Sweet!
Looks great, man.
(I hope you were reasonably paid.)
It was a charity gig for a local children's cancer center, so I was happy to be involved.
Man, that's awesome! Love Rock-n-Roll! Congrats on such a killer gig!
Thank you my friend. Listening to Led Zep records taught me how to play. I would have never imagined I'd be playing Rock & Roll in an arena!
Always enjoyed your gung ho drumming temperament and attitude (must the the alpha male thing lol). It was perfect for the occasion. Some sloppy moments but if you have enough attitude it doesn't much matter, just ask Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend. In a new situation like this bands need a drummer with no fear and you provide that.
BTW, those cymbals look very small. Any story behind that?
Yeah, I messed up a couple of times. I believe all of them were due to me missing a drum/cymbal or something like that (they weren't my drums, so the configuration was a little foreign). I didn't care anyway, we pulled it offf. A few drummers in the audience said they didn't notice anything, so it must have come off well to the audience.
My cymbals were:
14" Paiste 2002 SoundEdge hats
16" Paiste 2002 Crash
18" Paiste 2002 Crash
15" Paiste 2002 Wild China
22" Paiste Signature "Powerslave" Bell Ride
The china was probably a little small, but I liked the fast decay. In retrospect, I probably should have brought my 18".
They probably look small because I'm not a tiny guy
Congrats Xero Talent!
Can't wait to see the video!
Here you go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPnQDSUBNl4
0:00 - Pre-show interview
0:50 - "Rock and Roll" Led Zeppelin
5:35 - "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz
9:25 - "Pretty Vegas" INXS
Xero... "Rock and Roll" ... perfect, no further comments
Cheers my friend!
SO awesome- hope you realize that you are living the dream for many of us.
You look like you are having a great f*#cking time at 10:10. Also looked like you could have conserved some energy when hitting the hats but I think any of us would be amped to be in front of that many people.
So good. More please.
I definitely lived the dream, and fully appreciated every moment. The sound in that room... hearing the snare echo in that stadium during my little end solo in Rock & Roll... just gave me goosebumps.
Thanks for the pic's Xero and congrats! That looks like a cool set up. I hope it was as great as you had hoped!
Better than I could have imagined. The only way it could have been better is if we played a full set, but 3 songs is better than 0 songs!