@@maxwellgordon9868 - and in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BQmMz1eMutY.html Michael Shrieve is playing the same piece using a matched grip, but switches occasionally to traditional during the piece. Amazing.
When I started playing drums in 1985, there were two solos I listened to over and over. This one and Neil Peart on Exit...Stage Left. This must have been just a few months after Woodstock. The hairstyles give it away, and Shrieve's hair is longer here.
I was wondering about that very thing just the other day while watching Soul sacrifice at Woodstock and pondering if it ended up in somebody's basement and they had no idea the history behind it, thanks!
Lucky indeed. Must've been a great concert. Santana was already a legend by then. Actually, their performance at Woodstock shot them to the top, instant recognition worldwide
I was born in San Francisco California in the mission district 1955 when I was 9 I walked from San Leandro to Hayward to listen to Carlos Santana playing at a battle of the bands!!
The Ludwig drum company has to be so proud of this footage. Think what you will of Ringo but he never played their 4pc kit like this! Absolutely outstanding.
THIS is a Drummer who does SO MUCH with SO LITTLE.. Man sez Size don't matter it's HOW you use it!! Man cemented his Legacy with his Stellar Performance at Woodstock!!
I have a feeling that Buddy Rich would have noticed Shrieve, when Santana was coming up at the end of the 60's. Shrieve, a solid, real, musical , old school drummer.
Wish I remembered the exact video here on youtube, but there's an audio-only interview where Buddy talked about his well-known dislike for Rock drumming, but still gave honorable mentions to Bobby Colomby and "that young man who plays with Carlos Santana".
@@jumpinjojo i feel like since the lockdown he’s been gettin more recognized but I’m this stage of his life you may be right but I still love his old stuff
First time I saw the Woodstock movie, I had to find out who the drummer who played the Solo for Santana's set was. Im so glad I did! It's fair to say Micheal is a BIG influence on me!!
Very true, but more drums give the possibilty for more 'colour' - Neil Peart (RIP) for example had a huge kit and the colour it added the Rush's music was legendary but wouldn't fit with Santana. Horses for courses.
His playing on Bella Coola with that triplet pattern with the accent on the 3, on the upbeat with left hand doubles across the toms is still to this day a struggle for me. Brilliant stuff!
So grateful for this video - despite his fame with Santana I always felt Michael never truly got the praise he so deserved as a drummer! Love his style, and for those who don’t know his wider work, check out the Go albums he did with Stomu Yamashta. Finally, I think M is the only drummer who could have convincingly taken over Ian Paice’s drum chair in Deep Purple he is so good on the snare🤘🏻
It’s almost impossible to find but the uncut version from Woodstock really takes the prize. Shrieve has all the tools and is well trained Just watch his metronomic hi-hat work, that’s hard to do.
Glad you put this on for us to see and hear. I have always rated him very highly but he never seems to get a mention. Here we have proof of his skills.
back when the movie woodstock was released, i saw it 4 times- all because of this guy, his sound, and the look on his face during those rolls, near the end. can't find the words to describe it- just blew me away. maybe intensity- for REAL, without showing off. how rare is that?
He is the closest to Buddy Rich in my opinion when it comes to timing & that era of swing/big band inspired drummers that came up through the 60's & 70's ,anyway you see it..that boy is gifted 🥁
saw them in bristol england a very very long time ago. a 2-hour perpetual motion machine and highly tasteful with it, unlike most percussion prima donnas of the time. easily the best i've ever seen ;o)
I agree that there are some Buddy Rich chops in there. In those days, having a minimal kit kind of was limiting the variety and creativity. The after when Shrieve moved to a bigger kit he expanded the chops.
The entire band was ,and still is a big influence on me and music. They are my early drumming teachers. Same with other rockn bands. And their teachers ,Buddy Rich ,Gena Crupa, and other early jazz drummer's.
