Great Drummers!!

Freuds_Cat · August 02, 2009, 05:16:21 AM

RE Cry of Love

This is a song/vid I was particularly impressed with not just the drumming but each individual.

Basvarken · August 02, 2009, 06:29:59 AM

Quote from: Freuds_Cat on August 02, 2009, 04:55:28 AM
We have a great drummer here in Aust called Nicky Bomba. He played with a band in the 90's called "Truth" (named after a trashy tabloid newspaper that used to exist in Melbourne - Always with the sense of Irony us Aussies ). Anyway apart from the fact that Nicky is a fantastic drummer, the Truth had a singer called Tony Kopa who sounds a lot like Sayce.

Great band IMHO, they were all big Free fans.

Thanx for sharing Brett. I really dig that kinda music. Although I'm usually not too keen on 5 string bass sounds.

Did they make any albums. Are they still for sale?

That vid actually reminds me a lot of another great band called DAG.
Their drummer Kenny Soule is/was awesome too

No coincidence: there is a Cry Of Love connection here: they were from Raleigh too and they had the same producer John Custer.

Freuds_Cat · August 02, 2009, 07:42:36 AM

Truth did 2 albums, "The Truth" (1995) and "Headspace" (1997).

The bass on the first album was actually even worse than you suspect, it was the keyboard player playing bass samples. I saw them do this live and while I was disappointed at having no bass player I was pretty impressed with the lines that played played.
The Headspace album had Mick Girasole on bass and is a better album for it.

As far as I'm aware their albums are no longer available. I have both and a "Live at the Espy" CD if you are interested.

Freuds_Cat · August 02, 2009, 07:59:41 AM

Certainly not to everyone ones taste but I love the rhythm section of Frenzal Rhomb, actually I like the whole band

Drummer Gordy Foreman is tight, punchy and powerful. Also very technical if the need arises.

Seriously, these guys (Part timers) are every bit as good (or better) as any of the mega punk bands currently touring the world IMHO. At least their production sound is less clinical and more raw than their modern counterparts and if I remember rightly that was originally one of the prerequisites for this kind of music. I also like the fact that they dont take themselves too seriously. Love em.

uwe · August 02, 2009, 03:07:35 PM

I think Terry must have loved Dale a whole lot to play drums with her singing. A Lennon/Yoko thing no doubt.

Rhythm N. Bliss · August 02, 2009, 03:23:03 PM

Dale was very lovable in the 80s but now...not so much.
Bozzio looks & sounds almost METAL here:

Rhythm N. Bliss · August 02, 2009, 03:38:19 PM

Quote from: Freuds_Cat on August 02, 2009, 05:16:21 AM
RE Cry of Love

This is a song/vid I was particularly impressed with not just the drumming but each individual.

YEAH! I dig their style. I'll be checkin' out s'more of them...
Drummer's got a nice Double Bass DW kit!!

Basvarken · August 03, 2009, 01:57:51 AM

Here's an ultra cool song/jam by Cry Of Love. With a cool drum vs guitar intermezzo in part 2 at 5:17.

Rhythm N. Bliss · August 03, 2009, 03:23:38 AM

Yeah! Dig that drum & guitar exchange!! & after that a little of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.
Audley Freed was good with the Black Crowes too, playin' lots of slide.

ack1961 · August 03, 2009, 11:08:52 AM

Two of my favorites:
1. Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch - It's difficult to go see Clutch without being mesmerized by JP's playing. His timing is impeccable and he adds tons of color to some pretty raucous music.

2. Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree - the man has some mean feet and can play cymbals as well as anyone I've ever heard. He's a real genius with his kit.

Rhythm N. Bliss · August 04, 2009, 12:52:22 AM

Robert Sweet of STRYPER kicks ass on this song:

Some of the Best Double Bass Ever!!

uwe · August 04, 2009, 04:16:50 AM

Does double bass drum mean you have to play everything fast, with a lot of 16ths and leave very little space?

That is so clichée.

I dunno, but if I were a drummer with a double bass drum kit, I'd tune my two bass drums slightly differently and play patterns on them I normally play with one foot, changing between the two bass drums. And leave some space so people would actually listen to what I'm playing rather than be bludgeoned by it. There is nothing wrong with playing a syncopated 16th or even 32th once in a while, but a pattern that consists mostly of it? John Petrucci drumming - yawn.

gweimer · August 04, 2009, 05:29:25 AM

I wish the available clips Captain Beyond were better. Bobby Caldwell has always been one of my favorite drummers. When I saw them live, he was doing quads on a single bass kit and one pedal. He's fast and tight.

Rhythm N. Bliss · August 04, 2009, 05:39:25 AM

Metalheads mostly like to be bludgeoned tho, Uwe! lol

Funny you mentioned Petrucci in this context too, since I almost posted earlier this excerpt from Mike Portnoy's instructional Liquid Drum Theater DVD that I watched again tonight.

He's my fav drummer & drum guru!! He plays double pedals on a single kick with LTE!!
btw~ The DVDS that were filmed in June 2008 of Liquid Tension Experiment are now available.
I intend to get the one of their L.A. show, which I attended.
It was AWESOME! We were SO glad to see that they were makin' a DVD!
Here's the trailer with a link to buy the dvd:

bobyoung · August 04, 2009, 02:04:38 PM

I've always liked this guy: