After all these years of not really paying that much attention to country or 'New Country' and snickering at Boom Country (songs about tailgates, trucks, tight jeans and dixie cups!).. I've got to say - I think I'm hooked now! There is just a ton of great country drummers out there that are just killing it and pushing the envelope with innovative beats and fills.. Not to mention the wicked guitar players and chicken pickers, as well as the multi-part harmonies.
It first drew my attention when I noticed at local country fairs a few years ago, that as soon as a country act came up on the stage the ladies would start filling up at the front stage - and ready to rock! Hmm .. there must be something to this! Now I find out that a lot of the fairs are booked solid with country bands and one of the handful of local bars here that plays country (the Crazy Horse saloon) is packed everytime they have country bands. So I started listening..
What gets me is a lot of the rythmn is a subtle mix of rock, 70's funk, a touch of rap, layered rythmn tracks with some added drum programming here and there.. and just great dynamics.
Here's a sample of the kind of stuff I'm talking about;
Luke Bryan - Play It Again
Luke Bryan - This Is How We Roll
Brantley Gilbert - Bottoms Up
Miranda Lambert - Somethin' Bad (With Carrie Underwood)
Miranda Lambert - Automatic
Thomas Rhett - Get Me Some Of That
Brett Eldredge - Beat Of The Music
Justin Moore - Lettin' The Night Roll
Rascal Flatts - Rewind
Blake Shelton - My Eyes (Feat. Gwen Sebastian)
Lee Brice - I Don't Dance
Chris Young - Who I Am With You
Tyler Farr - Whiskey In My Water
Joe Nichols – Yeah
Eric Church - Give Me Back My Hometown
Lady Antebellum - Bartender
Dierks Bentley - Drunk On A Plane
Billy Currington - We Are Tonight
Dustin Lynch - Where It's At (Yep, Yep)
Craig Campbell - Keep Them Kisses Comin'
The Band Perry - Chainsaw
So.. for you country experts out there .. is there any other stuff you'd recommend?
- and who are those drummers - do they use studio guys primarily to record this stuff and live guys on the road? Who are the killer drummers in country these days?
It first drew my attention when I noticed at local country fairs a few years ago, that as soon as a country act came up on the stage the ladies would start filling up at the front stage - and ready to rock! Hmm .. there must be something to this! Now I find out that a lot of the fairs are booked solid with country bands and one of the handful of local bars here that plays country (the Crazy Horse saloon) is packed everytime they have country bands. So I started listening..
What gets me is a lot of the rythmn is a subtle mix of rock, 70's funk, a touch of rap, layered rythmn tracks with some added drum programming here and there.. and just great dynamics.
Here's a sample of the kind of stuff I'm talking about;
Luke Bryan - Play It Again
Luke Bryan - This Is How We Roll
Brantley Gilbert - Bottoms Up
Miranda Lambert - Somethin' Bad (With Carrie Underwood)
Miranda Lambert - Automatic
Thomas Rhett - Get Me Some Of That
Brett Eldredge - Beat Of The Music
Justin Moore - Lettin' The Night Roll
Rascal Flatts - Rewind
Blake Shelton - My Eyes (Feat. Gwen Sebastian)
Lee Brice - I Don't Dance
Chris Young - Who I Am With You
Tyler Farr - Whiskey In My Water
Joe Nichols – Yeah
Eric Church - Give Me Back My Hometown
Lady Antebellum - Bartender
Dierks Bentley - Drunk On A Plane
Billy Currington - We Are Tonight
Dustin Lynch - Where It's At (Yep, Yep)
Craig Campbell - Keep Them Kisses Comin'
The Band Perry - Chainsaw
So.. for you country experts out there .. is there any other stuff you'd recommend?
- and who are those drummers - do they use studio guys primarily to record this stuff and live guys on the road? Who are the killer drummers in country these days?