His genuine pure groove comes from simple and abstinent, but the essential and non-unnecessary playing.. in my thought. Many great drummers have their own groove for sure. But I love the scarce value of his one and only style.
I really liked Mike from headhunters days, but just seeing him just effortlessly lay down these insane grooves, im convinced he's up there with the greats. The skills and style cannot be replicated
Give THEM a try (not just "funky", but real talents: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z4w0fZwyyOE.html, & Senri Kawaguchi ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V5YDxDuyKDI.html
Mike Clark is one of my favorite drummers ever, but, Clyde Stubblefield was really the first one to popularize this, and there is also Harvey Mason on "Chameleon", 2, 3 years before "Thrust". There is Bernard Purdie's drum break on Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady". On Sly & The Family Stone's "In Time", Andy Newmark was implying elements of this linear concept. Steve Gadd's version of it was a little too clean to be truly 'hood' funky, even though he is still an amazing player.
@@skineyemin4276 You know they don't want to give the Black man credit for drums. Just like Black people taught white people how to dance, we taught them drumming! Drumming is a DANCE!
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I saw Vinnie with Herbie about 4 years ago. Vinnie is truly amazing, but, he did not do what Mike Clarke did with Herbie's music; it wasn't even close.
He's playing the last two notes of sixteenth note triplets in his left hand to fill in the space between his right hand strokes. Same exact lick when comping in a jazz combo but applied to his brand of funk. Sticking is RLLRLL. Basiclly, whatever yo play in your dominant or lead hand, fill triplet partials in between as ghost notes. The faster and more contrast between loud and soft notes between the hands the greater the effect.
Sure is. He had a big rack kit then. Probably an octaplux setup with 8 ride toms and china cymbals. Amazingly skilled in the pocket drummer. Really worked hard with Percy Jones fretless bass with Brand X.
There are so many vids on YT where the talking and the playing are so far from each other volume wise that it's impossible to watch without riding the Volume 0n your Amp/Computer .Really annoying !!!
B4 Herbie came along Mike was just a butcher in a supermarket! Then came his big break, heh heh heh, & NOW HE'S A JANITOR AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER!! UH HUH!!
