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Take Me To The River

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For no apparent reason, I suddenly had the urge to watch this video from 1975. As much as i like the various versions of this song by Talking heads and/or David Byrne solo, the Al Green versions of his own song are my favorites. Look at the ill-fated bowl-shaped fiberglass drums.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrXi5Dwk2I"]AL GREEN-TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. LIVE 1975 - YouTube[/ame]

No matter how far you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Posted on 5 years ago
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Looks to me like the drums are the Zickos brand. I have some photos of a similar shaped early acrylic/Plexiglas set from California. I don't know anything about them, but these and the Zickos seems to be just perfect for those platform shoe disco gigs...

Posted on 5 years ago
#2
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From Pedal_Pusher

Looks to me like the drums are the Zickos brand. I have some photos of a similar shaped early acrylic/Plexiglas set from California. I don't know anything about them, but these and the Zickos seems to be just perfect for those platform shoe disco gigs...

Now, that`s different!!

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 5 years ago
#3
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Just curious - why do you refer to the drums as "ill-fated" ?

Posted on 5 years ago
#4
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From hardbat

Just curious - why do you refer to the drums as "ill-fated" ?

They were ill-fated as a success, and did not stick around for very long. I remember seeing another video with one or both drummers with James Brown playing a set of these drums.

No matter how far you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Posted on 5 years ago
#5
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Ok. I was expecting to see them collapse on stage.

Posted on 5 years ago
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