scpttrerulz: Scpttrerulz' Drum School Faculty

scpttrerulz 02.28.07	1) Though this might seem like an odd company for John Bonham to keep, during the early stages of teaching myself I tried to incorporate the brilliant sense of groove they had and what they added to the songs as a result of that. This was also my introduction to drumming that instead of "providing beat" became intertwined and integral to the rest of the band's music. 2)I must admit here, I too fell prey to the desire to play fast quickly and so in my second stage I looked to punk for the answer. Tre Cool was the ultimate punk drummer (American Idiot was just out and was a great song to play to). At the same time I was also trying to incorporate the "smooth movements" of both Shannon Larkin and Tommy Stewart (I was heavily into Godsmack then). Then came grunge which was an absolute blast to play to. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "You Know You're Right" were my favourites 3)This guy was obviously too much too fast but listening to his drumming gave me something I aspired to be. I had heard Mike Portnoy by this time, but the thing is a guy who I sometimes take as a rival loves Portnoy to death and that's when I came across Carey. This actually might sound childish and immature but hey, I had my answer. I decided that to be able to be as creative on a kit balanced by technical mastery as he was would be my goal(more specifically to get "Ticks and Leeches" and the last part of "The Grudge" perfectly was and still is my goal).
rockstar18 02.28.07	Its good to see you have a range of different influences when learning drums.
scpttrerulz 02.28.07	4)Pretty soon I was suddenly curious about double bass drumming. That's when I found Machinehead. What I loved about McLain was how smoothly he played and his kit (with the flat toms and all) which was weird at first. This was my first proper introduction to blastbeats. Also I went back to listening to Disturbed since Mike has some very nice double bass lines -- not too complex but still exciting enough to try them. Parallelly, a competition my band was taking part in gave me the oppurtunity to play deep purple (Burn). Needless to say Ian Paice blew my brains out. It amazed me how he used technical jazzy fills in such hard "metal" sounding songs. 5)The stage I'm currently in, double bass mania and also trying to get more technical with both stick control and fills. I fell instantly in love with what Chris Adler and Jason Bittner's double bass work, especially the former whose double bass timing is SWEET. I also try to listen to metalcore since good breakdowns have lovely bass drum lines (note: operating word is good). Then I came across Virgil Donati as a very-famous-for-his-double-bass-drumming drummer. And truly, he is absolutely breathtaking on the pedals. This is going to be a tough stage to master since technicality of fills and rolls, and variable speed double bass drumming are I think very difficult to master. Wish me all the best ppl!
Thor 02.28.07	brann dailor
MrKite 02.28.07	A lot of people under estimate Dave Grohl. I really think he's a great drummer and he comes up with some cool beats. Especially the ones who would just make up during improvised jams with Nirvana.
samthebassman 03.01.07	good list