Duck Tape
Platinum Member
Speaking of professional or famous drummers - I don't really know who else falls in this category, but Morgan Agren is one drummer who seems to play in time very well, but also out of time in some child like abstract style. He has played the most fantastic rhythms in many recordings but then sometimes he sounds like a kid banging on pots and pans. I have total confidence in him but I am not sure what I think of that. I do like hearing it but at the same time it's either over my head or hard to follow.
Here is an example of his playing that I'm sure many drummers would just hear as random doodling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1hmMBmnmLw
Skip to 17:40 to hear him play in time.
It's not a pocket/playing ahead thing... and I don't believe he's playing in a time signature or left of field subdivision like Virgil Donati would, it sounds more organic to me - I could be wrong. I'm not sure which category Chris Dave falls in either.
So what do you think? Does anyone else do it?
Here is an example of his playing that I'm sure many drummers would just hear as random doodling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1hmMBmnmLw
Skip to 17:40 to hear him play in time.
It's not a pocket/playing ahead thing... and I don't believe he's playing in a time signature or left of field subdivision like Virgil Donati would, it sounds more organic to me - I could be wrong. I'm not sure which category Chris Dave falls in either.
So what do you think? Does anyone else do it?