Mr. Gadd exemplifies his rich vocabulary (that some people erroneously find limited by today's standards) and he makes you feel like getting up and dance. He lifts the sound from the drums and cymbals, something special that every musician should aspire to master. Everyone else just hits... And the the tone quality and the tuning of his entire drums set remain unmatched. He is a Master. A sensational musician.
I've seen Gregg Bissonette live with a heavy metal band - he was pretty impressive in that genre, too... He does seem to be able to excel at almost any style.
Great drumming, and a fantastic showcase of different styles and approaches to that infinitely malleable (but always soul-satisfying) groove, the shuffle. That's my late friend Jeff Golub on guitar there, I believe - a great player and a real gentleman. He left us long before his time.
Steve Gadd is so good I did not even realize for a couple of minutes he wasn't playing along to music, I was putting the music there in my head. He is an amazing drummer. He is so mellow to you wonder were the energy burst from when he's playing high energy because brother he can bring it. As someone else says Greg Bissonette can really play a lot of genre's very well.
About to get grilled in the comments, but whatever. Isn't a cowbell a little easier to bring to a gig and sound like a keg? Leave the keg drumming to Slipknot. Lol.
