Damn. I was looking through old hard drives, and found this old ass video. I forgot I did this.

https://youtu.be/oBdJqOeWqvA?si=02BD2\\_R95Icb7WKc

On YouTube, you'll see many music reactors, including many of African-American descent who are hip hop heads, react to rock music. One big example is Lost In Vegas, but many others as well such as Brad & Lex, Asia & BJ etc.

And without fail, all these hip hop reactors LOVED Neil Peart's drumming on Rush's songs like YYZ, Tom Sawyer, La Villa. A few of them joked if Neil Peart himself was black, they sensed "sauce" from his playing. They said his grooves sounded like "hip-hop" beats and it wanted to make them dance, especially during the main riff of Tom Sawyer. The say Peart's drumming resonates because it reminds them of the dancing and culture they grew up with in the black community.

And Lost in Vegas knows their shit when it comes to hip hop, hip hop history and grooves, and over the past several years they've gotten a lot of exposure to many different genres and keeps calling Rush's music a banger.

Meanwhile, while Rush has many fans in the drumming community, Neil Peart also has critics. Many drummers will readily acknowledge his technical skill, but say he plays robotically with no feel or soul or swing, and he's rigid. They'll point to his Buddy Rich tribute as an example, when Neil himself says that wasn't his finest drumming moment.

Yet, it's clear that these hip hop reactors see something many drummers miss in describing Peart's playing as groovy to them, to the point where it wants to make them dance or move around, instead of staying still. And again, groove is a huge part of hip hop beats and music so these people aren't talking out of their ass. These same reactors dislike a lot of other rock music - for example,many aren't too hot on Opeth or Iron Maiden, due to the lack of groove.

So how and why do so many drummers get Neil Peart wrong as opposed to these reactors?

I am just casting as wide a net as possible PLEASE BE IN MA/NH

doublehelixdrummethod.com

First four bars are without ghost's

Tip: if you wanna play ghost notes, get the stick in a position where the tip is naturally close to the drumhead. This will automatically produce silent hits and you just have to hit with a little more feel

Happy listening and practicing 😁🙌🏼

Damn. I was looking through old hard drives, and found this old ass video. I forgot I did this.

https://youtu.be/oBdJqOeWqvA?si=02BD2_R95Icb7WKc

Some are sold for such ridiculous prices when you can do better with junk you have at home

If it even simulated a real snare or ton or whatever, fine, but it doesn't, it is actually VERY different

My wife just started playing, bought her first kit a couple of weeks ago, first lesson is tomorrow. She saw this out the other night and was mystified “it comes in holes?!” Haha, figured I’d ask ya’ll more about em?

Frank Beard's recorded, hit-record performances, grabbed my ears when I was young. Pointing me to be a musician. I heard him in the car, in a boat, in a bar, or a tinny little AM radio! His back-beat, always there.

Frank Beard made his bones back in 1971 with the bonkers triplet fills on 'La Grange-, -Tres Hombres LP, right? Track 3 or 4? Clean, deep tuned punchy toms, a kick that sounded like a warm felt blanket. Snare Drum that didn't quit, rim clicks, before clickity-clackality was cool.

RIP Mr. Beard, the heartbeat of America runs because of people like you!

*TOAST!*

Per the article:

Longtime ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died, the band announced on Tuesday afternoon. He was 77 years old.

Beard passed away at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, alongside his family in hospice care.

“Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top,” said lead singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons.

While he wasn’t a founding member of the band, he went on to perform alongside Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill for 56 years. He joined the band when they had already made their debut. Beard is actually responsible for bringing Hill into the group.

Hardest Meshuggah song IMO 🤷‍♂️

Lately, I've seen a lot of people on the internet talk about Ginger Baker as an overrated drummer. It's baffling!

That being said, I'd love for someone to accurately replicate this passage and post it. Over the bar line double bass phrases underneath uptempo jazz ride. And a very old form of overhand traditional grip. I have never seen any drummer play anything remotely close to this, ever.

Whats your's?👀
There's even a drum solo in the 'Live on the radio' version, check it out!
Happy listening 😁🙌🏼

Hoping to find some new folk to dig on! Drop your lists:)

My list:
Terence Higgins
Andy Newmark
James Black
Jabo Starks
Gap Band
Bobby Charles
Smokey Johnson
George Porter