70s Prog Drumming to Modern Ears

Davesax1965 wrote: "You're making an assumption that there was no rock music of any kind in the 1930's " Yes, a common assumption here on Planet Earth. I believe Rocket 88 came out in March 1951 and is regarded as the first rock and roll song by some....... R&B, really.

I thought it was still debatable when rock n' roll started. Don't we have a history of progressive evolution of the genre over time ?

Love Rush .. I think of Peart us a drum God ... same as Portnoy  .. but I fully believe it was Phil Ehart (Kansas) that put the "true" rock beat in Prog music best.      ... now debate me


Edited by Enchant X - March 19 2015 at 19:59

cstack3 wrote: This was amazing 70's prog drumming....Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, and Bill Rieflin with King Crimson's last tour.  I saw Bruford with LTIA era KC, these guys had it nailed!  (It took three drummers to equal one Broof, and some Jamie Miur!)

Indeed.  Initially, I was skeptical that 3 drummers might possibly be 'gimmicky.'  But trust

^Oops! I'm not a musician. Forgive me. What I meant to say was "...pah-rump-pa-pum-pum."

So. When was the last time you saw anything like this on telly ? ;-)

Is there honestly anything else to say ? ;-)

As good? That's a tough one to qualify. How do you define good? It's too subjective for there to be an accurate answer, but one thing is common to all good musicianship: that what is played is appropriate and complements the material around it. One of the things that makes Peart do great is that despite his great creativity and inventiveness, nothing ever sounds like it doesn't fit in. Same can be said for Geddy's bass playing - busy as hell, but always perfect for the song.

I couldn't even begin to tell you what's happened to the cymbals and bass drums here. 

^I would chop off my left leg for that

I'll do it first. *proceeds to bring out axe*