Spike T Smith is a British professional freelance session drummer, artist, performer, musician, and songwriter. He’s spent many years working internationally with some of the world’s finest artists and musicians, including Morrissey, punk legends The Damned, Killing Joke, New York Dolls, Steve Ignorant/Crass, Sona Fariq and Sacrilege, to name just a few. Originally from Wales, Spike has played drums and performed since he was 13 years old. He’s been described by Rhythm magazine “As the British version of American session heavy-weight, Josh Freese”.Spike has a wide range of music styles and genres and loves nothing more than being on the road touring and playing drums. He’s based in Cambs in the UK and is CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR session work, live and studio, or depping WORK WORLDWIDE. So, if you need a professional, experienced drummer, with a proven track record to perform with you, or a band you produce, or manage, on a current, or upcoming music project or tour, contact Spike.
@@SpikeTSmith now that I have the dbeat down are you able to direct me to a video on the channel that shows me how to go from a fill back into the dbeat seamlessly? Cheers!
Being a fast player (skate punk) I use the D-Beat as an energy saver live, it’s basically the same beat as the skate punk beat with less kick variations and easier on the wrist. I learned the skate punk beat first and thought to myself there’s gotta be a less tiring way to play this. I didn’t realize my “lazier” version was a D Beat till later 😆
The only one in youtube who plays this right!!! Other drummers play this groove quantized with all the kicks in the "correct" place but it sucks the magic out of the d beat
The D beat changed my drumming forever. The first time I heard Discharge in 82 I was hooked. Dave......former drummer Final Conflict 85-87. I still play at nearly 59 years old and every band I've played in as an "old guy" complains......you play to fast and too loud.
That was amazing, one of my very favorite bands, and one of my favorite humans and drummers I know. Cheers Spike, well played. True to the notes/chops. 👏🏻😃🎉🎶🥁
What a massively cool thing to see an old friend playing an old favorite song from my adolescence. Well played, obviously, and just chuffed you got to do those gigs!!
From 200+ bpm d-beat is getting very close to sort of a polyrhythm (eighth note triplets with right hand and foot, and eighth notes with left hand). And it also becomes almost an entirety of a "From Enslavement To Obliteration" album :D
Fear's song - New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones, isn't d beat is it? Do you know who the first US band is that used d bbeat? the Fartz - Take A Stand 1984 ?
Yep, there it is in the Fear song you mentioned. I don’t know who would have been the first in the U.S to utilise the beat in a punk fashion but I’ve heard it plenty in earlier bad Religion stuff & a bit of Bad Brains too.
