PORTABLE • BILL STEWART • CONSUMERS POLL RESULTS DENNISDENNIS CHAMBERS,CHAMBERS, KARLKARL PERAZZO,PERAZZO, RAULRAUL REKOWREKOW SSANTANAANTANA’’SS FFINESTINEST RRHYTHMHYTHM TTEAMEAM?? WWEEZEREEZER’’SS PPATAT WWILSONILSON TTHROUGHHROUGH TTHEHE YYEARSEARS WWITHITH TTERRYERRY BBOZZIOOZZIO NNEWEW FFOUNDOUND GGLORYLORY’’SS CCYRUSYRUS BBOLOOKIOLOOKI TTRADINGRADING FFOURSOURS WWITHITH PPHILLYHILLY JJOEOE $4.99US $6.99CAN 12 PPLUSLUS CCARLOSARLOS SSANTANAANTANA TTALKSALKS DDRUMMERSRUMMERS!! 0 74808 01203 9 ContentsContents Volume 27, Number 12 Cover photo by Paul La Raia SANTANA’S DENNIS CHAMBERS, RAUL REKOW, AND KARL PERAZZO The heaviest rhythm section in rock has just gotten heavier. Even Carlos Santana himself is in awe of his new Dennis Chambers–led ensemble. a a by Robin Tolleson i i a a R R a a L L l l u u a a 56 P P UPDATE 24 Portable’s Brian Levy WEEZER’S Wayward Shamans’ Barrett Martin AT ILSON 80 P W Fugazi’s Brendan Canty From Neil Peart obsessive to Muppet hostage, Pat Wilson has Mickey Hart been through a lot in ten years with Daryl Stuermer’s John Calarco pop gods Weezer. Oh, he plays the heck out of the drums, too. by Adam Budofsky MD CONSUMERS POLL RESULTS 50 The best in today’s gear—according to you. A DIFFERENT VIEW 74 a a i i a a NEW FOUND R R CARLOS SANTANA a a L L Just a sample of his drum cohorts over the l l GLORY’S u u a a years: Michael Shrieve, Jack DeJohnette, Horacio P P CYRUS BOLOOKI Hernandez, Tony Williams, Carter Beauford, 150 Chester Thompson, and now, Dennis Chambers. Even a disastrous fall from a Take your seats, class is about to begin. stage, resulting in several bro- by Robin Tolleson ken bones, couldn’t keep Cyrus Bolooki from the job he loves: powering one of the THROUGH THE YEARS 146 hottest punk bands around. by Billy Amendola TERRY BOZZIO From Frank Zappa to Missing Persons to Jeff Beck to solo extravaganzas, Terry Bozzio has Page 14 famously reinvented our instrument to serve each major challenge. Page 146 by Lauren Vogel Weiss Page 74 Page 98 Education 98 OFF THE RECORD 108 THE MUSICAL DRUMMER 128 ELECTRONIC INSIGHTS Hoobastank’s Chris Hesse Understanding The Language Of Music, Drums & Wires, Part 3: by Ed Breckenfeld Part 15: Chord Progressions 102 Lap-Top Rhythm Mate by Ron Spagnardi by Dave Hill Jr. 102 DRUM SOLOIST Bill Stewart: “Deed-Lee-Yah” 114 ROCK PERSPECTIVES 132 CONCEPTS Transcribed by Michael Lemish Altering The Backbeat: Leap Of Faith: Having The Courage Getting Creative With Snare Patterns To Try Something New 106 JAZZ DRUMMERS’ WORKSHOP by Ed Breckenfeld by Billy Ward Philly Joe “Fours”: Trading Solos With The Master 118 STRICTLY TECHNIQUE 140 HEALTH & SCIENCE by John Riley A Lesson From Gregg: Martial Arts For Today’s Drummer, Passing On A Little Secret Part 3: Playing From The Center by Rob Leytham by Dave Fusco Departments Page 166 8 AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW 18 IT’S QUESTIONABLE 168 DRUM MARKET Transcriptions R Us! Including Vintage Showcase by William F. Miller 148 ON THE MOVE 176 DRUMKIT OF THE MONTH 10 READERS’ PLATFORM 160 CRITIQUE 14 ASK A PRO 164 BACKBEATS David Garibaldi, Russ McKinnon, KoSA International Percussion and Shawn Pelton Workshop Page 40 Equipment 30 NEW AND NOTABLE 40 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP Tama Rockstar Custom Drumkit And Roadpro Hardware by Chap Ostrander 42 New Meinl Artist Signature Percussion Instruments by Norman Arnold 47 New Zildjian Artist Series Drumsticks 43 Quick Looks: Meinl by Russ Barbone Marco Minnemann Alien Hats by Mike Haid 122 SHOP TALK Nodar Rode: 44 Audix MICRO-D Manhattan’s Sound Fixer Clip-On Drum Microphone by T. Bruce Wittet by Mark Parsons 136 BASICS Page 30 46 Quick Looks: MBHO The Right Stick For You MBNM-622 Microphone by Cheech Iero by Billy Amendola AN EDITOR’S OVERVIEW Volume 26, Number 12 The World’s Most Widely Read Drum Magazine EDITOR/PUBLISHER RONALD