A great example of one of these beats crossing genres is in the testament song "dog faced gods". It's a thrash metal song, but during the solo, the drums (played by John tempesta if I'm correct) switches to a disco beat with a hi hat bark on the up beats. It's really cool!
I love those grooves. Disco knew how to jam. I've hear this in my church with the last drummer we had. I tried them also on my practice time and you're right, you need to feel the groove. Thanks bro!
Fantastic tutorial! I write dance-rock stuff, so i like to use a combination of classic disco drums and drum machines for rhythm. You just can't beat the 16th hi hats
The thing with disco is apart from being incredibaly catchy it is primarily for dancing too, And it does it's job exceptionally well because it does make people really want to get up and dance.
Disco beats are a go-to whenever I am on a need for an upbeat sound. You can hear the second beat, with a bit harder bassdrum pattern and played on a crash instead of the hihat, in Nightwigh's Amaranth, after the second chorus. Love the melodic, but dark feeling it gives. As always, top quality video! They always scream drum knowledge!
Henry Garner from Rose Royce= best disco drummer ever. Incredibly strong and fast chops. Impossibly solid tempo. In fact, his drumming is so strong that it's even difficult to cover Rose Royce songs. Check out "Do your dance" and "Oh boy". The one handed ride cymbal on Oh boy is faster than most people can play with two hands!!!! Enjoy!
Your Hi hat control is what makes these sound so good to me. Are you gradually opening the Hat more and more throughout the eighth note or opening all the way at first. And if you are gradually opening it would it be more like a straight line on a bar graph or would it have an upward curve? Hope that makes sense
Great articulation of a basic groove every drummer should learn. The great thing is that this style is still relevant now, even for sections of non-disco songs. Plus, it makes you a more versatile drummer. : )
Reason why I'm watching this: there's a few rock and metal bands I'm hearing lately that have a disco-like groove. This includes Gloryhammer's Universe on Fire (a symphonic power metal band one-off song that ticked off a lot of people, but a lot of other people loved) and a few other songs that occasionally pop up by the likes of Akari Nanawo. These are songs released within the last 4 years. The chances go up if the band is Swedish or Japanese. Universe on Fire is not quite disco, but is along the lines and this helps
Get the sheet music free here: bit.ly/2ZKf5hT A quick drum lesson on 3 disco beats every drummer should know. I spent 3 years of my life playing disco EVERY DAY (and I wasn't born in the 70's). There are quite a few recurring drum beats within disco that you should know. If you know these 3 disco drum beats, you will be able to get through just about any gig. Leave a comment below and let me know you were here!
I think that the very understated thing in your video is that there is actually a swing on your “That’s The Way I Like It” beat that you’re actually not playing. Please go back and work that beat a bit. It is not as straight forward as rock drummers tend to think it is. When you play certain R&B, disco, and funk tunes, there is a push and pull on the beat that can’t be done correctly with a 4 on the floor metronome. Try a 1 & 3 or 2 & 4 instead in order to be able to place that swing correctly… because the groove is created by the swing that is viewed like it’s an imperfection by rock drummers. It’s actually very intentional, and is the sole reason that a song with that swing has a really cool and infectiously danceable groove. If you don’t create the right percussive pocket, everything else will be jostled around, and the song won’t feel as danceable. I always say… put the song on really loud, and actually dance to it. Put a distinct movement right in that groove… instead of just a side to side step right step left… and then… you will understand the feel of that rhythm better. It takes a lot more work at understanding dance music and these genres as a whole to understand these rhythms in a way that will induce dancing. If the people aren’t able to use the normal dance moves they have always used for that song, then you have it wrong. One of these days, maybe I’ll start making drum videos, because this is seriously a subject that needs to be explained better to those who didn’t get into dance rhythms in their drum lessons. With dance music, quantizing is the wrong thing to do in the studio. The fastest way to take the funkiness out of funk… is to line everything up on a beat that’s set as 4 on the floor. The same thing goes for disco and r&b… and I will add Latin to that list as well as swing. Rock is pretty