"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/31/2016 at 14:31 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/31/2016 at 14:31 • Filed to: None | 4
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Born this date at Redditch, Worcestershire, England in 1948. One of the greatest drummers ever, and also a Jalop.
Jcarr
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 14:51 |
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Happy birthday, Bonzo!
Good Times, Bad Times is one the default rhythms that is always playing in the back of my mind.
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ttyymmnn
> Jcarr
05/31/2016 at 14:55 |
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Led Zeppelin was the soundtrack of my dissolute youth. Now it's the soundtrack of my dissolute adulthood.
McMike
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 14:58 |
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JB was a huge influence on a drummer
I used to play with
. I blame any hearing loss on being in the same room for all those rehearsals.
flyingmetalbird
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 15:01 |
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I love Bonham. As a drummer he and Niel Peart and Buddy Rich are my musical heroes
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Jcarr
> flyingmetalbird
05/31/2016 at 15:04 |
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Oh man, Buddy Rich. He blows my mind every time I watch him.
This one—at age 64 no less—is just incredible.
RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 15:26 |
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Other than the drugs and dying young, JB is one of my heroes, easily the biggest influence on my drumming through my teenage years. Just a monster. I remember being about 3 years old and sitting on my dad’s shoulders with Black Dog playing on vinyl through his monster stereo. I had already shown an interest in drums by then, and Zep blew my mind as I got older. It doesn’t matter how complex the tune, he just nailed it to the floor. For example, Kashmir is not by any means a hard song to play on drums, but the authority with which he drove it can’t be touched. Most people don’t appreciate his dynamics, which is a shame because for as hard as he hit, he was every bit as accurate playing quietly. Happy Birthday, JB.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/31/2016 at 15:39 |
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I remember playing in the Austin Symphony a few years ago and backing up Charlie Daniels. I don’t know the name of his drummer, but he was one of the best I’ve ever heard. I made a point of speaking to him after the rehearsal, and telling him that I had never heard somebody (live) who could drive a set like he did. And the word “drive” is so appropriate for him and JB alike. There is nothing worse than playing for a hesitant drummer. Laymen don’t really understand how important the drummer is, and not just for keeping time. The drummer can set a style, kick off an important lick in the band, and also leave a band foundering if he’s not on the ball. And I’ve never understood how set players can be so damned coordinated. I can barely run my stomach while patting my head!
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/31/2016 at 15:43 |
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Pat McDonald.
http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2008/11/p…
JustAnotherG6
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 15:51 |
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TIL I share a birthday with John Bonham!
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ttyymmnn
> JustAnotherG6
05/31/2016 at 15:52 |
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You're in good company!
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 17:30 |
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Guys like that are on another level, no doubt. Drummers get a lot of flack for not being “real” musicians, and are the butt of many jokes (what do you call a drummer without a girlfriend? Homeless!), but some of the best-rounded players I know are behind the kit and have an impeccable ear for what goes on in a band.
You’re exactly right on hesitation, a tentative drummer is no fun to listen to or play with. I don’t consider myself a hot-shit player, and I don’t get to play much any more (hoping to change that soon...) but I’m not bad and have been in enough good bands and done enough recording to know you’ve got to lay it down from the first stroke.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/31/2016 at 18:25 |
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I was playing a big band show a few years ago, and the brass had a big hit right off beat one. I asked the drummer if he could set us up, give us a big kick right before we had to come in. He never could, and he failed to understand how important it is for those of us who have to come in screaming to have something to react to. He’s a nice guy, and a decent percussionist, but he’s just too damned polite—and unimaginative—when it comes to playing set. You really have to work together as a team.
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 19:45 |
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I spent a lot of time playing Big Band in high school and college. The drum hits are so, so important, more than any other style I’ve played, because you’ve got 10 or 20 horns relying on your setup and kick, and they’re coming in hard with lungs full, as you said. My college director used to work on the Tonight Show and pushed us hard on that from the very first read of a chart. I was glad I’d been listening to Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich my whole life by then. That band later got into Montreux on a demo I laid down, so it must have gone ok.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/31/2016 at 20:27 |
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Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. You can’t do much better than that. Trouble is, kids aren’t listening to that any more. They grab their sticks in a matched grip and bang away. When it’s done well, a drum set is as musical an instrument as any other.
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 20:48 |
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Hey, I play matched grip! Most of the time at least. Depends what you do with it, really. You’re damn right, though.
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ttyymmnn
> RallyWrench
05/31/2016 at 21:03 |
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I understand that matched is more common these days. But you at least know how to play traditional grip.
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RallyWrench
> ttyymmnn
05/31/2016 at 21:11 |
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True, it’s not exactly taught any more.