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At saturday I've visited JR's clinic in Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe ,where I live..
Only one word... Great GROOVE ...
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..I videotaped it, but at this time, I'm unable to convert it from tape into avi or mpeg.. Maybe later too.. [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]
Cool! I'm going to one this saturday. What can I/we expect besides "Great GROOVE", (don't say drum solo, please [img]eek.gif[/img] )??
http://www.johnjrrobinson.com/JR-pag...live_road.html
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He played songs w/ minidisc .. Eric Clapton, MichaelJackson, Rufus and a few songs from his new record.. Also played 2 solos and explained his drum and cymbal setup..
Photos:
http://fotky.azet.sk/album.phtml?i9=...77ae8&al=78334
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Tell me...
How does it seem that JR
has evolved over the last
few years, from what you
can tell, in your opinion?
I don't think JR has changed at all, still plays the same type kit, 13",14",16"18 and a 24" kick. Bigger cymbals than most guys. Human drum machine, works all the time. I can't watch him play though, saw him with Frampton and noticed live he tended to speed and rush a tad.
He has a strange way of holding the left hand when playing 16th's on the hat.
But overall, the guy is consistant.
"I can't watch him play though, saw him with Frampton and noticed live he tended to speed and rush a tad."
That's surprising, considering how much he must work with a click.
I was wondering if anyone else
thought the same thing, Randy.
Have you noticed how Garibaldi
has evolved over the last 20
years or so? He just expands.
I can say the same about Harvey
Mason. Steve Gadd has explored
whole new sounds. Billy Cobham
has been exploring all kinds of
new ideas in composition and
dynamics.
As much as I love what JR has
done, I am wondering where he
is and more importantly, where
he's going.
I remember how wonderful Benson's
"Give Me The Night" was.
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I was surprised too John, but I have a Frampton Live video with JR and it shocked me.
Peter, personally i don't really think about where he is and or where he is going, in the studio he is great and has a slew of credits to his name. He's not my fav drummer but I respect everyting he has done from Rufus, to Dave Koz, to Frampton. He did a drum video and it was OK, kind of showed the ego side to JR, but again that's his personality. Jeff and Carlos were never like that.
Don't get me wrong, Randy.
I LOVE JR's stuff. You're
right. He has SO MUCH under
his belt. I love his stuff
in the studio. There are
few with a record like his.
He's one of the most re-
corded drummers in history.
I have been listening to his
more recent stuff with James
Newton-Howard (film-scorer)
and it's just perfect, as al-
ways. He gets the chart and
he performs it. It's always
rock-solid.
I was looking at him creat-
ively - down the road. I was
thinking of new directions
for him. I can't see them
yet. I was wondering if any
one else can or has.
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