Real life drum sound

Talk Talk 'Laughing Stock' Track 2 'Ascension Day'

As a drummer I use this recording for that very reason. I think it is a kit recorded across the room with crossed mikes (no individual drum miking). It also has a lovely acoustic bass courtesy of Danny Thompson, as well as mark Hollis' brash electric guitar, but it starts with just the drums, then bass.

Obviously different kits are tuned and dampened very differently, but for me that recoding really sounds like a drum kit.

Thelonious Monk Septet 'Monks Music' is pretty similar for me too.

Thank you very much for that suggestion, Jamie. I don't have that Talk Talk CD, so I'll buy it. I will also check out the Monk CD. Some suggestions for CDs with more powerful, attacking, punchy drum-sound that will sound almost real in a good set-up will be greatly appreciated!

Not your favoured genre but live jazz albums have some of the best "real-life" drum sounds. For example check out The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall.

Try Stravinsky's Rite of Spring tho that's way off your radar. Gets me excited every time

So which recording of Rite of Spring has this real life percussion sound?

Try Porcupine Tree's Metanoia. A great drum sound on a largely improvised and spacey album. Much underrated.

Amazon samples will give you an idea

Nothing better than Michael Landau Live. Best live drum sound I've heard

Try this


Superb open recording.

Steve

White Stripes?

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Originally posted by Rubio:
Does anybody have suggestions for rock/metal/afrobeat-albums that can be used to test if the hi-fi equipment is able to reproduce real-life drum sound.

Mickey Hart, Planet Drum, might be a good test CD . . .

The first album that springs to mind is Paul Simon's Graceland. Great album, and has a lot of poly-rhythms, and the South African beat going on.

Someone here mentioned jazz as being good for "real-life drum sound" faithfully reproduced, and that is absolutely correct. Listening to that music you'll hear the most natural, open, and dynamic drum sounds - vs - metal, and/or rock.

Not sure if this qualifies, but since you're a percussion maniac gonna mention it anyway . . . "Belfast To Boston" on James Taylors October Road. Beautiful piece accompanied by some lovely Scottish drumming. That song always brings a lump to my throat.

Max

Max

Time Out on Classic Records has the best drum sound I have ever heard.

Charlies drum sound on Get yer YA YAs out is also very natural.

Rick Buckler on Sound Affects has a great drum sound.

I am a drummer!

Rubio
Esa-Pekka Salonen live recording of the Rite. I was there sitting right in back of timpani. Orchestras have the biggest percussion sections but this also includes things like gongs, marimbas, etc.
I also like John Adams' Naive and Sentimental Music. There is a bass drum that will make you jump out of your seat.

I just thought I'd expand the suggestions beyond Metal and Rock. As a teen in a music class hearing the Rite of Spring thrilled me beyond words. Hearing it in a person is always a thrill.

There's a Peter Gabriel LP that JN and GML like bringing round to mine to play, which has a track which is very drummy. Not being a huge PG fan myself, I couldn't tell you what it's called though.

The track is, 'Lay Your Hands On Me' from Peter Gabriel 4 (Security). The Japan black triangle cd version, which is particularly good.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GML:
The track is, 'Lay Your Hands On Me' from Peter Gabriel 4 (Security).[QUOTE]

or the first track from the same album: 'The Rhythm Of The Heat' excellent stuff!

Stuart

Dead Can Dance has some pretty realistic drums on "Into the Labyrinth".