NBC: volume

[Steve Ahola]

Stan:

Great point about volume and timing! I had never thought of it in those 
terms but you are absolutely correct.

Speaking of great drummers who live in the Bay Area, I have to mention
June Core who's been playing with Charlie Musselwhite for a few years
now- the word that comes to my mind is "organic" and it is always a
treat to watch him and listen to him play. He played in Wendy DeWitt's
band in Redwood City last week and put a "second line" New Orleans beat
to the tired old workhorse "Sweet Home Chicago", giving it a whole new
lease on life.

Steve Ahola

P.S. I love to see and hear good drumming, but I think that my education
on the matter started and ended with Bam Bam on the Flintstones... <g>

Stan Erhart wrote:
> Steve, sorry I took it the wrong way.  In the context of this thread, 
> "beating the crap out of the drums" seemed like a negative.  But now I 
> know what you meant and that it was a compliment to said drummer.  Yes, he 
> certainly knows how to do it well and appropriately for the situation.  I 
> know he works with some very low volume bands and doesn't lose his timing 
> (as some drummers seem to) when he plays quietly.  -Stan
> 
> Blues Music List <BLUES-L@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG> wrote on 10/18/2007 03:17:12 
> AM:
> 
>> Stan:
>>
>> I meant that as a compliment! Randy Hayes is incredible and I'm not sure
>> how many blues band leaders give their drummer a 10 minute drum solo
>> every night. (I really doubt that any of them do.)
>>
>> Back in the 60's and 70's everyone would joke about endless drum solos,
>> and how *boring* they were- and with good reason! With Randy, you are on
>> the edge of your seat for the entire 10 minutes.
>>
>> Nonetheless, Randy is a very powerful drummer and I think that he could
>> keep up with Coco in terms of volume, no matter how loud Coco got, and
>> probably without mikes! LOL
>>
>> I've always enjoyed seeing Randy play with other bands when he wasn't
>> playing with Coco- like you said he is one of the best drummers around.
>>
>> Thanks for clearing up any misconceptions about Randy Hayes that I might
>> have caused by my remark!
>>
>> Steve Ahola
>>
>> P.S. I used to say the same thing about Billy Cobham- he certainly beats
>> the living crap out of his drum set, but of course it is with the
>> precision of a surgeon and the dynamics of a master. When I saw him back
>> in the early 70's I don't think that they were miking drums like they do
>> today and he could keep up with the rest of the band which was very
>> loud. I went there to see the guitarist John McLaughlin but left the
>> show thinking "What a powerful drummer! He sure beats the sh*t out of
>> his drums..."
>>
>> Stan Erhart wrote:
>>
>>> That doesn't sound like the Randy Hayes I know.  I would never 
> describe 
>>> his playing as "banging the sh*t out of" anything.  He can play loud 
> if 
>>> appropriate, but he's always musical and is not married to LOUD.  When 
> 
>>> he's not on the road with Coco, he plays with other bands around the 
> bay 
>>> area.  I've played several gigs with him and have a couple more coming 
> 
>>> soon.  All you have to do is bring the volume down a hair, or a lot, 
> and 
>>> he's right with you.  When you bring it up, he's right with you. There 
> 
>>> are lots of good drummers around here, but he's among the very best. 
> He 
>>> and Steve Evans, Coco's bassist, are in high demand for gigs when they 
> 
>>> have a spare evening.  They're excellent separately, or as a team if 
>>> you're lucky enough to get both of them.  -Stan
>>>
>>> Steve Ahola wrote on 10/15/2007 05:19:38 AM:
>>>
>>>> His (Coco's) drummer Randy Hayes certainly bangs the sh*t out of his 
>>> drum set and
>>>> I think that Coco usually gives him a 10 minute solo near the end of 
> the
>>>> last set.
> 
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