Another one of them there Drummer threads.

[smgreen20]

My youtube account updated me on one of the peoples I watch, Andols Herrick. Some might know he's the drummer for a group called Chimaira. I've met him in person and he's real down to earth, easy to talk to and get along with. He will even do personalized drum lessons for/with you.

These are a few vids I wanted to share. His movements look so slow/calm for the amount of sound he produces.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpR-8vSfcw4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZ8oJW1seg[/youtube]]

For me, other favorite notables are,
Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage (he's my favorite overall, has a masters in percussion)
Thomas Lang of ?himself?, most might know him
Matt Byrne of Hatebreed, does small how-to's in the back of drum magazine.
Dave MacIntosh of Dragonforce (last I knew)
and Machinegunsmith of youtube.

 

[Flint]

His movements look so slow/calm for the amount of sound he produces.

That's a sign of a truly talented drummer. It should appear effortless because it is REALLY hard to play a concert for 3 hours or in the studio for 8 hours when you are flailing around like a madman. Of course, in concerts audiences like to see drummers who flail around, so we all know how to do it to look as if we are working hard, but that just makes it difficult to do the job. We learned that from Buddy Rich. He pretty much invented the wincing in pain when doing something on the drums which looks hard (even if it was easy). Like when a guitar player during a solo reaches the high note he'll sustain for several measures, he looks like holding that note is the painful thing in the world while in real life playing the run that preceded that note was the hardest thing he had done in weeks.

Not a fan of drum covers, but he looks pretty good and clearly has some great technique.

 

[DIYer]

Of course, in concerts audiences like to see drummers who flail around, so we all know how to do it to look as if we are working hard,

I still loose it every time I watch this.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZyaOlrb7E[/youtube]

Like when a guitar player during a solo reaches the high note he'll sustain for several measures, he looks like holding that note is the painful thing in the world

You mean "like a dog scraping its butt on the driveway"? (2:00)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHk7c5aUXVs[/youtube]

 

[smgreen20]

DIYer, thanks for those. A laugh I needed. I loved the drummer guy. A good show none-the-less.