the mad drummer... then and now

[Levent]

2. That suit's eyes, together with the frantic drumming, gives the impression of complete insanity.

That's just another day in Japan I want to live there at some point.
Vocals make It baffling too. Drums ignore the song's groove completely and the vocal keeps the original rhythm of the song with the same childish enthusiasm.
Here is a transcription lol

 

[pcake]

my husband grew up in eagle rock and highland park. and there are some areas up there that are more than sketchy. man, has he got stories. but i think el sereno, where mr t's bowl used to be, was pretty... er... interesting in places. there was a stabbing inside the club once when we played there. we ended up being pulled off stage to join a lineup out back, then finished our set.

 

[Levent]

my husband grew up in eagle rock and highland park. and there are some areas up there that are more than sketchy. man, has he got stories. but i think el sereno, where mr t's bowl used to be, was pretty... er... interesting in places. there was a stabbing inside the club once when we played there. we ended up being pulled off stage to join a lineup out back, then finished our set.

Finish the set after a stabbing? I can't fathom or stomach that.

 

[andrus108]

The tall cymbals are interesting lol.

Studio engineers love drumers who play this way, less bleed in tom and snare mics.

 

[pcake]

Finish the set after a stabbing? I can't fathom or stomach that.

we didn't see any of the bleeding or the actual stabbing. the guy was part of a group of rockabilly guys who were attacked by another group on the dance floor, so we saw a lot of pushing and shoving, but not the actual stabbing or any serious violence. we weren't sure what happened till the police told everyone.

 

[Michedelic]

Got it.

Bingo, Highland Park.

I've lived in this area for nearly 20 years. I used to live on Ave 57 a block from Mr T's Bowl on Fig, in the center of it, before I could afford to get a place a couple miles up where it's quiet and tucked away from all that.

So you’re close to Colorado, the Vons and so forth?

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

He's got nothing on the overqualified drummer

Speaking of overqualified drummers: there's this guy George Hooks who brings heavy metal blastbeat to the Orthodox Jewish wedding.

 

[ultra60]

Drummers are a special breed. Always thought this guy was as entertaining as the Mad Drummer. Juggles drumsticks, lol.

 

[Levent]

Speaking of overqualified drummers: there's this guy George Hooks who brings heavy metal blastbeat to the Orthodox Jewish wedding.

Wow epic Judaist in the streets, Judas Priest in the sheets.

 

[leafhill]

The music in that (first) metal video is not my cup of tea, but boy can the dude play!? Awesome playing, fills, bass drumming... He's very talented. Thanks for the video!

 

[Smoove-Groove]

This guy is really fun to watch. And he has a comically high cymbal.

 

[Koshchei]

from this (12 years ago)


to this (3 weeks ago)

Not so mad anymore it seems...

Agreed with those above about the Nyango Star Cat completely eclipsing the Mad Drummer.

 

[Phaidrus]

This Karen could be a drummer.



This happened about 10 minutes from where I live.

Just a small dent. That Chevy truck is certainly well built! As of the psychopath driver, I'm sure the Police can geolocate his Tesla.

 

[dougfr67]

The tall cymbals are interesting lol.

Lol they're not. It's a totally normal setup.

 

[Phaidrus]

Bill Ward smashing the drums like a madman.

 

[Razman]

Lol they're not. It's a totally normal setup.

I am not a drummer. If I were, I should probably be fired.

 

[drwv]

I'm from Morgantown, WV, and I only ever saw the band in that video - Rick K and the Allnighters - booked at hotels and conference rooms, never bars or clubs. They were thought of as a joke by the local "real bands".

Two decades later, those dudes are apparently living the life of full-time musicians and touring, so good for them!

https://www.rickkandtheallnighters.com/about

 

[SixtyCycleHum]

I have a question about his brand:

"Mad" as in, needs to be straight-jacketed in a rubber room, or...

"Mad" as in, the guy at the deli counter got his order wrong?

A, due to B!

 

[Isaac_James]

Now we need to find out about what happened to the “Final Countdown” band. Or maybe not. Then there was this guy…

See, if I tried anything like this I'd be flat on my back or face by the end of the first verse. I am not exactly light on my toes. I take my dancing cues from John Entwistle, not David Lee Roth.

 

[Michedelic]

See, if I tried anything like this I'd be flat on my back or face by the end of the first verse. I am not exactly light on my toes. I take my dancing cues from John Entwistle, not David Lee Roth.

I do a modified version of JJ’s bopping around on stage, just to show I have a pulse…