Just a Man Drum Session
So over the weekend, my dear friend Joe Scheibelhoffer and I did a live drum recording session. Joe played on “Lover, Please”, and I tried my hand on “Just a Man”.
Now bear in mind – I don’t own a drum kit. And I never get the chance to play. So this is a bit rusty.
UPDATE: The audio from this session has been added to the player.
Unfortunately, the hi hat leaked into the snare mic pretty badly – so I’ll have to redo it.
The edits you see correspond to the audio edits in the actual track.
Enjoy!
🙂 ah yes…….good to see & hear you back on the kit, my friend. I know you said you had mic problems with the hat & snare, but performance-wise it was a good take. If you’re not familiar with the term ‘Samadhi’, look it up. I don’t know if it was the lighting or all those shiny cymbals surrounding you, but I swear I could see you glowing, a very joyful energy, almost like your spirit was saying ‘ahhhhhh……that’s better.’ Drums are a very liberating instrument. Somewhat akin to primal therapy. And, honestly, you sounded very much at home, like you never stopped playing. I guess ‘rust’ is a relative term. The emotion of the performance far outweighed any perceived lack of chops (where have I heard that before? HAH!!!). Keep it up, Bud!! Can’t wait to hear “Lover, Please’.
Thank you so very much. It DID feel really good, and I can’t WAIT to do more. “Lover” will be posted next week – with vid of Joe too!
(Got YOUR version too – which is LOVELY… I’d like to post it here, if you don’t mind.)
Much love….
M.
Permission granted 🙂 It’ll be interesting to hear the two versions side by side.
One thing I’ve always like about your music is your apparently very intimate connection to the musical ‘source’. It makes you a natural at any instrument you choose to play. Whether it’s the guitar, or the drums, or the bass or the keyboards is almost a moot point. YOU are the instrument (You vessel, you. HAH!!!!)
Can’t wait to hear more. PS – Happy Thanksgiving !
S
Thank you VERY VERY kindly…. means a tremendous amount – ‘specially from you.
xoxoxoxox
M.
I will never tire of watching this video… must’ve seen it about 15 times already!