Keith Carlock video - drum solo

**Derek DeFields** · May 26th, 2005, 02:17 PM

yeah I don't hear the Gadd thing at all. To me Keith is totally unique which is what makes him so great.

**Greaseleg** · May 26th, 2005, 02:20 PM

I couldn't agree more, Derek.

**Lee Collins** · May 26th, 2005, 06:26 PM

I didn't mean he plays 'like gadd'. I meant that he has his own style, is very musical in what he plays, and thus may become as huge a name on recordings as gadd.

That may not happen, but that's what I meant [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]

**Greaseleg** · May 26th, 2005, 06:41 PM

I hear ya, Rudy. I was just thinking that the way the business is today, there's not the same opportunity that Gadd had. I don't think even Pelton, Freese, or Vinnie will ever be able to match the stronghold Gadd had on the recording industry during his prime. Just a different time.

I am one of Keith's biggest fans...but Gadd is Gadd, you know?

**Lee Collins** · May 26th, 2005, 08:22 PM

They wre probably saying that at the end of hal blaines reign [img]tongue.gif[/img]

**Greaseleg** · May 26th, 2005, 08:27 PM

You might have a point there...

**Flarobstix** · May 26th, 2005, 11:40 PM

To me it's fusion. Some of the feels pop in and out of the R+B realm, but they don't stay there. And if Will Lee isn't playing they never go there. I've seen Oz a lot, and have played that music with him even more.
In any case I agree, it's his own thing. But I also believe it's a little too unique to cross into the world of sessions like Gadd did.
For me, the session world requires a drummer to be a lot more functional in many situations, rather than purely original. I have to teoo ya though, Keith's feel is wonderful.

**Lee Collins** · May 27th, 2005, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by Flarobstix:
For me, the session world requires a drummer to be a lot more functional in many situations, rather than purely original. I have to teoo ya though, Keith's feel is wonderful.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What exactly about his playing do you think isn't functional enough? You only have to listen to his work with steely dan and sting to hear that keith carlock can obviously adapt and play in any session enviroment, surely?

**Flarobstix** · May 27th, 2005, 01:27 AM

I disagree. I wasn't a huge fan of the Steely Dan recording with Keith, and he never recorded an album with Sting.
In my opinion, he's as versatile as a great session drummer should be. But that doesn't mean he's not amazing. He has his own sound, which to me is more important. But I wouldn't call him a session drummer. He doesn't get the calls that Shawn Pelton, Steve Jordan, Steve Hass, or Charlie Drayton get on daily basis in NYC. Like jingles and quick album dates etc...