Fantastic video, and really liked the section featuring my old friend, the late Joe Pollard and his Syndrums. Was very cool to see and hear them in action, especially seeing someone tweaking the settings. Unfortunately Joe passed away in 2019, but he sure made an awesome contribution to drumming technology.
Great! As a drummer turned into electronic music producer in the 90s (one of many typical cases), its very nice to see the drum community is paying attention to this instrument. I went back to drumming in 2014 with a Roland kit and never looked back to acoustic drums. Electronic drums gave me back the chance to really play drums and use them thoroughly, something that was impossible with acoustic for many reasons. Congrats for the docu!! Slight correction at 6:25 : there were no digital synths in the market yet at that time.
Good work Drumeo. This is the best content you’ve ever produced. It looks amazing, it’s informative and the demonstrations are super insightful! I am looking forward to the rest.
Wow! As italian I'm very proud to know that a legendary Italian's drums factory like Hollywood - Meazzi, was a pioneer on the electronic drums developing. I never didn't know before now. Thank you.
Billy Cobham used to have a full size effect rack next to his drums in the 70's so he could use Flange/phase/delay, etc. which sounded really cool. That was what inspired many other drummers including myself. The Pearl Syncussion came after that, I had that one too. 2 little bongos connected to an effects module with all kinds of typical late 70's disco sounds 😂 Then one day my uncle came to my house with those Simmons pads that he was given to experiment with. He thought it would be more for me since I was young and always experimenting. I loved those Simmons drums. Bill Bruford played on a Simmons kit, but what really impressed me was seeing the drummer of Howard Jones play live standing up. Then came those black & white Pearl pads that the Golden Earring drummer used and DDrum with Pete Erskine playing jazz on it including ghost notes which was groundbreaking. Around 92 Roland came with the new TD series (they had an Imitation Simmons kit out before that), with the TD7 being the flagship. I still have that one, way different from the later TD7 which was a lot cheaper but more advanced in some ways.
@William Perri You can still put your own effects rack together like a Billy Cobham did in the 70's and experiment with it. Use phase/flange on the snare to get that 70's vibe. Those full size rack effects can often be bought fairly cheap these days. I love the Pearl Syncussion and it will always be my favorite even though the sounds are outdated. But maybe that's what makes it even more unique. Plus it was extremely user friendly. I have a soft spot for those early DDrums that I saw Pete Erskine play on. He played with brushes on it and did double stroke rolls, which was really impressive for an electronic kit. You couldn't do that on any other kit. It was like V-Drums before V-Drums even existed. I like those old Simmons and early Roland's sounds, but those kits weren't exactly user friendly 😂 Just buy a new Roland kit and import those old sounds. The ideal set up for me would be a TD20x/30/50 plus an original vintage 92 TD7 with a Pearl Syncussion. A normal set up plus the TD7 flagship around it as an extension (lots of line ins!) and the Pearl Syncussion to make it fun. What made the 70's and early 80's fun is because it was all still brand new and forced us to experiment. We had no idea how things worked and there was no one to teach us. We had to find things out ourselves. That's how everyone ended up with their own specific sounds and style. There' s too many rules now. They'll teach you to tune your acoustic kit a certain way and to not use tape on the heads, when that's what a lot of drummers did in the 70's/early 80's to get tgat ultradry sound. We taped a coin to the head of the kickdrum for more attack, etc. All things that will be frowned upon if you'd do this today. Today a lot of drummers have the same boring sound, lack of imagination often caused by strict teachers. They will tell you to hold your sticks a certain way, to set up your drums a certain way, to tune your drums a certain way and anything else is wrong, even though something else might really suit you better. Back then you could recognize each drummer simply by listening to the sound of their snare. Billy Cobham VS Bill Bruford VS Alex Van Halen VS Harvey Mason VS Alphonse Mouzon VS Steve Gadd, etc. Remember those old Prince recordings with that weird snare sound? The drummer explained and showed us how he downtuned his electronic Simmons snare to get that specific sound. Trademark early Prince sound. Howard Jones had a really creative drummer and I also liked that Foreign Intrigue record by Tony Williams. Chad Wackerman was another giant. Or those English new wave drummers with their punk background. If you can pick up old equipment cheap then by all means do so to experience what it was like, but personally I wouldn't spend thousands on it. Sure it's vintage, but it also has so much limitations and those old rubber pads are a crime 😂 Just buy the old TD 7 Module for the sounds and use the newer pads that are compatible. Also realize that we didn't have internet or computers yet, so those old modules might be a lot harder to work with. It'll probably frustrate you when you find out that some of the most simple things are extremely hard to achieve or ain't possible to achieve at all 😂
