What is your favorite thing about Larry's drumming?

[U2girl]

I definitely don't pay attention to other bands's drummers as much - he seems to create someting unique and different for each song. And he can do so many varied sounds with his drums: from various effects, to consistent grooves, to fast beats, to loud, desicive rhythms, to slow, soft drumming. And with all due respect to the other 3, it feels like he leads the band in some songs and takes over.

Here's my list of favorite Larry songs (it's really hard to pick, as i don't dislike any of his drumming):

Sunday bloody sunday
Pride
Bad
Where the streets have no name
With or without you
Running to stand still
Angel of Harlem
Heartland
Zoo station
Light my way
Tryin't to throw your arms around the world
So cruel
Love is blindness
Stay
Babyface
Please
Discotheque
Elevation
In a little while
Wild honey
When i look at the world
New York

and B-sides:
Hold on to love
Always
Unchained melody

ps: My favorite album when it comes to Larry- it's a tie between AB and ATYCLB.



[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 12-12-2001).]

 

[oliveu2cm]

*how he leans back to get power towards the end of Streets

*IALW

*his hands

*his biceps

(what? I included two serious ones...)


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[bono-vox]

This is my favourite thing about the drumming in u2, the man behind the drum kit

I love the drumming on SBS but I think I like Larry more than his drumming, how shallow am I???

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The perpetually handsome Mullen appears to have stopped ageing around the time of The Joshua Tree.
"It doesn't matter what songs we sing.
I'm a drummer. Chicks dig me." -Larry
Larry likes to play drums." - Bono
"Larry's always been noticed cos he's the pretty one." - Adam
"Bono, if you still haven't found what you're looking for, look behind the drumkit." - Boy George
A man so handsome, he will never be let sing in this group!"
-Bono, introducing Larry at Irving Plaza, NYC 2000

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

(There are lots of other pics of Larry, bono-vox

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He's an awesome drummer. He's spent so much time honing his craft that he does it now almost effortlessly, and he just constantly amazes me with his skill. (Yes, I am sucking up-hehe)

But yes, he is an amazing drummer. My favorite 80's era U2 song of "his" is Like A Song, or Heartland, and for the 90's I'd say Ultraviolet or Please, and for the most recent era I'll say New York or Elevation.

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[U2girl]

LOL. I knew people would start talking about his looks here!

Of course, he's the best looking drummer i ever saw. That's a bonus for us girls.

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[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 12-12-2001).]

 

[bono-vox]

Originally posted by LarryMullen's_POPAngel:
(There are lots of other pics of Larry, bono-vox

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I know but thats my favourite, sorry i cant help but post that one, sorry to bring his looks into it, i cant resist...

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And if you look, you look through me.

L'amore giunger
L'amore
E non so pi pregare
E nell'amore non so pi sperare
E quell'amore non so pi aspettare
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The perpetually handsome Mullen appears to have stopped ageing around the time of The Joshua Tree.
"It doesn't matter what songs we sing.
I'm a drummer. Chicks dig me." -Larry
Larry likes to play drums." - Bono
"Larry's always been noticed cos he's the pretty one." - Adam
"Bono, if you still haven't found what you're looking for, look behind the drumkit." - Boy George
A man so handsome, he will never be let sing in this group!"
-Bono, introducing Larry at Irving Plaza, NYC 2000

 

[Johnny Swallow]

Last night I noticed for the first time that Stuck is almost the exaxt same as Babyface. I caught you Larry.

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Hmm...same thing that Carrie and April have said already. Plus he's fun to watch (yes--the end of streets--and many other songs).

Favorite Larry tracks:

*Like A Song
*Sunday Bloody Sunday
*Angel of Harlem
*Mofo
*Bad

Shit I don't know--there's a lot that I like.
His drumming is more prominent in the early U2 albums...so I tend to leanr toward though.
But in reality, yes it's Larry--we love it all.

Hehe--my older bro was outraged when I told him how Garbage turned him down when he volunteered to play for Butch Vig--he said--How can you turn down Larry?? He's one of the best rock drummers out there!! Yep, I agree.

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[MikeSt]

Plain & Simple: Lawrence kicks ass!!!!!!

 

[oliveu2cm]

Originally posted by Johnny Swallow:
Last night I noticed for the first time that Stuck is almost the exaxt same as Babyface. I caught you Larry.

well hand him over then

 

[RufusYoungblood]

Fire is his best

To the best of my knowledge, the only time he's not drumming 4/4. If you know what I mean.

Try doing finger drumming, or whatever to Fire... different, right?

and cool

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[Mike P]

Originally posted by RufusYoungblood:
Fire is his best

To the best of my knowledge, the only time he's not drumming 4/4. If you know what I mean.

Try doing finger drumming, or whatever to Fire... different, right?

and cool

Wow...Now there's an obscure reference!! I haven't heard that song in ages. I also think it's the only U2 song ever that I don't have on my computer. Dammit...now I have to go look through my CD piles

Good call with the song, though. It is a briliant piece of drumming.

-Mike

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[U2Bama]

This is a good thread; a VERY good thread.

 

[Kiki]

GAWD HIS ARMS!!!!!!!

 

[tiny dancer]

Larry rules on the drums. I love his playing in Desire.

 

[sharky]

The energy he puts in to U2 songs is just amazing! and the fact that the guy is just the epitome of cool just makes that much....cooler! [I'm so articulate] and lately, he seems to be enjoying meeting fans and just seems to be having more fun than before.

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[clarityat3am]

It's Larry. He's hot. He's yummy. And he can kick some ass on the drums. What else is there?

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