Since emerging on the New York scene a few years ago, drummer Dan Weiss has managed to involve himself with some significant names, including saxophonist David Binney and guitarists Joel Harrison, ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The drum solo is that one showstopping moment during a concert that allows the drummer to shake the restrictive chains of timekeeper and showcase ...
Next to prog’s general existence, there’s no better symbol of rock-musical excess than the drum solo. Critics have never liked them; old Rolling Stone reviews would rip in-concert double albums whose ...
I conclude my five-part review of Tom’s Top Five Drum Solos by ending with perhaps a surprising selection—Ringo Starr’s work on the song The End, the final song on the Beatles final album, Abbey Road.
Few genres of music nail the drum solo quite like classic rock. Plenty of modern-day rock bands have put out a killer drum track or two, but you just can’t beat the old-school drum solos that would ...
It's time to drum up some applause for your favorite metal drummers as we showcase their talents in this Loudwire collection of mind-boggling metal drum solos. In this collection, we show you the wide ...
The drum solo has long been synonymous with extravagant posturing, with the worst excesses of rock’n’roll virtuoso exhibitionism. The reputation is unfortunate, but whatever one thinks of drum solos, ...
Whiplash, the new hit starring Miles Teller as an aspiring young drummer, opens in select theaters today. Inspired by the film’s exhilarating music scenes, we looked for the best drum solos online.
If you grew up in the late 60s or early 70s, this was THE drum solo. One of first long drum solos in an album. Every drummer knew this song and we all measured ourselves by whether we could play.
Starr outright refused to do drum solos, which led some to think of him as a weak drummer. His bandmates disagreed. “I think Ringo was always paranoid that he wasn’t a great drummer because he never ...
UK drum & bass DJ, producer and artist Dimension has announced his biggest solo North American tour to date, with major market shows slotted for New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, San ...
The use of Indian rhythms in jazz—in some way, shape or form—has become somewhat commonplace. While spicing up some improvised music with the addition of a sitarist or tablaist might be enough of an ...