Erskine can make anything sound good cause his time feels so good. I was pleasantly surprised by this. Of course it sounded shitty in the beginning with the room mic blended in there(why?). But after that it was ok. I'd love to get me those old Simmons drums. Maybe someone here has those lying in th...

Before.




After: the clip on this thread.

What on earth happened to SS? Perfect example of going after perfect technique, and losing all SOUND.

I don't want to be disrespectful but still..

Manu, I always go back to this scene when in self doubt.

Check out Aquarian modern vintage heads. They sound really really good but lost their tone pretty quickly. I still keep going back to Remos.

Evans was always a bit meh.

Nothing will beat the custom molded ones. I got the Elacin ER9, works for me. Takes out the most irritating high frequencies, but I don't lose too much of dynamics.

Thanks, a great read.

Hey Mark,

Just wondering, are you the same Mark Levine that wrote "jazz theory book" and "piano book"?

The great thing about brushes is that it makes you focus more on the sound you are producing. Basically any sound and technique is usable. I practised a lot playing brushes on an LP-cover, playing along to Bud Powell "The scene changes" with Art Taylor. It's great. Nussbaum and Hamilton ru...

I think Sorum played really solid on that record. One of the better performances, but that record was a bit on the dull side.