Drum Solos

[LovinDaHaley]

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The awesome Simon Wright Drum Solo from the Dio Holy Diver Tour - 2011?
[video=youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDksr_rjhI[/video]
Love it all! And from 4:10 on REALLY floats my boat

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[Tusk]

Hmm, I'll see Wright with a Neil Peart...


and for good measure raise you a John Bonham


A Thread about drumming without Peart or Bonham wouldn't be right...

(RIP Ronnie James)

[LovinDaHaley]

A Thread about drumming without Peart or Bonham wouldn't be right...

(RIP Ronnie James)

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^ Indeed! Bonzo and The Professor! Thanks for posting up with the big guns. Teeeeee MAN! YAA!

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I call your hand. Buddy Rich, ever hear of him?

[Tusk]

Aren't you too young to know Buddy Rich? I've heard 'of' him but couldn't name anything off the top of my head

How about Buddy Rich with The Muppet Show's resident drummer?


My knowledge of rock is much better than my knowledge of Jazz. I think Steely Dan is my 'jazziest' favorite band.


Wow

[midnightblues]

When it comes to a drum set up Neil Peart, has one of the most elaborate drum sets I have ever seen. Many drummers are in awe of his set up.Also Neal Peart wrote many of the songs for Rush

[Tusk]

Sure, it's not a drum solo, and I'm not comparing her to these others, but....She's a Halien...and this Rocks

[midnightblues]

Dean Castronovo of Journey is not only a talented drummer but he is also an extremely talented singer. Listen to the way he sings the song Keep on Running I think he is just as good as Steve Perry. That is a real travel and driving song, give it a shot.

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[buzzenator]

Dean Castronovo of Journey is not only a talented drummer but he is also an extremely talented singer. Listen to the way he sings the song Keep on Running I think he is just as good as Steve Perry. That is a real travel and driving song, give it a shot.

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I liked it Midnight...Dean has a very unique, pure sound (who else do we know that has a unique and pure sound?)...especially for rock n roll. Why does it appear to be difficult to sing and play drums at the same time? My head hurts thinking about these things...

[midnightblues]

Dean Castronovo of Journey is not only a talented drummer but he is also an extremely talented singer. Listen to the way he sings the song Keep on Running I think he is just as good as Steve Perry. That is a real travel and driving song, give it a shot.

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I liked it Midnight...Dean has a very unique, pure sound (who else do we know that has a unique and pure sound?)...especially for rock n roll. Why does it appear to be difficult to sing and play drums at the same time? My head hurts thinking about these things...

It is very difficult to play the drums and sing along at the same time you have to concentrate on your vocals and also remembering the words, and then you have to concentrate on your rhythm and your timing. That's why you never see a guitar player that's playing a solo and singing at the same time it's extremely hard. Jimi Hendrix could do it on a few of his songs.Dean does things with his feet that are astonishing he can do drum rudiments because he plays double bass not only that he's playing with his feet, and his hands and singing at the same time. The boy has talent.

[My Alter Ego]

Aren't you too young to know Buddy Rich? I've heard 'of' him but couldn't name anything off the top of my head

How about Buddy Rich with The Muppet Show's resident drummer?


My knowledge of rock is much better than my knowledge of Jazz. I think Steely Dan is my 'jazziest' favorite band.


Wow

Wow is right! There are many things that I noticed about this amazing solo! First, the way he's holding the stick in his left hand. I recently noticed that most drummers these days hold both sticks the same way --a grab over the top. (I'm guessing that most of them are self taught.) But that doesn't allow the stick to bounce (off the drum head) well or quickly. When the stick is held the way Rich has got it (in his left hand), it can bounce and he can, as quickly as it bounces, send it back down with a flick of his thumb and forefinger. Notice those sticks are a blur.

The second thing that I noticed is the way he's dressed. Tux, vest, long sleeved shirt, bow tie. My recollection from seeing him on talk shows and variety shows (way back then), is that he typically wore turtleneck sweaters and blazers. (He seemed to be rather meticulous in his public appearances.) Yes, I understand how the era was different and it would have been considered highly disrespectful to one's audience to appear in the more laid back manner that bands now dress.

But drumming, particularly at the level the late, great Buddy Rich demonstrated, is a major workout (go back and watch the clip Tusk posted if you need your memory refreshed). He's wearing 3 layers (shirt, vest, tux). Not only do I think of the heat that must have produced, but also how confining it could be (to a drummer). He must have had an extraordinary tailor!

All that said, when asked who he thought were really good drummers, the late, great Buddy Rich used to mention Danny Seraphine, one of the original members of the group Chicago (during their Terry Kath days, not the post Kath = "syruppy" Chicago.) There is a percussive section in one of the songs on their first album (I think it might be "I'm a Man" although not sure), that was quite spectacular.