Author Topic: An Exclusive Look into The Band’s Search for a New Drummer (Read 667732 times)

JediKnight1969 · « **Reply #1680 on:** April 27, 2011, 07:50:59 AM »

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Peter:

First, I'm honoured to have the opportunity to talk to one of the best drummers in the world. My question is: all of you seven used the same drum kit to audition, but there are some differences in the different sequences of the trailer video. Were you been able to customize that kit for your own best?

Thank you very much for your time.

All the best.

Andres.
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Peter?

Try not to push it too hard, bud. Once is enough.

Yeah... Maybe you're right. Thanks anyway.

No worries!

All drummers had enough time to set up the kit how they wanted it. Yes, we did use the same kit and there were plenty of toms, stands etc. and also some stuff that we individually asked for. The same goes for cymbals but I brought some special stacks and other specific cymbals with me. I also brought my twin kick pedal.

A "fun" thing is that I was the only drummer that used just one bass drum with twin pedals. All the others used two bass drums. I've never used double bass drums as that would not fit in my car! JR actually asked me how I was able to play their songs with just one kick drum when I was setting up. I said that I had a really fast right foot, ha ha ha... He looked at me very surpised then I said I use a twin pedal.

Thank you very much for your reply Peter.

PS: about the one kick drum thing, I heard that Nicko Mc Brain do that. He doesn't have a twin pedal but a really fast right (bare)foot. Not enough for DT of course but still really impressive.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1681 on:** April 27, 2011, 07:53:16 AM »

Yeah, I would have thought more people knew about double bass pedals. That's what I (and many others) use as well since I don't really want to spend the extra money or use up extra space for a second bass drum.

I didn't know about those heel-toe pedals though. That is pretty interesting.

inoku · « **Reply #1682 on:** April 27, 2011, 07:55:38 AM »

Quote from: Wildoer on April 27, 2011, 07:31:34 AM

No worries!
A "fun" thing is that I was the only drummer that used just one bass drum with twin pedals. All the others used two bass drums. I've never used double bass drums as that would not fit in my car! JR actually asked me how I was able to play their songs with just one kick drum when I was setting up. I said that I had a really fast right foot, ha ha ha... He looked at me very surpised then I said I use a twin pedal.

that's the same reason why i used the twin pedals instead of a double bass

looks like you just gave us a sneak preview of your audition there, Peter.

Jamesman42 · « **Reply #1683 on:** April 27, 2011, 07:56:28 AM »

ONE HOUR

bosk1 · « **Reply #1684 on:** April 27, 2011, 07:57:03 AM »

Quote from: JediKnight1969 on April 27, 2011, 07:50:59 AM

PS: about the one kick drum thing, I heard that Nicko Mc Brain do that. He doesn't have a twin pedal but a really fast right (bare)foot. Not enough for DT of course but still really impressive.

Yeah, some guys are really fast. Leonard Haze, the original drummer of '80s band Y&T, had an incredibly fast right foot as well. In the '70s and early '80s, it was extremely rare for guys to use double bass. A few did, but it was not common. Leonard was infamously fast and played a lot of stuff with one foot that sounded like double bass. There is a pretty infamous string of backstage fights between Y&T and Van Halen during that time, and Leonard and Eddie were often at the center of them. One time, Eddie turned on his own bandmate, Alex, and started going off on him about not being as fast as Leonard.

Good times...

The Presence of Frenemies · « **Reply #1685 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:20:54 AM »

Quote from: bösk1 on April 27, 2011, 07:40:10 AM

There is only one person I know for certain is not the choice. The other six...who knows? :x

Gotta be Roddy, right? Donati too, since there's that scheduling conflict with him and DT. I'd say Minnemann's pretty unlikely as well. The other four, I don't really know.

Complete speculation on my part here, but one thing I found interesting: Petrucci seems to be the guy giving lots of feedback on the auditions (he was the one who responded to Mangini, discussed a lot about what they were looking for, etc.), and yet, we saw in the preview that it's LaBrie who ultimately "welcomes the drummer to the family."

That leads me to believe the drummer is somebody who's closest connection to the band is with JLB, which narrows it to Mangini, and, of course, our good friend Wildoer.

Not that my logic is airtight, but along with all the Mangini speculation that's already been done, and the fact that Wildoer's posting here now...

There's also the whole primacy and latency effect thing--since Mangini auditioned first and Wildoer last, that means those two were most likely to make the biggest impressions, all else equal, since people tend to remember what they saw first and last the most.

Right now, I'd rank it like this, from most to least likely.

Mangini
Wildoer
Priester
Lang
Minnemann
Donati
Roddy

In 40-60 minutes, my mind will likely change, I'm sure.

bosk1 · « **Reply #1686 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:24:44 AM »

Unfortunately, I can't really say much more. I was not told who it is. But I was told that one person is definitely NOT it, and I haven't asked for any more detail than that. But speaking of asking things...

@Peter: So...did the band ask whether or not you were comfortable playing covers? If so, did they happen to throw out any particular albums from other bands that they, hypothetically, might want to cover in the future?

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1687 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:25:37 AM »

Nicko's right foot isn't all that great. The quick kicks you hear on "Face in the Sand" and "Ghost of Navigators" are fixed with Pro-Tools because Nicko couldn't get it right!

Tick · « **Reply #1688 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:26:00 AM »

This whole thing is so much fun! What a brilliant move by DT to do this!

