The Funky Drummer, the most sampled beat in pop music.
Clyde Stubblefield RIP
And another left us.
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The definition of Funk !! For anybody who attends drum clinics... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_55a_Sje0lY |
@lowrider57 thanks for that link - so tasty!!!! Great grooves. FYI Pee Wee Ellis made up the riff for Cold Sweat and should have been given credit too - in fact if you listen very carefully you can hear that Cold Sweat was subconsciously influenced by Miles Davis Kind of Blue - similar note progression even if the rest of the song is very original. And I have attended many many drum clinics but regretfully I never met Clyde. RIP |
@frogman I think in the pocket means the beat has movement or swings. Compare https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo to https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6UdZIh8_xGc Note how the second example grooves better - both are swung but the musicians hold their relative time better in the second example whereas the first example they follow the drummer too much and wander. Also Jim Riley (master drummer) is late on the 2 and 4 which gives it more lilt while the rhythm guitar keeps very rigid time to help create the time bending effect. The rhythm guitar locks in with the drums too much on the first example. Rhythm guitar is EXTREMELY tricky to get that perfect driving feel that grooves - hence legends like Nile Rogers have made a career from it. So in the pocket requires setting correct time (hi hat usually) and then swinging some other parts of the beat to create the groove or lilt. The band needs to be tight and play well together to maximize the effect. A drummer can create the effect alone as in this example (delays the 4 and effective use of high hat to accent the "&") https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk3N84ArTno Steve Ferrone kind of dances as he plays (trained as a tap dancer) but if you notice his beat 1 is always in the right place like a human metronome. |
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