The PICK ONE thread

[Avi_drums]

Michael McDonald, for melody and vocals. Porcaro was a great match for his style of course.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xetxYwyak[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe1iUuAW4M[/youtube]

[Pocketplayer]

This one changed the tide for me. Raw, power, finesse, organic drum sound,
the purity of it all...Tony (signature personality)!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCaixOPkgaQ[/youtube]

[Paul Marangoni]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeXSQl56no8[/youtube]

[robhaerr]

Put Badfinger, Queen, and the Beach Boys into a blender, and you get this:

http://defendingaxlrose.com/tag/andy-sturmer/

Paul...

Absolutley!

I play the hell out of the Jelly Fish albums...Belly Button and Spilt Milk.

[Paul Marangoni]

Here's another one that I loved. Check out the Camco drums:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REj9ctsLRKc[/youtube]

[Morgenthaler]

The Toto song that did it for me. I was 11, and for the first time, I *got* dynamics in pop music.
It was a chilling moment. I suddenly knew what challenges lay in front of me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYr3OJOXk60[/youtube]

Trilok Gurtu: The title song from 'Believe'. It struck me that the only one you have to sound like is yourself.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEvrsp3A-EQ[/youtube]

The first time I got hit by Nicci Wallin aka "The Other Per Lindwall" (one of the best grooves I EVER heard)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdLdoeLmbnY[/youtube]

Per fucking Lindwall:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUpVNPkupQY[/youtube]

Meeting Virg in '96 was a turning point. He was one of the nicest guys I ever met, and we formed
a friendship from that day on. When OTV was released, I realised I was exposed to something and someone really unique.
Native Metal taught me SO much:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXeA1mcdm0[/youtube]

1996 was probably when I was really hooked on Weckl. I had his first solo albums but 'Between The Lines' made me stupendously aware of his amazing time
and 'Bait Tone Blues' was a prime example of that.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxWc0prcdY[/youtube]

'Late In The Evening' got me worshipping Gadd:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF3qbXztSA[/youtube]

I was already quite your JR fan, but when 'Q's Jook Joint' was released, I had to surrender fully. Holy shit, the man can swing too?!?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8p_4yzE5o[/youtube]

'24 Nights' was when I discovered Steve Ferrone. To this day I get goose bumps from his timing on the fills and his overall time in 'Sunshine Of Your Love'
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb9ZWAdObg8[/youtube] (starts at 19:50)

[Jelle]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0oIpS7-xiI[/youtube]

[Avi_drums]

I was lucky enough to have seen this band on this tour. Trilok was unfathomable.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGP85_-szRk[/youtube]

[beat hit]

Eliane Elias - A Long Story --> Musical drumming at its best with Peter Erskine !!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuvm_iRzIbY[/youtube]

John Scofield - Picks And Pans --> You pay attention when Omar Hakim mentions this album as being one of his best!! The whole band definitely caught the wave here.. Love the snare intro...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXdix-LWt1U[/youtube]

Genesis - Firth Of Fifth --> My favorite Genesis song ever
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5engyVXe0[/youtube]

Jethro Tull - No Lullabye Live 1978 --> Barriemore Barlow, enough said!!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVBp3qRcqxY[/youtube]

UZEB - Fast Emotion --> Love the mix, the whole tune, that's the album that caught everyone's attention back then
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqUoOLQHPk[/youtube]

Chick Corea - Humpty Dumpty --> Joe Farrell does it for me on this one
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrBL09KTEoQ[/youtube]

Weather Report - Harlequin --> A beauty!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9gj0sRBXOo[/youtube]

[Paul Marangoni]

Stephane, you have great taste!

I played with a Genesis tribute band a long time ago, and we recorded Firth of Fifth for this record: https://play.spotify.com/album/2n7y4zj1gp2DeMUJ9eXbFL

The sound isn't great. It was all done in one day, mostly live in the studio. Plus, they ended up editing out a big section because it was too long for the compilation. I can't remember the singer's name, but he was from somewhere in Quebec.