The Vinyl Experience

Today on The VELove to hear percussion? We'll turn the beat around and feature some great vinyl records that push the drums wayup front...and we'll note the annual celebration this week of the rock drummer who became a pop superstar...plussome cool relics spun from 45's and even a drum-centric 78. I'm PC and this is the VEPeter Gabriel: Rhythn Of The HeatJoni Mitchell: The Jungle LineThe VE with powerful drumming at the heart of Joni Mitchell's "The Jungle Line" from The Hissing Of SummerLawns from 1975, and Peter Gabriel with "Rhythm Of The Heat," off Security in 1982.Rhythm, melody and harmony--that's what music is made of. But rhythm comes first...in life too...the beating of ourmother's heart in the womb programs us to order our world with rhythm.Drummer Cozy Cole scored a late 50's hit with ....Cozy Cole: Topsy, Part 2Cream: ToadThe VE, drumming it into you this time around, with Ginger Baker bashing out "Toad" with Cream in 1966, andCozy Cole, at the dawn of rock and roll, for "Topsy."Drummers have always been flamboyant, but before Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, or even Buddy Rich, the originalwild-man drummer was Gene Krupa, who's jungle rhythm on Benny Goodman's "Sing SIng Sing" shook the raftersat Carnegie Hall in 1938. Around the same time, clarinet-competitor Woody Herman billed his orchestra as "Theband that plays the blues," and his drummer, Frank Carlson, laid a hypnotic rhythm down for "The GoldenWedding."Woody Herman: The Golden WeddingLed Zeppelin: D'yer MakerThe VE, Bonzo bashes the drums, and steals the show in "D'yer Maker," Led Zeppelin's warmest and wittiestrecord.Some legendary jazz drummers have passed inrecent years....Max Roach, Paul Motian...and just this year, JoeMorello, who played "Far More Drums" with The Dave Brubeck Quartet, a cool record not just for the grove, but forthe pioneering way that Joe's drums were recorded in the early days of stereo.Dave Brubeck Quartet: Far More Drumsside 2The VE, with far more than just drums to keep time...Bongos rock--with Preston Epps and Chico Hamilton....Preston Epps: Bongo RockTony Bennett/Chico Hamilton: Crazy RhythmThe VE with that crazy dope-smokin' beatnick---Tony Bennett? Together with Chico Hamilton, who appeared ashimself in the New York-noir classic "The Sweet Smell Of Success." Sal Mineo starred in "The Gene Krupa Story,"but the greatest matinee-idol drummer of all--Phil! This past Wednesday was once again, Phil Collins Day inBrooklyn, where the hipster parade in honor of the greatest pop-star drummer ever. The record that set Phil apartin his solo career...while still cranking out Genesis hits, was this deep, dark tune, ruined by radio overexposurethrough the years...but in spun fro the original vinyl, "In The Air Tonight, and still dramatic as ever.Phil Collins: In The Air TonightSandy Nelson Teen BeatThe VE, drumming thorugh the library with relic, "Teen Beat" by Sandy Nelson...to a classic, from the debut bySantana...Santana: Soul SacrificeThe VE...latin rhythm to ...turn the beat around. Love to hear percussion? In the mid 70's, dance music reigned,and this hot 12 inch mix of Vicki Sue Robinson's disco anthem features a hot guitar solo by Steely Dan's Elliot RandallVicki Sue Robinson: Turn The Beat AroundAnd That's the VE...."Turn The Beat Around...a record that by doing just that, far outclasses the monotonous discogenre.Love to hear more percussion? Or past Vinyl Experience Shows?...Visit the archives at prn.fm. Please Like andShare The VE on Facebook, and follow me on twitter....I'm PC