Got rhythm ?
Posted by: u5227470736789524 on 07 June 2009
this would cross most all genres of music, so list some rhythm sections you enjoy:
for me
1. John Evans-bass, Matt Chamberlain-drums (Tori Amos)
2. Pino Paladino-bass, Steve Jordan-drums (John Mayer)
3. Stefan Lesard-bass, Carter Beauford-drums (Dave Matthews)
4. Adam Clayton-bass, Larry Mullen Jr-drums (U2 - they absolutely kick butt on No Line On The Horizon)
for me
1. John Evans-bass, Matt Chamberlain-drums (Tori Amos)
2. Pino Paladino-bass, Steve Jordan-drums (John Mayer)
3. Stefan Lesard-bass, Carter Beauford-drums (Dave Matthews)
4. Adam Clayton-bass, Larry Mullen Jr-drums (U2 - they absolutely kick butt on No Line On The Horizon)
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by BigH47
I'd have to go with :-
JPJ (Bass) & Bonzo (drums), LZ.
Geddy Lee (B) and Neil Peart (D), Rush.
Greg Lake (B) and Carl Palmer (D), ELP.
JPJ (Bass) & Bonzo (drums), LZ.
Geddy Lee (B) and Neil Peart (D), Rush.
Greg Lake (B) and Carl Palmer (D), ELP.
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by fatcat
It doesn’t get any better than Ritchie Hayward, Ken Gradney and Sam Clayton
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by Whizzkid
Does this count...
DJ Andrew Weatherall
DJ Carl Cox
DJ Jeff Mills
All one man Rhythm Sections
Dean..
DJ Andrew Weatherall
DJ Carl Cox
DJ Jeff Mills
All one man Rhythm Sections
Dean..
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by Guido Fawkes
Great call - probably the best rhythm section ever.quote:Greg Lake (B) and Carl Palmer (D), ELP.
Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums) were pretty good too.
Tony Reeves (Bass) and Jon Hiseman (Drums) - Colosseum
My favourite bass player is Danny Thompson.
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by Jet Johnson
quote:Originally posted by ROTF:Great call - probably the best rhythm section ever.quote:Greg Lake (B) and Carl Palmer (D), ELP.
Aw c'mon men better than Sly and Robbie!? ...not whilst there's a sun in the sky!
Posted on: 08 June 2009 by John M
JPJ and Bonzo are probably my sentimental favorites, but my list (although pretty obvious and horribly dated) is below. There are lots of studio genius one offs that blow me away, but for this purpose I have stuck with band units that stuck together for the most part.
1. Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr.
For pure rhythmic genius and intuition, Uptown Rulers cant be beat!
2. THE FUNK BROTHERS!!!!!! How many thousands of Motown tracks are they responsible for? They are kind of on the edge of being more studio geniuses, with their rotating cast, but they were a TIGHT unit, my favorite being the tambourine player, Jack Ashford. The core was James Jamerson, Benny Benjamin, and Eddie Brown.
3. The "Swampers" David Hood and Roger Hawkens (how many more thousands of great tracks are they responsible for?)
4. Dunn, Jackson and Cropper (just about every Stax single that was recorded)
5. Sly and Robbie and Wally Badarou et al - no explanation needed
6. Clayton/Gradney/Heyward get my nod just for being so crazy talented. I would also put Trucks/Jaimoe/Oakley in this category.
7. And for Dean, who quoted the DJs, I would have to mention the source of so many hip hop samples and drum loops, James Brown's core rhythm section of Clyde Stubblefield (the original Funky Drummer) and of course Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (the master of the shuffle of incredible influence.) These two guys and just about any bass player they played with was a world class rhythm section at any given moment.
And some other favorites and short timers
Pastorius/Acuna(Erskine)/Badrena
Billy Cox/Buddy Miles
Carol Kaye/Hal Blaine
Jeff Porcaro/David Hungate
Weymouth/Frantz (!!!!)
Prairie Prince/Rick Anderson/Mingo Lewis (!!!!)
They keep coming....I really LOVE good rhythm sections!!
1. Leo Nocentelli, Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr.
For pure rhythmic genius and intuition, Uptown Rulers cant be beat!
2. THE FUNK BROTHERS!!!!!! How many thousands of Motown tracks are they responsible for? They are kind of on the edge of being more studio geniuses, with their rotating cast, but they were a TIGHT unit, my favorite being the tambourine player, Jack Ashford. The core was James Jamerson, Benny Benjamin, and Eddie Brown.
3. The "Swampers" David Hood and Roger Hawkens (how many more thousands of great tracks are they responsible for?)
4. Dunn, Jackson and Cropper (just about every Stax single that was recorded)
5. Sly and Robbie and Wally Badarou et al - no explanation needed
6. Clayton/Gradney/Heyward get my nod just for being so crazy talented. I would also put Trucks/Jaimoe/Oakley in this category.
