DoctorOfSpin Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I'm listening to Grateful Dead and wondering where the dual drummers thing began. I always thought it was cool that they and the Allman Bros Band had that. Anyone know the story behind why they decided to use two drummers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Maybe they were short of roadies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I'm not sure about the Grateful Dead, but everything I read about the Allmans, says that Duane wanted a " Richness of Sound ", the same reasoning used for the dual lead guitars in the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Didn't Adam Ant use two drummers, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I would imagine that the origins are in Africa somewhere ... Adam Ant : Whoa ! I feel a little unstable ... now; just WHERE are they today, I wonder ? ( trying to picture Mark , the fan , with a pony-tail and 18th century duds ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I started that concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Well , there you have it - it was the Batman . Next question ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Didn't Adam Ant use two drummers, too? Indeed: Chris "Merrick" Hughes and Terry Lee Miall. To excellent effect too. For this incarnation of Adam & The Ants (the successful/famous one), Adam & Marco boldly attempted to merge the tribal percussion of The Burundi Drummers with the glam-stomp of The Glitter Band (who also boasted two drummers). Result: the definitive pop-perfection of "Kings Of The Wild Frontier", "Dog Eat Dog", "Antmusic", etc. In fact, "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"....WHAT AN ALBUM! Of course it wasn't too long before things went down the pan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Didn't Phil Spector use two drummers sometimes as part of the "Wall Of Sound"? He used multiple instances of everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Mick Fleetwood, didn't need a second drummer. On some of their earlier material, he recorded in the studio using double-take tracking. Playing two drum sets merged into synchronized pulsates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakin Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Pink Floyd also uses two drummers on most tours. Though, the second guy is really a "percussionist" playing many things that aren't drums per se. Also, Genesis used to tour with a guy named Chester to back up Phil when he wanted to walk about and sing. They would do a drum duet at one point that was killer. An amusing side note, one time John Bonham said he wanted to get a dual kick drum setup for his kit. Peter Green, their manager, laughed and said no.. He said "you already do more with one kick drum than anybody else can do with two." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Without wanting to sound pernikity...Peter Green was the guitarist with Fleetwood Mac....Peter Grant was the manager of Led Zep...damn....I sound pernikity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakin Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Without wanting to sound pernikity...Peter Green was the guitarist with Fleetwood Mac....Peter Grant was the manager of Led Zep...damn....I sound pernikity. For one thing, it's persnikity. For another, I'm glad you corrected me, I'd rather be using the right name! It's been a while since I tried to dredge Grant's name out of the old memory banks, so I'm not surprised I messed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Without wanting to sound pernikity...Peter Green was the guitarist with Fleetwood Mac....Peter Grant was the manager of Led Zep...damn....I sound pernikity. Fleetwood Mac originated from the Bluesbreakers, which was Fleetwood, John McVie, & Eric Clapton. A few years later John Green replaced Clapton & the band renamed after the drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Peter Grant was my idol. I patterned my manager duties for the International Songfacts Band after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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