SXI96 not complaining just thought it was funny

[@SXI96]

@@RyHitch it's all good, I was just saying haha

[@rossg4841]

I wish Dave was still with Pearl Jam

[@markstrugnell]

But then we would never have had Jack Irons. His drumming on No Code and Yield was amazing. For me it was them at there best and most creative.

[@radioesparta]

Every day i miss his groove and how pearl jam was with him, what a lost!

[@gdansk12349]

We all miss his energy and drive. ❤

[@bonezy09]

Well for one Eddie looks so serious because this is within a couple days of Kurt Cobains death. He has said that his death took a toll on him. This right here is where the band took the popularity they had and turned it into legend, also this is the period where Eddie took over the band instead of Ament and Gossard.

[@MoiraRussell]

Yeah, Kurt died probably April 5 and this was April 16 IIRC, so not even two weeks later.

[@spookislandd]

Moira Russell And the body was discovered on April 8

[@johnpoffenbarger8688]

"Not for Kurt" - Seems to be pretty clearly an anti-suicide song....

[@Mojorizzon84]

Abbruzzese really makes a huge difference in their sound shame they couldn’t work out their differences

[@victorlehtinen196]

This is definitely a top down/ windows down, blast it as LOUD as it GOES- kind of songs. Or if you're at home, you let your neighbors listen, too. 😛

[@shelter8klon]

love this song,love vitalogy!

[@nightsoldier1112]

Eddie's voice is still pretty good, but I wish he could still growl and scream with this intensity ;)

[@lisagd22]

Yeah, too bad the growling and screaming then meant he couldn't growl and scream like that now.

[@RachelGPalmist]

that was the whiskey.. everyone else did the drug route. his vice was whiskey to the point of alcoholism. he went sober and..... still love him though

[@lisagd22]

@@RachelGPalmist I'm not sure how sober he is; he drinks at least a bottle of wine every show. People who have been to shows say he gets angry when he's drunk.

[@RachelGPalmist]

@@lisagd22 well darn. his drinking was a huge huge situation back in the day. someone needs to send him a memo that wine is still alcohol.

[@lisagd22]

@@RachelGPalmist I didn't follow PJ back then. Did he go on a drunken rampage or drive drunk or something? I read somewhere that he started taking a bottle of wine onstage with him around 1994 when he feeling all Jim Morrison-like, and I guess he never stopped. I wonder what kind of wine he drinks and if it's always the same, if he gets tired of it after so many long tours.

[@wilshelton5596]

I remember seeing them playing this on that SNL episode. Love this song. I was in 8th grade then

[@HectorHernandez-rj9ed]

Hell yeah, I was in 7th grade and that time period of SNL had so many amazing musical guests. I'm not sure if it was the Roseanne late night Saturday show or Mad TV that also had musical guests. I would always have to watch those shows to see my favorite bands play live.

[@KingCrimson82]

5th grade hanging out with 9 grades because of music.

[@robfnmaxwell]

It’s good to see Stone get dressed up for the gig 😆

[@virginiaknighten4687]

Gotta love it!!

[@fnv-w3n]

This was the rehearsal.

[@leinonibishop9480]

the infamous dress sandals.

[@jude999]

Part of the appeal. Like Uncle Neil said, "back then we wore what we had on."

[@delisiavedoy974]

uauuuu..Remember the happy holidays of 1994

[@belyla]

Nombre qué bárbaro cómo canta Eddie Vedder, que bien suena Pearl Jam, me encanta esta canción 👏👏👏👏👏❤️🙌😍

[@BaseballPlayer0]

Eduardo Vedder

[@janetlilith7146]

Early 90's angry Eddie was so 🔥..he still is

[@Bob-k2m1h]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!

[@milosjokic2391]

Abbruzzeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

[@eloyfortezavargas4353]

Awesome. No words.

[@robscaglione1960]

This live version of not for u is incredible.pj at its best

[@TurnOffYourTV]

Incredible. Absolute fireball. ⛵⚓

[@wadesickler7121]

I love this live version of this excellent song.

[@pedrocavalcante1515]

Dave Abruzzesse, melhor baterista do Pearl Jam, na minha opinião.

[@patomcduck3209]

@SR.GINKAKU NO ZERO eu prefiro esse álbum em vez do Ten

[@johnnyewest5479]

Not DA, it's Jack Irons

[@pedrosilveira3228]

Show demais essa música, minha infância

[@laurawatters914]

I love watching Dave A. when he's drumming!!!

[@chrisdriver7776]

"All that's sacred, comes from youth... Dedications, naive and true... With no power, nothing to do... I still remember, why don't you?"

[@nonpolygon]

fantastic performance of this one

[@aroelJW]

To me, this will always be the Pearl Jam I know, with Dave Abbruzzese. Matt Cameron will always be Soundgarden for me. Both excellent drummers.

