Friday, December 21, 2012

drummage #4

Quick one under the heading of "wattage" - examples of drumming that aren't particularly elegant or inventive but transmit a feeling of pure unstoppable power.

Can't remember where I read this (possibly Chuck Eddy in Stairway to Hell)  or who it was originally in reference to, but the phrase "generates enough energy to keep a hospital running" always springs to mind when listening to Ray Philips on this Budgie track from 1972:



Same goes for Mick Tucker here



That's lousy sound quality but picked for the view of Mick right at the start. This is better
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Okay, bassist Herbie Flowers is the true star here, but drummer Jim Gordon is close behind. As well as power supply he also contributes a drum solo, but a pretty basic one.

                                      

That was actually a single and got into the Billboard Top Thirty in 1972.  It could almost be off Fly.


And finally Hugo Burnham, the man-machine.