straight forward. The understanding of these other genres takes a lot of work. Just like jazz has a lot of dotted notes, so do these genres. I’ll shut up after I leave you one last tidbit. The rule of dance music is simple: The moment you make a great, infectious dance song less danceable, you have officially failed as a musician. The most important part of the music is the feel, so if the feel and groove of a dance song isn’t nailed, the people won’t dance like they should. You have to have the passion enough to want to learn something so important, rather than just barely scrape by and sound like a rock band trying to play dance music and failing at knocking it out of the park… because quite frankly, after the drummer understands this type of rhythm, he will 100% get flack from the other rock players in the band that don’t understand those kinds of pockets either. Someone needs to offer lessons in funk, disco, r&b, & old school hip hop. As a musician who grew her roots in this stuff, it comes easy to me… but I have pissed off every single rock drummer who has ever tried to play with me. That’s why I went from African and Latin percussion to playing an actual drum set in my band. I was so tired of being gaslit on my knowledge and understanding of dance music and having my rhythms… tambourine, wood block, shakers, darbouka, congas, bongos, etc… not line up with drummer’s rock interpretation of the rhythms I already understood and could play. Over 30 years of dance percussion under my belt… and I’ve learned that very few drummers have focused on dance music. In fact, most spend their lives playing songs you can’t really dance to. It’s sad really. I do love your videos though.
Nice set of beats. One of the first bands I played in covered disco, but my mom had listened to a lot of it, so when it came time to play it, I had these beats already at the ready. They still come in handy sometimes, even with other styles of music. Well done.
Great lesson,i should learn about this beat,sometimes our team play this kind of song at sunday service and i cant keep up with the other because i didn't know how to play it
Hi Stephen - love your videos, as many do! - Thank you! - You always give clear guidance which is great. I think it's also good that you explain simple things like 16th notes when you must be bored of explaining things like that! I've watched your 3 Disco Beats video a few times now, and you might be able to help with something: In the video intro you're playing the disco groove quickly, and it sounds cool. When play the groove at a slower speed, you're hitting the hats straight, with a stiff wrist. You're doing that, because of the groove is slower. However, when you're playing it fast, you don't have 'stiff' wrists, you're using your the moeller technique and fingers (right hand) to add texture and to get those quick notes in. If you are able to slow that down to show us that technique you're employing with your hands/fingers when you're playing fast, that would be useful. I would find it useful. :-) Even though I can see what you're doing, actually explaining what you're doing, how to achieve that textured groove that you're doing when playing it fast would help me "get it" - and probably others too. It's not all in the wrist, it's fingers too. Thanks! Ed.
Hey Ed...so glad the lesson helped! If you're interested in the in depth look at what techniques I use, I have a whole series on that in the members area on my website. There's a 7 day trial still going on for the next couple of weeks. Feel free to jump over there and check it out. www.stephensdrumshed.com hope that helps!
MxPx, Valu Pac, Ghoti Hook, Slick Shoes, Rancid, Less Than Jake, The Descendents, NOFX, Offspring, Blink 182, Green Day, Five Iron Frenzy, Goldfinger, Pennywise...I could go on but I'll stop there lol
Same here! I was a fat wreck chords, Epitaph, look out records guy before i became a Christian then i started listening to slick shoes, Craig's brother, Dogwood etc and as a matter of fact I created my UA-cam channel to put up all those good late 90's and early 2000's Christian punk bands because nobody had them up. I ran out of bands so i started putting non Christian stuff as well. Short list of the bands i have Slick Shoes, element 101,ace troubleshooter, average joe aspiring, broken cedars, ghoti hook, two timer, too bad Eugene, hangnail, value pac and the oc supertones just to name a few. I'm 41yrs old and my son is 19 yrs old and it's awesome to play music with him. Thanks for responding, God bless
Great lesson. The double bass taps in the third groove kind of remind me of Vinnie Parello from Spiral Starecase. Would you have any comments or lessons that might reflect this type of kick drum use like in More Today Than Yesterday and Broken-Hearted Man?
