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You know, in a lot of ways AC/DC seems to capture some of the essence of 70's funk, but you usually don't notice because you're distracted by the horns growing out of the head, and non-master Marshall in heat.  But sit back and listen to it sometime. Or listen to 70's funk riffs and imagine crushing guitar replacing some of the main riff drivers.

It's no big secret that behind any great band is a great bass player. But I'm convinced that behind a lot of iconic guitar riffs is ... actually a pretty good guitar riff and an drummer that can really set the stage. Notice how much space they leave him some time. Notice too what really drives 'You Shook Me' is the kick/snare syncopation that carries the verse.

There is something called "the tyranny of the drumset" that refers to the fact that drum charts and teaching methods rely on drum notation, which is basically the snare, bass and hi-hat. And any song you might come up - when you hand it off to the drummer, the first thing he does is break it down into that. The rest is embellishment. So however you "heard" your song as a complete band piece, once it goes through the drummer it's locked down his way, forever more. Unless you show up with your preferred drum patterns for the song... :evil4: :evil4: :evil4: there is a great book out called "The Drummer's Bible" that is exactly that - 150+ drum patterns and 2 CDs to hear them. If you have any designs on playing originals, that book and a cheap drum machine are a big stepping stone. 

And someone proffered up Jim Campilongo? I'll meet you and raise you Dean Parks, Steve Jordan, Willie Weeks, Waddy Wachtel, Dan Tyminski and Paul Franklin. If this one doesn't rais the hair on your neck, you're shavin' too much.

http://www.wsix.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=462827&article=10590642

Knowing that she lived the exact subject is almost chilling.

 
Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ZGKALMMuc

Michael Buble: The Way You Look Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDh4GC7n0ig

Michael Buble: Dream a Little Dream of Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asDvLON9PUU

Adele: Skyfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJLvbPIvTw

Switchfoot: We Are One Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt35Tdj3hoI
 
StubHead said:
"The Drummer's Bible" that is exactly that - 150+ drum patterns and 2 CDs to hear them. If you have any designs on playing originals, that book and a cheap drum machine are a big stepping stone. 

And someone proffered up Jim Campilongo? I'll meet you and raise you Dean Parks, Steve Jordan, Willie Weeks, Waddy Wachtel, Dan Tyminski and Paul Franklin. If this one doesn't rais the hair on your neck, you're shavin' too much.

http://www.wsix.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=462827&article=10590642

Knowing that she lived the exact subject is almost chilling.

Nice one! And thanks for the tip on the book. I've been looking for something on the subject, and disappointed with I've found groping through the internet. (OT - I can see Google's automated car in  a few years. "Car! Take me to Taco Bell." An hour and fifteen minutes later the car drives you to an upscale $25/plate Mexican restaurant in the next town that paid more for Google ad words than Taco Bell did.) I find it all but impossible to play around placeholder drum parts - it's like a black hole that sucks everything into itself. And I'm really trying to develop this idea - that really good hooks require really compelling and unique drum parts.

I've played with using hats in place of snare, and rimshot in place of kick for really low low key stuff like that before. Or even unclamp the hats, and play them with hands, just using lighter or harder hits for down beat/backbeat - the result is similar in intent if not effect to the use of brushes here.
 
The last 3 songs to shuffle through my iPod while doing yardwork-

Rory- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zsRRt1FWE

Biosphere- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD-8rhQWcYM

Kreator- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8uYMjqzP_I

 
It has been a Mars Volta kind of day.  Say what you will about the vocals, but that's some great music.
 
StubHead said:
Unless you show up with your preferred drum patterns for the song... :evil4: :evil4: :evil4: there is a great book out called "The Drummer's Bible" that is exactly that - 150+ drum patterns and 2 CDs to hear them.

Just FTR, are you referring to "The Drummer's Bible" by Mick Berry & Jason Gianni, or "The Drummer's Bible" by Justin Scott?
 
Mick Berry & Jason Gianni. The other one might be good, I just know this one is. It's actually surprising just how simple, but how different, various beats can be. Drummers get thrown into the same machine as lead guitarists, where "how good" is measured by how many noises you can fit into the shortest possible time period. So Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy are much better drummers than Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDTR1np4gWA  Copper into Steel - just got signed to a record deal - My Lady's son is the Bass player ( playing a bass I made him from a Warmoth blank)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhoKskTFVWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0aymsH7It4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXm9R3rhdtU

Reynolds& Williams Band  - good friends and great players
 
Taking the Wolf out for a spin around the block -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD_0gKJSJEg
 
Sometimes YouTube sacres me with their recommendations...  I went from Meshuggah to Animals as Leaders to Die Antwoord...
 
Drive Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY&playnext=1&list=PLC7B71ABDCECAC795&feature=results_main

Grimes Visions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAyIOL14eyo&playnext=1&list=PLBFDA7A04B3FA1A75&feature=results_main

Macklemore Thrift Shop (no shame): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes
 
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