Letterman drum solo week II

[Isaac Lee]

[Manu]

he should have just played the walking on the moon hi hat part, with a bit of delay on the mics

[S.P]

:D

That was awesome! I've gotta check out the other ones, I appreciate the chance of getting to know some new drummers which I haven't checked out so much before. Gavin being one of those.

[Rodge]

Well done Stewart, one of the reason why I'm drummer today, I'm sure he plays one of his composition, it sounds very like "The Equalizer" kind of music, he did a great job, nice.

PS : by the way, before Gavin's apparance, I loved when Dave said "we have la creme de la creme as they say in the creme business...", made me laugh !!!

[amoergosum]

It's interesting because Dave was clearly more enthusiastic about Tony's solo than Gavin's

As a side note...
Here's a band Dave is really passionate about >>>

[bensdrums]

Actually, Stewart was better than I thought he would be. My initial thought when I saw him on the list was that his drumming doesn't translate ideally into 'drum solo' territory; but he did his thing and his own music. Not many drummers have their own compositions to play in a situation like this. I was pleasantly surprised and liked it.

[Clint Hopkins]

Well done Stewart, one of the reason why I'm drummer today, I'm sure he plays one of his composition, it sounds very like "The Equalizer" kind of music, he did a great job, nice.

I feel the same about Stewart. I still love the Police and enjoy a wide variety of projects he's been involved in. I thought the solo started out good but then the double bass...

Remember the version of 'Frankenstein' that Bissonette did with all of the famous drummer signature grooves? I wish Stewart would've traded the double bass stuff for a "medley" of his famous grooves. JMHO.

[Cymbalfeltfetishist]

Stewart! He is one of the huge reasons why I play. I realize he will probably get some critisism about his solo but I think most of us know that he is not a "drum soloist" per say, but I don't care. He still has the "ummph" in his playing. I dunno, everytime I see those octabans, I just smile.

I just love Gavins playing...it's so "rich" with nuance. I really liked the floor tom-china figure towards the end of the piece, as well as the whole solo. And I like Tony's playing a lot and have for a while...ya, I am not a fan of his DW's whatsoever, but maybe he has them sound that way because of the way he plays...a lot of notes arguably translate a little better with a dead kind of sound. I don't like that sound, but I am not on a popular national TV show being spotlighted with some of the best drummers in the business either.

[old_K_ride]

nice to see / hear that Stewart still plays with everything that made him a legend

[langmick]

Liked Stewart. He has balls.