SPAGNARDI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ISABEL SPAGNARDI ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER TRACY A. KEARNS SENIOR EDITOR RICK VAN HORN Transcriptions R Us! EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM F. MILLER MANAGING EDITOR ADAM J. BUDOFSKY EDITORIAL ASSISTANT SUZANNE HURRING SENIOR ART DIRECTOR SCOTT G. BIENSTOCK ear in and year out, three of the most popular departments in the ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR MICHELE M. NEWHOUSE pages of MD are Off The Record, Drum Soloist, and Rock Charts, ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Y OSEPH ING ADVERTISING DIRECTOR J K where you’ll find transcriptions of beats, solos, or full songs recorded by ADVERTISING ASSISTANT BOB BERENSON top drummers of yesterday and today. And even though at least one of EDITOR/ADVERTISING ASSOCIATE JOAN C. STICKEL BILLY AMENDOLA these departments appears in every issue, transcription fans have consis- MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WEB SITE DIRECTOR DIANA LITTLE tently screamed, “We want more!” (Hey, we love ’em too.) OFFICE ASSISTANT KEVIN W. KEARNS Well, we heard you, and came up with an idea. Earlier this year we con- ROSLYN MADIA tacted one of the best transcribers in the business, Joe Bergamini, about MODERN DRUMMER ADVISORY BOARD: Henry Adler, putting together a collection of truly great transcriptions. (Just to be accu- Kenny Aronoff, Eddie Bayers, Louie Bellson, Bill Bruford, Harry Cangany, Jim Chapin, Dennis DeLucia, Les DeMerle, Len rate, besides being a talented transcriber, Joe is a wonderful drummer and DiMuzio, Charlie Donnelly, Peter Erskine, Vic Firth, Bob Gatzen, educator.) Danny Gottlieb, Sonny Igoe, Jim Keltner, Paul Leim, Peter Magadini, George Marsh, Joe Morello, Rod Morgenstein, Andy We had the easy job: coming up with a wish list of artists we wanted to Newmark, Neil Peart, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ed include along with a few ideas of truly “classic” tracks. Joe also chimed in Thigpen, Billy Ward, Dave Weckl, Paul Wertico. with several suggestions, some of which came from his many students. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Michael Bettine, Robyn Flans, Burt Korall, Rick Mattingly, Ken Micallef, Mark Parsons, Mike And then he had the daunting task of transcribing every note that these Haid, Robin Tolleson, Lauren Vogel Weiss, T. Bruce Wittet. incredible artists played on a standout track. MODERN DRUMMER magazine (ISSN 0194-4533) is pub- lished monthly by MODERN DRUMMER Publications, Inc., And which artists are we talking about? Well, they’re the cream of the 12 Old Bridge Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. PERIODICALS crop: Carter Beauford, John Bonham, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Phil MAIL POSTAGE paid at Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 and at addi- tional mailing offices. Copyright 2002 by MODERN DRUM- Collins, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Keith Moon, Neil Peart, Simon MER Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Mike Portnoy, and Steve Smith. No doubt about it, without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. Joe had his work cut out for him. 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MEMBER: Magazine Publishers Of America, National Association Of Music Merchants, American Music Conference, Percussive Arts Society, Music Educators National Conference, Percussion Marketing Council, Music Magazine Publishers Association MODERN DRUMMER ONLINE: www.moderndrummer.com PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES 8 Modern Drummer December 2002 READERS’ PLATFORM NEIL PEART Your September interview with Neil Peart was much more correspondence. And thank you, Mr. Peart, for your inspiration. I than a drum article: It was like catching up with an old friend.