Bermuda's Best Drum Playing

Post by **Driew_La_27** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:22 am

Well I'm asking it, because I know Jon didn't do it all at once. Like change from one beat RIGHT to the next. Yes, I DO give Jon mad props! I'm just asking, if you split it up, and play each "section" separately are the individual sets themselves challenging?

Forget it.

Post by **algonacchick** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:37 am

Hmm, well, you don't know that he didn't sit down and play it all at once, do you?

Anyway, split up or not, it's still pretty challenging stuff. Why wouldn't it be?

Post by **Driew_La_27** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:39 am

algonacchick @ Apr 8 2005, 10:37 PM wrote: Hmm, well, you don't know that he didn't sit down and play it all at once, do you?

I'm pretty sure Bermuda said that they didn't do it all at once... Bermuda?

drnick954 · Post by **drnick954** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:20 pm

I' have to say Gump

twinkieweinersandwiches24_7 · Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:58 am

Yeah, I like Gump, too, with that really fast bass drum footwork

. But I must say that I think Bermuda's at his best in the polka medleys, but for individual songs, I htink it's a tie between Genius in France and Albuquerque, mainly because they're both so long, but for GIF, it's just so varied and changes styles so much throughtout the song, like Zappa songs, I guess....

..OK, I'm done now.

Post by **Carol** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:01 am

I know nothing about drumming, but I LOOOVE Bermuda's solo in the Live! Video.

Post by **algonacchick** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:06 am

You don't have to know a thing about it to know when you've heard awesome drumming. I just have more respect for Jon because I've been drumming myself for 20 years. I'm not nearly as good as Jon, but, I know how technical it can get. And I still say GiF is definitely his best drumming, divided up or not.

Post by **weird_el** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:33 pm

I'd say I'm most impressed with Albuquerque. Jon had to keep that consistent beat for 11 minutes.

Post by **algonacchick** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:36 pm

That's a good point, El. I know I get tired after half that amount of time. I'll count that up there with GiF. That was 9 minutes, which is still a long time, but he also had all those different rhythms to play. I honestly don't recall Jon saying he didn't play those parts straight through.

Post by **weird_el** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:47 pm

Thats a good point. I don't know if they've ever played these longer songs straight through. They could have been recorded in parts. Has anyone asked?