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The triplet cymbal crashing thing is classic Dennis. He sometimes moves the 2nd and 3d notes from the snare to the toms. Made a point of learning it once - but not at redonkulous speed. "Impulse power, Mr. Scott...."

Ahh the single stroke roll. Haven't cared about developing that since high school, probably why it's so far off my radar.

Looks like I should get back into that...

renardvert wrote:Guys, all the time references are written on the right side of the videos.

That's right, completely missed them! Apologies.

GoAndPractice wrote:Ahh the single stroke roll. Haven't cared about developing that since high school, probably why it's so far off my radar.

Looks like I should get back into that...

Dennis and blazing singles are pretty much synonymous. Another of his famous bits is "The Sweep," which I could never get going at a decent rate (Vinnie plays a version of it in the trading 4s section of the Buddy Rich concert). All 32nds, right hand plays 2 notes, usually between snare and floor tom (or pick any other two drums), bass drum plays the next 2 notes. Repeat as fast as possible with the left hand crashing cymbals over the top of it all.

I think the clip with the white drums are from :
http://spl.info/options-accessories/dvd ... short.html

I don`t have the dvd...
I could be wrong but the extreme great sound says i am not..

Janne

Joe Nocella wrote:If I have the timing correct. It just seems like triplets, accenting the 1st beat with a bass drum and crash..albeit at a redonkulous rate of speed.

Right on the money.

It's funny how some of the simplest things, executed at incredible speeds or phrased masterfully, become confusing because your brain perceives them as having to be more complex than they really are... transcribers block.