Lesson 3 - The Upstroke Kick Lick

I feel that this lick is a very important part of any drummers' skillset. I'm sure you'll recognize it but try to guess who made this lick up in the early 70's. Please enjoy and I hope you pick something up from this one.
Looks like I'm going to have to stop mentioning names because of copyright and legal retaliations from owners' rights and such also, in case of not having this channel suspended.


This one's in high def using progressive scan.
3 cameras and 8 digital audio tracks.

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[fazerville]

Great stuff and thanks for sharing this. I have a question : although this was used by Bonham and others, where did they get it from ? Bearing in mind there was no internet 40 years ago and unless he watched Krupa or Rich at close quaters how would he had known the sticking pattern?

[GrooveDrummin]

@fazerville

I think it's from listening to old jazz and blues records with a trial and error approach. I've heard Rich do this polyrhythm.

[GrooveDrummin]

@kingoverat4

Yes, for a VERY short time when Carmine Appice got Bonham's Ludwig endorsement, his first kit had two 26"ers. Actually, I think it was only for a couple of rehearsals until Page said "there's too much bass drum" and you don't need a second!

[RFRCR]

After 12 years with the internet as my main teacher I want to say that these are the best instructional videos I've come across yet! Excellent commentary & instruction and your drums sound AMAZING, thanks for going to such lengths to get this nice quality. I am subscribing for sure!

[Frenzieddrummer]

after watching this vid, i made a similar one of me drumming it, its a very fun lick because you can put almost any fill in there. too bad i dont have the money to match your recording equipment haha!

[m1bug]

GOOOOD lesson!!

[m1bug]

@livejamm69 Yeah right and it was on "Ludwigs". :)

[livejamm69]

GrooveDrummin. Ian Paice played this lick at the start of Fireball, Live in Denmark 1972 video, except he used two bass drum instead of the hi-hat. He also used this lick in Made in Japan, on Space Truckin etc.

[FreestyleLilWayne]

thank you billy mays ;)

[drumsanddrumming]

what i now have hard to do is the double stroke on my kick, (Black Sabbath war Pigs, when the hihat marks and then comes kick and cymbals in and mark with a double stroke), any tip on improving?

[kejefel2009]

I hate this beat so much. Took me almost 2 hours to manage at speed like 50 bpm :D. Cool stuff though, thanks!

[420choky]

dang now i have 0 excuses why i cant practice