Jesus christ. Dudes like this are why I retired.
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Sure, thatās impressive. But, has he started a movement?
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Big mood. Every time I watch Matt Garstka play drums I canāt comprehend how you can ever get to that level. AAL isnāt everyoneās cup of tea but the skill is undeniable.
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Definitely not mine, but definitely undeniable. Smooth as hell.
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Hell yeah @astrodupes, Matt Garstka is the truth.
https://youtu.be/LURIy6Rzt2I
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For a lot of music/drummers I can imagine how, with enough time, I could learn how to play their stuff. Definitely not his though lol. I feel the same away about most jazz drummers so with knowing he has a jazz background it makes sense why his playing just doesnāt compute with my brain.
Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree was one of the first drummers I felt that way about. So I donāt hijack this thread to talk about drummers Iāll throw out them as a band people should check out. Fear of a Blank Planet is one of their best songs (and albums) but Bonnie the Cat really highlights Harrisonās drumming.
This thread has been hijacked by much worse. Fire away.
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I love Tosin, heard one of his songs today on the way home, but I much prefer his earlier band, Reflux. Caught them a few times in FL and for the first time in Vegas randomly with Evergreen Terrace.
Come for the sweeps, stay for the brutal breakdowns.
His new stuff is too progressive or something for me. It slaps but Iām not sure I could listen to more than a few tracks in a row before they start bleeding together.
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You really want me to start spamming prog/tech death metal drummers? lol
George Kollias was my OG drum crush. He truly blew my mind the first time I heard/watched him because I wasnāt into death metal at that point so I had no idea what the fuck was happening. Over time I realized heās not the greatest/most creative drummer out there but heās still one of my faves.
Yeah, fuck these cowards. Iām not going to click on any prog shit, but I respect it and this is America. Youāve earned your freedom to spam.
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Itās easy to descend into cynicism when discussing music because of what can only be described as a modern Mongolian cluster fuck of mumble rap and porn stars masquerading as singers. But you all can help restore a little faith by recognizing the following name ā¦
Kingās X
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Somehow the Who have become underrated and I have no idea how it happened.
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ā¦ and to round out my contribution before it becomes a spam-festā¦
^^^ this is unacceptable.
Feast your ears on the best piano intro of all timeā¦
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I hate this term but this song is an absolute banger. Would like it more if they ended it around 3:00 with āswing of the YOWā but hey Iām not an artist.
Power Trip baffles me every day. You couldnāt start a band that screams thruby more than PT and I just canāt get into them. They should be my favorite band of all time and no one that knows me can believe I canāt get there. Itās wild.
My daughter can not stop bopping to these two jams!
https://youtu.be/tkOr12AQpnU
We have made it one year without any childrens music being played in our house! not sure how long this will last but at least she will have a few good songs stuck in that tiny head
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How are you?!
Fine, thank you
this song SLAPS!
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Iāve long asserted that Led Zeppelin is the greatest ROCK band of all time. I actually thought this was well understood and agreed upon.
Most people who disagree try to argue itās the Rolling Stones - but a few used to argue for The Who. I agree that for some reason theyāve sort of waned in recent years. Not sure why.
(Note: for those who want to argue itās The Beatles, thatās rock nā roll, not rock, and for those who want to argue itās Black Sabbath, Iām not going to argue - oddly, they were formed the same year as Zeppelin, but Iād say they are more metal than pure rock.)
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Unpopular opinion: The Beatles only became a rock and roll band, even, because of what their POP roots allowed them to do. I certainly appreciate and understand what they did and what they meant, but Iāve never been a fan (short for āfanaticā, remember.)
I can understand a conversation about āThe Whoā because of such a wide range of sounds, āaggressionā levels, and a rock-opera. I wouldnāt understand a Stones argument, either. And Iāve often heard that almost every rock band can trace their roots back to either Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Often, Zeppelin sprouts the ārockā side of the tree, and Sabbath sprouts the āmetalā.