Hey Stephen, I am confused for which cymbal brand should I use because every cymbal brand to sounds great. I play Hard Rock and Punk. It would be great if you suggest something. Thanks
I love Zildjian. If you're playing punk and hard rock, you will want something that cuts. So something on the brighter end. That's just a generalization though...obviously every situation is different and you should go with what sounds best to you in that given situation. Hope that helps a bit!
+icetech6 Exactly brother. The American dream says you can be whatever you want to be. You just have to work hard enough. Wether that is true or not, Stephen is doing what loves. And he is able to apply his commitment and dedication toward his passion to actually do what he loves to provide for himself. He's a working drummer, and a teacher, who applies his resources wisely. And he makes it work for him. I believe he goes beyond an inspiring drummer. But an inspiring person.
Hey Cody...you're absolutely right. There's not a day that goes by that I don't count my blessings. I've worked hard over the past few years and can honestly say that it has grown into a dream job. Glad that comes through ;^)
always good to go over disco material. grooves can be vastly underrated imho. just recently found myself in situations where i have to use the 16th note RLRLRLRLRL runs on the hats again, too. any recommendations for left hand work? much thanks for the upload; keep em coming
Couldn't agree more. I've found the best way to work my left hand is to prioritize it. Do exercises with the left hand leading. Work it first in your practice time. For every exercise where the right hand leads, do the left hand lead two or three times. I also practice left handed grooves on my hihat regularly. Thanks for chiming in on the conversation. Hope that helps a bit!
No, it's still showing up on my end. You will only find me deleting a comment if it's derogatory towards another follower here on UA-cam. I'm all for open discussion...but I've maintained a positive channel here on UA-cam for the past 7 years and plan to keep it that way. Thanks for joining in the conversation!
Hey Julian...I love New Beats. I've used them on a lot of sessions here in Nashville. Great, crisp sound. It's really all up to how you feel they sound. If you like them, then they're money.
Kai MacRae you can do it to add a subtle nuance with a ghost note but it looks more like he's naturally counting with the drag motion to keep the space between notes consistent.
Isolate the original recording to figure out what is being played. Don't look to a cover of the original to see what is being played. Go to the source. These are not the only grooves in the disco era. They're just a few that recur quite often and that have served me well over the years. Oftentimes, if it was a high tempo song, they would simply play four on the floor and emphasize the upbeats. Other times, they may play a straight 8th note groove on the hihat and only bring the upbeat emphasis at a certain section in the song. As with any style, there are many grooves and variations of those grooves within the style of disco.
If you listen to the 12" extended version of YMCA with the extended introduction it begins with just the percussion (base drum playing the solid thump of the floor on the floor), and drums and bongos session with rhythm guitar - and as the strings and wind instruments are brought in a bit later ... it's in these few bars that you can feel the disco beat and rhythm in isolation. Or put more simply on the long version you can clearly hear the disco beat of the percussion section before the orchestral harmonies join in
Led Zep/Disco/AC DC/ White Stripes etc : same thing same beat, same groove, mid tempo, big foot , the bass drum playing mostly single notes and interacting with/ against the rhythm guitar, lots of silence and space , "underplaying"... I think if you can play like that, you can play lots of things...
A great example of one of these beats crossing genres is in the testament song "dog faced gods". It's a thrash metal song, but during the solo, the drums (played by John tempesta if I'm correct) switches to a disco beat with a hi hat bark on the up beats. It's really cool!
Yeah Bill Andrews from Death uses disco beats too. You can hear them in Leprosy or Spiritual Healing
My favorite part of Achilles Last Stand is when Bonzo goes into the disco beat near the end with the open hi hats
I love those grooves. Disco knew how to jam. I've hear this in my church with the last drummer we had. I tried them also on my practice time and you're right, you need to feel the groove. Thanks bro!
You bet Ivan
Fantastic tutorial!
I write dance-rock stuff, so i like to use a combination of classic disco drums and drum machines for rhythm.
You just can't beat the 16th hi hats
Holy crap that playing in the beggining was amazing
Thanks!
