Kick-Ass Drum Solos: Ian Paice
Posted on June 15, 2008
Sunday afternoon, what else could be better than clicking over to youtube.com and grab some very rare drum treasures.
And i found something for you!
The video shows Ian Paice of Deep Purple, playing his famous Drum-Solo in the song “The Mule” during DP’s “Machine Head” Tour in 1972. It’s still spectacular!
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Bo Diddley Beat: An Introduction!
Posted on June 4, 2008
Last Monday (June 2) Bo Diddley passed away at age 79. The singer and guitar player was known to be one of the founders of Rock’n'Roll and he influenced generations of rock musicians.
One of his trademarks was his squared guitar which he had designed by himself.
But Bo Diddley also was most famous because of his typical beat, a “jungle-like” Drum Rhythm, often called the “Bo Diddley Beat”.
The “New York Times” titled “Bo Diddley, who gave rock his beat”, so it’s time to give you an introduction to that groove - in memory of Bo Diddley…
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Chris Frazier: Transcriptions of the Whitesnake Drummer!
Posted on May 30, 2008
Chris Frazier is the current drummer of Whitesnake, actually touring to promote their latest album “Good To Be Bad” which is a very good piece of solid Hard Rock.
I’m going to present you some snippets of the first 3 songs “Best Years”, “Can You Hear The Wind Blow” and “Call On Me” and i hope you enjoy it.
The page contains Soundfiles and Notes so expect some loading time!
And well, even if you don’t like Whitesnake or Hard Rock at all, i promise you will learn something anyway, so keep on reading…
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Smart guys/girls try to be uncommon!
Posted on May 2, 2008
“You can’t do that, nobody would do it this way!”
How often have you heard this sentence when you were in the rehearsal room, writing a new song with a band?
Or, when you’re not in a band, how often have you heard this discouraging sentence in other parts of your life?
I can’t count how many times somebody was telling me so and i guess i’m not the only drummer/musician who made this experience.
But i’m asking if this is always the best way to create cool and original music…
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The Inverted Paradiddle!
Posted on April 28, 2008
Some time ago i told you about the Single Paradiddle. I’m sure you already can beat it on every object you can find, it sounds great almost everywhere.
If you don’t know what i am talking about then go and read my “Introduction of the Single Paradiddle” first. Just grab the basics.
Today i want to show you another fantastic member of the Para-Family: The Inverted Paradiddle!
Don’t worry, you don’t have to flip over and turn head over heels…
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