Modern Drummer Issue 269

164 Pages·2002·35.3 MB·English

Contents
Contents
Volume 26, Number 4
B
UDDY
A Photographic Portrait
No use arguing, Buddy Rich was the king.
In this exclusive feature, MD takes you on a
view through the lens of Buddy’s entire, amazing
career. Special bonus: Contemporary jazz great
John Riley’s personal thoughts on the master.
50
Spock’s Beard’s UPDATE 22
N D’V Paul McCartney’s Abe Laboriel Jr.
ICK IRGILIO
Lit’s Allen Shellenberger
d Like his hero, Phil Collins, Nick D’Virgilio
Hai is out to prove progressive rock is more 62 The Butthole Surfers’ King Coffey
e
Mik than just odd times and faux-classical Endangered Species’ Richie Hayward
motifs. This is one drummer with soul.
Wilco’s Glenn Kotche
by Mike Haid
Heavy Rock Maestro Tommy Aldridge
Son Volt’s Mike Heidorn
J L B Colonel Parker’s Slim Jim Phantom
OE A ARBERA
Joe La Barbera has backed the best in
ca the biz. Tony Bennett, Bill Evans—the 74 WOODSHED 126
ol
S list is as deep as Joe’s jazz feel. Yeah,
ex thatdeep. A PERFECTCIRCLE’S
Al J F
by Rick Mattingly OSH REESE
Going mobile with the notorious one man
drum orgy.
by Waleed Rashidi
I T C
N HE LEAR
The Past, Present, And FFIIRRSSTT PPEERRSSOONN 142
Future Of Acrylic Drums Jeff Ocheltree
Teching For Bonham
From Led Zeppelin to The Butthole
by Billy Amendola
Surfers, some of the coolest bands in
the land have made a major visual state- 84
ment with “plastic” traps. Thing is, they
sound pretty darned great too! MDtells IN MEMORIAM146
the tale of the great see-through drums.
by Jim DeRogatis ROCK‘N’ ROLLLEGEND
P F
ANAMA RANCIS
Not only was Panama there when jazz
morphed into rock, he had a major hand
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in the transformation.
MD Giveaway by Rick Van Horn
Win One Of Twelve Fabulous Prizes, Including Canopus Drums,
Wuhan Cymbals, New Sound Stands, Beato Bags, And Accessories
From Groove Juice And Grip Peddler
Education
96 RROOCCKK PPEERRSSPPEECCTTIIVVEESS 106 CCOONNCCEEPPTTSS 128 BBAASSIICCSS
Mirror-Image Exercises Undertow: A Good Mechanism Choosing The Right Equipment:
by Rod Morgenstein For Your Time Tips For The Jazz Drumming
by Billy Ward Novice
100 TTHHEEMMUUSSIICCAALLDDRRUUMMMMEERR by Steve Smith
Understanding The Language 110 OOFFFF TTHHEE RREECCOORRDD
Of Music, Part 7: Puddle Of Mudd’s 132 SSHHOOPP TTAALLKK
6th And 7th Chords Greg Upchurch: Come Clean A Practical Guide To Noise
by Ron Spagnardi by Ed Breckenfeld Reduction, Part 5:
Room Treatment For
104 JJAAZZZZ DDRRUUMMMMEERRSS’’ 114 TTHHEE JJOOBBBBIINNGG DDRRUUMMMMEERR Optimum Sound
WWOORRKKSSHHOOPP The Distance Factor: by Mark Parsons
Projecting The Right Sound
The Stripped-Down Kit Approach
To Your Audience 136 FFRROOMM TTHHEE PPAASSTT
by Ron Spagnardi
by Ron Hefner Jazz/Rock Pioneers
by Rod Fogarty
Departments
Page 118
8 AANN EEDDIITTOORR’’SS OOVVEERRVVIIEEWW 14 AASSKK AA PPRROO 148 BBAACCKKBBEEAATTSS
Your Own Best Critic Gene Lake and Joe Morello PASIC 2001 and more
by Adam Budofsky
18 IITT’’SS QQUUEESSTTIIOONNAABBLLEE 154 DDRRUUMM MMAARRKKEETT
10 RREEAADDEERRSS’’ PPLLAATTFFOORRMM Including Vintage Showcase
118 CCRRIITTIIQQUUEE
160 DDRRUUMMKKIITT OOFF TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH
124 OONN TTHHEE MMOOVVEE
Equipment
30 NNEEWW AANNDD NNOOTTAABBLLEE
38 PPRROODDUUCCTT CCLLOOSSEE--UUPP
Meinl Byzance Cymbals
by Rick Mattingly
40
Spaun 100% Birch Drums
by Martin Patmos
42
Istanbul Agop Mel Lewis 1982 Cymbals
And Alchemy Custom Hi-Hats Page 38
by Will Romano
Page 30
44 46
Pearl CST-80 Cymbal Stacker Earthtone Natural Skin Drumheads
And BC-800W Boom/Cymbal Stand by Chap Ostrander
by Chap Ostrander

an editor’s overview
Volume 26, Number 4
The World’s Most Widely Read Drum Magazine
EDITOR/PUBLISHER RONALDSPAGNARDI
CHIEFFINANCIALOFFICER ISABELSPAGNARDI
ASSOCIATEPUBLISHER TRACYA. KEARNS
SENIOREDITOR RICKVANHORN
EDITORIALDIRECTOR WILLIAMF. MILLER
MANAGINGEDITOR ADAMJ. BUDOFSKY
ASSOCIATEEDITOR TEDBONAR
EDITORIALASSISTANT SUZANNEHURRING
Your Own Best Critic SENIORARTDIRECTOR SCOTTG. BIENSTOCK
ASSISTANTARTDIRECTOR MICHELEM.NEWHOUSE
ASSISTANTARTDIRECTOR JOSEPHKING
ADVERTISINGDIRECTOR BOBBERENSON
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