The best for me would be whomever gave me something for free.

The bass drum on this one is SOOO FUNKY. Stripped down and funky.

Im almost always pushing choruses or laying back on certain sections, but its my internal clock that allows that to happen without drastically changing the tempo. Maybe Im wrong. Everybody does that, even guys with great time, I think. The emotional response to leading into a big chorus for a drumm...

john lamb wrote:Curiously, babies are born with a sense of meter, and specialize for the rhythms they hear from 9-12 months/

They have to be or they'd never be able to learn how to speak, right?

I think most people fail to think that if a drummer can´t play to a click it´s because his inner clock: in most cases is about technique. If you wanna see how strong someone´s inner clock is, have him/her sing, not play. I totally agree with this and have long suspected that singing [in time] and p...

Gadd was playing with jazz and blues greats as a kid. I think he played with Dizzy at 11. Chamberlain was taking lessons with Garibaldi and Bissonette in high school. While I think there's always something to learn from successful drummers like that, I think it's critical to keep their practice habi...

- He should not quit baseball at 14 years old to pursue drums unless this kid is so sold out you have to beg him to eat in lieu of practicing. I say this not because he might end up being a great baseball player. That's irrelevant. My issue is he's 14 years old. Team sports are fun and provide socia...

renardvert wrote:Hey,

Regarding traditional grip, I've heard that some traditional grip players like Virgil and Weckl were having some bad problems from playing that grip

Weckl's grip in the 80s was nothing to emulate. He was all wrist. That's all I know.

deseipel wrote:damn u HOD and the drama u start. know I must know why VC wouldn't play....

Slingerland couldn't get his drums there on time.