Chad Wackerman

[robertopeland]

Got this in my mail.
I think it worth a reading:

https://www.youcaring.com/chad-wackerman-485395

Happy Xmas to everyone

BOB

[Steve Holmes]

Looks like he met his goal - great news!

[beat hit]

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

[treeinrock]

That is so cool. I didn't know much about Chad until recently. Seems like the coolest guy.

[treeinrock]

I was lucky enough to have my dad bring me to an Alan Holdsworth concert in the 1980s. A year before that he drove me to see Buddy Rich.

Chad's drums sounded incredible through the p.a. system. It was after the "Road Games" record came out. Crazy good......
(BTW- Chad was playing a new brand of drums back then - “DW” drums.)

Here's a great example of Chad with Holdsworth.

[treeinrock]

Chad's rhythmic phrasing seems to have been influenced by (among other sources) 20th-21st century classical composition. I wonder what some of his favorite percussion scores are and which compositions he has drawn from ?

[jem]

Just released Zappa-concert, recorded on Chad’s 28th birthday, brilliant

[jem]

Chad Wackerman, Modern Drummer, December 1988 (By Robyn Flans)
https://www.afka.net/Articles/1988-12_M ... rummer.htm

[Rodge]

Great read.