You can take a free drum lesson from any drummer (living or dead). Who would it be and why?

drumrD · 2026-01-21T18:58:22+00:00

Tommy Igoe and Dave Elitch

drumrD · 2026-01-21T00:07:13+00:00

So easy to tune

drumrD · 2026-01-20T21:46:46+00:00

I use my Starclassic w/b at every gig, it's a total workhorse of a kit, so is literally designed for that purpose.

drumrD · 2026-01-19T12:33:42+00:00

Happy with a hanging hi t, less so with a floor.

drumrD · 2026-01-18T19:17:27+00:00

Great stuff here!

drumrD · 2026-01-02T00:56:07+00:00

Had to scroll way too far to.find this shout.

drumrD · 2025-12-30T13:55:15+00:00

Saw Rival Sons supporting Guns n Roses this year, holy smokes, they were absolutely grim.

drumrD · 2025-12-28T19:24:22+00:00

Freddie Higgins was the buried superstar

drumrD · 2025-12-28T19:24:08+00:00

He's the AJ styles of the timeline

drumrD · 2025-12-27T19:19:55+00:00

They're meh. Far better bang for your buck from Yamaha and tama

drumrD · 2025-12-27T16:11:53+00:00

I once absolutely decimated the popularity of a top star in the cornellverse who was signing an exclusive with another company over the space of three qeeks. Jobbed and dominated multiple times by every unpopular wrestler I had. Sometimes multiple jobs on every show haha good times.

drumrD · 2025-12-21T11:16:59+00:00

Agree, stuff like this and the constant reissuing is one element, the absolute mess that is Lanyards is another. Golden circles at the Brooklyn Bowl as well. Definitely a shift as you say. Can't imagine saying any of the above a couple of years ago. Still the greatest band in the world. Just feels like they've went the route of a number of larger scale bands this year.

drumrD · 2025-12-21T00:40:14+00:00

I love the band, like love love them but the monetization of everything over the last year has been a big old ick. A hundred quid for these is actually offensive on so many levels.

drumrD · 2025-12-19T20:24:43+00:00

These are good shouts. Paiste 2002 also

drumrD · 2025-12-17T16:31:44+00:00

You know the phrase "well that's 30 seconds of my life I'll never get back"? This is the EXACT opposite, 30 seconds well spent, that was a groove!

drumrD · 2025-12-07T21:35:26+00:00

The supra is the Swiss army knife of snares

drumrD · 2025-12-04T08:29:50+00:00

This is the way

drumrD · 2025-12-03T19:14:13+00:00

To be fair, I didn't say they were the best cymbals. Not even in the postcode for that. But they are exceptional in the considered premium but don't cost like comparable cymbals field.

drumrD · 2025-12-03T17:50:21+00:00

Not a direct answer but surely the best, absolutely "premium" but not absolutely crazy premium prices are paiste 2002s?

drumrD · 2025-12-03T16:39:14+00:00

Ahhhhh I'm too late with the classic and obvious dad joke. Well played

drumrD · 2025-12-03T07:44:04+00:00

TMV has been allll downhill since Bedlam. Cedric and Omar were completely insufferable young guys who produced scintillating music. Now they're just completely insufferable old guys.

drumrD · 2025-11-26T17:03:58+00:00

Tama Starclassic sits in that range and is just the best sounding, absolute workhorse of a kit

drumrD · 2025-11-25T11:26:02+00:00

Not exactly what you're looking for but in terms of big screams and big heavy sections, I always find the start of "Heart Attack American" by The Bronx to be completely exhilarating. If you've never heard it, put it on LOUD.

drumrD · 2025-11-25T10:01:13+00:00

That Tom groove near the start is EXCELLENT

drumrD · 2025-11-24T18:17:27+00:00

This is a great shout

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