Peg has the most magical groove and it's all Chuck and Rick. I hadn't known that they had just had two years together on the road with Roberta Flack. Just a magical groove. It was such a treat to actually meet Rick here!
Great interview with a fine musician and a very successful composer. I play all of the Aja songs live and Peg is a standout which requires a lot of discipline and musicality. Less is more and Rick Marotta is a master at it. He added ONE extra kick note to the pattern in the solo and keeps it for the last verse. Incredible.
These guys deserved a book, "the session players". They contributed so much to the music that we love.. if I was a writer, that would be an excellent reference book, to know the drummers, bassists o guitarrists who made all that magic possible. s
Love to listen to these great studio musicians talk about the recordings and how the songs they played on became huge hits. With the current technology it has become so prevalent now to see these programs and I first noticed this after seeing The Wrecking Crew doc by Denny Tedesco, Tommy’s son. Thank you for this great program and I spend more time as a drummer myself, listening to these great musicians dissect their songs. Such kindred spirits. Thanks again! Cheers
You did a great job of corralling Rick and coaxing the answers to those questions we drummers all harbored for years about how he did it etc .. The stories are priceless !
Hell yea! Rick is so underrated it's criminal. His drumming on Carly Simon live from Martha's Vineyard is phenomenal. Hi Rick! Big fan here. Thanks for having him on, what a treat.
Great performance!!! I saw him the year before on tour with Stevie Nicks with that same kit only he had Dynacord Percutor pads mounted above him. for Carly’s how he has those Yamaha pads off to the left of his hats. His kit sounded so amazing on her DVD. HUGE!!!
Another great TrackTalk with Rick M., John!.....Always great for the continued insight/interviews from these awesome drummers who PLAYED on these fantastic "MUSIC" tracks that last a lifetime (been istening to these tracks since a teen)!...Have a great day John-Todd
John, re: Chuck Rainey playing bass on the Sanford & Son theme song, I would love to see an entire episode talking about all the great session players that did various TV theme songs.
Omg! I've been riveted to my tablet for the last hour. So interesting, and honestly didn't know who either of you guy's were until I watched this. I've not been one who's much into the details of a band who's used so many different musicians. But, I played this song bc my band covered it when we toured in the seventies, and always loved the drumming on it. It's perfection. One stoke of genius you didn't discuss was ( and this is where the genius peeks out to me) is a single perfectly placed note was played. That one strike of the cymbal between verse 1 and 2. Oh yeah, I' ve only dreamt of being that good, to know right where to place that one strike, just right. That's my passion, listening to drumming that good and appreciating it. Some similarities between myself and this drumming master: I can't solo to save my life, and my 17 year old self on tour with a bunch of Berklee grads, looking at me and saying what the hell was that? You can't do that, try it like this........ Is how I learned. 50 years ago, and still at it! Thank you so much, this was awesome!!!!!!!!!
I have heard him on so many recordings and never had the pleasure of meeting in person. Tier 1 pro with the humblest gentlest soul who plays at the speed of thought. Thank you for your genuine comments.
Great stories of the studio. I love the way Rick kind of eases up the pressure on the hihat pedal and gets that slight "slip" sound on the hihat beat. Total feel and groove. Classic Steely Dan style. These players are inspiring. Another good guest John.
Great interview. Poor Rick didn't know John was going to play the entire song. The jabs at Gadd were priceless. Steve and Rick actually played together in the 70's on "Tropea", and "A Short Trip to Space". Steve panned on the Right side, Rick panned on the left side. Drums identically tuned. A very interesting set-up worth a listen. Lots of other great players on those records, too.
This is a wonderful interview and credits to everyone. I often wondered over many years how Fagen and Becker got the best session musicians of the ‘70s at top dollar and the ABC money men did not pull the plug half way through the making of AJA. Thank goodness they had the good sense to stump up that we’re still discussing the greatness of this album to this day and beyond…?