The thing with disco is apart from being incredibaly catchy it is primarily for dancing too, And it does it's job exceptionally well because it does make people really want to get up and dance.
Guys also listen to Don't Stop Till you Get enough by Michael Jackson. Perfect example
Disco beats are a go-to whenever I am on a need for an upbeat sound.
You can hear the second beat, with a bit harder bassdrum pattern and played on a crash instead of the hihat, in Nightwigh's Amaranth, after the second chorus. Love the melodic, but dark feeling it gives.
As always, top quality video! They always scream drum knowledge!
They key to disco is that it needs to be groovy and funky. That's where the skill is needed.
Im 20 y/o .. and I started drumming since 2015 .. this lesson is awesome . disco beats pretty groove
Cool! That last variation instantly conjured up that "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Pablo Cruise) vibe from 1977. Nice breakdown of all those iconic disco beats.
Henry Garner from Rose Royce= best disco drummer ever. Incredibly strong and fast chops. Impossibly solid tempo. In fact, his drumming is so strong that it's even difficult to cover Rose Royce songs. Check out "Do your dance" and "Oh boy". The one handed ride cymbal on Oh boy is faster than most people can play with two hands!!!! Enjoy!
Great disco crossover grooves, I hear these influences all over modern indie tracks. And those hats are just lush!
Your Hi hat control is what makes these sound so good to me. Are you gradually opening the Hat more and more throughout the eighth note or opening all the way at first. And if you are gradually opening it would it be more like a straight line on a bar graph or would it have an upward curve? Hope that makes sense
Great articulation of a basic groove every drummer should learn. The great thing is that this style is still relevant now,
even for sections of non-disco songs. Plus, it makes you a more versatile drummer. : )
Never considered them a disco group but 6:10 is 100% "Gimme All Your Lovin" by ZZ Top :)
You'd be surprised how many hard core Rock groups and Country artists cut a disco record - or two - back in the day ... some good numbers too !
Reason why I'm watching this: there's a few rock and metal bands I'm hearing lately that have a disco-like groove.
This includes Gloryhammer's Universe on Fire (a symphonic power metal band one-off song that ticked off a lot of people, but a lot of other people loved) and a few other songs that occasionally pop up by the likes of Akari Nanawo. These are songs released within the last 4 years. The chances go up if the band is Swedish or Japanese. Universe on Fire is not quite disco, but is along the lines and this helps
What a great attitude! You are not only teaching drums but how to be a professional.
Hello Mr. Stephen Taylor,
Thank you for your time and demonstrated detail, for the people who play drum old school like me 70s vs early 80s.
You bet Michael
Get the sheet music free here: bit.ly/2ZKf5hT
A quick drum lesson on 3 disco beats every drummer should know. I spent 3 years of my life playing disco EVERY DAY (and I wasn't born in the 70's). There are quite a few recurring drum beats within disco that you should know. If you know these 3 disco drum beats, you will be able to get through just about any gig.
Leave a comment below and let me know you were here!
Cool
I think that the very understated thing in your video is that there is actually a swing on your “That’s The Way I Like It” beat that you’re actually not playing. Please go back and work that beat a bit. It is not as straight forward as rock drummers tend to think it is. When you play certain R&B, disco, and funk tunes, there is a push and pull on the beat that can’t be done correctly with a 4 on the floor metronome. Try a 1 & 3 or 2 & 4 instead in order to be able to place that swing correctly… because the groove is created by the swing that is viewed like it’s an imperfection by rock drummers. It’s actually very intentional, and is the sole reason that a song with that swing has a really cool and infectiously danceable groove. If you don’t create the right percussive pocket, everything else will be jostled around, and the song won’t feel as danceable. I always say… put the song on really loud, and actually dance to it. Put a distinct movement right in that groove… instead of just a side to side step right step left… and then… you will understand the feel of that rhythm better. It takes a lot more work at understanding dance music and these genres as a whole to understand these rhythms in a way that will induce dancing. If the people aren’t able to use the normal dance moves they have always used for that song, then you have it wrong. One of these days, maybe I’ll start making drum videos, because this is seriously a subject that needs to be explained better to those who didn’t get into dance rhythms in their drum lessons.
