how about Donati on Chris Buck-3 Crows? Awesome, eh? Buck is awesome. Ex plumber is superb!
how about Donati on Chris Buck-3 Crows? Awesome, eh? Buck is awesome. Ex plumber is superb!
In the 50s, there was an Ellington-Strayhorn suite composed called "A Drum Is A Woman" that shows them in a different light. I liked this album when I was 11 or 12 years old!
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
I always thought Hybris by Anglagard had a damn good drum sound considering it was recorded during the slow decline of gated reverb and electric drumming.
But the best?
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, Bill Bruford's drum sound on Red was so crisp and perfect. Exhibit A is the subtle little fill he puts in Fallen Angel like 55 seconds in. It's a small triumph of technique and imagination, sure, but also of being mixed to the perfect level.
Glenn Kotche's work for Wilco is up there too--small and ever-so-slightly cordoned off from the chaos in a way that perfectly showcases his genius.
But then again I like Meg White's drumming on the first two White Stripes records and almost anything Steve Albini produced (er, recorded).
strange nobody mentioned how good Neal Peart was on Moving Pictures... fat bottom end, crystal clear cymbals. Drums production was revolutionary on MP as far as I'm concerned. Very modern sounding even by todays standards. I prefer that hard hitting bass that goes straignt for your diaphragm
Last edited by rcarlberg; 08-08-2014 at 06:22 PM.
My untrained and uneducated ear sure likes Bruford's sound on UK...
-=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-
Narada Michael Walden has many very good sounding performances from back in the day.
Jeff Beck - Wired
Tommy Bolin - Teaser
ElliNova - Vimana
70's era Jean Luc Ponty featured some great sounding drumming, by
Casey Schuerell, Steve Smith, Mark Craney, in fact, Craney has some great work with Tull (A), Gino vannelli, ponty
as a hobbyist/semi-pro remastering technician, I have remastered well over 100 albums from vinyl sources and of all the albums I've ever worked on, there has only ever been *one* which needed absolutely *no* tweaking... the first UK album
I do not know who engineered, produced or mastered this album (obviously I could look) but they struck sheer perfection with that particular album.
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Don Azzaro (RS) used to be good in capturing lively sounds. "BTW of Adventures" is prime example. That was the best production out of all TFK albums, as far as my preferences go. Salazar was their best drummer too.
KIYOHIKO SENBA, on the WHA HA HA and HANIWA CHAN studio albums.......
This is great! But i get the feeling we are not getting any closer to an answer. I find this to be troubling.
// Mattias
without understanding what a bad recording is... so I'll throw in an example from modern history: Headspace-I'm Anonymous.
I just found a new recording (new to me anyway -- it dates from 2004!) which rates as the new Best Drum Recording I've Ever Heard:
You have to hear this thing on a big dynamic stereo to appreciate it. It rocks the house down.
I think drums (and all the percussions) sound really good on Larks' Tongues In Aspic.
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Ginger Baker's Airforce
“Pleasure and pain can be experienced simultaneously,” she said, gently massaging my back as we listened to her Coldplay CD.
One drummer who has always paid particular attention to capture the most detailed nuances from his drums and cymbals, at least in his solo records, is Bobby Previte. He has mentioned his obsession in various interviews he has given over the years. His drumming is not flashy, since he is first and foremost a composer, so the fact that he is not overplaying leaves room for the listener to marvel at the way he records his toms and cymbals, even to a non-drummer's ears as mine. It is unique.
I understand he may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he has built an impressive discography since 1985. I think he has been mostly associated with the NY avant-garde scene, because of his frequent collaborations with John Zorn, Elliott Sharp et al, but his albums draw from a much broader palette. All his albums on the Gramavision label are highly recommended, particularly 'Empty Suits', although his later records with his "Bump the Renaissance" band (featuring Steve Swallow on bass) 'Just Add Water' and 'Counterclockwise' are also excellent.
Antoine Fafard - "Proto Mundi"
Hiromi - "Spark", "Alive", "Move", "Voice"
Big Big Train - "English Electric Part One"
Thieves' Kitchen - "The Clockwork Universe"
Steely Dan - "Aja" and all other albums
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