Wow I feel like I am watching life unfold as I watch this, Rick and Chuck, Jim, Bernard,Jeff and all these great players even Steve LOL and the SD songs are the backdrop to my life from age 16. As a drummer singer myself this concept is so fantastic, so much fun to watch be entertained get an inside peek & learn from. Fell like I have homework to do,so many musical references to check out what a wonderful host that really facilitates it all with class and grace. By the way Peter Erskine's and Drew Zinngs playing in 93 in Boston brought tears to my eyes, I finally got to see SD live and they were absolutely perfect in presenting the songs it was beyond my wildest dreams, I couldn't believe they played the Royal Scam I was vibrating with emotion and joy. So many memories of Steely Dan and following the careers all these musicians. thanks John for doing these
Rick Marotta's drumming on Peg inverts and subverts disco and makes Peg SWING instead. Genius. What a feel...and TG for Scheiner and Nichols so we listeners can hear the magnificence.
Peg is an absolute masterpiece. Steely Dan's discography is full of incredible performances and recordings, and somehow Peg sits almost underrated. Jay Gradon's guitar solo is one of the finest bits of playing you'll ever hear on a short pop record. The composition is a unique mix of styles that ended up a hit single. Chuck Rainey, with that incredible groove Rick laid down, is pure pocket perfection. Incredible recording, mixed by the legendary Al Schmitt. Aja is an amazing album, and Peg is a gem, sitting in the middle of all that. ❤ Absolutely love hearing hearing from Rick. His stories are engaging, and his humour is smart and always entertaining... even to those of us that aren't insiders. 😏 The short vid remembering Jim Gordon is beautiful. Thank you for sharing these conversations with your friends John. 👍
nice mention about Chuck Rainey, his tracks on Ricki LJ's stuff I thought was so instrumental to those tunes, not just a bass part, I play some of this tracks to my kids as an example of a great bass/drums section(one kids a bass player, the others a drummer), and for the one that plays trumpet and guitar.
Rick and Jerry are two of the greatest players of all time. I recall reading about that session where Rick talked about dropping into what he called "fearless feel" with Chuck Rainey.
My favorite among Steely drum tracks is Peg, Rick really laid down exactly what needed to be there. And without Bass its just not there, Rick is absoutely right about Chuck Rainey's playing. "Dont Take Me Alive" another fabulous tune. "Where no sun is shining No red light flashing Here in this darkness I know what I've done I know all at once who I am"
Keith Carlock has been the drummer for SD for the past 10 years or so and I had the great luck of sitting on the 2nd row and watching their concert a while back . What a power house drummer. He played everything flawless
Right, Keith played on Two Against Nature around 2000 and Morph the Cat around 2006. 20 years plus. Keith is amazing and I have known him since he gigged in Dallas in ‘93.
I've been watching Carly Simon's Grand Central videos recently and enjoying Rick's work again. As I said in my comment on your Steve Gadd video, the Steve Gadd/Aja discussion gets really boring and it's a travesty to ignore the other contributions on Aja while just focusing on the drum solo. As an SD fan for 47 years, I appreciate the contributions from all the session musicians. There's also a video on YT of Chuck Rainey talking about slapping on Peg, which is really worth watching. Anyway, respect to you for getting interviews with these amazing musicians.
Thanks, Phil. My focus on TrackTalk is the drum tracks, so that's why Steve and I got into the weeds on the drum part for Aja. But I agree that sum of all the parts is what makes that song (and any song really) great. Yes, the making of Aja doc with Chuck talking about slapping is fantastic. Appreciate you watching! 🙏✌
Great interview… I love Rick’s drumming always. One suggestion … can you ask him about what cymbals he played especially those hi hats! He said it was his favorite cymbals … so he might have remembered that set of hi hats. Another great interview John.
He wasn’t 100% sure but thought they were 13” Zildjians. My guess is New Beats. The ride was most likely his 22” K Istanbul Turkish ride which he used on a lot of records.
@@livefrommydrumroom thanks John! I know he said in an MD article that he had a pair of sound edge Paiste hi hats for a time too! Just drum geeking out! Great interview and show idea! How about Andy Newmark … John Lennon … (Just Like) Starting Over? That would be a great song! 🙏🏻😎
Don and Walter, in the Aja documentary, certainly give the viewer the idea that the entire album was recorded in L.A., so Rick telling us that his part was recorded in NYC is interesting.
I would love to hear the stories if you had Rick, Jim and Steve on at the same time. With at least a 3-4 hour podcast. Thank so much. Love your channel.
