D.o.S. wrote:Ginger Baker is da bes.
If ya haven't see it already, check out "Beware of Mr. Baker" on Netflix. Cool documentary. Pretty good drummer, more of a jazz minded drummer, and from the looks of it, a rotten human being. I would hate to be in a band with someone like him.
Every once in a while, there will actually be something cool on Netflix. I DO like that he put thought into the what he played. But it's interesting. Many drummers of our genre grew up listening to heavy music and thus, many of us are influenced by the music WE listen(ed) to. But Mr. Baker's idols were some of the great jazz drummers of the day. People like Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey and so are are drum and rhythm monsters. Some of the greats drummers of rock drew a lot of their musical inspiration from people outside the rock genre. John Henry Bonham after coming to the states was exposed to some great drummers of the day. The "Fool in the Rain" drum beat is a variation of a Bernard Purdie shuffle.
If I ever feel like I am in a rut, I just check out some drummers that are outside of what I am familiar with and see if there is anything that I can use, or something that inspires me.
It will be four weeks tomorrow since I placed the order for my new kit. Ugh... I can't imagine people waiting for one of those EGC guitars. I heard the wait for those are brutal too.
