Class A Drummer
Pioneer Member
there is something we all have to except about buddy,
He is arrogant, and a jerk, but awsome at playing jazzzzzzz.
He is arrogant, and a jerk, but awsome at playing jazzzzzzz.
Bernhard, i know people who have met buddy, they all called him a jerk. i also read an old old old interview, buddy seemed to be a jerk to me. btw, who has surrounded buddy that is a jerk?Bernhard said:He was arrogant - with good reason and he was NO jerk - he was surrounded by jerks.
But YOU are arrogant too - with no reason and not so awsome at playing jazz. Slow down a little bit.....please
Bernhard
spot on, as the new ed shaugnessy (sp) video proves. i really like how he incorporates jazz onto all those drums. i think a lot of the things buddy did needed a very close small set though. no doubt he would master a monster kit, but i think his style was at home behind a smaller kit, with fewer cymbals. it would be swell though, to see him play a big kit.infernal drummer said:im pretty sure that every drummer no matter what style or type of music they play could add more drums IF they feel like it
First of all, Mike James' website is great and what he said about how Buddy Rich invented this whole direction wer'e talkin' about now is dead on. And in jazz, invention is always the bigger deal than perfecting the invention. This is important to understand 'cause there are some good guys on this forum who think that Buddy Rich is like some relic of the past, who like Gene Krupa created the idea of speed with musicianship, but could never compete with the mutant superheros who have come from that style in today's time like Vinnie C or Virgil Donati, or Weckl.BigSexyPanda said:i dont know if this was already talked about in the thread, but basically I was watching this video from Tiger Bill, he has this website he gives free lessons and stuff and in one of his videos he mentions how Buddy Rich wasn't fast. He never had the real speed, he was just really good at tricks, he would add in those extra accents with his bass drum or something to sound fast, but he actually wasn't. I don't know, but I was wondering if anyone else heard this before too? and wondering if Tiger Bill really does know his stuff, he really seems like he does to me, but it might just be me...
Why rock? Dude, the best Jazz drummers can play rock better than the most well known rock drummers.bigbang said:you just said what i've been saying,His arrogence and ego got in his way.buddy rarely practiced (if at all) but if he had let it go (his arrogence)he would have made a fine rock drummer.It's not rocket science it's drums.And the analogy with the drunk driving is moot and makes no sense.It's not fair to judge anyone because they refuse to do something it's their choice ..leave it be.
adrian said:Why rock? Dude, the best Jazz drummers can play rock better than the most well known rock drummers.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha! You make me laugh! I love how you call him arrogant and a jerk. You are the best, for real!Class A Drummer said:there is something we all have to except about buddy,
He is arrogant, and a jerk, but awsome at playing jazzzzzzz.