It's so nice when you hear the drums as just ONE instrument. Not the bass drum here, the snare there, it's just one cohesive sound. It never stops, not even when soloing or filling in. So good, amazing. To me, this is the right approach to play the drums.
I love the open sound, a lot like Stanton Moore. Which makes me think that KC may have studied 2nd line drumming, which is the most fun thing to learn anyway.
OK, with traditional grip I'm amazed how far back he holds his stick. And with his matched grip he holds the stick so far up! Bottom line- whatever you feel comfortable with.
That's some sweet virtuoso precision drumming! Damn his ghost notes and rolls are fantastic and the entire kit sounds ace. Very unique touch and groove. Love it!
Right. The loose grip allows him to get a great sound on the drums...because the sticks are allowed to vibrate. The right hand on the ride cymbal is all French grip...this is what I always notice about his playing.
@@howtobeatadrum and with his left hand traditional grip, it looks like the stick keeps sliding out so that he is barely hanging onto the butt end, and keeps readjusting. I do love his feel and sound.
I think about the Moeller technique like swinging a hammer; the instance that hammer makes contact and all the force imparts energy into the target, you can loosen up your grip so all the energy of momentum is in the tool (hammer or stick) and not in your hand, so your hand doesn't absorb so much of the vibrations; it's easier on the hands, more efficient, and on drums it gets you a more dynamic rebound and therefore better tone. It's like throwing the stick at the target and catching it again. You get a real nice snap and resonance because of the perfect, undampened rebound.
Keith is easily on my Top 3 drummers list. His style and groove are like none other. The only person who has a better ghost note groove is David Garibaldi.
Awkward technique but seriously effective. Some of his fills leads to more than a little head scratching. Usually based around rudiments so you have to try and break it down to work out what he's playing.
Hadn't noticed how much he uses fingertips only (esp right hand), and how much power he gets even when choking up on the stick - those side angle video shots are great.
If I didn't see the title of the video, and judging just by the thumbnail, I thought this was Ray Luzier lol. I like how the drums are set up. Although I only have an e-drum kit.
