Dave Weckl's new cd due out July 12th

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Originally posted by got_a_match_grip?:
Ha ha ha, yeah.
I'm SO "feeling ya'," Baarts.

I'm often puzzled by folks who seem to find the need to find something wrong with a cat like Weck, Virg, or Vince, for Gadd's sake [or even GADD, FTM!].......]
<font color="#a62a2a"><font size="1">[ June 30, 2005 04:26 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font></font>

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, right on....

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I don't understand people who say Dave plays too clean, sterile, perfect, without feeling. That's hogwash (George Dubya Bushspeak for bullshit.) If drummers strive for metronomic time (with feeling, mind!) why is Dave's drumming dissed? Weckl's playing is tastefully emotional and the man can steam through some chops and still play for the tune regardless if he's solo or with Corea or French Toast or Stern or any aggregate I've ever heard him with. Wish I was criticized for such feelinglessness.

On a personal note, I don't care if a song I start at 88 bpm is at 90 by the outro, four minutes later. I ain't making a record I'm trying to make customers dance. [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]

Word.

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On a personal note, I don't care if a song I start at 88 bpm is at 90 by the outro, four minutes later. I ain't making a record I'm trying to make customers dance

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL ;-)

Just listened to one of the tunes off that Stv Khan Trio live boot again [AJackson & Weck], the fuso-afro-nanigo-6/8 thing. This is more than likely what Para wa refrg to. There are some tasty-zesty groovalisious accompaniment phrasings AWA dynamics occurring in this Weckalisious groove...& he doesn't even start the trademark fireworks until 10:10 into the da** thing...[not including those extra couple of bars/parts of the groove that have unfortunately been edited/spliced/glitched from the orig tune itself, whomever was recordg it] [img]frown.gif[/img] [img]eek.gif[/img]

Other than that, a da** fine boot if'n i do say so m'se'f...& i do's. Didst.

If that doesn't convert a naysayer, then you just might have to have your "pulse" checked... ;-)

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ June 30, 2005 07:11 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font>

Fuse, you and me need to do some trading! [img]cool.gif[/img] Khan you guess what interests moi?

Allrightey then broski...I'm up to my Weckl-ears in trades, but that is 1 you must have.

That 6/8 tune is a virtual semester [or couple-of-] worth of rhythm study in tasteful instrumental accompaniment at any major muso institution, no joke. The sh** he pulls off the cuff...the whole boot has well into a half-years [or perhaps more] worth of improvisational study wealth [like his solo discs]. I sh** you not.

I like to think that sometimes i might have somewhat of a handle on some of this sh** when it comes to playing it...& then i listen to Weckl. I think I'll go into carwashing now. /;-/

I know what Jeff, Gadd, Vince, or Ersk would say [& have said] about him.

There are mere mortals, then there's cats like VC, DW, DC, VD, GN, WK, OH, etc. If that ain't obv, then, well...[If I failed to mention someone's fave drumr, it's not because he or she ain't good. ;-p]

When it comes down to whether or not DW can or can't "bring it"...he def KHAN.
And then look the h*** out when he does.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ June 30, 2005 07:48 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font>

Waycool. Have some pirated live Vinnie guaranteed to skin your jaw and bruise your hiney. Got some Weckl too but you've probably heard/have those. Details in the PM. [img]graemlins/film.gif[/img]

In that case i must humbly & somewhat bashfully inform you that i've not much of a hiney left thx to these players. I may need to have a specially bionically-padded roc n soc built.

I hope i don't build that Khan up TOO much. But it did impress the he** outta me. [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

I will check it.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ June 30, 2005 07:52 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font>

Not to worry, Weckl's drums never fail to impress me. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

Man guys, I never thought this thread would generate this much discussion. I played drums back in the mid 80's and the band broke up and I met a girl,sold my kit ect.. Fast forward to August 2004 wife,2 kids and I got an email from a friend that asked me if I knew who this drummer in a video that he had sent me was. I was floored, after I picked up my jaw I had to find as much out about Dave as possible. Needless to say I bought a new kit and started to play again after a 20 year hiatus. I own everything Dave has put out under the DWB label including the instructional and play alongs. I started back into lessons this summer also. My only problem is I have a nerve problem in my left arm/hand due to a spinal cord surgery. I can't feel my left hand. But I'm working through it. Thanks for the great reading and rock on.

Yo, bear, hear ya on the Weck instructional vids. And if you don't mind me using the "N" word they don't just instruct, they invigorate and inspire (me).