Influences?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:50 pm

Just found this thread...here's my short list!

Started out listening to old Genesis (Gabriel days), Yes, King Crimson, and of course Zeppelin. So the Old School influences are in that vein....Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, John Bonham
In the 90's got into Smashing Pumpkins heavily...Jimmy Chamberlin was a huge influence on my style for years! I liked his combination of raw rock power with incredible finesse and chops. Sort of like a Bonham for the alt rock scene?
Here lately, as I get older (aw, hell, I'm only 35!), my tastes have changed again. I still love all the old stuff I grew up on, just branching out even more. I noticed someone listed Matt Chamberlin (any relation to Jimmy Chamberlin??). He's been huge lately as well. I have only heard the stuff he does with Tori Amos. Man! His playing on "Scarlett's Walk" was mind blowing to me! Such perfect grooves for each song, not only playing but from a production standpoint as well. The layers of drums and perfectly placed percussion overdubs. His drum and percussion tracks would be intrerestin all by themselves without the rest of the music there. I "borrowed" a few tricks from him, like layering a snare with brushes groove under the main beat. Who else? OK last one...I don't think I've seen him mentioned yet. Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemmens from G Love and Special Sauce!!! He made me go buy a piccolo snare!

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:40 am

most of the already mentioned ones and John Henry Bonham, because he can't be mentioned enough.

also an alltime fave for his uniqe grooves and particular spaced out hi hat play, Steve White he played with The Style Council and did all of the Paul Weller Solo Albums and lot of session stuff, including some nice acid jazz projects of him.

i have seen him several times live AMAZING.

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:37 pm

Steven Drozd
Phil Selway
Keith Moon

Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:40 pm

radiohead and bloc party

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:01 am

Trilok Gurtu!!!!!

Already mentioned, you can check John McLaughlin's "Que Alegría" or a duet with Robert Miles called... "Miles/Gurtu"!!! One of the best CDs in the last 20 years.

Most classic drummers are incredible! Rich, Morello, Bonham, Gadd...

God save the beat!

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:22 pm

I see these are mostly drum influences, but the description said keyboardists are welcome too, so here I go Smile

The ones I consciously emulate:

* Debussy
* Fauré
* Whitacre
* Ravel

Ones I've been told I sound like and have listened to, so maybe involuntary emulation?

* Harold Budd
* The Album Leaf

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:51 pm

Well some of my Influences;

Classic Drummers -

John Bonham (I love his Solid drumming style and I share the same Birthday with him)
Mitch Mitchell (Did crazy stuff live and in the studio)
Clive Bunker (Did some great stuff whilst a part of Jethro Tull)
Carl Palmer (So ahead of his time, and did crazy stuff whilst in E.L.P)

Modern Drummers -

Dave Lombardo (Pure Thrash Drumming)
John Dolymayan (Influenced My Drumming Style alot)
Aaron Gillespie (Awesome Drummer and Wicked Rolls all whilst singing)
Chris Adler (HUGE Influence on me)
Vinnie Paul Abbot (Nice Solid Style)
Ben Gordon (Awesome Metalcore Drummer)

There are probably lots more but to mention them all......

Shocked

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:29 pm

Hmm. Original drum inspirations... Well, I have to say I was born on Jimi Hendrix's day of birth so who better than Mitch Mitchell? Nowadays, I'm inspired by great bass lines (Bob Daisley, Jeff Berlin, etc) and percussive phrasing more than anything else. (I hope my son sticks with piano!) Well, here goes:

Gene Krupa (The Original Drummerman)
Michael Giles (Old King Crimson)
Joe Morello (Dave Clark Five)
Rick Wakeman (comping rhythms) Six Wives of Henry VIII
David Garabaldi (Tower of Power)

Honorable Mention:
Neil Peart
Stewart Coepland
Bill Ward

So many more but space does not permit. Others, I really dig watching (Buddy, Zak Starkey)

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:23 am

Bill Ward!

Dude, I'm diggin' the fact that you would mention him!

Bill Ward rarely gets the respect he deserves!

I dare anyone to try to play early Sabbath beat for beat.

He's overlooked all the friggin' time, yet the guy was a maniac - Iron Man has fills that are all over the place - very cool!

Thumbs Up

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:21 pm

The influences that made me want to be a drummer:
John Bonham
Stewart Copeland
Neil Peart
Steve Smith
Phil Ehart
Peter Criss

The ones I started to like a lot later on:
Danny Carey
Mike Portnoy
Josh Freeze
Matt Cameron

Then the ones who drove me to the guitar were:
Jimmy Page
Billy Howerdell
Gary Moore

There are a lot more that's just who came to mind right off the top of my head.

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:59 pm

Nobody can beat these Guys!!!!!!!!!!

DANNY CAREY
TRAVIS BARKER
KIETH MOON
MIKE PORTNOY
JOHN BONHAM
CARTER BEAUFORD
NEIL PEART

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:06 pm

These Guys made me what I am NOW

SLASH
MIKE McCREADY
JIMMY HENDRIX
ERIC CLAPTON
JOE SATRIANI
TUCK ANDRESS

Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:09 am

As a kid,

Yes
Kansas
ELP
Kiss
Stan Kenton

As an aspiring musician,

Rush
Van Halen
AC/DC
Maynard Furgeson

What made me want to be an engineer,

Suzanne Vega

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