beat hit wrote:Rafael Barata is seriously scary !!!

Yeah that dude is one bad boy. Wow. Very nice.

I'd say that Robert Plant Honeydrippers record is probably the most mainstream thing he's done, but that's definitely not pop.

HOD exposed(s) me to a lot of stuff I would probably not get elsewhere. I’ve been around since around 2006 or 2007 I think and there are a lot of members who have been around a lot longer than that (I miss Deep Fried and Randy Walker and Danny... always legit). The frequency, nature, and tone of the...

I signed up for Weckl's online school while this whole quarantine business is going on. It's opened my eyes quite a bit... he really does not hit the drums hard. He doesn't prance around them either, but he's very relaxed and super conscious of efficiency when it comes to ergonomics and talks a lot ...

All of your videos have been really good Rudy. Hats off. And great transcription!

Thanks Rodge... went back and watched it again, you’re right. Also thanks Paul for your insight as well.

Hi folks, what questions would you do to Vinnie? Shoot! With most of the drumming heavies, my curiosity nowadays really lies in how they are interpreting music... what they listen for and their overall concept. Vinnie, perhaps more than most other drummers, is in a wide array of musical situations ...

Odd-Arne Oseberg wrote:Someone needs to start asking Vinnie some different questions.

Agreed!

Anybody else remember those mid-1990s/Nashville-era Slingerlands? I haven't owned one, but one of the best drum kits I've ever heard was a set of Slings from that era. A drummer named Leif Bondarenko in Birmingham has one, and I've heard it in multiple venues. Always spectacular (Leif is also a gre...

There are few people in the music industry that I enjoy listening to in interviews as much as Jojo. He’s very confident and comfortable with himself, and has thought a lot of seemingly complex issues through to simple and straightforward answers. Unrelated: No doubt it’s travel, but a little sleep c...