onyourkneesboy
The Fly
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- Sep 23, 2004
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I didn't plan to be this post about cymbals! Zildjan or Paiste or whatever...
Otherwise I would have started this thread in "Even better than.." to talk about all kinds of technical stuff..
I wanted your opinion about his drumming-style in general.
My point is: due to backproblems, athritis or whatever, who else of you also thinks that for the last 2-3 albums AND tours Larry SEEMS to take the easy way out when it comes to creating "heavy chaos" or "atmospheric rumble" on his drumkit (first 3 albums, Wire, Homecoming, Bullet, One Tree Hill, Exit, Deep In The Heart, Desire, Hawkmoon, God part II, The Fly, Acrobat, Please.)
For the last 3 albums he uses a lot "accompanying drumming" or the breakbeat/smashing-cymbal style (Last Night On.., Gone, Beautiful Day, Elevation, Walk On (live), Miracle Drug...
I don't get it: this last style is a style that Coldplay (excuse me) uses in almost every song and it's almost their brandmark. Still, Larry chooses to drum in this style over and over again! Before that he would never repeat himself on a song twice! Especially not with some other bands style!
Furthermore on songs like The Fly (live) on the last tours I think his drumming is too simple: can you imagine how this song would sound now (with Edge's current guitar treatment) with the pounding rumble of the Zoo TV tour?
Otherwise I would have started this thread in "Even better than.." to talk about all kinds of technical stuff..
I wanted your opinion about his drumming-style in general.
My point is: due to backproblems, athritis or whatever, who else of you also thinks that for the last 2-3 albums AND tours Larry SEEMS to take the easy way out when it comes to creating "heavy chaos" or "atmospheric rumble" on his drumkit (first 3 albums, Wire, Homecoming, Bullet, One Tree Hill, Exit, Deep In The Heart, Desire, Hawkmoon, God part II, The Fly, Acrobat, Please.)
For the last 3 albums he uses a lot "accompanying drumming" or the breakbeat/smashing-cymbal style (Last Night On.., Gone, Beautiful Day, Elevation, Walk On (live), Miracle Drug...
I don't get it: this last style is a style that Coldplay (excuse me) uses in almost every song and it's almost their brandmark. Still, Larry chooses to drum in this style over and over again! Before that he would never repeat himself on a song twice! Especially not with some other bands style!
Furthermore on songs like The Fly (live) on the last tours I think his drumming is too simple: can you imagine how this song would sound now (with Edge's current guitar treatment) with the pounding rumble of the Zoo TV tour?