Forum: General Discussion
Yesterday, 09:52 PM
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Yesterday, 09:50 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-18-2013, 08:46 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-14-2013, 06:59 PM
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Re: What do you want your guitar player to know?
I've played guitar over 35 years and currently play jazz and brazilian styles. I have played
drums over 50 years and currently play only jazz. Working with jazz guitarists as a drummer
has not (in...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-11-2013, 08:46 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-10-2013, 07:44 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-10-2013, 07:38 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-09-2013, 07:30 PM
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Re: What makes it real?
From 1962-66 I had a 4 piece club date set and then sold that and got a super classic set
that I kept until 1979. The local 5 star drum shop has a new club date set and while it brought back...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-08-2013, 06:42 PM
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Re: New to Dumming
It's never too late to begin anything you are interested in and think you may enjoy.
I'm 65 and know a lot of very good musicians and musicians that like to mess with their
instruments from time...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-03-2013, 01:27 AM
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Re: The most "influential" rock albums
Growing up in the late 40's and through the 50's I would agree that rock was started when
white groups began imitating what black groups (especially R&B groups) had been doing
(and almost always...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-02-2013, 10:49 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-02-2013, 10:48 PM
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
Yeah, I've always heard the idea is to practice, learn, apply and practice some more so when you are on the gig you can forget about all that and just put out the music that you're feeling.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2013, 06:53 PM
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Re: Does "popular" equal "influential"?
Born in the 1940's here, throughout most of my life sales of Classical and Jazz recordings
have amounted to about 1-3% of record sales. Consider how many forms of music are spin offs of ideas that...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2013, 01:22 AM
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Re: I have named my style of play....mp3
And don't get me started on drummers who don't sing. They are too lazy to open their mouths and point it at the microphone.[/QUOTE]
Drummers who don't sing....sheesh....I never really thought...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2013, 01:15 AM
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Re: I have named my style of play....mp3
First of all, your engineering friend has his facts wrong....most people can easily hear the difference....now I'm asking why I'm even replying to this ridiculous....never mind.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-2013, 02:26 AM
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Re: Count Basie Orchestra
Basie had several great versions of his band....don't forget the fabulous Basie Band that came roaring out of Kansas City in the late 1930's.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-2013, 02:18 AM
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Re: How to bring energy into your playing?
I love performing with groups and have always taken Louis Armstrong's sage advice to heart.
"Play like it's the last time you're going to ever play". fPlaying small group jazz where souls
are...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-2013, 02:03 AM
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Re: How often should you practice
I know working musicians that have families and full time careers outside of music. They
practice 5 and 10 minutes, whenever they can. When I was young, I could practice and mix
in just playing...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-2013, 01:59 AM
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Re: I can't get better
Way back when...when I began playing I spent years in school band just playing on a snare drum etc before getting to where I would work out on a drum set. I would think that beginning on a drum set...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-25-2013, 09:15 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
04-25-2013, 09:03 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
04-25-2013, 07:03 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
04-21-2013, 12:09 AM
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Re: Drummers Who Write Songs
I've written several dozen tunes, some of which have been covered by local groups. I've heard
some live over the radio when in my car...now that's a thrill!
One time I had a dream where I was on...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2013, 08:41 PM
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Re: THE CLASSIFIEDS - For Sale / Wanted
For Sale: Ludwig BLACK BEAUTY snare 5x14 Tube Lugs with Humes and Berg hard case. Lower
48 only please. $500 + shipping from midwest. PM me please. Thanks!
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Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2013, 08:34 PM
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