Hello hello...today's show features the Big Fat Man himself, Kris Mazzarisi and myself, Ben Hilzinger, discussing the top 5 specific moments in either a recording or a performance that helped form us into the drummers we are today. We are all sponges for inspiration until the day we die, but some sponge-worthy moments are more remarkable than others. All of the little flourishes in our playing combine to give us a unique voice, but many of these derive from something we've heard or seen outside of our beautiful little creative minds. This is the first installment of a series we're dubbing "The Big Fat 5" where I talk with my favorite players about the 5 instances that changed and/or formed their playing.
Song: Ticket To Ride
Artist: The Beatles
Drummer: Ringo Starr
Song: Up The Junction
Artist: Squeeze
Drummer: Gilson Lavis
Song: Sister Golden Hair
Artist: American
Drummer: Willie Leacox
Song: Aqualung
Artist: Jethro Tull
Drummer: Clive Bunker
Song: Mutt
Artist: Blink 182
Drummer: Travis Barker
Song: Start The Machine
Artist: Angels and Airwaves
Drummer: Atom Willard
Song: Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Artist: The Police
Drummer: Steward Copeland
Song: Evil
Artist: Interpol
Drummer: Sam Fogarino
Song: Stranger Than Fiction
Artist: Bad Religion
Drummer: Bobby Schayer
Song: Hella Good
Artist: No Doubt
Drummer: Adrian Young
Song: Underneath It All
Artist: No Doubt
Drummer: Adrian Young
Song: Understatement
Artist: New Found Glory
Drummer: Cyrus Bolooki
Song: Promise
Artist: Eve 6
Drummer: Tony Fagenson
Song: Firestorm
Artist: Earth Crisis
Drummer: Dennis Merrick
Song: Scentless Apprentice
Artist: Nirvana
Drummer: Dave Grohl
Song: Roll With The Punches
Artist: Dawes
Drummer: Griffin Goldsmith
This episode is also sponsored by Waves Audio. This podcast would take me soooo much longer to edit if it wasn't for the Waves Vocal Rider plugin. It "rides" the fader in real-time and keeps both my and my guest's audio at a consistent level without the need to overcompress. I also use an endless of amount of their plugins for my musical recordings such as Abbey Road Saturator, CLA Drums, the SSL Channel, and many more.