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Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:23 pm
by Navega
Gergo: I remember when I found Steve Holmes’ HouseOfDrumming.com. This guy made a website specialized for Vinnie. I’ll never forget when I downloaded a two-minute-long video for two days to see Vinnie and how he played. It was phenomenal!

MD: For your upcoming solo album, The Missing Song, what inspired you to play in the style of your heroes?

Gergo: My main idea was to make a tribute album about nine living American drummers who inspired me. I always wanted to make an album where I’m playing in my heroes’ style. Why not? It’s not difficult to figure out who they are: Billy Cobham, Terry Bozzio, Kirk Covington, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Keith Carlock, and Gary Novak.

I set up my drums very similarly to what they used on my favorite album of theirs. I tuned them as they did. I played as close as possible to how they played. The “missing song” means it’s the missing song that I imagined they would play. For example, there’s Zappa’s Joe’s Garage. I wish he had more songs on that album. So I wrote one. Of course, my touch is different. And why would I use a lot of 32nd notes with double pedal in the Keith Carlock song if he never did? Why would I use two Chinas in the Vinnie song if he didn’t on Joe’s Garage?

It was a great journey during the recording. I couldn’t imagine that I would write a tune where I only used a crash, a ride, and a hi-hat.


https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/j ... go-borlai/

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:43 pm
by Pocketplayer
Well someone just got a drum boner! Very cool...see if Steve's HOD numbers jump!
Wait til they get hold of the Vinnie video Steve posted...

Congrads Steve!

EDIT: Kinda shocked no more comments on this by now...clearly not the HOD
of years gone by. Just sayin'....great plug and acknowledgment.

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:29 am
by Steve Holmes
Yeah it's pretty cool of Gergo to mention the site for sure! Thanks for posting Joe. It's pretty cool to think that all that sharing and discussion over the years has had an impact on drummers over time. I suppose that was the goal from the start!

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:01 pm
by Pocketplayer
Big shout out to Navega for this...I just responded.

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 3:43 pm
by Tom Reschke
Very cool! Congrats on the shout-out, Steve WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH ALL THE EXRTA MONEY? :D

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:59 am
by kaide
I saw Gergo yesterday for the first time with a band called Spirit Fingers...He's a monster player for sure!

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:16 am
by sjj123
wheres the vid of him playing double kick as tho he is riding a motorcycle?

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:18 am
by Morgenthaler
sjj123 wrote:wheres the vid of him playing double kick as tho he is riding a motorcycle?


On his Instagram profile:


Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:28 am
by sjj123
Haaa...right on...many thanks

Re: Gergo Borlai interview - Modern Drummer

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 6:17 pm
by Pocketplayer
SPUD NAMM SHOW
1/24th NAMM THURSDAY
GARY WILLIS BAND (two bass players???)
Gergo Borlai ...drums
Eddie Brown ...keys
Anthony Crawford ...bass
Gary Wills ...bass