7. And for Dean, who quoted the DJs, I would have to mention the source of so many hip hop samples and drum loops, James Brown's core rhythm section of Clyde Stubblefield (the original Funky Drummer) and of course Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (the master of the shuffle of incredible influence.) These two guys and just about any bass player they played with was a world class rhythm section at any given moment.
And some other favorites and short timers
Pastorius/Acuna(Erskine)/Badrena
Billy Cox/Buddy Miles
Carol Kaye/Hal Blaine
Jeff Porcaro/David Hungate
Weymouth/Frantz (!!!!)
Prairie Prince/Rick Anderson/Mingo Lewis (!!!!)
They keep coming....I really LOVE good rhythm sections!!
Posted on: 09 June 2009 by ryan_d
Got to go with Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey from Tool.
And if we're going to include DJ's then there's none better than DJ Shadow.....imho
Ryan
And if we're going to include DJ's then there's none better than DJ Shadow.....imho
Ryan
Posted on: 09 June 2009 by BigH47
Who's this DJ bloke??
Posted on: 09 June 2009 by JamieL
My Favourite:
Bill Bruford (drums) and Chris Squire (bass)
(Yes 1969-72, and Chris Suqire solo, and I think a couple of Rick Wakeman tracks)
strangely enough, also:
Bill Bruford and John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Tony Levin (King Crimson) and Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin (Bruford).
others include:
John Bonham and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Art Blakey and Wilbur Ware (Thelonious Monk Septet)
Billy Cobham or Al Foster (drums) and Michael Henderson (Miles Davis 70s)
Clive Bunker and Glenn Cornik (Jethro Tull original rhythm section)
Steve Jansen and Mick Karn (Japan)
Guy Evans and High Banton (bass pedals and occasionally bass)(Van Der Graaf Generator)
Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor (Tool)
Dennis Davis and George Murray (Bowie 74-80) - that was a monster rhythm section.
Zachary Alford and Gail Anne Dorsey, for Bowie in the 90's hit the mark too.
Brian Downey and Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
Stewart Copeland and Sting (and Andy Summers, as he held the rhythm more than the other two much of the time)(The Police)
Chad Smith and Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), not a huge fan of the band, but the playing is awesome.
Sometimes you get a great drummer with a much more conservative bass player where the bass player underpins the band, and the drummer can play all around them, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, with Jimi Hendrix, being a great example, and to some extent the same is true for Thin Lizzy and The Police.
I love Geddy Lee's bass playing, but am not a fan of Neil Peart, I know a lot of people like the U2 rhythm section, but I just don't get it.
As for programming, sequencers, and computers, Chris Franke (Tangerine Dream), Michael Shreeve (Redshift), Rick Smith with one or other Darren (Emmerson or Price) (Underworld) and the Hartnoll brothers (Orbital).
Bill Bruford (drums) and Chris Squire (bass)
(Yes 1969-72, and Chris Suqire solo, and I think a couple of Rick Wakeman tracks)
strangely enough, also:
Bill Bruford and John Wetton, Bill Bruford and Tony Levin (King Crimson) and Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin (Bruford).
others include:
John Bonham and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Art Blakey and Wilbur Ware (Thelonious Monk Septet)
Billy Cobham or Al Foster (drums) and Michael Henderson (Miles Davis 70s)
Clive Bunker and Glenn Cornik (Jethro Tull original rhythm section)
Steve Jansen and Mick Karn (Japan)
Guy Evans and High Banton (bass pedals and occasionally bass)(Van Der Graaf Generator)
Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor (Tool)
Dennis Davis and George Murray (Bowie 74-80) - that was a monster rhythm section.
Zachary Alford and Gail Anne Dorsey, for Bowie in the 90's hit the mark too.
Brian Downey and Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
Stewart Copeland and Sting (and Andy Summers, as he held the rhythm more than the other two much of the time)(The Police)
Chad Smith and Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), not a huge fan of the band, but the playing is awesome.
Sometimes you get a great drummer with a much more conservative bass player where the bass player underpins the band, and the drummer can play all around them, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, with Jimi Hendrix, being a great example, and to some extent the same is true for Thin Lizzy and The Police.
I love Geddy Lee's bass playing, but am not a fan of Neil Peart, I know a lot of people like the U2 rhythm section, but I just don't get it.
As for programming, sequencers, and computers, Chris Franke (Tangerine Dream), Michael Shreeve (Redshift), Rick Smith with one or other Darren (Emmerson or Price) (Underworld) and the Hartnoll brothers (Orbital).
Posted on: 09 June 2009 by John M
quote:Originally posted by JamieL:
My Favourite:
Bill Bruford (drums) and Chris Squire (bass)
(Yes 1969-72, and Chris Suqire solo, and I think a couple of Rick Wakeman tracks)
Another absolutely stunning pair!!!
Posted on: 10 June 2009 by 555
quote:Got rhythm ?
When I got the blues.