House of Drumming.com Video Lesson: Flam rolls (3 of 3)

[AMrCO2]

I love so much the flam beats and the combination with rolls as Gary Novak plays and your explanation help me to understand how do they play. I like so much your drumming, thanks a lot for explanation. Best regards from Sicily ...

[HODSteve]

Thanks for all the kind words folks, I'm glad folks are getting something from the vids. Keep flammin' away.

[bootdrums]

Love Steve's playing. Big influence. Two things I love about Steve's playing- the measure is so apparent and it really doesn't take long for him to get cooking! BOOM.

[kostdrum]

hey steve !!!thanks for inspiration!!!!greetings from greece!!!!

[airsignguy]

Dude! Mr Traditional Grip told me you were a cool dude and great player and teacher, and dude..................he was right! Thanks for sharing these cool tips with me, the best looking drummer in Seattle!!!

[mrbubble906]

Love it Steve, thanks again!

[motard117]

Finally! I've been dying to know how to do these killer flams for a long time! You explain the patterns VERY well. I've been practicing the material from the three flam videos for about 4 hours now... time to take a break. Well, maybe in another hour... Thank you!

[briandrumsandbikes]

Excellent! Great lesson.

[NikeDrums]

Steve,if you read this,I want to tell you that you got THE BEST LESSONS I ever saw and they totally opened my mind(especially blushda and steve gadd lick),and now I am gonna try to get this series of lessons in my knowledge!

Thank you for best lessons and greetings from Croatia!

[u2006]

Thanks Steve, the info is great! I dig your playing a lot!

[mattspall]

Ridiculous. Respect.

[Juonih]

Btw, the place where SH first plays two 16th notes on downbeat and then adds the flamrolls, he actually changes the phrasing -accidentally I guess- at the same time, playing the first note of the phrase on the last 16th before downbeat.

[Juonih]

...Changes the timing of the phrase I meant to say.

[jvr2000]

Steve, you play wonderfully and you explain your ideas just as well, thanks and hopefully you'll get into more concepts here on youtube. very much appreciated!

[deseipel]

@Len... I guess Gary Chaffee's book in the 70's doesn't count?

[gaddmatt]

1) Mike's cool and a great drummer. 2) Mike didn't write the first (or even close to the first) book on linear drumming. 3) This isn't linear drumming (and linear is a term that's probably inaccurate, thought it's been used enough to at least convey a context)

[LenAdanosi]

@gaddmatt Johnston also says that the blushda doesnt belong to Tony Williams, that its just a lick, and not a Williams lick. I know Steve did a video on the blushda where he credited Tony. Who is correct?

[bobbystockerdrums]

@LenAdanosi Hey Bro!! Steve Smith said, he and his contemporaries got it from Tony!! I think Vinnie also credits it to Tony!!

[gaddmatt]

@LenAdanosi All respect to Mike, but I'd love to hear who he thinks played it before Tony. More importantly, I'd love to hear who he thinks popularized more than Tony. Tony owned it, and virtually anyone who's used it since most likely heard it first from Tony. Gadd wasn't the first person to put his left hand on the hi-hat and play the linear stuff, but no one doubts who OWNED it.

[miketales]

You're awesome Steve ! Thanks for the videos !

[paulo101]

Fckn HELL YES.

[Sanyadr]

Thank you, Steve!

[Cring0r]

mate, these videos are seriously great, thanks again

[earcandy]

Solid !!!