Its Ian Paice's birthday today. Yep Ian with the magic drumsticks that drive the rhythm section of Deep Purple. Did you know that he is the only original member of DP left in the band ? says a lot dont it ? Sit down some time & have a listen to his 10 minute odd drum solo in a track called simply "Mule" I have it on Deep Purple Made in Japan. I have that on vinyl. Mule takes up one complete side of one disc. His performance on this track is nothing short of genius. Not at all repetitive, but diverse & innovative & definitely shows the influence of Buddy Rich. he is one of the few left handed drummers who uses a full left handed kit, Phil Collins being another. Other left handers ie Ringo Starr have adapted by learning to play on a right handed kit. Happy 58th birthday Paicey.. Keep on rockin man, you do it so well...
Its Ian Paice's birthday today. Yep Ian with the magic drumsticks that drive the rhythm section of Deep Purple. Did you know that he is the only original member of DP left in the band ? says a lot dont it ? Sit down some time & have a listen to his 10 minute odd drum solo in a track called simply "Mule" I have it on Deep Purple Made in Japan. I have that on vinyl. Mule takes up one complete side of one disc. His performance on this track is nothing short of genius. Not at all repetitive, but diverse & innovative & definitely shows the influence of Buddy Rich. he is one of the few left handed drummers who uses a full left handed kit, Phil Collins being another. Other left handers ie Ringo Starr have adapted by learning to play on a right handed kit. Happy 58th birthday Paicey.. Keep on rockin man, you do it so well...
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You know, if I'd been born a decade or so earlier, I might have had a clue who this guy was. I just remember Smoke on the Water.
You poor darling, so much you have missed out on. I'll just have to upgrade your edumacation next time you be here with a bit of classic stuff like "Machine head" & "Who do we Think We are" that'll get ya goin...
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