I did an episode of Live From My Drum Room Remembering the great Jeff Porcaro last year, and they were all guests, along with some of other legends. Check it out. Thanks for the kind words. 🙏
I’ve heard a rhythm section version of Peg on UA-cam and it is Steve Gadd playing a totally different type of grove on it. It was a bit more technical and had great feel, but Rick’s groove is perfect for this tune! If I’m not mistaken I think the UA-cam channel is Warren Weinberg.
John, I've just subscribed. After listening to SD for almost 50 years, I'm impressed with the caliber of musicians you get to interview. Also, I like the way you let your interviewees talk. This may seem like an obvious statement, but not always. One of the worst videos I ever saw was Paul Shaffer interviewing Donald. Sitting down with one of the greatest musical geniuses of the 20th century, he hardly let Donald say a word. It was truly cringeworthy. Not sure who you have lined up next, but the format is great. Keep going!
From start to finish I absolutely enjoyed hearing Rick dissect this Aja gem….I once read that he played on the infamous lost demo Kulee baba…can anyone confirm this? 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Wow. At first I didn’t know you two had a relationship [Didn’t know J.D.]. Googled JD and, ah! Was uncomfortable, then good stuff. Played long ago in another life. Had a Modern Drummer subscription. Got my sticks made somewhere in Central NJ. Listened to the whole hour.
I'd like to know if they had vocals in the track when it went down? Bc, Rick's part matches the light spirit of it's lyric. But then he combos with Chuck...the ? remains.
Great, but there's quite a sound discrepancy between the two mikes. John's voice is on the soft side, and a brighter mike would help balance the sound.
You're thinking of Pat Mastelotto, drummer for Mr. Mister and Ricky Lawson, original drummer for the Yellow Jackets. Rick Marotta didn't play with either band.
I wish rick was asked why he chose to play his BD on beat 2 in the intro section as opposed to beat 4 where most drummers would probably put it. brilliant. also, his BD phrasing throughout the track is so sparse which makes the track even more funky...all that braciola!!!
Either Rick is a bit a grouch and antagonistic or that is just his sarcastic personality. Can anyone imagine all the songs that Marotta, Porcaro, Keltner, Gadd and Gordon played on? Must be 1000s of them. Just amazing.
The woven head was the Duraline. They used them on Syndrums. Canasonic wasn’t quite as heavy or thick. They had more tone. When you hear Rick’s snare on Peg it sounds like a Canasonic head.
@@mwdrum Me too. I worked at Wurlitzer Music in Boston from 1979 to the mid 80s and Canasonic (and Duraline) heads were fairly popular for a short period.
@@livefrommydrumroom I produce a show with Bobby, if you think he would be interesting for your track talk, I’ll get you his number….he also did the captain beyond and Johnny Winter gigs…..great drummer and musician….. ua-cam.com/video/_YdBsF8sagQ/v-deo.html
Goose bumps groove still to this day!
Peg has the most magical groove and it's all Chuck and Rick. I hadn't known that they had just had two years together on the road with Roberta Flack. Just a magical groove. It was such a treat to actually meet Rick here!
I have a smile from ear to ear listening to Rick. I’d love an evening with Marrotta and Gadd - can you imagine the stories !!!
I've done a couple of episodes of Live From My Drum Room with Steve and Rick. Check them out!
Rick taught us all about time!! Thanks !
What a great drummer...in the early 80's the Marotta brothers monopolized my drum listening, what a family!
Great interview with a fine musician and a very successful composer. I play all of the Aja songs live and Peg is a standout which requires a lot of discipline and musicality. Less is more and Rick Marotta is a master at it. He added ONE extra kick note to the pattern in the solo and keeps it for the last verse. Incredible.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙏
These guys deserved a book, "the session players". They contributed so much to the music that we love..
if I was a writer, that would be an excellent reference book, to know the drummers, bassists o guitarrists who made all that magic possible. s
Great interview! Glad Rick discussed the influence of disco, which is pretty strong in Peg but rarely gets a mention!
This show is my jam. I’ve only seen the Steve Gadd one and this one with Rick.
Priceless!!!!!! These guys taught me everything about music🙏
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Check out my other episodes of Live From My Drum Room.
Love to listen to these great studio musicians talk about the recordings and how the songs they played on became huge hits. With the current technology it has become so prevalent now to see these programs and I first noticed this after seeing The Wrecking Crew doc by Denny Tedesco, Tommy’s son. Thank you for this great program and I spend more time as a drummer myself, listening to these great musicians dissect their songs. Such kindred spirits. Thanks again! Cheers
Pretty sure I've listened to this cut more than any other over the course of my life, and it's still just as fresh as the first time.