@William Perri Bobby Z was the drummer of Prince back then, he joined during the 2nd album. He played when Prince did his live shows. Bobby Z also played that beautiful intro of the song Take Me With U. But it's true that Prince played drums in the studio on the first recordings. I'm Yours was a great track, but also Tamborine from the later Around The World album plus Dance On from Love Sexy were played by Prince himself. Did you know that Prince met Sheila E during the recordings of his first album because she was at the same studio recording an album together with her dad Pete Escovedo (Santana's percussionist) and Billy Cobham? Check out Billy Cobham's Magic album or Pete & Sheila's first album. Sheila E. also played with Santana in the 70's. Pete Erskine played electronic drums for a while and he did some showcases. I think it was the same year that Steve Smith did those showcases with percussionist Joey Heredia. I probably still have the flyer or ticket somewhere. DDrum was the new kid on the block back then. Lenny White used to play with Return To Forever (Chick Corea, AL DiMeola & Stanley Clarke) in the 70's, but made a great comeback with the band Vertu (again with Stanley Clarke). The album Vertu recorded is one of my favorites. It has Richie Kotzen on guitar. Alphonse Mouzon played with Jaco Pastorius plus also The Eleventh House (Larry Coryell). Check out their 1975 album Level One with tracks like NYCTAPHOBIA and That's The Joint, it'll blow you away! Also listen to the killer track Tamari from their Live At Montreux album. That was the Jazz Rock era (later called Fusion) with The Brecker Brothers (Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd & Terry Bozzio), Tony Williams Lifetime (with Allan Holdsworth on guitar!) and the Mahavishnu Orchestra with Billy Cobham. Actually a young Narada Michael Walden replaced Billy Cobham on drums and he was FEROCIOUS! That was before Narada Michael Walden became a famous producer in the 80's (Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, etc.). Narada Michael Walden was fast & funky, a new generation drummer that took it to the next level. Just ask Steve Smith or Vinnie Colaiuta what they thought about Billy Cobham's replacement back then and they'll tell you Narada Michael Walden rocked it! Check out Mahavishnu Orchestra songs like Cosmic Strut and Can't Stand Your Funk or Lila's Dance and maybe Be Happy from the Mahavishnu Orchestra album Visions Of The Emerald Beyond from 1975. That was Narada Michael Walden's 2nd album with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, he played also on the 1974 Apocalypse album. Billy Cobham released some great albums too around that time. A Funky Thide Of Sings and also that Live In Europe album together with George Duke. That one has great tracks on it. Check out the effects he uses on those albums. Some of my favorite Billy Cobham songs besides that whole Spectrum album of course are Waveform, Radioactive, Juicy, Summit Afrique, Ivory Tattoo, Mosaic, The Pleasant Pheasant, Sorcery, Tenth Pin, Some Skunk Funk/Some Punk Funk, PuffNStuff, OH Mendecino, The Dancer, Bird Alone, etc. Definitely worth checking out! Also check out the link below with some of his drumsolo's. If you like Alex Van Halen check out the isolated drum tracks from I'm The One and Mean Street. He had a jazz background so he didn't just play loud, but he could actually swing and groove! Something a lot of rockers lacked back then. My uncle had his own allround band back then and the first time I played with them was at a huge theater with red velvet curtains. I'll never forget it, people were taking photos and they wanted to buy me food and stuff. Before that I had only performed at school or something, so it really was my first professional gig. I was playing Art Blakeys's golden Gretsch kit with Zildjian cymbals. I remember talking to my teacher Ed Thigpen about it and how the snare sound impressed me. The live version of that Free For All track was my favorite Art Blakey track back then. Soon more gigs would follow and I was playing 4 times a week making 150 an evening. I was just a kid but felt like a king! lol That was until I got busted by cps and sent straight home because I was too young. I got off with a warning and a few weeks later I was playing again at the same club 😂 I played nightclubs with those topless girls that would constantly hug me backstage and bury my shy face between their breasts and laugh while I was barely 12 and they were like 21 or something 😂 We'd hang out and drink alcohol, they'd mix mine with Cola or 7up to make it taste sweeter. Crazy times! Getting up to get to school was a drag though, I was always so tired and I hadn't even reached middle school yet. Teachers would always wonder why I was tired 😂
