Man that Paul Brochu dude is rippin!! What I find amusing about that vid is Im wondering where it was. People are walking by seeing this middle aged social studies teacher lookin dude tearin it up and they barely even glance. Is this a regular occurance where he is? Also, I get both excited and ang...

I think we've touched on this before, but I'd just like to run it over once more. Besides Vinnie, Weckl, Tain, Jojo, Buddy all the really household names, which are your personal heroes? Of course there could be local cats that "no one" has heard of and it could be international players (...

would have been nice, but i suppose not :o) And as to why you wouldn't expect a response, why is that? I think that history and my reputation shows that I don't dodge inquiries and am pretty up front with information as much as possible. But the fact is, we are running a business and there will alw...

Randy Walker wrote:Jim, i have a question. with Sakae making drums under their own name, doesn't that come off as a conflict for Yamaha at all? just curious

Randy.. Were you really expecting an answer??

I didnt post it because it resonated with me personally. I posted it because it was relevant to the topic. Actually I posted it here after seeing Ralph started a new topic just to post that vid but I didnt want to delete the topic because I like Ralph and dont want to discourage him from posting so...

This 2012 MTL Drum Fest clip was just released by Vaudou Drums...



Love the edge on this one.. Jerry De Villiers on guitar shines as always..

In no particular order... - John Scofield "Still Warm" - Bill Bruford "One Of A Kind" - King Krimson "Discipline" - Alan Holdsworth "Secrets" - Chick Corea "Friends" - Karizma "Document" - Chick Corea's "Electric Band" - John Scof...

I would definitely support as well...

Pulled out this CD once again.. It had been a while.. Joel Hoekstra's "The Moon Is Falling"... Virgil's groove is displayed on this album...

Morgenthaler wrote:Here's a few fresh clips from the current Holdsworth trio tour

Wow... Needed that... I am getting to enjoy Virgil's "band-context" playing more and more recently.... Wrexcellent one, thanks!!!