I've been drumming since I was 10 and I'm now 49. I've tried out for Queensryche back in the day when they lost their drummer, played with Journey in the studio back when they were exclusively in the Bay Area, played 2 seasons with the San Francisco Symphony, and played with Stanford University during their championship games. More recently, jammed with Ed Oates who co-founded Oracle.
When Steve Perry came back in 2018, I was trying to join his group but he is so "hidden" from everyone that even my agent couldn't contact him.
Unfortunately the real drumming gem on this forum was Doni Hagan who is a member on here but hasn't posted in a long time. HIS resume is amazing.
This is Doni in his studio. Note the gold and platinum awards on the wall:
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With double bass drumming very prevelent in rock music now a days, especially heavy metal, what do you think are some of the first rock albums to utitize this ? This would go back many years, of course.
With double bass drumming very prevelent in rock music now a days, especially heavy metal, what do you think are some of the first rock albums to utitize this ? This would go back many years, of course.
I would think, based on how your worded the question, that it might be someone way back in the early days? Bill Haley and the Comets maybe? Elvis?
I am always fascinated by musicians using gear which normally seems like it belongs to some other genre. Albert King and his Flying V guitar, for example.
With double bass drumming very prevelent in rock music now a days, especially heavy metal, what do you think are some of the first rock albums to utitize this ? This would go back many years, of course.
I made a guess and had the right era and genre, but the wrong drummer.
Great drummers, all of them. And I believe Gene Krupa opened up the world to drum soloing. Am I correct on that? But when it comes to who REALLY pioneered double bass drumming, I'd give the full credit to Tommy Aldridge, presently playing for Whitesnake. Tommy's first pro band was Black Oak Arkansas, a wild bunch of guys actually from Black Oak , Arkansas... ( except Tommy, of course ). The first time I saw these guys live, back in the early 70's, I couldn't believe his chops , along with his showmanship. Check out their live album "Raunch and Roll" if you'd like to hear what I mean. It has Tommy's awesome "UP" drum solo on it, where he plays with his hands !
