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by Avi_drums
Fri Jul 15, 2016 2:49 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Sting /Gabriel tour
Replies: 21
Views: 16000

Re: Sting /Gabriel tour

Looking at the photos on Tony Levin's tour diary, barely a single face that looks like they're under 40 (most considerably older)...welcome to the bubble gum/cell phone era. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KKn5dKHzpgE/maxresdefault.jpg https://witcheswhiskers.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/cimg8992.jpg
by Avi_drums
Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:52 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Double bass technique
Replies: 12
Views: 7444

Re: Double bass technique

the floating technique, which seems to come more naturally to me, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCjt0toay_4 It's bad enough being seated in a hip flexed position for long periods of time, let alone placing additional stress wrenching the spine by 'floating' the legs. Virgil Donati of course has t...
by Avi_drums
Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:44 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: John Bonham appreciation thread
Replies: 32
Views: 25906

Re: John Bonham appreciation thread

A lot of Bonham's sound would have been lost in translation had he tracked the 'modern' way, ie Pro Tools. The difference between the sound of a recording like 'In the Evening' compared to your average digital rock track is startling. It's the same thing for digital effects, what would you choose, C...
by Avi_drums
Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:12 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: John Bonham appreciation thread
Replies: 32
Views: 25906

Re: John Bonham appreciation thread

This is the song that does it for me...SNARE DRUM bliss! Space, time, groove, sound, tempo...it all comes together here. No snare sounds this good today...it was 1975!!! Progress? No blimey way. [youtube_https:198pvhge]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaFK6AHhU8s[/youtube_https:198pvhge] That's righ...
by Avi_drums
Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: John Bonham appreciation thread
Replies: 32
Views: 25906

Re: John Bonham appreciation thread

Jeff Ocheltree "There was anger and a bitterness that was starting to form in him. In interviews he was never ever asked questions about his playing, about the time signatures or patterns he used. In fact he was never asked any intelligent questions. I used to spend days and nights with him at ...
by Avi_drums
Tue May 17, 2016 1:58 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Trilok Gurtu 'Believe'
Replies: 6
Views: 5088

Re: Trilok Gurtu 'Believe'

Lucky enough to have seen them on this tour...the Live trio album is one of the all time greats.
by Avi_drums
Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:04 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Steve Smith Back in Journey
Replies: 178
Views: 160209

Re: Steve Smith Back in Journey

Niles wrote:Those cymbals should be way up high and perpendicular to the floor...


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Put some shoulder into it.
by Avi_drums
Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:09 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Assorted videos / YouTube thread
Replies: 2458
Views: 1177966

Re: Assorted videos / YouTube thread

amoergosum wrote:


Put those chops to use with some real fucking music.
by Avi_drums
Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:21 am
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta
Replies: 2731
Views: 1643700

Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta.

Joe Crabtree just put up a transcription too, as well as a video of him recreating the lick: http://www.joecrabtree.com/insane_vinnie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qknxyVEEqfc This bit of VC business has caused quite a stir. And with good reason! This just illustrates it means nothing if the touch...
by Avi_drums
Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:41 pm
Forum: Drumming Chat
Topic: Novak at the Spud * Simon Workshop
Replies: 2
Views: 2552

Re: Novak at the Spud * Simon Workshop

I've seen this band in Seattle a couple times -- well worth seeing.

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