[@neilbrown82]

Wut abt jack irons

[@Player-125]

Dave Krusen played drums on Ten, PJ’s debut record.

[@benjamintrower1796]

@@neilbrown82 what about Jack Irons?

[@benjamintrower1796]

@@Player-125 sure. Abbruzzese mastered and elevated Krusen's sound. The rest haven't come close to Krusen.

[@elijahvance989]

@@benjamintrower1796 the two Dave's, the best.

[@sleuth2077]

I think they fired Dave bc he is taller than all of them. Never realized how short they all were until i saw Chris Cornell on stage next to them. He looked like a giant.

[@thesecondYouTube]

Stone is the tallest 6'1 Then jeff Then Dave and Mike 5'8 Then Eddie 5'7

[@vmb371]

To be fair Chris Cornell was 6'3"

[@leinonibishop9480]

this is as good a theory as any, and much less hurtful than the usual shit talking!

[@5urg3x]

Wow! Amazing performance, and this is just the rehearsal lol.

[@luiscurtolo]

Daveeee =)

[@janspup6232]

Anytime stone jumps in on lead is epic

[@Paul-jb1yw]

Thank you

[@captaincooool]

Man I remember waiting in front of the TV to record their SNL performances on the VCR, same with the Unplugged and when they crushed the MTV Movie awards when they played Animal and Rockin in the Freeworld w Neil Young. Man I miss that time, I was soo passionate about music back then

[@needley]

Fuck sake.. This is the PEARL JAM I FELL IN LOVE WITH!! So much power.. They sound soft as shit now.. They were pretty much shit after they sacked Dave..

[@estebansoto4470]

Dave Best drumer!!!

[@pauldack5129]

There's no music out now that can touch this shit.

[@ptolemyauletesxii8642]

Pearl Jam has never been the same since they fired Abe Vigoda.

[@FreeAssRecords]

Oh, shi! 😂 That was funny! Hahaha!

[@imamsrtcovers4841]

Epic song

[@zahira_rania]

punk rock

[@hakimi3488]

that little extra ending to not for you...nice

[@ayedavanita6214]

Abbruzesse rules ✌

[@billybupkis3688]

Not sure if this is Thursday camera blocking but Jesus, talk about nailing it. Love the Tele, Rick and Les Paul differences in sound.

[@TheChristofalo]

Dave Abbruzzese, fazia diferença no Pearl Jam

[@jdb2727]

Damn . . . . PJ has no rival.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hey, you are probably right about that. KZbin video: GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Inside Looking Out 1969

[@virginiaknighten4687]

Do we expect anything less from Our Boys!

[@gdansk12349]

Dave Abbruzzese really was the drive in that band. Damn they sucked so hard ever since he left them

[@diner59]

love eddie's sneer

[@truentfindshome]

best band ever!!!!!! 21 years going!

[@VictorOrtegavico]

So powerfull!!!!

[@sarahboller5912]

GREAT DAYZ 🌟🌜

[@k.a.helmick7122]

Stone's outfit is so 90s: a Starter jacket and Birkenstocks 😆

[@Hallh2008]

¡TE QUIERO, PEARL JAM!

[@MoiraRussell]

Well, dayum. (It fascinates me how much he sounds like Cobain here too....)

[@MoiraRussell]

Didn't know this was so close....Kurt died probably April 5 and this was April 16 IIRC, so not even two weeks later. This is also the show where EV shows the "K" on his shirt right at the end.

[@EVILKIMMELSSP]

I wish I was teaching so I could show this to every kid in my class and say after "So what would you like to learn about in history?"

[@solbice4023]

Are you getting better and better show me and Pearl Jam

[@jude999]

Dave. That hitting, that groove. 00:42

[@danialafansyah]

0:34 like MUHAMMAD ❤

[@F1dude71]

2:05-2:50 ... is amazing, so raw. You can even see the band enjoying it, subtly, but bouncing up and down as they play...Gold

[@travzimmerman1340]

The deterioration in Ed's voice was already evident in '94.

[@bigrags420]

I'm not sure how old the people are on this thread, this song that night was about Kurt. PJ is a great band, kind of the perfect mix of Punk Rock and Heavy Metal, but that night, that was about Kurt. And please DON'T YOU DO IT TOO!!!!!!

[@evanscott5009]

They will never sound nearly as good as when Dave was drumming

[@binscabs]

So much love :)

[@Jsgbbgsj]

Abbruzzese a great and the best PJ drummer, look at 4:13 to 5:00, but pay attention on the ride cymbal, Matt can´t do it.

[@dmanv97yt]

eddie rockin that telecaster

[@denisefreitas6727]

Love this! ❤

[@briansouther7518]

Great chemistry