With dance music, quantizing is the wrong thing to do in the studio. The fastest way to take the funkiness out of funk… is to line everything up on a beat that’s set as 4 on the floor. The same thing goes for disco and r&b… and I will add Latin to that list as well as swing. Rock is pretty straight forward. The understanding of these other genres takes a lot of work. Just like jazz has a lot of dotted notes, so do these genres.
I’ll shut up after I leave you one last tidbit. The rule of dance music is simple: The moment you make a great, infectious dance song less danceable, you have officially failed as a musician. The most important part of the music is the feel, so if the feel and groove of a dance song isn’t nailed, the people won’t dance like they should. You have to have the passion enough to want to learn something so important, rather than just barely scrape by and sound like a rock band trying to play dance music and failing at knocking it out of the park… because quite frankly, after the drummer understands this type of rhythm, he will 100% get flack from the other rock players in the band that don’t understand those kinds of pockets either.
Someone needs to offer lessons in funk, disco, r&b, & old school hip hop. As a musician who grew her roots in this stuff, it comes easy to me… but I have pissed off every single rock drummer who has ever tried to play with me. That’s why I went from African and Latin percussion to playing an actual drum set in my band. I was so tired of being gaslit on my knowledge and understanding of dance music and having my rhythms… tambourine, wood block, shakers, darbouka, congas, bongos, etc… not line up with drummer’s rock interpretation of the rhythms I already understood and could play. Over 30 years of dance percussion under my belt… and I’ve learned that very few drummers have focused on dance music. In fact, most spend their lives playing songs you can’t really dance to. It’s sad really.
I do love your videos though.
Excellent lesson, I stumbled across this looking for a disco drum beat to play bass with!
Glad it helped!
Nice set of beats. One of the first bands I played in covered disco, but my mom had listened to a lot of it, so when it came time to play it, I had these beats already at the ready. They still come in handy sometimes, even with other styles of music. Well done.
Great lesson,i should learn about this beat,sometimes our team play this kind of song at sunday service and i cant keep up with the other because i didn't know how to play it
You have great dynamics and feel. Very musical
Thanks so much my friend
Disco’s making a comeback 2021
It is a nice beat and it's kind of enjoyable
1st thing I ever learned to play was a disco 4 floor beat in order to play ZZ Top's "give me all your lovin"
The beats were awesome... But I love your back wall. You gave me an great idea. Thnx
Disco I love it
Awesome
This is great! I’m from Nola!
Love the FAMOUS DOOR
Oh thanks, It helped me a lot. I will look to Zildjian in future.
Hi Stephen - love your videos, as many do! - Thank you! - You always give clear guidance which is great. I think it's also good that you explain simple things like 16th notes when you must be bored of explaining things like that! I've watched your 3 Disco Beats video a few times now, and you might be able to help with something: In the video intro you're playing the disco groove quickly, and it sounds cool. When play the groove at a slower speed, you're hitting the hats straight, with a stiff wrist. You're doing that, because of the groove is slower. However, when you're playing it fast, you don't have 'stiff' wrists, you're using your the moeller technique and fingers (right hand) to add texture and to get those quick notes in. If you are able to slow that down to show us that technique you're employing with your hands/fingers when you're playing fast, that would be useful. I would find it useful. :-)
Even though I can see what you're doing, actually explaining what you're doing, how to achieve that textured groove that you're doing when playing it fast would help me "get it" - and probably others too. It's not all in the wrist, it's fingers too.
Thanks!
Ed.
Hey Ed...so glad the lesson helped! If you're interested in the in depth look at what techniques I use, I have a whole series on that in the members area on my website. There's a 7 day trial still going on for the next couple of weeks. Feel free to jump over there and check it out. www.stephensdrumshed.com
hope that helps!
Drums are fun. 🧡
Great lesson!!! Thank you!!
awesome drumming and great shirt mate! 👍🙂
Wow, I've been away so long! Love the new shed!!
