Cowbell application?

[drummerboyevil]

My bro got me a nice cowbell for my b-day, and i'm wondering if anyone has some cool cowbell application ideas. I'm looking for things aside from just doing ride/hat type rhythms on it.

Thanks in advance!

[SkaRabbit]

if you check out British boys "spoof" drum video...he has a cool cowbell beat in that.

[Laney]

Latin?

Stanton Moore-style Funk?

[Byron]

look on drummerworld in the clinic section for David Garibaldi's Black Nine

[samsamthegiantman]

Steve Gadd "Late In The Evening" by Paul Simon.

Triangle = Cowbell
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/26/stevegaddgroove1hi.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Jezen]

if you check out British boys "spoof" drum video...he has a cool cowbell beat in that.

Ahh cheers man! :cool:

[SkaRabbit]

^^ all for the love.

[aznriceball]

Was that the influences vid? That vid was great, I wanna post one when I decide to get a camera, but I have no idea how Benny Greb acts :p

[SkaRabbit]

Yeah that was the video. i have been meaning to get aroud to learning that cowbell bit.

[Jezen]

The cowbell bit was completely improvised. I could tab it though.

[SkaRabbit]

o yeah.. do it!

[Futuro]

Cowbell = hit it with your foot.

[SkaRabbit]

^^ not if it is mounted on your hi hats or cymbal stand.

[Futuro]

^^ not if it is mounted on your hi hats or cymbal stand.
Get the bracket for it, Or make a holder like I did.

[Jezen]

I think it went like this. Sounds about right.

CB|x-xx-x--x-xx-x--|x-xx-x--x-xx-x--|
SN|-g--o-gg-g--o-gg|-g--o-gg-g--o-gg|
BD|o---------o-----|o---------o-----|
CN|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|

CB|x-x-x-x-x--x--x-|x-xx-x--x-xx-x--|x|
SN|-g--o--g----o---|-g--o-gg-g--o-gg|-|
BD|o--o-o---oo-----|o---------o-----|o|
CN|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|1|

[mamcdonald]

Blue Oyster Cult covers...

[Hunted By a Freak]

Check out Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez

Crazy left foot cowbell

[Futuro]

Check out Horatio "El Negro" Hernandez

Crazy left foot cowbell
Yeah his stuff is great. The last audio I put up was kinda based on stuff he did.

[Brokensticks]

Gun N Roses use cowbell lots, not very creative beats though.

[Pauly]

I found myself alternating between the cowbell and hihat a lot. For instance, first I'd play...


HH |X-x-X-x-X-x-X-x-|
SN |--O--g-g-gg-Og-g|
BD |o--o----o--o--o-|

After a few bars, I'll start accenting with the cowbell...

CB |X---X---X---X---|
HH |--x---x---x---x-|
SN |--O--g-g-gg-Og-g|
BD |o--o----o--o--o-|


Its fun to play around with. Works wonderfully with the ride and bell as well.

[Futuro]

Pauly those are good exercises IMO. From there you can take it to different levels. Like takeing that 2nd groove and moving the right hand to the the ride every 5th beat etc.

[Hunted By a Freak]

Yeah his stuff is great. The last audio I put up was kinda based on stuff he did.

Oh yeah? Where can this be found?

[Futuro]

Oh yeah? Where can this be found?
Let me try to find it, It was posted on soundclick. But I deleted that "band"

[Bonham#1!]

El Negro is incredible

[Wizz]

Link me to That spoof vid please

[Jezen]

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=jezen

[SkaRabbit]

i liked the hall you played n for the orchestra....You looked very concentrated too.

[SkaRabbit]

Hey BB did you do Tommy igoes 1-2 some barbecue chicken at the begining?

[milkmit]

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=jezen

geez man you're good. love that short solo; especially that little fill at 2:25.
and the snare sound is heavenly. what is it?

[Jezen]

i liked the hall you played n for the orchestra....You looked very concentrated too.

Yeah the hall is incredible. That's hall 1 in The Sage, Gateshead.

Concentrated? I was sh!tting myself! Thousand person audience! :eek:

Hey BB did you do Tommy igoes 1-2 some barbecue chicken at the begining?

Yeah well spotted :p

geez man you're good. love that short solo; especially that little fill at 2:25.
and the snare sound is heavenly. what is it?

That's my Premier No.11 3x14" Metal Piccolo. Coated Ambassador over Hazy 300. And thankyou! :chug:

[fishbulb]

cowbell on the left foot rocks. my pedal for it sucks though.

[SkaRabbit]

i have always wondered.
if you had an old hi hat stand you could mount the cowbell at the top and have a stick mounted under it so everytime you pushed your foot down it hit the stick.

[keeferz]

And, if you're stuck for some songs with cowbell in them:

http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/data_search.pl

I need...MORE COWBELL!! :thumb:

[Det_Nosnip]

Steve Gadd "Late In The Evening" by Paul Simon.

Triangle = Cowbell
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/26/stevegaddgroove1hi.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Ha...I've had that sticking stuck in my head for what's felt like forever, and I just realized where I got it! Gadd tapped it out himself for me at the clinic that I went to, and ever since I've been whoring it shamelessly.

[Murd_666]

I noticed BB u have ur little sumblimnal message at the very beggining, great playing though.

Check out some latin music for great cowbell beats.

[Jezen]

Finally someone notices the hidden advertising! Well done man!

Yeah I did a big rasterbation of the Istanbul Agop logo, and I put it up next to my bed.

[Murd_666]

I noticed that a long time ago cause my comp is slow so i'll always restart the whole thing and i notice "istanbul agop" would appear on my screen everytime i put the thing back far enough.

Hey BB for that Joey Jordinson impression you should have worn some stupid mask.

[sean2332]

in Pantera's "Revolution is My Name" Vinne does a cool cowbell rythm and the same in a Murderdolls song which i cannot remember the name of, it's only for like 4 measures tho

[mamcdonald]

I am in love with your Terry Bozzio impression.

[Dookiedude3005]

Lol one song for cowbell....DON'T FEAR THE REAPER!


"I got a cancerous disease and the only cure for it is...more cowbell"-christopher watkin

[xNerox]

the one thing you must remember: if at any point in a song the cowbell starts playing, IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENSEMBLE. NOTHING MUST OUTPLAY THE COWBELL.

[rohbit]

Steve Gadd "Late In The Evening" by Paul Simon.

Triangle = Cowbell


Oddly enough, I was about to suggest checking out this vid by Steve.

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/Stevegaddmontuno.html

[the_runs]

I dug the Gadd coc line I thought that was pretty good. For cowbell try left foot 3/4 with the bass peart style. (bass on 1 cowbell on 2 and 3) peart doesnt use a cb but I think it would still sound good.