@William Perri Billy Cobham. His first solo was a live track called Nutville from 1968 when he was still playing jazz with Horace Silver. Be sure to check out the complete track. Buddy Rich also recorded it later, but obviously couldn't touch Billy Cobham who was already next level. Pay attention to the snare sound at 4:10, that's gotta be like the finest snare sound possible. ruclips.net/video/8Hzjk_xBMiw/видео.html
Very nice documental! I LOVE learning the history of a musical instrument and in this case is my strong primary instrument: drums! I (still) own an electronic drum kit (a Roland HD-1) and watching this is very interesting of how electronics started back then and compare them in the present time. Looking forward for more! 👍
Okay, not a fan of electronic drums -never have been but this was a very informative and interesting documentary. A ton of great information here. Thanks for putting this out.
Great video. Looking forward to the second as I demoed and sold Simmons drums in mid 80s. Can’t believe you showed Stephen Morris of Joy Division but didn’t credit him for his innovative use. And where is the mention of disco and the pervasive use of the syndrum sound?
@@BrandonToews Awesome man, I showed it to a bunch of my high school music friends, Because of our advanced age, lol, we only know about the first half of the songs chronologically, but you crushed them, cheers!
My intro to electronic drums was the first old Simmons pad with the eprom chip. What a bad idea! The swappable chips couldn’t handle the beating on the drum pad. Worked great back in the day for a couple of extra sounds on my acoustic kit, until it stopped working! Then there was the Dr. Pad. Each pad had 6 sounds. Those things were very cool back in the day and they were reliable. I think they made 3 or 4 different pads, each with different sound combos.
My first experience with electric drums was with Neil Peart with his Simmons. I came close to buying his original "brain" module and three of the pads he used. I was outbid. Although parts were missing... it was his at one time.
I got to watch this on Drumeo's site. I'm still in disbelief Ekits have been around as long as they have. I thought they just really got going around 2000. I had a friend get a set back then and we all thought that was the coolest thing ever. Good thing is I made the plunge. I am officially a lifetime member so I'll get to see the entire documentary as it comes out lol
An electric drum kit is one of the best investments any drummer could make! Especially now that there's decent kits on the market for cheaper than some practice pad sets. I love my Alesis Nitro Mesh kit. As cheap as it is, it's amazing!
16:18 - Correction. Ian Wallace only played with King Crimson in 1971-72. Bill Bruford was the drummer in the 80's version and he was well known for using Simmons drums.
Great job, very informative and entertaining. I felt it a little fast-paced, but I understand there's a budget to stick to to make the whole project happen. Anyway, I'm looking forward to next the chapter.
I really hope you mention Steve Negus of Saga in part 2. He wasn't the absolute first to record with Simmons drums, but probably is the first to tour with them, and therefore was important to their r&d process. Plus, he, Rupert Hine and Stephen W. Taylor made innovative use of them in the '81 song, Wind Him Up.
What’s great is now they are not only great, but accessible to more people due to the quieter aspect to it, more sound options and ease of recording. But it’s great that it won’t replace acoustic. It’s just a choice. Not a replacement.
A possible connection to my intense dislike for the Who, Pink Floyd, and to a large extent, the Peart era Rush…the heavy incorporation of synthesizers. Admittedly the Neil Peart drumming was quite admirable and I even signed up for drum lessons in the hope of replication but the Drum Shop “teacher” started talking about the relationship of the sun and moon...and that he wasn’t a Peart fan so that didn’t pan out. The debut Rush album still rocks and was their best IMO. I doubt synthesizers played a role in my personal preference since so much great music obviously used them such as Frankenstein, Living for the city, Whip it, Tainted Love, and many others. Interesting video.