MajorMatt · « **Reply #1689 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:26:17 AM »

For the guys who can't watch it due to YouTube country restrictions or whatever, I'll upload the 720p version to megaupload soon after it has been released as I did with Episode 1.

DarkLord_Lalinc · « **Reply #1690 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:26:59 AM »

Quote from: MajorMatt on April 27, 2011, 08:26:17 AM

For the guys who can't watch it due to YouTube country restrictions or whatever, I'll upload the 720p version to megaupload soon after it has been released as I did with Episode 1.

Mladen · « **Reply #1691 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:35:07 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on April 27, 2011, 08:25:37 AM

Nicko's right foot isn't all that great. The quick kicks you hear on "Face in the Sand" and "Ghost of Navigators" are fixed with Pro-Tools because Nicko couldn't get it right!

Nicko said that Face in the sand is the only Iron Maiden song where he used a double bass pedal.

The Presence of Frenemies · « **Reply #1692 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:36:01 AM »

Man, I keep reloading RR's YT channel just in case they put the vid up early, haha. Also skipping class just for the chance to see the vid as soon as it comes out

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Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1693 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:36:15 AM »

Man, it is impossible for me to get anything done the hour before this show comes on.

nikatapi · « **Reply #1694 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:37:13 AM »

Quote from: Perpetual Change on April 27, 2011, 08:36:15 AM

Man, it is impossible for me to get anything done the hour before this show comes on.

You are not the only one

The Presence of Frenemies · « **Reply #1695 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:41:10 AM »

Quote from: nikatapi on April 27, 2011, 08:37:13 AM

Quote from: Perpetual Change on April 27, 2011, 08:36:15 AM
Man, it is impossible for me to get anything done the hour before this show comes on.

You are not the only one

Quite far from it, in fact. My day is going to be pretty much devoted to Dream Theater. Friday as well, assuming that's when Part 3 drops.

88 Keys · « **Reply #1696 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:41:27 AM »

20 Minutes!!! This is killing me

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1697 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:44:19 AM »

It's just gonna appear on the RR Youtube page, right? Or facebook first again?

jonny108 · « **Reply #1698 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:45:20 AM »

15 MINS

icarus4321 · « **Reply #1699 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:46:16 AM »

Yeah, not cool that I have to wait until after work again today. Even worse, I'm going camping in the middle of NOWHERE on Friday morning. Assuming the final episode is Friday, I won't find anything out until Sunday night when I come back.

Durg · « **Reply #1700 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:47:34 AM »

Gonna watch it during lunch.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1701 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:48:39 AM »

IT'S UP!!!

unspoken · « **Reply #1702 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:49:43 AM »

It's already out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vaDfcKzLbY&feature=channel_video_title

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1703 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:51:15 AM »

Yup. I'm letting it load first!

reneranucci · « **Reply #1704 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:51:31 AM »

It's up already!

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #1705 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:52:25 AM »

Adami · « **Reply #1706 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:53:29 AM »

Slowest load ever. Understandably so.

randymarsh · « **Reply #1707 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:54:53 AM »

no offense but my ears almost bleed

JPX · « **Reply #1708 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:55:41 AM »

Quote from: dvargas on April 27, 2011, 04:51:58 AM

Quote from: TheMadgician on April 27, 2011, 03:55:56 AM
Times like this I really wish I had a youtube capable smart phone or something of the like.

It wont play on mobile devices.

Yes it does.

robwebster · « **Reply #1709 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:56:00 AM »

Already watching it.

Derek Roddy's not exciting me too much, but he seems pretty cool. Fairly sure he's not got it, though.

Liking Jordan's audition riff, though. That's a brilliant test.

JPX · « **Reply #1710 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:56:23 AM »

Quote from: TheOutlawXanadu on April 27, 2011, 07:14:04 AM

Quote from: JediKnight1969 on April 27, 2011, 06:42:37 AM
Quote from: JediKnight1969 on April 22, 2011, 10:08:35 PM
Peter:

First, I'm honoured to have the opportunity to talk to one of the best drummers in the world. My question is: all of you seven used the same drum kit to audition, but there are some differences in the different sequences of the trailer video. Were you been able to customize that kit for your own best?

Thank you very much for your time.

All the best.

Andres.
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Peter?

Try not to push it too hard, bud. Once is enough.

That's what she said.

Boom, roasted.

reneranucci · « **Reply #1711 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:56:55 AM »

Derek played blast beats for them!!

And he seemed kinda nervous, and not as energetic as MM.

jdprsaga · « **Reply #1712 on:** April 27, 2011, 08:58:30 AM »

Thomas Lang... i need to change my pants now!

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #1713 on:** April 27, 2011, 09:00:26 AM »

Lang was slightly less impressive than Mangini. From the discussions, it seems like he shot a bit to high and got lost a couple times.

reneranucci · « **Reply #1714 on:** April 27, 2011, 09:01:27 AM »

Quote from: robwebster on April 27, 2011, 08:56:00 AM

Already watching it.

Derek Roddy's not exciting me too much, but he seems pretty cool. Fairly sure he's not got it, though.

Liking Jordan's audition riff, though. That's a brilliant test.

Agreed. And that riff was really groovy, the kind of classic-rock/Deep Purple thing I would like them to do more.

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Author Topic: An Exclusive Look into The Band’s Search for a New Drummer (Read 667732 times)