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Brian,
The Savage is like most Shadows songs, it is very difficult to play
like the Shadows did (regardless of instrument). I will admit
copping out on a couple of tunes and playing them the way I would
have played them instead of the way they were originally recorded.
Some of Brian Bennett's parts are too subtle for my taste. others
are simply too difficult to recreate note-for-note. I try to get
the point across and keep the part modern enough to still sound
contmporary. The fact that I won't break down and buy a vintage
drum kit (despite Ivan's urging) means that I am more likely to have
a "modern" sound anyway.
Back to The Savage, the part is not terribly difficult until the
frantic fills at the end. I think it was Tony Meehan that recorded
the drum part originally. He was very dynamic in the studio. He
seemed to have a way of placing fills so that you could find your
place in the song even if it was the third time through the bridge.
I think that Big Boy is an example of this.
Anyway, it's good to finally be posting here. I'm afraid I won't be
able to help much with figuring out how to get a '63 thingamajiggy
with a single coil doohicky to sound like a '66 whatsit plugged into
a VOX AC30 with a spring loaded reverbaration contraption.
Dane
--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...>
wrote:
> Hey Dane!! Welcome to the group!
>
> > It seems funny, in a cosmic sort of way, to me that the drummer
> > is getting so much attention on a group devoted to surf guitar.
>
> As I have said many times; in hindsight this group should have
been
> called Surf Musician 101. There aren't enough of us around anyway
to
> be so segragated by instrument.
>
> > I appreciate the kind remarks, but feel the need to point out
that
> > Jim, Ivan Sr., and Ivan Jr. played incredibly well that night
also.
> > The group as a whole did a fine job representing the U.S. surf
> > contingent.
>
> This is quite apparent in the videos.
>
> > Speaking of surf, the whole reason the other drummer didn't
> > want to play The Savage was because he thought it was
too "surfy."
> > Sorry Brian N., but I think his name was Brian. He was a nice
> > enough guy and had great studio and touring credentials. He
just
> > wasn't committed to the music.
>
> Well I am not a drummer, nor do I play one on TV, but I wouldn't
> think any drummer would pass up a chance to play The Savage with
> several ex-Shadows members! Is it a difficult song for a drummer?
I
> already know I would not want to be the rhythm guitar player.
>
> BN