Part-II the begining of the Hexagon era, the Simmons drums! Have many electronic drums in the 80'S and all of them have something special. By the way, Moog was also in the electronic drums, they release a drum trigger that you can connect to the modular system, that was back in the early 70'S.
I was one of the first people to buy the Simmons SDS9 in red, then over the next 12 months slowly removed elements of the kit starting with the snare,then the bass then after another few months i was back to a full acoustic kit.
I came across e-drums while in the university and because an acoustic drum set would be a pain for my neighbours. I got a roland td9 with mesh heads and loved it. I still prefer acoustic drums but having an e-drum is defenetly i nice addition.
I still don't see e-kits onstage much. They're mostly acoustic kits with a few electronic drums added sometime. Re/pop songs: are most done with programmed drum parts? Or are they human drummers playing an e-kit? I'm guessing the former.
I don't feel comfortable playing electric drums, but if I should ever have my own house, I will definitely buy a kit to practice at home, too. Driving 20 minutes to my acoustic drums is a hassle.
Very good look at the beginnings of electronic drums. I wish you could have included some better and longer examples of how they were used, along with the names of the songs and artists.
You totally forgot to talk about Carl Palmer who in 1973 featured a very rare synth drum hybrid kit with Emerson lake and Palmer’s album brain salad surgery . There is some video footage live from the California jam 1974 that shows him playing those sounds in his drum solo !
I saw Chad playing the kill. A few days later I went out and bought an acoustic set. I played for about a month. I underestimated how damn loud they are. I often practice late at night so I decided to buy an ekit. I hardly touch the acoustic set anymore.
Mid 1980's. Was dating a Girl who was in the chorus at a Theater Show. Got to sneak in to rehearsals. They band had an electronic drumkit n spent the entire rehearsal time trying to get the "snare" to work properly! I shouted "just use a regular snare drum!" So by opening night, they did. Must explain why you would often see bands on music programmes at the time use an electronic kit with a regular snare drum??
Love the work ya'll put into this! I was really hoping to see something about Carl Palmer and his recorded synth drum solo on ELP's Brain Salad Surgery, released November 1973. It's crazy, I can't believe he toured with it. Check it out at California Jam 1974. Synth drums: ruclips.net/video/MgaETQh4uXg/видео.html ruclips.net/video/x1ZeOw-kfjA/видео.html
Unfortunately ELP seems to get left out of a lot of lists. They were arguably the most innovative group in rock and yet list makers often ignore them. Saw them in Memphis in '77 and they were incredible.
I'm a little confused. You claim Ian Wallace used Simmons and Pollard electronic drums whilst he was in King Crimson; however, he was only a member in 1972, long before these two devices were released? Did you mean Bill Bruford? There are no electronic drums used in studio recordings before 1981 for King Crimson.
I've been watching your channel for a long time. I really like your video. After watching your video, I started playing drums. I have learned a lot from your video I will make a request to you. If you give me a drum, I will be very helpful. Thanks to you for the interesting and helpful videos . ❤️
A warning to those playing primarily on electronic kits- Make sure you keep playing your acoustic kit(s). You will find it very hard to play an acoustic kit after a few years.
Learn more about the first electronic kits in our latest Beat article: www.drumeo.com/beat/history-of-electronic-drums-part-1/
Can’t wait for the rest, I’m so excited. Drumeo always posts the best content
Cheers, Joel!
They stole
Fantastic video, and really liked the section featuring my old friend, the late Joe Pollard and his Syndrums. Was very cool to see and hear them in action, especially seeing someone tweaking the settings. Unfortunately Joe passed away in 2019, but he sure made an awesome contribution to drumming technology.
RIP Joe Pollard, a visionary and revolutionary man but his legacy still present even today and even on VST's Plug-ins.
I think this is Drumeo's best video so far!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this Documentary!!!! Thanks so much for the shout-out you guys!!! This is so cool, can't wait for Part Two!!
Also check out 65drums’s series! Love how there’s so much interest in these fantastic instruments!
