David Pardy - Fallen drum cover (Symphony X)

David Pardy playing Fallen by Symphony X. I try to emulate Jason Rullo as much as I can. I used bits that I thought were cool from the Live on the Edge of Forever album but it's almost entirely following the studio album (V) version, with my own improvised fills at some points.

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• david
• pardy
• drums
• drumming
• fallen
• symphony
• jason
• rullo
• gretsch

[milonkill]

This is spot on. I wish the quality was a bit better, but I'm in no way complaining. =D Symphony X is quickly overtaking Dream Theater on my number 2 spot for favorite bands. :-)

Good job man. You have accomplished....the almost impossible!

[DavidPartay]

@milonkill Thanks :)

[milonkill]

@DavidPartay Man I'm trying so hard to get this song down...but my legs keep seizing up after the long double bass "solo".

Any suggestions?

[DavidPartay]

@milonkill ... as doing so will help 'iron out' the flaws in your technique and give you a lot more leg strength and control, especially when it comes time to developing much higher speeds. The song is around 145bpm, so it shouldn't take you too long to get comfortable at that speed, but the rule of thumb when it comes to double bass is that if you're twitching and tensing up, getting cramps, etc. you have to slow down and relax!

[DavidPartay]

@milonkill Well, it sounds like a relaxation issue to me. I think the best course of action you could take would be to set the metronome at about 80, and play single strokes with your legs for a whole minute, then bump up the tempo by 5 and do it again after a short rest. You need to find the point where you can play for a minute with a bit of a burn, but without twitching or tensing up.

Make sure that you use your whole leg rather than just your ankle...

[mcufre]

Man great attitude, for me the only thing that kinda put me off is the double pedal stuff, sounds like it needs a bit of work, but take it as a constructive criticism. I always wanted to do this tune and never had the balls, so props to you.

[DavidPartay]

@mcufre Thanks! Yeah, I know it's not 100% spot on. Unfortunately these days I can't even really work on it properly as I've moved and have to use mesh heads and so getting consistency with my strokes is even more difficult to work on. But, one day I will move again and will be able to play my drums properly - there are a few things I really want to nail as far as consistency and clarity are concerned and singles with my feet is the main one.

[milonkill]

@DavidPartay Alright! Thanks man. :-D I'll post back in a few weeks to let you know where I stand! :-D

[milonkill]

@DavidPartay You're welcome bud. :D

[loganressler]

@DavidPartay

Sounds great!

I look forward to hearing/ seeing it!

I've been trying to upload a few videos of my own, just casual stuff, but the upload gets all messed up; the video plays about twice as fast as the audio. Oh well, i'll figure it out.