LIVE: BEST DRUMS Options

[Hoodstock]

I like Chad's drumming style and looking over their CD's, I'm trying to decide which individual Live track has the best drums. I just stated thinking about it and right now I'm leaning towards TBD, but I'd have to review some other songs.

I was wondering if anyone had a specific track where they thought Gracey really laid it down?

[Existentialist]

Still Aroused

[Hobbsy]

Operation Spirit - That song goes off!!!

[livebat]

i think that's Freaks... but the best challenge and proof that Chad is a great drummer is "Ok?"

[Hobbsy]

Operation Spirit - That song goes off!!!

Still on drugs...... I meant to say White, Discussion

[Merica]

I love the drum intro to PLOTR.

I also like the drumming bit he does in the live version of Lightning Crashes they performed on MTV. When the guitars stop and he's drumminng whilst Ed sings. That is possibly my favourite Live moment ever, brings chillz 2 ma neck...

This post has been edited by Merica: May 1 2007, 1:47 am

[Leigh]

I LOVE The Dam at Otter Creek, the drums are just awesome on that.
There are many many more though.

Leigh.

[Deku]

I like the Drums in Stage

[pizan0]

The drums in Iris....fantastic

[FishOutaWater]

I think he must have used a different, more basic drum kit on MJ. I love the drums on that whole album. The drums that stick out in my head on that album is Mother Earth Is A Vicious Crowd and Good Pain. I especially love that hollow drum beat on Good Pain that carries the spirit of the whole song.

This post has been edited by FishOutaWater: May 1 2007, 11:01 am

[Bob]

I think he must have used a different, more basic drum kit on MJ. I love the drums on that whole album. The drums that stick out in my head on that album is Mother Earth Is A Vicious Crowd and Good Pain. I especially love that hollow drum beat on Good Pain that carries the spirit of the whole song.

He's used the same kit configuration since the MJ days, but he upgraded from a Pearl Export series to the Masters series. Other than that, it's been the same setup.

There were some really good songs listed already: Still Aroused (HELL YES!), White Discussion and Stage (that song is still a bitch for me to play on drums).

To throw another one in there: Unsheathed. That song has a very unique drumming pattern for the verse that's pretty sweet. It's also hard to play if you don't have your kit set up the same way as he does, as he uses the 13" tom on his left and his splash. If you have a traditional kit, it's really hard to play that song just like him unless you play "open" stick style.

Like I Do is pretty good too, especially to stay on perfect rhythm through the verse with the snare beat he's using.

[aLIVEinNORWAY]

I can't help it, but I love when Chad start hitting the drums in Mystery...I know it I'm soft

[Senghe]

Waitress, Heropsychodreamer, Run to the Water, Like I Do, Lighthouse and Night Of Nights.

Amongst others.

[alexou]

Hello all,

Interesting topic. I've never really known if he is a really good player or not compared to other rock groups. For the practice he gives (none), he is good. He succeeds to give some songs his own touch. Like all the others his implication is going down hill since V.

In Mother earth is a viscious crowd and Pillar of Davidon he gives this touch. Other moments: End of RTTW and end of Lightning Crashes, WD, turn my head (simple but efficient), Freaks, Where fishes go, DWY, Like I do and some others. In all TC and MJ are his best records, because the rythmic section was more important at that time.

Alex

[Alex]

Yeah, he's decent but not exactly outstanding. There are certainly far better drummers that also don't ever practice.