It was a blast working on this, so awesome to finally see it being released!!
Great! As a drummer turned into electronic music producer in the 90s (one of many typical cases), its very nice to see the drum community is paying attention to this instrument. I went back to drumming in 2014 with a Roland kit and never looked back to acoustic drums. Electronic drums gave me back the chance to really play drums and use them thoroughly, something that was impossible with acoustic for many reasons. Congrats for the docu!! Slight correction at 6:25 : there were no digital synths in the market yet at that time.
Appreciate hard work drumeo’s team put into this well done history of 1st electronic kits. Look forward to part 2.
Good work Drumeo. This is the best content you’ve ever produced. It looks amazing, it’s informative and the demonstrations are super insightful! I am looking forward to the rest.
Thanks for the kind words!
Great documentary Drumeo!!
That Pollard Syndrum is super-sweet! 🧁
Wow! As italian I'm very proud to know that a legendary Italian's drums factory like Hollywood - Meazzi, was a pioneer on the electronic drums developing. I never didn't know before now. Thank you.
Awesome work guys! As a drummer who also loves synthesizers, this really brings the two together. Nice job!
Love this documentary. Well done.
Billy Cobham used to have a full size effect rack next to his drums in the 70's so he could use Flange/phase/delay, etc. which sounded really cool.
That was what inspired many other drummers including myself.
The Pearl Syncussion came after that, I had that one too.
2 little bongos connected to an effects module with all kinds of typical late 70's disco sounds 😂
Then one day my uncle came to my house with those Simmons pads that he was given to experiment with.
He thought it would be more for me since I was young and always experimenting.
I loved those Simmons drums.
Bill Bruford played on a Simmons kit, but what really impressed me was seeing the drummer of Howard Jones play live standing up.
Then came those black & white Pearl pads that the Golden Earring drummer used and DDrum with Pete Erskine playing jazz on it including ghost notes which was groundbreaking.
Around 92 Roland came with the new TD series (they had an Imitation Simmons kit out before that), with the TD7 being the flagship.
I still have that one, way different from the later TD7 which was a lot cheaper but more advanced in some ways.
@William Perri You can still put your own effects rack together like a Billy Cobham did in the 70's and experiment with it.
Use phase/flange on the snare to get that 70's vibe.
Those full size rack effects can often be bought fairly cheap these days.
I love the Pearl Syncussion and it will always be my favorite even though the sounds are outdated.
But maybe that's what makes it even more unique.
Plus it was extremely user friendly.
I have a soft spot for those early DDrums that I saw Pete Erskine play on.
He played with brushes on it and did double stroke rolls, which was really impressive for an electronic kit.
You couldn't do that on any other kit.
It was like V-Drums before V-Drums even existed.
I like those old Simmons and early Roland's sounds, but those kits weren't exactly user friendly 😂
Just buy a new Roland kit and import those old sounds.
The ideal set up for me would be a TD20x/30/50 plus an original vintage 92 TD7 with a Pearl Syncussion.
A normal set up plus the TD7 flagship around it as an extension (lots of line ins!) and the Pearl Syncussion to make it fun.
What made the 70's and early 80's fun is because it was all still brand new and forced us to experiment.
We had no idea how things worked and there was no one to teach us.
We had to find things out ourselves.
That's how everyone ended up with their own specific sounds and style.
There' s too many rules now.
They'll teach you to tune your acoustic kit a certain way and to not use tape on the heads, when that's what a lot of drummers did in the 70's/early 80's to get tgat ultradry sound.
We taped a coin to the head of the kickdrum for more attack, etc.
All things that will be frowned upon if you'd do this today.
Today a lot of drummers have the same boring sound, lack of imagination often caused by strict teachers.
They will tell you to hold your sticks a certain way, to set up your drums a certain way, to tune your drums a certain way and anything else is wrong, even though something else might really suit you better.
Back then you could recognize each drummer simply by listening to the sound of their snare.
Billy Cobham VS Bill Bruford VS Alex Van Halen VS Harvey Mason VS Alphonse Mouzon VS Steve Gadd, etc.
Remember those old Prince recordings with that weird snare sound?
