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mclaincausey

@Jett129 Derek Trucks band had a wildly talented lineup. Todd Smallie on bass (he and the aforementioned Bill McKay live here and play with a lot of my friends--nice fellas). Mike Mattison on vocals--gravelly, husky, great voice (and he went to Harvard!). Yonrico Scott (RIP) was a monster drummer. Kofi Burbridge (RIP--his brother Oteil played for ABB and is in The Brothers clip you posted--I hope they tour) was extremely talented on multiple instruments and vocals. And others.

Susan Tedeschi Band and Derek Trucks Band effectively merged some members and a few were left out in the cold.

But what was lost was unique jazz and world music influenced experimental blues and soul. It's a damn shame. It feels like he was following his muse, and now he's following their muse.

Songlines Live is a highly recommended audio or video release to hear what the sounded like live, and they have Live at Georgia Theater and Roadsongs too.

GraemeE

@mclaincausey that's painful.....I can definitely enjoy a drummer sitting just behind the beat but this is something different altogether

GraemeE

....that or dilla time

Jett129

@mclaincausey In light of the fact that he’s playing with such conviction and confidence,is it possible were missing something because the mix is so drum heavy. Only thing I can think of.

mclaincausey

@Jett129 yeah he’s a notoriously bad drummer in terms of timing and dynamics but I think his partner likes it that way. It worked for the early Keys simple bluesy stuff somewhat but he hasn’t been able to keep up with the band’s evolution and somehow hasn’t improved in 20 years. Just sounds aggressively bad now. I got a chuckle out of it.

mclaincausey

@GraemeE speaking of drums I’m finally getting Sympathy For the Drummer on the way to you by Monday!

Jett129

Reminds me of a joke. The Easter Bunny,The Tooth Fairy,A drummer with Bad Timing,and A drummer with Good timing are in a room. There’s a $100 bill on the floor. The lights go out. Who gets the Money?…The Drummer with Bad timing as the other 3 are fictitious characters and don’t exist!

GraemeE

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GraemeE

@Jett129 said in Music:

@mclaincausey In light of the fact that he’s playing with such conviction and confidence,is it possible were missing something because the mix is so drum heavy. Only thing I can think of.

quite literally "sympathy for the drummer"