Give the drummers some!

Dannyalcatraz

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• Aug 28, 2013

• #1

Drummer extraordinaire, Terry Bozzio- formerly of Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Missing Persons and other assemblages of talent- did a 30+ minute solo performance at Gearfest 2013:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5I9iQW3PoU&sns=em

This is not his first foray into drum esoterica, as witnessed by his performances of Zappa's The Black Page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTEB9vnnq9A&sns=em



So...by whose drum beat do you march?

 

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Herschel

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• Aug 28, 2013

• #2

Eric Carr was my favorite in my formative years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6WvO8RnzUo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkoL615NS4

Bozzio's feet are amazing. One thing about his pitch kit though is I'd hate to be his roadie. Can you imagine just changing out the skins, let alone setting it up.

 

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Dioltach

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• Aug 28, 2013

• #3

As a non-drummer, the only drummer I've ever really appreciated is Alex van Halen. He manages to make a drum solo appealing on Balance.

 

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Asmo

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• Aug 28, 2013

• #4

Black Diamond, what an awesome song. R.I.P, Eric Carr.

 

Remus Lupin

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #5

Bozzio's great (though I think he's actually post-Mothers), another Zappa alum who's fantastic is Vinnie Colliuta. Also in my drummer pantheon are Steve Gadd, Stewart Copeland, and of course the inestimable Neil Peart.

But the drummer who's been really at the top of my list for the past several months has been Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree. Here's a sample:

[video=youtube;LMGGE2AdGZY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMGGE2AdGZY[/video]

[video=youtube;99ATD9vTHSE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ATD9vTHSE[/video]

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Aug 29, 2013

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Remus Lupin said:

Bozzio's great (though I think he's actually post-Mothers),

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You're probably right about that. He and the rest of Missing Persons were all on Joe's Garage, which is a post Mothers lineup.

...another Zappa alum who's fantastic is Vinnie Colliuta.

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Yes.

Also in my drummer pantheon are Steve Gadd, Stewart Copeland, and of course the inestimable Neil Peart.

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Yes to all of that!

 

Remus Lupin

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #7

Dannyalcatraz said:

You're probably right about that. He and the rest of Missing Persons were all on Joe's Garage, which is a post Mothers lineup.

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Actually Vinnie was the drummer on Joe's Garage, though Warren Cuccarullo and Patrick O'Hearn were on Guitar and Bass respectively. Terry and Dale both put in vocal performances.

Terry did play on Sheik Yerbouti and the Baby Snakes live album though.

I've always thought Missing Persons gets mistakenly dismissed as an ephemeral New Wave band. But if you listen to the whole of Spring Session M, it's a very musically intricate and complex set of songs.

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Aug 29, 2013

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MP was one of my favorites of the era.

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #9

Here's a nice display of beatboxing that is also illustrative of what Mike Portnoy had to do in Dream Theater:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkFNdi8gIMY

 

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Herschel

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #10

Remus Lupin said:

But the drummer who's been really at the top of my list for the past several months has been Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree. Here's a sample:

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Gavin Harrison's sticks are really weird. I was looking for a new stick with a little more length and heft. I usually use Dave Weckl Signatures (L = 16 1/4" | Dia. = .560") and the gal at the shop suggested the Gavin Harrisons (L = 16 7/8" | Dia. = .630") so I grabbed a pair. The weight on them is very front-loaded. Imagine, in D&D terms, comparing a well-balanced sword or staff and comparing it to a heavy-headed mace on an elongated handle.

They're cool, but they feel very different.