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Offline Jaq

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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2013, 11:37:00 AM »
Coming from where I do, where I have something like 100 different John Bonham drum solos on various bootlegs and the SHORTEST are 10-12 minutes, with tons over 20 and a few breaking 30, I can tell you that if giving MM five minutes to show off is too much to bear, don't bother with Led Zep bootlegs.  :lol

MM's solo was relatively brief and nowhere near excessive, and the man is such a creative drummer that if the band wants to give him five minutes a night, I say go for it.
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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #36 on: July 08, 2013, 03:45:40 AM »
Mangini's solos are usually very creative.
I don't really like that "random solo in the middle of two songs that have no connection" type of thing. What I like tons is when they put a solo in the middle of a song, kind of like what Neil Peart did with YYZ some times.

Surely the band could give him a couple of minutes to do some stuff.

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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #37 on: July 08, 2013, 05:11:07 AM »
It was nice for Mike's introduction last tour, this time I can live without a drum solo. Except Mike is able to come up with something equally epic as the Foo Fighters @ Wembley triangle solo. :eek

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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #38 on: July 08, 2013, 08:37:36 AM »
RULE ONE - No drummer should ever be allowed to do a drum solo.
RULE TWO - Except Neal Peart.
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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #39 on: July 08, 2013, 12:39:00 PM »
RULE ONE - No drummer should ever be allowed to do a drum solo.
RULE TWO - Except Neal Peart.
RULE THREE - And Mike Mangini
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Re: Return of the drum solo?
« Reply #40 on: July 08, 2013, 01:02:53 PM »
And Lenny White!   *if ya like jazz drummers...*  :D
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