workshops mark 4

GOD I WISH I HAD MY FUCKING TOMS AND CYMBALS. We jammed through baba O'riley and i wish i had my toms and cymbals to do fills on. The snare sucks and there is only one cymbal for me to bash, and bash i did....broke my sticks actually =/ All in all, love the workshop freddie is the man and any excuse to jam is alright by me.

feeddie part 3

Well we've been grooving on some blues and some more don't stop believing. We nearly got the song down just need to work on the ending a bit. Its much more fun to drum with people playing with me. OH! we are thinking about playing Baba o riley! IM SO EXCITED TO BE KEITH MOON DAMMIT! I LOVE THAT SONG!

workshoppes

So day 3 of workshops. Today was spent learning a basic blues progression and trying to find out sound as a group. What i realized is that when i simplified the beat, and kept it steady, the band had an easier time coming together. Also when i played a beat that i was more comfortable with (the punk rock beat) the band seemed to be more confident and more in-sync. The song is coming along well. Get There!

workshops

SO WE MADE A PUNK COVER OF "DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'" sue us. Our infamous "Get There" sessions continue. Aided by the legendary Rocksteady Freddie, our clan managed to through a good portion of the (admittedly) already over played song. Although it is overplayed we managed to find a way to make it fresh and fun to play along to. I'm trying to get used to the whole off beat hit the bass on "3" thing. Its really different then playing rock, and it's something i need to get used to. Excelsior!

a day of ska

let me first say how utterly cool Rocksteady Freddie is. If i may, he is a Cat, a straight up Cat. So today we learned the basics of Ska as well as some music theory. I was honestly surprised how quickly we all came together as a makeshift band to create something that sounded not too bad. The best part of anything however was seeing Freddie jam on his sax. He got really into the music and he was emitting this sense of joy like jamming was his favorite thing in the world. It was super cool to jam with someone from a legitimate band, with a legitimate music career, who is an outstanding musician! HW: work on finger dexterity and listen to his band's drummer. More later....