Modern Drummer Issue 352

2009·30.3 MB·English

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CONTENTS
Volume 33, Number 3
FEATURES
Earl Palmer
46
After Earl Palmer traveled from New Orleans to LA in 1957, he
reached musical heights even he couldn’t have predicted: Soon the
man credited as giving rock ’n’ roll its telltale backbeat would be
known as the busiest, most respected studio drummer ever.
64 The Killers’
Ronnie Vannucci
Big beats, bigger ideas, and downright mammothhi-hats define
Ronnie Vannucci’s contributions to The Killers’ latest collection of
modern pop masterstrokes, Day And Age.
Sean Reinert
78 Cynic’s
A decade and a half after Cynic simultaneously raised the bar and
threw out the rule book on death metal, drummer Sean Reinert is back
recording and touring with the recently re-formed band.
Francisco Mela
88
At the intersection of deep-rooted Cuban folk music, mind-expanding
jazz improv, and endlessly thoughtful drum escapades, you’ll find
Francisco Mela, reinterpreting music’s past and re-imagining its future.
Genius
114 Great Drum Parts =
Heavy hitters Billy Ward, Simon Phillips, Doane Perry, Marco
46
Minnemann, Thomas Lang, and Jerry Marotta talk about the
grooves that inspired them early on—and that continue to today.
64 orey Mundkowski 78 Alex Solca 88 Paul La Raia
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Steve
18 Update 120 A Different View
Lindsey Buckingham
• Marco Minnemann
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’s Fleetwood Mac’s sonic explorer on
Jay Bellerose Mick, “found” percussion, and the
• Studio legend Russ Kunkel beats that stir his heart.
• F5’s Jimmy DeGrasso
PLUS NEWS
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EDUCATION
40 Electronic Insights
Electronic Setups And Scenarios
How To Build An Efficient And Effective Backing-Track System byDonny Gruendler
96 Strictly Technique
Rudimental Combinations: A Condensed OverviewbyBobby Borg
98 Rock Perspectives
Ask Chris:My Two Cents, Part 3 by Chris Adler
100 Off The Record
Classic Studio Performances:Josh Freese On A Perfect Circle’s “Judith”
by Mike Malinin
36
102 Jazz Drummers’ Workshop
The Hi-Hat:A Candid Perspective by Ian Froman
104 The Funky Beat
The Oakland Stroke:Breaking Down One Of Tower Of Power’s Most Popular Beats
by David Garibaldi
106 Rock ‘N’ Jazz Clinic
Vinnie Colaiuta:Shredding “Evidence” With Oz Noy by Terry Branam
110 The Jobbing Drummer
Drumming In Church:Demands And Rewards by Stephen Brasgalla
DEPARTMENTS
10 An Editor’s Overview
Things That Make You Go “Boom!” by Michael Dawson
128 12 Readers’ Platform
14 Ask A Pro
Benny GrebOn Snare Sounds And Getting Precise •
Mickey HartOn Absurdly Long Rhythmic Cycles
24 It’s Questionable
Keeping It Simple • Elevated Heart Rate
Listen
124 Critique
128 Showcase MD Digital Subscribers!
When you see this icon, click on
the multi-media toolbar to access
132 Drum Market
selected sound files. To sign up,
Including Vintage Corner visit moderndrummer.com.
134 Backbeats
PASIC 2008 • Montreal Drum Fest • Superdrumming 2008 • and more
28 136 Kit Of The Month
Hatbox Drumset
EQUIPMENT
28 Product Close-Up
• MapexMeridian Maple And Birch Drumsets
• PearlReference Series Brass And Steel Snare Drums
• ZildjianA Custom ReZo Crashes
• Pro-MarkBlue Devil Marching And New Autograph Sticks
• Istanbul AgopIdris Muhammad Signature Ride
• TamaJohn Blackwell Signature Snare
36 New And Notable
Just Introduced!
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