Re: some super nice cliff almond
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:51 pm
I think when a drummer's had a long Weckl phase in their young life, you can really hear it in their Latin/Cuban/Brazilian playing. Even guys from those countries, like Kiko from Brazil.
I'm not sure I hear those things as much when guys like Almond play other genres, possibly because young Weckl didn't really sound like Weckl until later in his career when he played more conventional American music. He sounded more like Gadd (to me). But, IMO, Weckl has always sounded like Weckl when playing Latin-inspired stuff.
I'm not sure I hear those things as much when guys like Almond play other genres, possibly because young Weckl didn't really sound like Weckl until later in his career when he played more conventional American music. He sounded more like Gadd (to me). But, IMO, Weckl has always sounded like Weckl when playing Latin-inspired stuff.