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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:55
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Phil Phil wrote:

Hard to make a general statement....but generally, I think they aren't really necessary. Bill Bruford deliberately avoids drum solo's!

Having said that when you're at a concert a solo can be great to watch..though the most impressive ones have been those of Carl Palmer that I've only seen on DVD...but listening to them on record is just plain boring unless they're kept very short.

Summed up brilliantly Phil. I love listening to Moby Dick on Led Zep II but the one on "How the west was won" is far too long.



Agreed! I watched "The Song Remains the Same" and it has Bonzo's live "Moby Dick" solo playing while you're watching him go drag racing or some-such....I felt myself start to nod off...
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:53
I guess there are two or three solos  will appeal but the rest will sound medicocre or worse. For me Joe Morello's Castillian Drums on Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall, Ginger Baker's Toad (Cream's Wheels On Fire), Brian Bennett's Little B (a sub-4 minute gem) on the 2nd Shadows album. Recently saw on DVD  an edited version of a  Buddy Rich drum solo, recorded on Jerry Lewis TV show (50's or 60's???), and it was astounding good - indeed Rich started from cold with no other musicians
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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:38

Originally posted by Phil Phil wrote:

Hard to make a general statement....but generally, I think they aren't really necessary. Bill Bruford deliberately avoids drum solo's!

Having said that when you're at a concert a solo can be great to watch..though the most impressive ones have been those of Carl Palmer that I've only seen on DVD...but listening to them on record is just plain boring unless they're kept very short.

Summed up brilliantly Phil. I love listening to Moby Dick on Led Zep II but the one on "How the west was won" is far too long.
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Points: 1881 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:33
Hard to make a general statement....but generally, I think they aren't really necessary. Bill Bruford deliberately avoids drum solo's!

Having said that when you're at a concert a solo can be great to watch..though the most impressive ones have been those of Carl Palmer that I've only seen on DVD...but listening to them on record is just plain boring unless they're kept very short.
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Points: 721 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:09
No... that's like saying guitar solos are only interesting to guitarists, which, of course, is incorrect. I don't play drums but I love a good drum solo, and I know a lot of other people feel the same way.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:07
I don't play drums, am not a big fan of drums.. but I loooove Grand Vizier's Garden Party, which is just a use of percussions. So I guess you're wrong
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Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2005 at 11:05

I HAVE TO ASK THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL:

ARE LONG DRUM SOLOS IN ALBUMS AND CONCERTS REALLY NECESSARY? ISNT IT JUST BORING AND INTERESTS DRUMMERS ONLY?
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