He does amazing things with that tiny, very basic drum kit. Compare to Keith Moon or John Bonham, it’s night and day.
I did not fully appreciate the excellence and creativity of this band until last year when I stumbled across their full catalog on Spotify and spent several weeks just obsessing over it. They are *so* much more than just surf music or “Walk Don’t Run”, “Tequila” and “Wipeout”, great as those are. I wrote it up (including several videos) here: https://www.jbrokaw.com/2021/05/friday-art-and-music-since-i-discovered.html
Bought my first drum kit in ’69 with $90 I saved cutting lawns & caddying. Being able to play “Wipeout” was the standard you were judged by. My Dad introduced me to Buddy Rich and I
soon forgot about destroying my snare playing the Ventures hit. Then I found Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker….. Good times.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Dave Brubeck Live at Carnegie Hall.
It’s not tight, but it’s drumming:
Castilian Drums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBZJk5Kfgw
There are better more recent videos of this, but I thought I would stay with the original. Enjoy–
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=video%2BPipeline%2BVentures&t=h_&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSaJaNVqrYgc
He does amazing things with that tiny, very basic drum kit. Compare to Keith Moon or John Bonham, it’s night and day.
I did not fully appreciate the excellence and creativity of this band until last year when I stumbled across their full catalog on Spotify and spent several weeks just obsessing over it. They are *so* much more than just surf music or “Walk Don’t Run”, “Tequila” and “Wipeout”, great as those are. I wrote it up (including several videos) here:
https://www.jbrokaw.com/2021/05/friday-art-and-music-since-i-discovered.html
Fantastic memories, I’m smiling.
Bought my first drum kit in ’69 with $90 I saved cutting lawns & caddying. Being able to play “Wipeout” was the standard you were judged by. My Dad introduced me to Buddy Rich and I
soon forgot about destroying my snare playing the Ventures hit. Then I found Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker….. Good times.