The drummer explained and showed us how he downtuned his electronic Simmons snare to get that specific sound.
Trademark early Prince sound.
Howard Jones had a really creative drummer and I also liked that Foreign Intrigue record by Tony Williams.
Chad Wackerman was another giant.
Or those English new wave drummers with their punk background.
If you can pick up old equipment cheap then by all means do so to experience what it was like, but personally I wouldn't spend thousands on it.
Sure it's vintage, but it also has so much limitations and those old rubber pads are a crime 😂
Just buy the old TD 7 Module for the sounds and use the newer pads that are compatible.
Also realize that we didn't have internet or computers yet, so those old modules might be a lot harder to work with.
It'll probably frustrate you when you find out that some of the most simple things are extremely hard to achieve or ain't possible to achieve at all 😂
@William Perri PS. My uncle was a musician, I did my very first pro gigs together with him as a kid.
I really miss him.
@William Perri Bobby Z was the drummer of Prince back then, he joined during the 2nd album.
He played when Prince did his live shows.
Bobby Z also played that beautiful intro of the song Take Me With U.
But it's true that Prince played drums in the studio on the first recordings.
I'm Yours was a great track, but also Tamborine from the later Around The World album plus Dance On from Love Sexy were played by Prince himself.
Did you know that Prince met Sheila E during the recordings of his first album because she was at the same studio recording an album together with her dad Pete Escovedo (Santana's percussionist) and Billy Cobham?
Check out Billy Cobham's Magic album or Pete & Sheila's first album.
Sheila E. also played with Santana in the 70's.
Pete Erskine played electronic drums for a while and he did some showcases.
I think it was the same year that Steve Smith did those showcases with percussionist Joey Heredia.
I probably still have the flyer or ticket somewhere.
DDrum was the new kid on the block back then.
Lenny White used to play with Return To Forever (Chick Corea, AL DiMeola & Stanley Clarke) in the 70's, but made a great comeback with the band Vertu (again with Stanley Clarke).
The album Vertu recorded is one of my favorites.
It has Richie Kotzen on guitar.
Alphonse Mouzon played with Jaco Pastorius plus also The Eleventh House (Larry Coryell).
Check out their 1975 album Level One with tracks like NYCTAPHOBIA and That's The Joint, it'll blow you away!
Also listen to the killer track Tamari from their Live At Montreux album.
That was the Jazz Rock era (later called Fusion) with The Brecker Brothers (Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd & Terry Bozzio), Tony Williams Lifetime (with Allan Holdsworth on guitar!) and the Mahavishnu Orchestra with Billy Cobham.
Actually a young Narada Michael Walden replaced Billy Cobham on drums and he was FEROCIOUS!
That was before Narada Michael Walden became a famous producer in the 80's (Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, etc.).
Narada Michael Walden was fast & funky, a new generation drummer that took it to the next level.
Just ask Steve Smith or Vinnie Colaiuta what they thought about Billy Cobham's replacement back then and they'll tell you Narada Michael Walden rocked it!
Check out Mahavishnu Orchestra songs like Cosmic Strut and Can't Stand Your Funk or Lila's Dance and maybe Be Happy from the Mahavishnu Orchestra album Visions Of The Emerald Beyond from 1975.
That was Narada Michael Walden's 2nd album with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, he played also on the 1974 Apocalypse album.
Billy Cobham released some great albums too around that time.
A Funky Thide Of Sings and also that Live In Europe album together with George Duke.
That one has great tracks on it.
Check out the effects he uses on those albums.
Some of my favorite Billy Cobham songs besides that whole Spectrum album of course are Waveform, Radioactive, Juicy, Summit Afrique, Ivory Tattoo, Mosaic, The Pleasant Pheasant, Sorcery, Tenth Pin, Some Skunk Funk/Some Punk Funk, PuffNStuff, OH Mendecino, The Dancer, Bird Alone, etc.
Definitely worth checking out!
Also check out the link below with some of his drumsolo's.
If you like Alex Van Halen check out the isolated drum tracks from I'm The One and Mean Street.
He had a jazz background so he didn't just play loud, but he could actually swing and groove!
Something a lot of rockers lacked back then.
