December 1991
VOLUME 15, NUMBER 12 FEATURES DIRECTORY FOR THE SPEED METAL COLLEGE-BOUND JIM MIXED BAG DRUMMER KELTNER No, it's not just the blur of noise In this special feature, MD lists you might think it is. Just ask the hundreds of colleges across the Jim Keltner has built his reputa- drummers who have to deal with country where you can get top- tion on coming up with that thrash's blinding speed, volatile notch drumming instruction "perfect" yet unique drum part. beats, and—yes—elusive sub- while earning a full college edu- Over the years greats like Joe tleties. This month we probe the cation. And in a special sidebar, Cocker, Bob Dylan, John nature of the beast with John noted percussion educator Bob Lennon, Elvis Costello, and the Tempesta of Exodus, Vinnie Paul Breithaupt takes a closer look at Wilburys have employed his witty of Pantera, RJ. Herrera of your options and what you need yet highly grooving drumming. Suicidal Tendencies, to prepare for drum- Now Keltner's in a new band and Shannon Larkin of ming on the college with buddies Hiatt, Lowe, and Wrathchild America. 26 level. Cooder, where he gets • by Teri Saccone by Harold Howland 30 a chance to really let the ideas flow. • by Robyn Flans 20 MD's YAMAHA DRUM RIG GIVEAWAY Win a Yamaha Drum Rig worth $12,400! 64 COVER PHOTO BY JACK WHITE COLUMNS Education 50 ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC Equipment Accentuating the Less Obvious Parts Of The Measure: Part 1 38 PRODUCT BY ROD MORGENSTEIN CLOSE-UP GMS Drumkit Departments 54 ROCK CHARTS BY RICK MATTINGLY News Liberty DeVitto: 40 Gon Bops Gongas 4 EDITOR'S "I Go To Extremes" BY CHUCK SILVERMAN OVERVIEW TRANSCRIBED BY 8 UPDATE BILL REEVE 41 Pearl Soprano Charlie Watts, the Snare Drums 6 READERS' Godfathers' George 70 THE JOBBING BY RICK MATTINGLY PLATFORM Mazur, the Escape DRUMMER 42 Patterson Cable Snares Club's Milan Zekavica, BY RICK MATTINGLY George Hurley of Getting Back 12 ASK A PRO fIREHOSE, and Vito On The Scene Bono of Kingofthehill, BY CARL J.
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