Forum: Drummers
04-18-2007, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 18,466
Re: Elvin Jones
i think elvin's rolling triplets was his calling card. and i'd bet that bonham heard a lot of elvin coming up.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-13-2007, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 8,796
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Forum: Drummers
04-05-2007, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 11,570
Re: Bernhard Purdie
i suppose it's possible...but not probable. mc cartney did play drums on a couple of beatle tracks...that's documented in the book "the beatles-in their own words" but if you listen to the feel of...
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Forum: Drummers
03-28-2007, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 525
Views: 98,132
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Forum: Drummers
03-26-2007, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,237
Re: Johnny Rabb
i'm an older guy and i dig him...as for one handed rolls and such if you can do em' then do em'!
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Forum: Drummers
03-21-2007, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 465
Views: 74,554
Re: Mike Portnoy
this was thread created for opinions...you got mine about portnoy. i didn't say he was not good,he is...i don't care for his style,from what i've heard and i don't care for DT or liquid tensions'...
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Forum: Drummers
03-18-2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 311
Views: 54,184
Re: Dave Weckl
HOW can you ever be "too polished" or too good? isn't that what we drummers strive for? yes,he could play punk if he chose with the vibe just as well as punk drummers... . but i could never see...
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Forum: Drummers
03-15-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 37,105
Re: Terry Bozzio
of course bozzio could play on a small set...even on just a snare drum. zappa was the miles davis of rock...and just like davis he had a gift for picking up and coming drummers that ended up being...
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Forum: Drummers
03-14-2007, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 15,445
Re: Billy Cobham
mahavishnu is not an easy listen.granted years have passed,i have to be in the right mood to listen(i still prefer the dregs as far as fusion.) whenever i need a shot of inspiration i put on some...
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Forum: Drummers
03-14-2007, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 465
Views: 74,554
Re: Mike Portnoy
i think portnoy is a good,solid drummer, but he's not that original like the greats.i also think he's too much of a neil peart clone,from what i've heard. but hey,you can't argue with success.
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Forum: Drummers
03-11-2007, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 596
Views: 92,555
Re: The legendary Steve Gadd.
great thread...just got done listening again to al di meola's live "tour de force" cd. one of my favs with gadd and a percussonist, anthony jackson on bass and jan hammer on keys. gadd is tremendous.
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Forum: Drummers
03-10-2007, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,097
Re: Jeff Sipe
he certainly needs to be on this site. hopefully the owner will put him here.
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Forum: Drummers
03-10-2007, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 37,105
Re: Terry Bozzio
yeah,i think bozzio is on a totally different level than lee. chops and creativity.
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Forum: Drummers
03-05-2007, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 36,781
Re: Stewart Copeland
was this a put on by copeland? there is good and bad in every music genre..thank goodness he had the common sense not to diss de johnette or tony to the interviewer. he would have been laughing stock...
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Forum: Drummers
03-01-2007, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 14,722
Re: Art Verdi
one of the best jazz lessons i've ever received how (with an explaination of why!) the "new breed" of jazzers are getting away from being "locked up" with the time and more into "flow" with the...
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Forum: Drummers
02-27-2007, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,359
Re: Raymond Herrera
not being a double bass(or pedal) player,i can apprciate raymond's speed.the first time i heard him,i thought"that ain't humanly possible!"... and so even.he blew me away.
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Forum: Drummers
02-24-2007, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 1,445
Views: 189,760
Re: John Bonham
i don't think they could trade spots because bonham ( to me anyway) played a little behind the beat where neil is more metronomic. that and the double bass aspect which i'm sure bonham could learn,if...
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Forum: Drummers
02-18-2007, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 1,209
Views: 273,144
Re: Travis Barker
i guess the reason i don't care much for travis' style with blink is the same reason i don't care much for the red hot chili peppers. i don't really feel what they are doing. and i really don't like...
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Forum: Drummers
02-16-2007, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 15,445
Re: Billy Cobham
played "tinsletown" from power play to death when i first got it. and "bahama mama" from "alivemotherforyou" with alphonso johnson and steve kahn. back in the day.(lp's)
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Forum: Drummers
02-11-2007, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 15,445
Re: Billy Cobham
i agree with your statements (execept the one about ringo,who was perfect for the beatles, however) B.C. is among my favorites. but i agree there is no "best" when these guys get to a master level...
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Forum: Drummers
02-10-2007, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 525
Views: 98,132
Re: Vinnie Colauita
when vinnie speaks,you gotta listen. when the world's greatest drummers express their opinions,you don't have to agree, but we should listen(or read.) i think vinnie's interview was very hearfelt and...
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Forum: Drummers
02-09-2007, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 115
Views: 15,445
Re: Billy Cobham
b.c.'s a definite influence...as a teenager it was moon,baker and mitchell,but when i heard"spectrum",i fell out...and then mahavishnu....he's like power drumming with speed and clean chops. thru him...
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Forum: Drummers
02-05-2007, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 14,722
Re: Art Verdi
art's a phenom!...but don't be dissing les paul because of his age.i bet you and i hope to do what he's doing in his 90's. he's an american treasure. musician and inventor.a genius.
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Forum: Drummers
02-01-2007, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,501
Re: Frank Beard
if he never did another thing that shuffle on "la grange" would have been a career high. i always thought i heard some overdubs(or double-tracking) on that tune,though.a nybody know how to get a ...
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Forum: Drummers
02-01-2007, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 16,070
Re: Karen Carpenter
i'd like to see or hear more of her drumming...i know she seemed kind of buddy rich inspired in some solos i've seen. perhaps those people weren't all wrong in that poll.
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