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Tightest Rhythm Section Ever?

#3
As for Rockalternativewhatever, I always thought Billy Gould and Mike Bordin of Faith No More were pretty damn tight (on the recordings, at least, haven't seen a lot of live material but what I caught sounded good). Puffy is pretty damn amazing and his ability to groove really shines on the poppish FNM tracks.

Wasn't he also one of the first popular drummers who used "proper" technique, i.e. playing the snare with your right hand? I'm not much of a drummer but my band's drummer swears by it and says it's superior to the old-school drumming method. He teaches kids drums at a music school and is pretty damn good so I tend to believe him.
 
#8
Poncho Sanchez smokes! I have been lucky enough to see him in person at a small club near where I live...

As for Rocco Prestia....I would not even mention him in the same thread as any rock bassist...Rocco is probably one of the most killers bassists around, with a tone that is simply unbeatable!

This might be the next CD I Buy. Thanks for the tip.
 
#9
Three tightest Rhythm Sections I've ever heard:

1 ) T.O.P. Kinda of a different level then everyone else

2) Gary Grainger/Dennis Chambers Great pick JMX! UBBER TIGHT!!

3) Chris Squire/ Bill Bufford That early YES stuff is a different kind of tight, but when you consider the odd meters those guys played it was unreal!
 
#11
Oh man! You forget on somebody!

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JONH BONHAM && JOHN PAUL JONES
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I don't know better rock rhytm section....

And for me, on the second position are:

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TOMMY SHANNON && CHRIS LAYTON
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Hey, they GROOVE... I like them, as much as their bandmate
, Stevie Ray Vaughan


and... bronze medal, if we can call it rhytm section, because it's just guitarist with drummer :

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JIMI HENDRIX && MITCH MITCHELL
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Yeah, their hold the rhytm!!!
sorry, I know there's no bassist.. But their co-operation must be noticed...
 
#16
I am proud to say that I have met the legend of Rocco himself, and he is the nicest guy. And really funny. I actually met everyone in tower of power except the horn players because I had a backstage pass. And my father is friends with jeff tamelier. They're all really great guys.

As for tightest rhythm section, T.o.P is up there, but I personally am a fan of the MGs. Duck Dunn and Cropper are excellent.
 
#19
Geddy and Neil (Rush) are extremely tight, especially impressive because they both like to overplay a lot! But I wouldn't have it any other way :D

Dream Theater is extremely tight too, but what would you expect from them... they're robots!

John and John are pretty tight, "The Lemon Song" gets me every time :hyper:

And Megadeth is pretty tight on the Rude Awakening DVD, but that's Jr. and Jimmy Degrasso.

Chris and Bill/Alan (Yes) are very tight, just listen to the stuff on Topographic Oceans and Relayer, any band that can pull that kind of stuff off with such precision is pretty amazing... I mean, listen to "The Gates Of Delirium" - it's 22 minutes of pure craziness, and even live on Yesshows, the guys don't miss a beat!



**oh yeah, I just remembered that time I saw the AMAZING Dave Holland Quintet... Dave and his drummer Nate Smith were just in the zone! That was an amazing show, and they were an extremely tight rhythm section.
 
#20
the rhythm section from Nile is astounding. The whole band is incredibly tight but the rhythm section is impecable. I dont know how the bass player plays as fast and as downtuned as Nile while still managing to stay clean!!! The drummer is a freaking monster player as well.
 

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