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scottwilson

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double tracked drums?
« on: September 28, 2009, 10:51:27 AM »

I was just working through some of the IMPs - I'm trying to follow most of the rules (being late and all makes that a little hard)... I'm not reading the posts or listening to others until I get done and trying to do them as quickly as possible.

Anyway, on IMP9, the double tracked drums are very curious. I ended up taking only a few of the second set and running them through a nice crunchy limiter/compressor, filtering most of it away and panning off to the side so as to try to keep from distracting when they aren't quite on.

Does anyone have any favorite double tracked drum songs? The two that I can think of off the top of my head are the Lanois production of Willie Nelson's version of The Maker (link) and a lesser known but no less rockin song The Curb by Big Gray (link)

I'd love to hear some more references.

thx

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2009, 11:46:36 AM »

Nearly all of the Allman Brothers catalog.

My favorite double-tracked drum song is still 311's "Evolution" off of Soundsystem.  The way the hat parts play off each other is REALLY cool in headphones.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 12:00:16 PM »

I tracked IMP9, and the double-tracked drums were my idea.  Unfortunately, the drummer was not available for that session (it was a one-off charity deal), so the singer played.  I'll let that stand as its own comment.

I was moved to try the idea by listening to M. Ward's "Requiem," off "Post-War."

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2009, 12:08:01 PM »

On the early, band executed ZZ Top recordings, we often doubled the tom rolls.

LaGrange, for instance.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 05:25:03 PM »

Good Day Sunshine.

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2009, 10:37:24 PM »

well, thanks mr. dconstruction for the tracks. I owe you a mix. for now its here.

I haven't checked it on the big speakers - my 4 week old is asleep in my arm and its just about feedin' time.

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 02:05:22 PM »

"Coast to Coast" off of Elliot Smith's From a Basement on a Hill has some cool double-tracked drums.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2009, 03:46:43 PM »

If you're into heavy music at all, check out a band from GA called Kylesa.

Their last 2 releases have 2 drummers.


I caught the Melvins a couple weeks ago, and they were touring with the drummer from Big Business, in addition to Dale Crover (their main drummer). Sounded incredible.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2009, 01:36:54 PM »

I always think of Wilie Neslon, Teatro-- a pretty unique take on the two drummer thing.

Fugazi and The Melvins do it well too though...
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 03:51:29 PM »

compasspnt wrote on Mon, 28 September 2009 11:08

On the early, band executed ZZ Top recordings, we often doubled the tom rolls.

LaGrange, for instance.



Probably one of one hundred other reasons I crank that song up everytime I hear it to this day.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2009, 05:16:52 PM »

Great Double drums on the lastest BB King Record (T Bone Burnett).

Jay Bellerose and Keltner

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2009, 10:32:54 PM »

Roadster wrote on Wed, 07 October 2009 14:51

compasspnt wrote on Mon, 28 September 2009 11:08

On the early, band executed ZZ Top recordings, we often doubled the tom rolls.

LaGrange, for instance.



Probably one of one hundred other reasons I crank that song up everytime I hear it to this day.



Yeah, my #1 reason being the guitar tone.  Or maybe it's the guitar riff.  No, it's the performance, er, song.  Oh, hell, I don't know.  Good job, Terry!
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2009, 06:12:21 PM »

Ryan Slowey wrote on Tue, 29 September 2009 14:46

If you're into heavy music at all, check out a band from GA called Kylesa.

Their last 2 releases have 2 drummers.


I caught the Melvins a couple weeks ago, and they were touring with the drummer from Big Business, in addition to Dale Crover (their main drummer). Sounded incredible.



+1 my exact thoughts

I saw the melvins w/ big business last summer in phoenix, I've never seen 2 musicians lock up as tight as Dale and Coady... insane.

Kylesa was the first band to really turn me on to the Savannah sludge metal scene, great stuff as well.
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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2009, 01:46:55 PM »

scottwilson wrote on Mon, 28 September 2009 07:51

Does anyone have any favorite double tracked drum songs?


"Dead Finks Don't Talk" by Brian Eno. One pass on the left; one pass on the right.

Also, Daniel Lanois's "Where Will I Be" is the same Willie Green performance from "The Maker" with Brian Blade playing over it.

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Re: double tracked drums?
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2009, 09:48:15 AM »

also, "a distorted reality is now a necessity to be free", and "shooting star", both on the same elliott smith record, "from a basement on a hill"

really amazing sounds on that record
for anyone who hasn't heard it ...
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