What are you listening to, right now................
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Had one of those strange coincidences where I was recently flicking through Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums, and idly wondered who Nick Drake was - and then he cropped up in the Heath Ledger documentary the other night.
Pretty cool if you like this sort of folksy thing.
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This isn't going to be to most peoples tastes but I think even if you don't like the type of music you can appreciate the technical precision here.
I'd only vaguely heard of Meshuggah in metal circles but I occasionally listen to Bill Burr's podcast and he was raving about going to a metal gig to see this legendary drummer and in particular this song Bleed.
He's not wrong, this guy is a machine, how they can time this so well live is incredible. I don't really like the song but the drum and bass line is something to behold.
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Again, not to most (or probably any) peoples tastes - Big Daddy. They were an 80's band, with the backstory that in the 50's they were a band who got shipwrecked, to be rescued 30 years later. Now back, they play 80's covers in the style of different 50's songs.
Unlike many novelty acts (e.g. Dread Zeppelin) they are really good musicians, and do a wide range of different styles
This song is Rick James's Super Freak
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I'm not into thrash or extreme metal but there are plenty of videos on YT showing drummers that have amazing speed on the double bass and with their hands. It all sounds the same to me after a while.
I've seen many of the best prog drummers live. They still have the chops and amazing technique but prove that less is more.
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@bovidae I know what you mean about speed not necessarily meaning skill etc and I know a lot of drummers that fall into that category but listening to other drummers speak about this song in particular it is the technical ability here that they are impressed with. The drummer Haake is known for his complexity and use of polyrhythms (he's also the main writer for the band) its regarded as one of the most complex drum pieces out there and apparently nearly didn't make the album cause even he struggled to become proficient at it.
I'm not a drummer and can't adequately explain it but there is a lot going on here it's just a bit of a shame that the vocals kind of distract from it.
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@rembrandt said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@bovidae I know what you mean about speed not necessarily meaning skill etc and I know a lot of drummers that fall into that category but listening to other drummers speak about this song in particular it is the technical ability here that they are impressed with. The drummer Haake is known for his complexity and use of polyrhythms (he's also the main writer for the band) its regarded as one of the most complex drum pieces out there and apparently nearly didn't make the album cause even he struggled to become proficient at it.
I'm not a drummer and can't adequately explain it but there is a lot going on here it's just a bit of a shame that the vocals kind of distract from it.
I personally reckon the best rock drummer I've ever heard is probably Deep Purples Ian Paice.
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@number-10 said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Seeing they are on the front cover of this month's Mojo magazine, I had to go and play this again ...
Def one of my favourite Jam tracks that one.
Going to see Weller perform in a couple of weeks but by the looks of it I will be seeing the end of the same run of gigs that started 8 months ago and the setlist is almost identical. It's a good set with a mixture of his own from across the years alongside Jam and SC numbers as well. Looking forward to it though.
Got tickets for later in the year when 'From the Jam' (is it a tribute band when Bruce Foxton plays in it?) are doing All Mod Cons as an album gig.
Met Rick Buckler last year at a pub talk thing, so that kind of crosses of all three of them in their various current guises.
BTW Bruce must have clocked up some phenomenal gig numbers. The Jam themselves played every night solid for about 3 years, he then went on tour for 15 years with Stiff Little Fingers and now plays in From the Jam, who also gig up and down the country solidly. Must be mullet power.