I like it good job
Thank you
Great lesson. Great touch.
Thanks so much Marti
I always think of Donna Summer when I hear this kind of beat.
Whole intro groove I heard Heart of Glass in my head.
Here in Philippines, we call the beat on 5:40 ''Tugish Takish.'' Anyway, nice tutorial sir!
haha . tama k jan .
Awesome video!!! I wish my drummers would play this in the pocket
Loves it 👍
thanks so much
good.
Hey cool to hear you listened to pop punk, my son, brother, and I play some pop punk and 90's style emo. What are some of the bands you listened to.
MxPx, Valu Pac, Ghoti Hook, Slick Shoes, Rancid, Less Than Jake, The Descendents, NOFX, Offspring, Blink 182, Green Day, Five Iron Frenzy, Goldfinger, Pennywise...I could go on but I'll stop there lol
Same here! I was a fat wreck chords, Epitaph, look out records guy before i became a Christian then i started listening to slick shoes, Craig's brother, Dogwood etc and as a matter of fact I created my UA-cam channel to put up all those good late 90's and early 2000's Christian punk bands because nobody had them up. I ran out of bands so i started putting non Christian stuff as well. Short list of the bands i have Slick Shoes, element 101,ace troubleshooter, average joe aspiring, broken cedars, ghoti hook, two timer, too bad Eugene, hangnail, value pac and the oc supertones just to name a few. I'm 41yrs old and my son is 19 yrs old and it's awesome to play music with him. Thanks for responding, God bless
I use these beats although instead of the high hat I was taught to use the ride cymbal
Great lesson. The double bass taps in the third groove kind of remind me of Vinnie Parello from Spiral Starecase. Would you have any comments or lessons that might reflect this type of kick drum use like in More Today Than Yesterday and Broken-Hearted Man?
Just came to the stark realization that the into to run to the hills by iron maiden was and is a disco beat
Hey Stephen, I am confused for which cymbal brand should I use because every cymbal brand to sounds great. I play Hard Rock and Punk. It would be great if you suggest something.
Thanks
I love Zildjian. If you're playing punk and hard rock, you will want something that cuts. So something on the brighter end. That's just a generalization though...obviously every situation is different and you should go with what sounds best to you in that given situation. Hope that helps a bit!
Hey Stephen, great videos. What are the hi hats in this video? They sound great! I saw size was 16" but what are they? Thanks, David Curtis Drumming
Hey David...My cymbal setup is in the video description for you to check out. Hope that helps!
+Stephen Taylor Just looked but I don't currently see anything in the description even after clicking the drop down arrow. Love the hats.
Apologies...for some reason the updates didn't take when it was posted. Fixed.
Stephen, I think you might be a great example of a man truly fulfilling the American Dream.
wtf u smoking lad
+icetech6 Exactly brother. The American dream says you can be whatever you want to be. You just have to work hard enough. Wether that is true or not, Stephen is doing what loves. And he is able to apply his commitment and dedication toward his passion to actually do what he loves to provide for himself. He's a working drummer, and a teacher, who applies his resources wisely. And he makes it work for him. I believe he goes beyond an inspiring drummer. But an inspiring person.
+August Burns Red you need to change the tone of your comments man. Thanks
+Stephen Taylor true. I have issues
Hey Cody...you're absolutely right. There's not a day that goes by that I don't count my blessings. I've worked hard over the past few years and can honestly say that it has grown into a dream job. Glad that comes through ;^)
always good to go over disco material. grooves can be vastly underrated imho. just recently found myself in situations where i have to use the 16th note RLRLRLRLRL runs on the hats again, too. any recommendations for left hand work? much thanks for the upload; keep em coming
just practise duh. there is no magic secret m8. just put in the hardwork
Couldn't agree more.
I've found the best way to work my left hand is to prioritize it. Do exercises with the left hand leading. Work it first in your practice time. For every exercise where the right hand leads, do the left hand lead two or three times. I also practice left handed grooves on my hihat regularly. Thanks for chiming in on the conversation. Hope that helps a bit!
try open Hand playing. My left Hand is better thany right , after playing open handed for a few month .