Yes! Thanks for being here! Very generous of you and so brilliant…x p.s even in these strange times the groove gets me there…!
It's that subtle nuance of hi-hat on Peg ...that's genius.
Yo John , I absolutely loved this interview ! Thank You ! George Perilli
George! So great to hear from you and thanks for watching old buddy! 🙏❤️
You did a great job of corralling Rick and coaxing the answers to those questions we drummers all harbored for years about how he did it etc .. The stories are priceless !
Hell yea! Rick is so underrated it's criminal. His drumming on Carly Simon live from Martha's Vineyard is phenomenal. Hi Rick! Big fan here. Thanks for having him on, what a treat.
Great performance!!! I saw him the year before on tour with Stevie Nicks with that same kit only he had Dynacord Percutor pads mounted above him. for Carly’s how he has those Yamaha pads off to the left of his hats. His kit sounded so amazing on her DVD. HUGE!!!
Fantastic insights! Love Rick
Saw a doc on Aja, Rick got a few minutes explaining his performance. Glad to hear more!!! Historical Information much needed! 😊
Doc is called classic albums. They also do a good a documentary on queen night at the opera
Drumming legend, for sure. As much as I love 'Peg', his playing on James Taylor's 'Dad Loves His Work' album is some of my favorite stuff of his
Another great TrackTalk with Rick M., John!.....Always great for the continued insight/interviews from these awesome drummers who PLAYED on these fantastic "MUSIC" tracks that last a lifetime (been istening to these tracks since a teen)!...Have a great day John-Todd
luv luv LUV this interview!!!!!
Hey Rick this is the best song on the Album. And the snare does sound great. 👍
John, re: Chuck Rainey playing bass on the Sanford & Son theme song, I would love to see an entire episode talking about all the great session players that did various TV theme songs.
Omg! I've been riveted to my tablet for the last hour. So interesting, and honestly didn't know who either of you guy's were until I watched this. I've not been one who's much into the details of a band who's used so many different musicians. But, I played this song bc my band covered it when we toured in the seventies, and always loved the drumming on it. It's perfection. One stoke of genius you didn't discuss was ( and this is where the genius peeks out to me) is a single perfectly placed note was played. That one strike of the cymbal between verse 1 and 2. Oh yeah, I' ve only dreamt of being that good, to know right where to place that one strike, just right. That's my passion, listening to drumming that good and appreciating it. Some similarities between myself and this drumming master: I can't solo to save my life, and my 17 year old self on tour with a bunch of Berklee grads, looking at me and saying what the hell was that? You can't do that, try it like this........ Is how I learned. 50 years ago, and still at it! Thank you so much, this was awesome!!!!!!!!!
I have heard him on so many recordings and never had the pleasure of meeting in person. Tier 1 pro with the humblest gentlest soul who plays at the speed of thought. Thank you for your genuine comments.
So cool, Thank You for this time.. With Rick Marotta...
Catching up on all your talks, John. They're great! And the thing I can say about Rick is; Gadd, he's good! LOL!!
Have always favored groove drummers Ricks one of my favorite and was really nice to me at Drummers World buying Cappella drum sticks back in the day
Great stories of the studio. I love the way Rick kind of eases up the pressure on the hihat pedal and gets that slight "slip" sound on the hihat beat. Total feel and groove. Classic Steely Dan style. These players are inspiring. Another good guest John.
rick i love love your feel. thank you! ♥thank you both for the interview
Another great one John! Thanks to Rick and yourself!
Thanks Owen! 🙏❤️
"Thanks to Rick and *you.* Only John can thank himself! ;)
Great interview. Poor Rick didn't know John was going to play the entire song. The jabs at Gadd were priceless. Steve and Rick actually played together in the 70's on "Tropea", and "A Short Trip to Space". Steve panned on the Right side, Rick panned on the left side. Drums identically tuned. A very interesting set-up worth a listen. Lots of other great players on those records, too.
That was so much fun and amazing! 😊 Thank you both for that ❤️
EPIC INTERVIEW!!!! ❤
This is GOLD!!
