Members sirskatealot066 Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 definately one of my favorite drummers. [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Good drummer, bad hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Definitely one of my favorites. He's so precise, I've never heard him play a note that seemed unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunspot Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 He pisses me off.....and yet I'm still pre buying tickets to his shows whenever he's in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 He is great, but he lacks soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I can't agree with that, he's incredibly expressive and dynamic. Unless you think he's too clean or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I do actually. I prefer the older, looser sound. Again, he is great, but he lacks soul. He has a very robot like move to him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonorlite Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I do actually. I prefer the older, looser sound. Again, he is great, but he lacks soul. He has a very robot like move to him... I prefer the older stuff - especially Michel Camillo's Why Not....The first Chick album and a few others. And my ears hear that something lacking - you call it soul - in other stuff he has done. I find that with a few players i admire - Pat Metheny being another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionfunk Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Dave's a great player. I had the opportunity to help tech for him twice, when he came to my neck o' the woods. It's an awesome experience to see him play that "up close". It was like taking a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members automaster31 Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Saw him for $5 a few years ago-2005? i think. Amazing show. I want to see him again. Soon...as well as a few other things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 He is great, but he lacks soul. I have to agree. The early stuff mentioned has some fire, but most of what I hear from the later stuff is precision. I'd never be good enough to shine his shoes, but there it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Uh, he does that backward hyper funk groove too much, has a tendency to play the same fill patterns, and often plays right through cooler possibilities. Still, can't complain. Weckl the solo artist as well as Elektrik Band are responsible for a quantum leap in my rhythmic awareness and feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Uh, he does that backward hyper funk groove too much, has a tendency to play the same fill patterns, and often plays right through cooler possibilities. Still, can't complain. Weckl the solo artist as well as Elektrik Band are responsible for a quantum leap in my rhythmic awareness and feel. The stuff he did with Camillo is breathtaking, check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soix Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Saw him with Chick Corea, Victor Wooten, Gambale at the Blue note a few months ago. Amazing experience. Weckl seemed flawless, and his economy of movement was impressive as well. (I thought Wooten was as or even more impressive than Weckl). I was sitting with another experienced drummer and one professional, and we all laughed involuntarily on several occasions because what we saw seemed downright absurd. When it comes down to it, Weckl reminds me of solid state audio equipment -- accurate, precise, impressive, and calculating. I prefer more of a Steve Gadd type who strikes me more like tube audio -- more feel, nuance, with some insightful and artful editorializing thrown in. That said, I'd go see Weckl again in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 The stuff he did with Camillo is breathtaking, check it out. Will do. Almost forgot; and he blows Neal Peart a couple times over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RumStik Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 and he blows Neal Peart a couple times over. I didn't even know they were an item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SkiAz4Free Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 Drummers like Weckl, Peart, & especially Beauford, all have one thing in common... You can tell that it is them playing, because they always sound the same. I get soooo frigging tired of hearing Beauford's over-played fills, that I've almost stopped listening to DMB. I used to be addicted, until it got old and repeatative. P.S. Did y'all hear about LeRoi Moore passing away on Tuesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keric Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 definately one of my favorite drummers.discuss If you'd like to get an idea of how good Dave was back in college go to the link below. There are audio clips of Dave playing with a group called Nite Sprite, which was made up of guys out of the UB Jazz Ensemble. Also of interest may be the sax player, Fred Vigdor, who has been with The Average White Band for years now. http://www.pauladamy.com/audio.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillyRay Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I like Dave, but my favorite playing is the first 5 seconds of the clip. That's pure Steve Gadd, baby. /w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slap happy drums Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I saw him give clinic once , great clinic , nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 plays his ass off. {censored}ty songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillyRay Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 plays his ass off.{censored}ty songs. That's just it, isn't it? You don't turn off a "Dave Weckl" CD and walk around humming the tunes all day. /w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted August 22, 2008 Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 You don't turn off a "Dave Weckl" CD and walk around humming the tunes all day. only half true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirskatealot066 Posted August 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2008 I prefer the older stuff - especially Michel Camillo's Why Not....The first Chick album and a few others. And my ears hear that something lacking - you call it soul - in other stuff he has done. I find that with a few players i admire - Pat Metheny being another. why not is one of my favorite songs of all time. great, great pianist and composer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillyRay Posted August 23, 2008 Members Share Posted August 23, 2008 only half true. Which half? /w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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