He's a great drummer. First time I saw the "Stray Cats" and he was standing while playing blew my mind. I have never seen that before. The band was great.
Yes, I remember him saying in the 80s that he thought that a lot of drummers in the 50s played standing up because of the photos and album covers with them standing with a high hat and snare. He said then that he learnt to play drums that way from the start though. I still have the magazines, I borrowed them from the library and then moved house so I never took them back. I should dig them out.
I remember seeing pics of the horribly mediocre band Night Ranger. They played five side by side across the stage, no front and back row because the drummer was one of the two singers. Whether that was their own decision or stolen from the Stray Cats, I don't know.
@@divcvetic722 Yeah man! They only sold over 16 million albums... Bunch of wannabe's XD (Some people seem to think that, if THEY don't like a band, the band must be bad. Or sometimes horribly mediocre... XD )
He's a great drummer. First time I saw the "Stray Cats" and he was standing while playing blew my mind. I have never seen that before. The band was great.
Slim Jim Phantom>>>> You Rock!!
Love his style!
Me too!
Yes, I remember him saying in the 80s that he thought that a lot of drummers in the 50s played standing up because of the photos and album covers with them standing with a high hat and snare. He said then that he learnt to play drums that way from the start though. I still have the magazines, I borrowed them from the library and then moved house so I never took them back. I should dig them out.
Bloody hell, one of the first singles I bought was Stray Cat Strut when I was ten or eleven but Jim looks at least twenty years younger than me!
He sure looks great!
Thank you for this. Getting into Stray Cats Christmas music this year. Led me to here....
Rock on!
standing up drums... best workout ever.... just need a good ok snare.. and a ride/crash and some fukn rhythm
I completely agree with you, timing is the key and the heart fills the rest.
Three leads!
His hips must be wrecked!
nah!
I remember seeing pics of the horribly mediocre band Night Ranger. They played five side by side across the stage, no front and back row because the drummer was one of the two singers. Whether that was their own decision or stolen from the Stray Cats, I don't know.
"Horribly mediocre" ???
@@divcvetic722 Yeah man! They only sold over 16 million albums... Bunch of wannabe's XD
(Some people seem to think that, if THEY don't like a band, the band must be bad. Or sometimes horribly mediocre... XD )