I'm not speaking to how a song is played. My comments reflect what the gent was speaking to ... the equipment. That's the only place I came from.

As far as what is played ... that's in another thread. I'll restate it ... if it's been played before, why play it again? Music is art and a drummer is an artist. No need to Xerox off songs for the masses. That's why we all carry iPods.

I love Abe... a big guy, plays big drums with lots of heart and soul. He is the true fire behind that band, not to mention his singing. Ive have some DVDs of this line up... and the drums sound great. Im sure Paul hires him for who he is and how he plays. I dont think the other drummers Paul has used in the past... Wings etc... had to play Ringo kits. Ive played on prime time late night television many times, many award shows etc etc. (with The Dixie Chicks) Getting drums to sound great on television is a crap shoot... its really out of our hands. All we can do is tune em up and play em... the eq, mix, compression can make us sound great, or make us sound like we are hitting tin cans up there. My 2 cents.

Just shut your eyes and enjoy the drumming. He is awfully good.

The DW kit sounded full and dynamic but there was no vintage vibe. Whenever I listen to Abbey Road (about twice a year) I wait with anticipation to hear the drum solo on "The End". The sound of Ringo's Classic kit which was so warm and "Ludwig"! New interpretation maybe?

There are still millions of "Boomers" that were listening last night who would have loved to hear those vintage drums again. I think it was an opportunity lost to Paul.

I dug it. Abe is a great drummer and sure hits em hard. I thought his own version was quite well done. Plus he sang and played as well which I could never do. His DW kit has a nice deep sound which I like. Not the vintage vibe others like but well played I thought. Also the extended solo/fill gave Sir Paul the time to bolt from his keyboard and grab his guitar. So that might have played into it as well. Abe simply did it his way.

It sounded like big A stuffed the sound guy in the BD and left him in there !! Prolly what I`d have done too !!

Odd that Abe's kick didn't have a DW logo on the head, whereas other drummers had their company logos visible. Maybe done for looks, since Abe was mostly in the shadows, but a blow to DW who expects their name to be seen every time he plays their drums.

Sure, we know he's playing DW, but DW wants everyone out there in TV land to know it.

Bermuda

I agree with everybody and nobody!

'Classic tunes' (pieces of music) are in a class all by themselves. Especially if they are being performed by the original artist(s). The crowd kind of expects to hear the number they love so much played the way they remember them.

Creative choices, musical interpretation, personal expression, all are valid and have their place, just not when reproducing a well-loved classic. I love Abe, I think he's a power-house of a drummer, (and a great singer!) but blast-beat bass drum fills in The End? That's just a bad choice on any day.

Classic anything, Beatle tunes especially, should be played the way they were recorded. It's not only what the audience expects, it's what the -material- deserves. As a drummer and a musician I see my job as serving the groove. Whatever the groove is, it is my job to feed it. But when I'm walking in the footsteps of others, out of respect, I will do my best to recreate the part as people remember it and love it. It's not about me, (us) it's about the music. :2Cents:

Bermuda is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. His work with Al has always been to reproduce well-known classic pieces of music so his boss can skat all over them with his own rhymes. Bermuda and the musicians in that band are some of the most talented pro's I've ever heard. Bermuda manages to infuse the playing with his own style while remaining true to the original intention and integrity of the piece he's reproducing. That's f'n hard to do. Anybody who has heard an Al Yankovic video knows what I mean. If Bermuda took liberties, it would ruin the mood and the setting and it just wouldn't sound right.

Classics are classics, you don't want to futz with them too much. Pi$$es people off. Kellyj is right to be offended. Altering the piece is almost disrespectful to the music in a strange way.

John

They just pulled the video,..Maybe ABC has a DW thing !!

I hear that tone from people who use that hard rubber hammer look`n batter that they are useing on the double BD pedals to get short thuds with a tight batter head !!

Paul has no choice but to alter the songs, he`s not gonna get his old band together again !! Paul was exactly on key with the recorded version,..how can he expect or we expect a carbon copy ??