Hey Marco! It was great to meet you! I'm the lady who's house you looked at... The one that had you write down your name on my "Hello Kitty" note pad. What an amazing talent you have! Such a treat to see the world has actually talented musicians traveling the globe. Best of luck on your house hunting... May you find just the right house to call your home! ☮
I love the way Marco goes from tempo to tempo in the same way a person speaks sentences. The different cadences. It seems like he's telling you something with the kit. Kinda how Steve Vai does it on guitar on the song So Happy from his album flexible. Only Marco does it with cadences. Does anyone else notice that? I'm not a drummer so I don't know if I'm explaining it properly in technical terms.
well said i know what your saying, he really varies his dynamics in a way that's quite clear to hear and still interesting to the ear, he is very talented.
I've been watching several Virgil Donati solos lately, and re-appreciating his drumming. Marco Minnemann is another virtuoso drummer. I'm not comparing them. They're both incredible. This is just world-class skill, right here. Amazing stuff. I think he's continuing to improve, even. My new favorite of his solos.
First time Adrian Belew came to Uruguay, he came along with Marco on drums. I had no idea who he was, and when he made the solo, I told to my friend sitting next to me: "I´m not drunk, that´s for real?" Yes! I was in the presence of one of the best drummers in the world in a small club (with one of my fab guitarist also).
You should check out the 10 000 hours law. Study biology and metabolism (sport physiology) as well (Ray Peat is the best in that regard but also study gut microbiology for lowering inflammation) and exercise with people like Scott Sonnon. Find a good teacher, learn snare drum rudiments, a lot of different styles, never burn steps, you have to learn the basics, try to transcribe to train your ear. If you really want it, then you will.
Arborescence well , I play drums because I love music and I just play it as a hobby . I 'm busy with University and Life and I have other plans for future and I can't practice 4 hours each day . so I'm not super serious about it and I try to enjoy playing it in the short time that I have for it . And god it's fun I mean when I'm not home I miss my drum set more than anything else . and I'm always watching lessons , Covers and Practicing some beats on foot and I also plan on getting a practice pad to practice rudiments for when I'm away from home ( I play on foot tho ) .
if you practice 3 hours a day........ split into stick control one hour, independence one hour and grooves another hour......for the next 15 or so years - taking weekends off....you might succeed
yesterday... bill bruford, carl palmer, phil collins (first genesis era), barriemore barlow; today... nick d'virgilio, mike portnoy, marco minnemann; the great tradition of prog drummers, goes on
I love Nick D, but let's be honest, he's a good drummer but he's got nothing on Marco technically speaking. Even Portnoy wouldn't be able to hang with him.
Every so often, God wonders how the human race is doing with drumming since he gave us rhythm all those hundreds and hundred of years ago, maybe he thinks he could give us some pointers, he looks down and sees Mr Minneman and other drummers (of which the list very very long) and thinks, "Nah, they've got this!"
There are many freaks like him in drumming, tony royster junior, aric improta, jacob armen, Dennis chambers, Mike mangini, but he's one of my top ten! And to make it into that you gotta be freakishly talented. Love Marco's independence and his left brain right brain connection are amazing, that's a level that a lot of Drummers can never get to no matter how hard they practice, natural talent and skill go a long way when it comes to abilities like his.
lateralbeats: I wouldn’t call any of them freaks. They each are very smart, had a vision and did the work necessary to fulfill it. Do work, get results, be easy to be around, and put yourself around folks who appreciate what you bring to the table. The folks we admire have done the best they can with what they were given. We can all do so, if we chose.
As crazy the drumming is. I fucking love the editing. I know i can't in a million years of practice be as good as Marco but maybe I'll be able to learn the editing.
la verdad que no sabes un carajo de bateria, para que hablas al dope? mucha gente te va a creer semejante pelotudes, a parte porque mejor? explicanos, porq lo tuyo es una opinion, y como tal, es basura sin argumentos, saludos @@abielst7581
The overheads are inverted. The spot of the lowest tom is on the left. If you hear the cymbals you see that they are inverted. The crash over the charlie is on the left too. Anyhow minneman is one of the best drummer!
He's something else! Probably 45-50 years old? Still thin( unlike most guys that age. Most of us are at least 20-30 lbs heavier than we were at 19 so I'm gonna guess burgers and beer don't take up much of his diet), and just flailing away like someone ( most times better), half his age. A 'Prog' Buddy Rich w/o the 'Schlitz Tumor'.
CapRising444 He wouldn't have stayed with them no more than one album/ tour. I think they surmised that w/o saying it out loud. He's the kind of person that thrives on steady variety/ change.
not sure if there is a band out there in any genre who has more talent in it than this one. guthrie and marco both could lay claim to the best in the world at what they play, and Bryan has gotta be a top 50 bass player.
