Henry II wrote:Kurtis wrote:so true rodge. i could go less than 10 myself. there are musicians out there that have rocked your world upside down and then some. then you have the ones that influence you enough to make a big impact.
how about top 3
My drumming influences/inspirations were influential more for the music they played on than for the drumming itself, with the exception of Buddy. Among them would be: Philly Joe, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Harvey Mason, Bernard Purdie and Jeff Porcaro (with Steely Dan), among a few others. Buddy was a completely different - totally drummistic - experience/influence/inspiration for me, as was Joe Morello who had the best recorded "drum sound" I've ever heard.
Henry II,
You deserve a big hug for that. I am totally with you.
I listen to Carlos play with JT, Jeff play with Boz Scaggs, Steve Gadd play with Michael McDonald, Bernard Purdie play with Steely Dan, Gary Mallaber play with Van Morrison, Ringo play with The Beatles, Dave Weckl play with Michel Camilo, Steve Jordan play with John Mayer and THAT alone makes those guys my heroes. What they do to the music, how they make me feel when they play simple (or not so simple) things and leave me shaking my head in disbelief...
MP