My uncle had his own allround band back then and the first time I played with them was at a huge theater with red velvet curtains.
I'll never forget it, people were taking photos and they wanted to buy me food and stuff.
Before that I had only performed at school or something, so it really was my first professional gig.
I was playing Art Blakeys's golden Gretsch kit with Zildjian cymbals.
I remember talking to my teacher Ed Thigpen about it and how the snare sound impressed me.
The live version of that Free For All track was my favorite Art Blakey track back then.
Soon more gigs would follow and I was playing 4 times a week making 150 an evening.
I was just a kid but felt like a king! lol
That was until I got busted by cps and sent straight home because I was too young.
I got off with a warning and a few weeks later I was playing again at the same club 😂
I played nightclubs with those topless girls that would constantly hug me backstage and bury my shy face between their breasts and laugh while I was barely 12 and they were like 21 or something 😂
We'd hang out and drink alcohol, they'd mix mine with Cola or 7up to make it taste sweeter.
Crazy times!
Getting up to get to school was a drag though, I was always so tired and I hadn't even reached middle school yet.
Teachers would always wonder why I was tired 😂
@William Perri Billy Cobham.
His first solo was a live track called Nutville from 1968 when he was still playing jazz with Horace Silver.
Be sure to check out the complete track.
Buddy Rich also recorded it later, but obviously couldn't touch Billy Cobham who was already next level.
Pay attention to the snare sound at 4:10, that's gotta be like the finest snare sound possible.
ruclips.net/video/8Hzjk_xBMiw/видео.html
my first journey into jazz fusion was Spectrum, check out the intro performance piece of Stratus
Fantastic video! Looking forward to the rest :)
Finally someone take the time to do a good documentary about edrums. Thanks
excellent documentary . Cant wait for pt 2. Thanks drumeo. Congrats on being 10 yrs old also.
This documentary should be on Netflix!
This is one of the best videos you guys produced AMAZING!
Thanks!
awesome documentary so far, cant wait for the next parts! :D
and thanks for the mention in the credits
Very nice documental! I LOVE learning the history of a musical instrument and in this case is my strong primary instrument: drums! I (still) own an electronic drum kit (a Roland HD-1) and watching this is very interesting of how electronics started back then and compare them in the present time. Looking forward for more! 👍
What a Documentary!! Loved it!
Cheers!
So, when's the next part coming out? I need more 😅
Okay, not a fan of electronic drums -never have been but this was a very informative and interesting documentary. A ton of great information here. Thanks for putting this out.
Electric drum - forever❤️
Great video. Looking forward to the second as I demoed and sold Simmons drums in mid 80s. Can’t believe you showed Stephen Morris of Joy Division but didn’t credit him for his innovative use. And where is the mention of disco and the pervasive use of the syndrum sound?
Great documentary!
Awesome guys! Learned a lot. Hopefully Part 2 will go over Hart Drums. Many Thanks!
really well made. Sad you forgot Carl Palmer. He had an enormous drumset with tubes in them.
Cool!!!!!! ans is that the guy who played every Rush song recently!
That's me!
@@BrandonToews Awesome man, I showed it to a bunch of my high school music friends, Because of our advanced age, lol, we only know about the first half of the songs chronologically, but you crushed them, cheers!
@@davetbassbos - appreciate it!!
My intro to electronic drums was the first old Simmons pad with the eprom chip. What a bad idea!
The swappable chips couldn’t handle the beating on the drum pad.
Worked great back in the day for a couple of extra sounds on my acoustic kit, until it stopped working!
Then there was the Dr. Pad.
Each pad had 6 sounds. Those things were very cool back in the day and they were reliable.
I think they made 3 or 4 different pads, each with different sound combos.
Stoked for this!!
Fascinating documentary, looking forward to more!
Great damn job you guys
WOW! No mention of Moog's 1130 Percussion/Drum Controller and how Carl Palmer of elp was at the forefront of using electronics, right after Graeme!
True, I mention that in my first comment, Moog was in the game too.
Would love to see more parts one day!
Amazing!!
Still using a td10exp. Really like it.
My first experience with electric drums was with Neil Peart with his Simmons. I came close to buying his original "brain" module and three of the pads he used. I was outbid. Although parts were missing... it was his at one time.
