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Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

Didn't impress me nearly as much as "Kick The Chair", but still that was awesome.

Sherick · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 9:23 pm

You're not listening hard enough then :razz:

Kick the Chair is just footwork, simple footwork at that.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

You are reeeeeeally not easily impressed are you? :lol:

Sherick · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 9:41 pm

Kick the Chair is difficult, but not outrageously so. That section of My Kingdom though is insane.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

Well this is the fact that it's VINNIE playing it, the Zeus of popular music drumming, and it just sounds so killer to hear some metal from a guy who's done everything from fusion to rock to jazz and beyond.
In that context I guess it makes it a little more "impresive" to me, if that makes any sense.

While we're on Vinnie though, Joe's Garage is really overrated, imo. Drumming did nothing for me there.
His performance from the Zildjian Clinic in '83 is still my favorite thing from him, bar none.

Sherick · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 4:01 pm

LIMBDEPENDENCE

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

...what about it? :eh:

Sherick · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2012 2:30 pm

It has it

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

I'm not sure if you're referring to Joe's Garage or Vinnie's performance at Zildjian 83....?
And if it's the latter, I'm not sure if you're implying that it's unimpressive.

Sorry, bear with me here... :lol:

Yngtchie Blacksteen · **Posted:** Sat May 05, 2012 5:07 am

This is such a badass tune:

Urgh, "Monument" could possibly be my favourite Fates Warning tune, it just has all the right elements. Okay, best Ray Alder era song, at least.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

That is some damn fine drumming on those, Yngtchie. I think the vocalist tries too hard to sound like Geoff Tate and comes across as annoying to me.

While we're on underrated/overlooked metal drummers...

Yngtchie Blacksteen · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 8:24 am

Negative Creep wrote:

That is some damn fine drumming on those, Yngtchie. I think the vocalist tries too hard to sound like Geoff Tate and comes across as annoying to me.

On those early albums, Alder's style was kinda tiring. More than competent, no doubt, but to me he was a step down from John Arch, who did possess one of the most distinctive voices in metal.

Alder's singing style is less hysterical nowadays, leading to a more listenable sound.

Sherick · **Posted:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:50 pm

I just played a jazz/swing treatment of "Where Eagles Dare". :smile:

It was nice.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11721

So I'm getting the impression that Bruford's work with KC is a little better than his work with Yes.

Ariel · **Joined:** Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:19 am **Posts:** 1392

Tentative stab at a best of Bruford in rock list, based on the albums I own/have heard:

1. Heart of the Sunrise
2. Larks
3. South Side of the Sky
4. One More Red Nightmare
5. Providence
6. Red
7. Discipline
8. Roundabout
9. Indiscipline
10. Requiem

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