These are two videos I took of an Iraqi guy me and a few friends had the luck to run into at the music museum in Stockholm a few weeks ago. He first held a small concert, showing of different Arabic drums. And then had a small workshop that I of course went to and learned how to play at least a little. He's insanely skilled.
Also, if you'd like to see two more videos I shot, please tell me so and I'll upload them as well.
FINALLY WE GOT A DRUMMING THREAD!!!!
I love drumming U2 and others (Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Green Day)
Love Is Blindness: (listening to the Sydney performance right now) the drumming starts out with some tamb hits on beat 3 of each measure (4/4 time I believe). Then Tom-Tom hit on beats 1 & 3 of each measure with the tamb hits still on beat 3. Then after "a dangerous idea that almost make sense" there are pedal hits on the and of 4 and the beat of 1 and a snare hit every heat 3. The rest of this song is a variation of that beat with more kicks/snare hits/crash symbols added in. But it returns to that simple beat after the solo, and for the rest of the song it goes back to the tamb hits on beat 3.
I'm amazed when I look at those two videos. I mean, I do have a drum kit because I always wanted one and when I had the money I bought it. But I have no clue of drumming really. On the first video, I stare at those guys' hands and try to figure out who does which beat. I have no idea. It's a fascinating art, drumming
I'm not a drummer (I'm a guitarist), but whenever friendly drummers talk to me about drummers I always mention Ginger Baker.
So I was pleasantly surprised when Larry said he listened to Ginger in between R&H and AB.