This is a wonderful interview and credits to everyone. I often wondered over many years how Fagen and Becker got the best session musicians of the ‘70s at top dollar and the ABC money men did not pull the plug half way through the making of AJA. Thank goodness they had the good sense to stump up that we’re still discussing the greatness of this album to this day and beyond…?
Wow I feel like I am watching life unfold as I watch this, Rick and Chuck, Jim, Bernard,Jeff and all these great players even Steve LOL and the SD songs are the backdrop to my life from age 16. As a drummer singer myself this concept is so fantastic, so much fun to watch be entertained get an inside peek & learn from. Fell like I have homework to do,so many musical references to check out what a wonderful host that really facilitates it all with class and grace. By the way Peter Erskine's and Drew Zinngs playing in 93 in Boston brought tears to my eyes, I finally got to see SD live and they were absolutely perfect in presenting the songs it was beyond my wildest dreams, I couldn't believe they played the Royal Scam I was vibrating with emotion and joy. So many memories of Steely Dan and following the careers all these musicians. thanks John for doing these
That was very cool! Thank you so much for creating this content.
Rick Marotta's drumming on Peg inverts and subverts disco and makes Peg SWING instead. Genius. What a feel...and TG for Scheiner and Nichols so we listeners can hear the magnificence.
I love you Rick!
John! This is an incredible series!
Thanks Tommy! 🙏❤️
What fantastic watch, fascinating, insightful & bloody funny. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Peg is an absolute masterpiece. Steely Dan's discography is full of incredible performances and recordings, and somehow Peg sits almost underrated. Jay Gradon's guitar solo is one of the finest bits of playing you'll ever hear on a short pop record. The composition is a unique mix of styles that ended up a hit single. Chuck Rainey, with that incredible groove Rick laid down, is pure pocket perfection. Incredible recording, mixed by the legendary Al Schmitt. Aja is an amazing album, and Peg is a gem, sitting in the middle of all that. ❤ Absolutely love hearing hearing from Rick. His stories are engaging, and his humour is smart and always entertaining... even to those of us that aren't insiders. 😏 The short vid remembering Jim Gordon is beautiful. Thank you for sharing these conversations with your friends John. 👍
Thank you, Malcolm. 🙏
Just beautiful…thanks for this!
Great interview. Thanks.
Jeff Porcaro once said he made a tape loop of ‘Peg’ and would play it endlessly as he drove around L.A. Talk about an endorsement.
John amazing again! Thank you...
Amazing
nice mention about Chuck Rainey, his tracks on Ricki LJ's stuff I thought was so instrumental to those tunes, not just a bass part, I play some of this tracks to my kids as an example of a great bass/drums section(one kids a bass player, the others a drummer), and for the one that plays trumpet and guitar.
Rick and Jerry are two of the greatest players of all time. I recall reading about that session where Rick talked about dropping into what he called "fearless feel" with Chuck Rainey.
My favorite among Steely drum tracks is Peg, Rick really laid down exactly what needed to be there. And without Bass its just not there, Rick is absoutely right about Chuck Rainey's playing. "Dont Take Me Alive" another fabulous tune. "Where no sun is shining
No red light flashing
Here in this darkness
I know what I've done
I know all at once who I am"
Anything Rick Marotta is Gold! And yes I’ve always played it wrong as well! Lol! He is so funny!
Really good chat y'all!!!!!
Keith Carlock has been the drummer for SD for the past 10 years or so and I had the great luck of sitting on the 2nd row and watching their concert a while back . What a power house drummer. He played everything flawless
He’s actually been their drummer for over 20 years. I had him on Live From Drum Room last year. Check out the episode. 👍🥁
Right, Keith played on Two Against Nature around 2000 and Morph the Cat around 2006. 20 years plus. Keith is amazing and I have known him since he gigged in Dallas in ‘93.
@@paulseano5100 All of Everything Must Go.
How does your channel not have more subscribers?
That’s an excellent question. Let’s do something about it 🙏😊
This. 👍
Tell all your friends! 🙏
Fantastic interview!
I've been watching Carly Simon's Grand Central videos recently and enjoying Rick's work again. As I said in my comment on your Steve Gadd video, the Steve Gadd/Aja discussion gets really boring and it's a travesty to ignore the other contributions on Aja while just focusing on the drum solo. As an SD fan for 47 years, I appreciate the contributions from all the session musicians. There's also a video on YT of Chuck Rainey talking about slapping on Peg, which is really worth watching. Anyway, respect to you for getting interviews with these amazing musicians.
