De zeven onmisbare CD's volgens Travis Barker
Artist news 16-12-2004 15:34
Travis Barker, drummer van Blink 182, heeft zijn persoonlijke top 7 van "CD's die iedere drummer zou moeten hebben" bekendgemaakt.
Op drummagazine.com licht Travis Barker zijn keuzes toe. Over "Them" vertelt hij:
"I grew up playing in marching bands, and [drummer] Mikkey Dee always played the coolest patterns. The way he placed accents, and where he placed accents were really, really cool, like Latin patterns on his ride cymbal. That stuff just wasn't happening in rock music back then."
Over het Killing Joke-album vertelt Barker:
"Dave Grohl [Nirvana] actually played drums on that record, and they're all recorded separately. The hi-hat was recorded, then the bass drum, cymbals, and so on. If you listen closely, you'll hear tom fills coming in over the hat and snare � stuff that's normally impossible, you know. It's way more challenging than conventional recording because of all the possibilities that exist in this style; you can experiment with layering parts and take it as far as your imagination will let you. Also, on the practical side, there's no cymbal bleed or anything like that."
Travis Barker nam overigens op dezelfde manier het debuutalbum van The Transplants op, en een deel van de meest recente Blink 182-plaat. Dat laatste deed de drummer uit pure noodzaak omdat hij op dat moment een gebroken enkel had.
Missing Persons laat het drumwerk van meesterdrummer Terry Bozzio horen. Over het "Best Of" album vertelt Travis:
"I think on songs like "Mental Hopscotch" it was really innovative and creative the way Terry Bozzio accented on his China cymbal � I'd never heard a drummer use a China so much in my life! I also thought it was cool the way he accented with the bell of his ride. His drum parts were so creative and different from any other drummer of their genre. I'm just really drawn to drummers who push themselves and don't play stock drum parts, but instead look for something more creative."
Daarnaast noemt de Blink 182-drummer John Bonham, Tommy Lee en Stewart Copeland als muzikale inspiratiebronnen. Het volledige artikel vind je hier.
