I found another drum beat I want to run to. Carlos Santana. Supernatural. Track Eight, especially. Migra is the best. Love It. We were driving to work. The sun was in my eyes so I had them closed. There, the in the self-induced dark I was introduced to something new to run to. I could feel exactly how it would work. The beat was exactly to my best tempo. I was running in my mind. I wish I had a way to extract Billy Johnson, Carter Beauford, Horatio Hernandez, Rodney Holmes, Greg Bissonette and Jimmy Keegan (and everyone on percussion) from the horns, vocals and other whatnots that only clog the mesmerizing sound.
In something unrelated to Santana but along the lines of drums, BubbleGum graced us with an almost 10 minute YouTube performance of ‘Gravity’ (from the tour that started last week in Florida). I know there are artists out there who hold onto their sound and won’t share it for the world and they have their reasons, but I admire the chance takers. It’s as if BG is saying, “sorry you couldn’t make it to the show, but here’s a little something…”, and it’s not a short tease of the song – it’s the whole d*mned thing. But, but, but what got me was J.J.J. on drums, hiding out in the back. I could care less about the sqealing guitar solo (you go, boy), J3 had it going on. He doesn’t sit in his seat and primly mark the beat. He flails around as if his life depends on it, smoking all the while. It cracks me up. So, check out the BubbleGum site. Wait for JM to do his grand finale guitar solo, take a moment to appreciate the talent, then look for J3 in the back. Drums. Gets me everytime. Seriously.
~*LunaSea*~ 