I agree moving pictures is the greatest drum album of all time. And the significance of the letters YYZ you want to know? The small 2 measure thing at the begining neil does on the ride cymbal means YYZ in morse code.DogBreath said:What single album had the most technically and musically excellent drumming that tied the music together while advancing style and still rocking your socks off?
I suggest Rush - Moving Pictures. Neil Peart took drumming to new heights with this album. If you can listen to "YYZ" without tapping your feet, beating your hands on your legs, and nodding your head, you have no pulse.
Bonus Trivia Question: Do you know what the significance of the letters "YYZ" is in reference to the song?
Class A Drummer said:I agree moving pictures is the greatest drum album of all time. And the significance of the letters YYZ you want to know? The small 2 measure thing at the begining neil does on the ride cymbal means YYZ in morse code.
Auger said:I don't think I could call one album "best," but I'll mention a particular one of my personal favorites because not many people seem to know of it:
Cure for Pain, by Morphine
A masterpiece of an album all in all, in my opinion.
Jerome Dupree plays on most of the album's tracks and his drumming is beautiful in its own right, but serves the songs completely. It's never flashy or distracting, complimenting the band's "less is best" approach, but the groove is overwhelming and his fills are perfectly constructed, yet sound totally effortless. That being said, the drumming's not simplistic or easy stuff -there is a lot of off-beat hihat pedal work and syncopated cymbal parts and his feel is just unbelievable. I highly reccomend this album to any drummer. I was really into the prog thing (rush/primus/tool ...etc) back in '94 when I first heard this album and it was completely unlike anything I'd ever listened to. I was floored and although I still loved guys like Peart, Alexander, and Carey, I thought "that's how I want to sound when I play"
The music's best called rock, I guess, but there's no guitar. These guys were right on the fringes of the international main-stream and their stuff is easily available, but surprisingly few people know them. They had a sad ending around 2000, but were one of the most original bands of the 90s. Morphine was a trio with vocals, bass (played with only 2 strings, a pick, and a bottle-neck slide -I know, but it sounds amazing), drums, and sax (mostly barritone). If anyone decides to check them out, I'd go for either Cure for Pain or The Night at first -both incredible albums, if you ask me. Their other albums (and one or two songs on Cure for Pain) feature Billy Conway on drums who I also liked very much, but he was a much different player -more of a charlie watts thing going on with him.
You took the words out of my mouth i love rush and yyz is my fav song i just love the drums but i dont know what yyz stands for.DogBreath said:What single album had the most technically and musically excellent drumming that tied the music together while advancing style and still rocking your socks off?
I suggest Rush - Moving Pictures. Neil Peart took drumming to new heights with this album. If you can listen to "YYZ" without tapping your feet, beating your hands on your legs, and nodding your head, you have no pulse.
Bonus Trivia Question: Do you know what the significance of the letters "YYZ" is in reference to the song?
Ghosty said:Cinematic Orchestra: Man of Movie Camera - Luke Flowers
DogBreath said:What single album had the most technically and musically excellent drumming that tied the music together while advancing style and still rocking your socks off?
I suggest Rush - Moving Pictures. Neil Peart took drumming to new heights with this album. If you can listen to "YYZ" without tapping your feet, beating your hands on your legs, and nodding your head, you have no pulse.
Bonus Trivia Question: Do you know what the significance of the letters "YYZ" is in reference to the song?