if I was 25 years younger and in music school, I'd probably love them. Yes, you have a point. But then again, 25 years ago would be the last time music school actually made any sense. You may as well go to typewriter repair school now for the same number of opportunities when you graduate. :mrgreen...

if I was 25 years younger and in music school, I'd probably love them. Yes, you have a point. But then again, 25 years ago would be the last time music school actually made any sense. You may as well go to typewriter repair school now for the same number of opportunities when you graduate. :mrgreen:

Snarky Puppy leaves me cold. Not sure why, but it just doesn't do it for me. Great players all around, but the tunes.... I dunno.

Very cool! Nobody really puts out music like that anymore.

I used to listen to Focus' "Moving Waves" trying to figure out Pierre van der Linden fills. I met him in person in 2005, when my band opened for Focus, an unforgettable day :P That must have been a treat! Did you speak to him at all? What setup was he using at the time? I just love his pl...

I was really into Focus back in the day, and I had that record too. Pierre van der Linden was great and one of my favorite drummers.

https://youtu.be/4nKyjbUU0UU Those were the days - The first time I saw him was in '86 in Upstate NY, at a hotel ballroom clinic, right after VI's "Global Beat" came out. He was playing a beautiful 6pc Signature kit. I was in the middle of my transition out of playing Rush, had just disco...

he loves Jazz but Jazz doesn't love him back. :-) That's the perfect way of explaining it. But still, he used to at least have a great drum sound. Now that he's using black dots, top and bottom, tuned pretty loose, it's just not right. But my problem with his latest record has more to do with the m...

I ordered and received that newest recording that Smith released a few weeks ago. I gotta say, it's easily the worst thing he's ever done. I'm a massive fan from way back, and I honestly don't understand why this was released. Most of the tunes are completely forgettable, and his drums have never so...