Drum Solos

[My Alter Ego]

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^^^^^ Love it all! I want to reply to so many things. The people at this site post and say the best. But lucky for yawl, I have to run.

Before I head out the door I thought it would be fun to turture some of you with a little Yanni (definitely not everyone's cup of tea). But, I just love the drum solo in this song:

Charlie Adams Drums Solo - Yanni Live at Acropolis - 1994


Buddy Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed, but Neil Peart is still my personal favorite

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But what do I know, hell I even like this video of Travis Barker:

LOL --so "what (the hell) do you know" LovinDa? Well, you know what you like. Many don't, you know -- they just pretend.

The Charles Adams solo was -- meh. Given the "toys" he's surrounded by (Buddy Rich's drum set on steroids!) and the fact that the piece played to set up his solo is in 5/4, or perhaps 5/8 (think "Take 5" or the Mission Impossible theme) -- meaning that he had much to work with, he doesn't really do much with it. It's more like he's showing off the toys, without demonstrating any thought, thus no progression within the solo. To me, it seems somewhat adolescent. (However, to his credit, he is wearing a jacket [a loosely constructed one] and holds the left stick correctly.)

As for Travis Barker, the kindest thing that I can say is that his drumset has black drumheads and looks really cool!