Thanks, Phil. My focus on TrackTalk is the drum tracks, so that's why Steve and I got into the weeds on the drum part for Aja. But I agree that sum of all the parts is what makes that song (and any song really) great. Yes, the making of Aja doc with Chuck talking about slapping is fantastic. Appreciate you watching! 🙏✌
It’s difficult to believe that in a couple of years, Aja will be 50 years old. It’s still as fresh as if it were recorded yesterday.
Omg this iZ amaZing!!! "Peg" iZ my personal favorite Rick Marotta track. The HiHat bark openings make the track, in my very humble opinion! 🥁
This is so great!! Thank you both.
Great player. Great dude. Legend.
14 minutes in: "now we can get to the track"
Amazing content. Been watching for a while but just subscribed to your channel..thx
Thank you! 🙏❤️
Great interview… I love Rick’s drumming always. One suggestion … can you ask him about what cymbals he played especially those hi hats! He said it was his favorite cymbals … so he might have remembered that set of hi hats. Another great interview John.
He wasn’t 100% sure but thought they were 13” Zildjians. My guess is New Beats. The ride was most likely his 22” K Istanbul Turkish ride which he used on a lot of records.
@@livefrommydrumroom thanks John! I know he said in an MD article that he had a pair of sound edge Paiste hi hats for a time too! Just drum geeking out! Great interview and show idea! How about Andy Newmark … John Lennon … (Just Like) Starting Over? That would be a great song! 🙏🏻😎
@@earldrum• Or Young Americans
Love Rick's drumming on Bryan Ferry's The Bride Stripped Bare!
Don and Walter, in the Aja documentary, certainly give the viewer the idea that the entire album was recorded in L.A., so Rick telling us that his part was recorded in NYC is interesting.
What a great episode John…I guess Rick played on Los Lobos “hearts of stone” song. What a great track and a great drummer 🙏🙏🙏
Love the Keltner joke! Did he play on "Josie?"
Yes, Jim Keltner played on "Josie."
@@livefrommydrumroom Ok thanks! Timeless classics!
@@livefrommydrumroom \complete with the riveted trash can lid....
@@robertdore9592 We talk about that on my episode of Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner.
@@robertdore9592 And the snare fill in 5 towards the end.
A GREAT SONG!
What a great and funny guy….! 🙌
I would love to hear the stories if you had Rick, Jim and Steve on at the same time. With at least a 3-4 hour podcast. Thank so much. Love your channel.
I did an episode of Live From My Drum Room Remembering the great Jeff Porcaro last year, and they were all guests, along with some of other legends. Check it out. Thanks for the kind words. 🙏
Love Rick! Great to hear Gadd getting some ribbing from an old pal!
I hear the HH, and later the Ride, pattern as the middle two 16ths of each beat - &A &A &A. I'd love to know if that's what Rick was actually playing.
This was great Pops! 👏👏🛸
Thanks Johnny! And thanks for coming up with the great name! 🙏❤️👍
Rick said, in the "making of" Aja documentary, that in the 70s if a drummer had "clubs for hands, and clubs for FEET!" that he could get work.
I’ve heard a rhythm section version of Peg on UA-cam and it is Steve Gadd playing a totally different type of grove on it. It was a bit more technical and had great feel, but Rick’s groove is perfect for this tune! If I’m not mistaken I think the UA-cam channel is Warren Weinberg.
I'd love to hear him talk about working with Warren Zevon on Lawyers, Guns and Money. What a great drum track.
We talk about it often. We’ll have to do a TrackTalk episode!
40.09--I agree with the Maestro; let us abandon the descriptor "yacht rock."
John, I've just subscribed. After listening to SD for almost 50 years, I'm impressed with the caliber of musicians you get to interview. Also, I like the way you let your interviewees talk. This may seem like an obvious statement, but not always.
One of the worst videos I ever saw was Paul Shaffer interviewing Donald. Sitting down with one of the greatest musical geniuses of the 20th century, he hardly let Donald say a word. It was truly cringeworthy.
Not sure who you have lined up next, but the format is great. Keep going!
Thanks Phil. Next week I have Denny Seiwell and we’ll be talking about his drum track on Paul McCartney and Wings’ Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.
