I'm probably out on my own in the wilderness here, but Vinnie with Herbie has never worked for me, and I think it's because all I've seen of that group is the Headhunters stuff. Call me a heretic, but it's just never been funky for me. It always sounds like Vinnie using it as an excuse to wank, and ...

heard that Josh could be Sting's favorite drummer ? :o I think Josh is cut from the same musical cloth as Stewart Copeland. They have the same sense of pushing time forward. Maybe Copeland rushes, I dunno, but Josh seems to get paid to play out in front of the pulse a bit, which gives his playing t...

There is a big difference in your playing with the band this time around. Some different ideas and nice flowing hands. Looks like the shed is paying off. The other two guys seem to lack enthusiasm. You are overpowering them in the playing department. Maybe they need to turn it up. Thanks for postin...

Neal Schon is really a great guitarist...Clean and great tone. That´s what I miss from Steve. You really want SS to go back to that Power Dot/snare-tuned-in-low-tom-range sound? I'm hearing musical rock ballad playing, which is a big (and underappreciated) aspect to Journey's radio success. Also, t...

Rodge wrote:So, he left Yamaha for playing Ludwig ?

He has a different set of ears and I'm not going to tell him he's wrong. I couldn't do what he does.

I think it's outstanding. Considering your audience, the notation and everything is fine and will make sense. The opening music cut is what you think is "better drumming," so it serves as an example of what you think the goal could or should be to the intended audience. That makes sense. I...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZSttaLmix4 I like the acoustic twist on this. It sounds so much more organic. Sometimes I wish Guiliana would play 4 bars or 8 bars of something conventional and unbroken. It would make his craziness sound so much more hip. After about 64 bars of broken figures, it r...

I haven't played in about a year because of nerve damage from my shoulders to my wrists. It's not from drumming -- it's from how I sleep. Crazy, huh? It SUCKS getting old. Before that, I can tell you that "go for it" instinct you have when you're young dissipates. It's easy to get wrapped ...

I know I've always sacrificed a preferable bead or thicker neck for the sake of finding a stick that's balanced towards the middle. A lot of the jazz sticks that I would love to use are on the light side or just generally balanced towards the back, IMO. For years I loved the ProMark 717s, but they'r...

Typical musician logic: - "If it works for me, it's a universal truth." - "If it doesn't work for me, it doesn't work for anybody." - "If it works for him and it doesn't work for me, he's got some shady thing going on." Observations on the music industry today: - The ab...