+Stephen Taylor did you delete my comment m8??
No, it's still showing up on my end. You will only find me deleting a comment if it's derogatory towards another follower here on UA-cam. I'm all for open discussion...but I've maintained a positive channel here on UA-cam for the past 7 years and plan to keep it that way.
Thanks for joining in the conversation!
Nice
Hey Stephen I just got 14" New Beat hi hats, do you think they're good, or are there better ones?
Hey Julian...I love New Beats. I've used them on a lot of sessions here in Nashville. Great, crisp sound. It's really all up to how you feel they sound. If you like them, then they're money.
Thx very much!... can i ask you... i just can't figure out if drummers play on top of full tracks or drumless versions of the songs... pls help! thx
his favorite shirt i think, he is wearing it again! lol
what hi Hats are you using
🤙🏻
I'm trying to download the music sheet but it gets stuck loading after if press submit
Hi Stephen, is there any reason you are letting the stick bounce on the snare drum at around 6:10
Kai MacRae you can do it to add a subtle nuance with a ghost note but it looks more like he's naturally counting with the drag motion to keep the space between notes consistent.
What kind of snare you use sir??
This is a Yamaha recording custom I believe
This is nice... but I struggle so much to accent the "&" while keeping a solid snare hit.
Good lesson anyway ;)
hey Stephen what is the size of your hats
16"
+Stephen Taylor thanks I love the dark sound
If there's one thing I learned from my dad, it's the disco beat 😂
He got a gig as a house drummer on bourbon street at 19 years old. Nuf said.
whats that fucking mean, dopey bastard
I like the internet, retarded people get to argue with each other
I know what it is, it's a street where drunk tourists drink "Hand Grenades" :)
The point is.....he knows what he is talking about!
Anyone who wants more good examples listen to everybody dance by Chic
Or anything by chic really
Is the first drum beat Rapture by Blondie?
If you don't think disco drumming applies listen to got the life by Korn lol the last place you'd expect to find it
Why am I so jealous when I see/hear your snare .... ;-;
Pea soup pea soup pea soup high hat
O M G what hh is that???
That's a 16" k light top hihat on the bottom and an efx 16" crash as the top hat. Very crunchy
I put likes immediately when there is no “hello” or “hi” intro bs
1.25X
oney and a twoey lol
Did you think disco beat was a little bit boring and less creative to rock drummers?
lol! the only Disco beat ever is TAM TAM TAM TAM...or throw a trunk down a flight of stairs.. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease! ♫♪♫☺3
Wait .. how is YMCA disco beat? .. wat
The song "YMCA" by the Village People. It is the quintessential disco song and they were one of the leading disco groups.
Stephen Taylor i mean, it is not the same rhythm? I checked some covers, everyone plays differently
Isolate the original recording to figure out what is being played. Don't look to a cover of the original to see what is being played. Go to the source. These are not the only grooves in the disco era. They're just a few that recur quite often and that have served me well over the years.
Oftentimes, if it was a high tempo song, they would simply play four on the floor and emphasize the upbeats. Other times, they may play a straight 8th note groove on the hihat and only bring the upbeat emphasis at a certain section in the song. As with any style, there are many grooves and variations of those grooves within the style of disco.
If you listen to the 12" extended version of YMCA with the extended introduction it begins with just the percussion (base drum playing the solid thump of the floor on the floor), and drums and bongos session with rhythm guitar - and as the strings and wind instruments are brought in a bit later ... it's in these few bars that you can feel the disco beat and rhythm in isolation. Or put more simply on the long version you can clearly hear the disco beat of the percussion section before the orchestral harmonies join in
first groove :superstitious stevie wonder
Led Zep/Disco/AC DC/ White Stripes etc : same thing same beat, same groove, mid tempo, big foot , the bass drum playing mostly single notes and interacting with/ against the rhythm guitar, lots of silence and space , "underplaying"...
I think if you can play like that, you can play lots of things...