@@livefrommydrumroom Another one of my favorites! This is great content!
@@PhilUKNet 🙏
From start to finish I absolutely enjoyed hearing Rick dissect this Aja gem….I once read that he played on the infamous lost demo Kulee baba…can anyone confirm this?
🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
Wow. At first I didn’t know you two had a relationship [Didn’t know J.D.]. Googled JD and, ah! Was uncomfortable, then good stuff. Played long ago in another life. Had a Modern Drummer subscription. Got my sticks made somewhere in Central NJ. Listened to the whole hour.
Glad you enjoyed it. That’s just Rick and I doing our schtick 😊👍
Hey John…is there any chance of getting Jay Graydon on for some Track Talk chat…let’s see what he remembers about the infamous Aja session! 🎸🥁🎸
No fills! Brilliant. Rick made the track by letting Chuck play busy. Even one Tom fill might’ve ruined the magic. Thanks for the lesson. Less is more
Yeah, Chuck is "playing" the toms, instead!
I'd like to know if they had vocals in the track when it went down? Bc, Rick's part matches the light spirit of it's lyric. But then he combos with Chuck...the ? remains.
Great, but there's quite a sound discrepancy between the two mikes. John's voice is on the soft side, and a brighter mike would help balance the sound.
Not playing the toms left a lot of room for Chuck Rainey's genius to shine through.
I might have been mistaken, wasn't Rick a member of Mr. Mister? And one time drummer of Yellow Jackets? Can someone help me out, please.
You're thinking of Pat Mastelotto, drummer for Mr. Mister and Ricky Lawson, original drummer for the Yellow Jackets. Rick Marotta didn't play with either band.
@@livefrommydrumroom Thank you for your clarification, most appreciated.
@@eisenyeo You're welcome. I appreciate you watching.
Well that was amazing! ❤
I love how he cuts up with you and busts your balls!
Rick seems like he doesn’t want to be in this interview, he keeps saying it’s almost over lol.
Rick stop apologizing for going on too long
It was awesome thank you
On the Aja documentary, Walter comments on their syncopation, not doubling
I wish rick was asked why he chose to play his BD on beat 2 in the intro section as opposed to beat 4 where most drummers would probably put it. brilliant. also, his BD phrasing throughout the track is so sparse which makes the track even more funky...all that braciola!!!
Either Rick is a bit a grouch and antagonistic or that is just his sarcastic personality. Can anyone imagine all the songs that Marotta, Porcaro, Keltner, Gadd and Gordon played on? Must be 1000s of them. Just amazing.
add Purdie and you just doubled that number
@@rickjohnson4887 Good pickup!
Here's my question: Did B & F ever discuss whether "Peg" was written about a specific person? I have my own theory but would love a definitive answer.
I wonder if that snare was a single ply? Neil Peart played one of those I believe.
I believe it was a single ply snare. I think Slingerland called it the Artist Model.
@@livefrommydrumroom I have one! It’s a unique sound, that’s for sure.
What a genius…..😆
That “canasonic head” was the woven bullet proof vest material, I think. ? They may have also made a calfskin material ? But , the canasonic was odd.
The woven head was the Duraline. They used them on Syndrums. Canasonic wasn’t quite as heavy or thick. They had more tone. When you hear Rick’s snare on Peg it sounds like a Canasonic head.
@@livefrommydrumroom that’s correct sir….as old brain cells jump into attention…..syndrum, very familiar with it.
I was working retail drum shop in those days, 70s, the canasonic was a nice head……warm
@@mwdrum Me too. I worked at Wurlitzer Music in Boston from 1979 to the mid 80s and Canasonic (and Duraline) heads were fairly popular for a short period.
@@livefrommydrumroom I produce a show with Bobby, if you think he would be interesting for your track talk, I’ll get you his number….he also did the captain beyond and Johnny Winter gigs…..great drummer and musician…..
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I wonder if Rick is talking about Hal Blaine in regards to the drummer who takes themselves too seriously.
He's not talking about Hal. He was just riffing.
Gadd also took a crack at Peg
Amazing!
I see why Rick was annoyed with waiting on you. GET ON WITH IT, MAN!
Sorry to keep you waiting on my podcast. If you think he was annoyed, you don’t know Rick. But thanks for watching. 🙏
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I love Rick, but is he a bit aloof in this interview? At least at the start....