Rumor According to Quincy Jones, Paul Allen plays like Hendrix

[riverman]

The drums in this are genius...

 

[Stevenson]

A drummer I used to gig with once told me that Ringo was one of the last drummers to play songs instead of beats in pop music...he played a bit behind the beat...Charlie Watts was the same...had that lilt and tempo change style

I'm not a music guy - what does that mean? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[riverman]

I'm not a music guy - what does that mean? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

depends on your tastes but the disco era and use of drum machines in pop music started playing 120 beat per sec perfectly timed robotic beats...Billie Jean by Michael Jackson...it was the trend....the human element dropped out of pop music drumming simply because of that. It's come back around a bit with new bands.

 

[ripcityboy]

I'm not a music guy - what does that mean? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Drummer tend to dictate the timing of a song. 4/4 time or 2/4 time "in the pocket." It allows the bassist space for an interlocking rhythm. Some pop bands like the Stones and Beatles play ahead or behind the beat. It allows for them to have more interplay with the other members of the band. Charlie Watts will even play a little ahead of the beat. Keith Richards is always in tune with Charlie. Bill Wyman not as much. The Stones live tend to speed up as much as any band in history.

 

[Hoopguru]

Love that picture

Tyke....looking forward to you're comments! Rip City

 

[MARIS61]

Quincy Jones is his own biggest fan.

Disliked in the studios as an egotistical credit-leech with a rigid, pidgeonholed idea of what music is. Always has an insult ready for anyone more talented than him, which is a lot of people.

Without Michael Jackson letting him work on Thriller few on this board would give him a second thought.

 

[MARIS61]

plenty of people do....he's got a huge cult following to this day

My Canadian cousin Jim, for instance...

 

[BigGameDamian]