Funny. I just returned home to long island from Jupiter florida where I underwent a 2 level lumbar ADR surgery. When I woke up, this was exactly what I experienced....tears of joy. No more pain! I made it a mission to listen to this song as I walked around my hospital floor with no pain. Thank you for this Todd, your music reaches to all of us in different ways man
he's a bad ass. All of Gary Chaffee's students are bad ass. Look at Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Sean Rickman.. all Chaffee students at Berklee. The proofs in the pudding
Amazing and underrated drummer! Playing a Jerry Goodman classic, one my favorite pieces of all time by the violinist! The Live version from the album 'It's Alive' is even better than the studio version. Excellent performance once again, by Todd!
Love this piece, solid as a rock! Amazing control, timing, power, finesse...reminds me a little of a Dixie Dregs tune...must be the violin part that gives it that sound, great vehicle for a drummer to play over.
There are no sections of 14/8 in this piece.. The only difference is the phrasing of the 13/8. Sometimes it's a bar of 7 then a bar of 6, then in the second half of the song that reverses to a bar of 6 then 7.
For some reason he reminds me of Peart...strong but subtle...technically superior but with heart.... Similar tuning I think as well... Fuckin masterful man...
Hey this is fantastic, what time signature do you guys think it is in? 13/8? I think the first section is(8th notes groupings)-3,2,3,2,3, B section is also 13/8 i think- 3,3,3,2,2?
@PartyMartyDrums You are not fair, is a great technician, a drummer and bass sympathetic, at least it is my opinion, maybe not the best but can learn much more ... :)
twowheelsonly who cares. it would still be an amazing collaboration. both have the impressive chops to go off any time signature and improv like no-one else.
Apologies its tough at times typing on an ipad. It's a like or hate with Styx with most. I can't stand Yes or Thin Lizzy the way some people dislike Styx.
@pancha2111 Um write much? What are you even try to say? None of that made sense. What am I not fair about? I was pointing out he's one of Chaffee's students which are all bad asses. lol
I never said they were bad musicians, I understand they are great, but I CANNOT stand the songs they write. Too cheesy for me. I don't really like Toto, I think they are a little cheesy, but I love Jeff Porcaro especially on Rosanna. Steely Dan is amazing, I would never hate on them though. Aside from all of this I would like to say I am a Gestapo of grammar nazis, so you need a *they're, add a comma after buddy too, and you spelled musicians, "musicans". Sorry. I can't help it.
