LOL! Thank you! I have never heard this one before! Keifer Sutherland, Sting, Billy Idol, Rutger Hauer I have heard! I wish I could play football like Boomer did!
The pattern on the snare is just a check pattern and the video is a little jumpy as well. I will see what I can do for you as to getting the pattern in layman's terms. The bass drum is on the quarter notes and the hi hats are on the eighth notes. The sixtuplets in the hands are broken in to groupings of three against two - a common grouping but the the fact that they are triplets kind of makes it difficult.
No....But I don't need an endordement from DW to tell you how much I enjoy play their drums! I paid for everything that I own of theirs. I worked extremely hard to get these.
Doc Martens boots! I generally like these for playing the drums. I like the fact that you can see my socks too. I worked on this because this is the fill Steve Gadd has mastered and I really hadn't worked at it but the was a good way to begin to feel the pattern through the time.
It has at least two mutations; one is four stroke ruff played three against four as in this video. Another which you can hear going into the chorus on the Separate Ways video, is a group of six notes against four and incorporates two bass drum notes after the hands play the four stroke ruff.
Thank you - this was just an exercise to get me thinking about how to play this better as I had seen another drummer play it and I developed this exercise to work it out.
LOL! Thank you! I have never heard this one before! Keifer Sutherland, Sting, Billy Idol, Rutger Hauer I have heard! I wish I could play football like Boomer did!
drummermikemccraw 3 years ago
Wow... Amazing. Im also a big fan of Gadd, i have been through his book "steve gadd up close" and it was great.
It would be great if you could make a video explaining what you were doing.
pgdrums12 4 years ago
Great, really enjoyed it so see such a talented drummer ;-)
i can't really figure out exactly what you are playing
can you write down the sticking?
JMdrummming 4 years ago
Hey Mike - we've talked on the DW forums...great video! Have you transcribed this? It'd be nice to try out.
zambizzi 4 years ago
finally someone who knows about drums and is not just a travis barker wannabe
yeah dude keep it real
envydrumenvy 4 years ago
What kind of technique do you use with your hands? Looks very open with the index finger a la Moeller. Just wondering!
robthedrummer 4 years ago
Yes, I am using the Moeller technique on this. I had a lesson with Jim Chapin and then really worked on this technique.
drummermikemccraw 4 years ago
Very cool! Chapin is one of the best educators ever!
robthedrummer 4 years ago
wow inpressive! can u explain in lay-man's terms the patterns your playing there? especially the one on the snare.
johanisu 4 years ago
The pattern on the snare is just a check pattern and the video is a little jumpy as well. I will see what I can do for you as to getting the pattern in layman's terms. The bass drum is on the quarter notes and the hi hats are on the eighth notes. The sixtuplets in the hands are broken in to groupings of three against two - a common grouping but the the fact that they are triplets kind of makes it difficult.
drummermikemccraw 4 years ago
are you endorsed by DW?
drumkid27 5 years ago
No....But I don't need an endordement from DW to tell you how much I enjoy play their drums! I paid for everything that I own of theirs. I worked extremely hard to get these.
drummermikemccraw 5 years ago
Nice good job.
drumkid27 5 years ago
Doc Martens boots! I generally like these for playing the drums. I like the fact that you can see my socks too. I worked on this because this is the fill Steve Gadd has mastered and I really hadn't worked at it but the was a good way to begin to feel the pattern through the time.
drummermikemccraw 5 years ago
Cool vids, dude. Is Gadd's drum lick a 4 stroke roll around the drums, Mike? Thanx!
Flexapr 5 years ago
It has at least two mutations; one is four stroke ruff played three against four as in this video. Another which you can hear going into the chorus on the Separate Ways video, is a group of six notes against four and incorporates two bass drum notes after the hands play the four stroke ruff.
Thaks for you question!
drummermikemccraw 5 years ago
Heavy shoes, huh?
mexicomico 5 years ago
They aren't too bad. I actually prefer these. I hate using my tux shoes on the formal gigs.
drummermikemccraw 5 years ago
Awesome!!
sessionace 5 years ago
Thank you - this was just an exercise to get me thinking about how to play this better as I had seen another drummer play it and I developed this exercise to work it out.
drummermikemccraw 5 years ago