Whoa, so cool.
I got to watch this on Drumeo's site. I'm still in disbelief Ekits have been around as long as they have. I thought they just really got going around 2000. I had a friend get a set back then and we all thought that was the coolest thing ever.
Good thing is I made the plunge. I am officially a lifetime member so I'll get to see the entire documentary as it comes out lol
We're SO glad to have you! :D
@Brandon Toews I was hoping Drumeo would bring them back. I received the email the other day for the 10 year anniversary and jumped on it quick lol
@@insertmetalusernamehere - I love it!! Some very cool things planned for this year and next
Awesome job recording this 🙌🏼
Thanks!
An electric drum kit is one of the best investments any drummer could make! Especially now that there's decent kits on the market for cheaper than some practice pad sets.
I love my Alesis Nitro Mesh kit. As cheap as it is, it's amazing!
16:18 - Correction. Ian Wallace only played with King Crimson in 1971-72. Bill Bruford was the drummer in the 80's version and he was well known for using Simmons drums.
Great job, very informative and entertaining. I felt it a little fast-paced, but I understand there's a budget to stick to to make the whole project happen. Anyway, I'm looking forward to next the chapter.
Thanks Ricardo!
Can't wait for the next Video
Glad to watch this
fantastic. very interesting
This is so interesting! I have been drumming for a year. My first drum kit was a Simmons SD350. I got it for Christmas! 🥁🥁
Part 2 never showed up 🙁
This is awesome!
Thanks!
Great documentary ! When will the Part 2 be released ?
Part 1-4 are available on Drumeo!
I really hope you mention Steve Negus of Saga in part 2. He wasn't the absolute first to record with Simmons drums, but probably is the first to tour with them, and therefore was important to their r&d process. Plus, he, Rupert Hine and Stephen W. Taylor made innovative use of them in the '81 song, Wind Him Up.
Thanks for sharing this informative video I am percussionist love to this drum
Cheers!
More E-Drum stuff please 🙌😆
What’s great is now they are not only great, but accessible to more people due to the quieter aspect to it, more sound options and ease of recording.
But it’s great that it won’t replace acoustic. It’s just a choice. Not a replacement.
Here we goooooo!
Bruford within the first 2 minutes. Happy.
Excellent!!!
A possible connection to my intense dislike for the Who, Pink Floyd, and to a large extent, the Peart era Rush…the heavy incorporation of synthesizers. Admittedly the Neil Peart drumming was quite admirable and I even signed up for drum lessons in the hope of replication but the Drum Shop “teacher” started talking about the relationship of the sun and moon...and that he wasn’t a Peart fan so that didn’t pan out. The debut Rush album still rocks and was their best IMO. I doubt synthesizers played a role in my personal preference since so much great music obviously used them such as Frankenstein, Living for the city, Whip it, Tainted Love, and many others. Interesting video.
Part-II the begining of the Hexagon era, the Simmons drums!
Have many electronic drums in the 80'S and all of them have something special.
By the way, Moog was also in the electronic drums, they release a drum trigger that you can connect to the modular system, that was back in the early 70'S.
65 drums did a series on history of electronic drums that was really great!
I love this video!
Syndrums were a blast
I was one of the first people to buy the Simmons SDS9 in red, then over the next 12 months slowly removed elements of the kit starting with the snare,then the bass then after another few months i was back to a full acoustic kit.
Aeray Dust from Bruce Ditmas is a crazy 70s-primarily-electonic-drums album.
It's weird, they created a nuke bomb before electronic instruments
I came across e-drums while in the university and because an acoustic drum set would be a pain for my neighbours. I got a roland td9 with mesh heads and loved it. I still prefer acoustic drums but having an e-drum is defenetly i nice addition.
I still don't see e-kits onstage much. They're mostly acoustic kits with a few electronic drums added sometime. Re/pop songs: are most done with programmed drum parts? Or are they human drummers playing an e-kit? I'm guessing the former.
Like to see this about history of the drum machine
I don't feel comfortable playing electric drums, but if I should ever have my own house, I will definitely buy a kit to practice at home, too. Driving 20 minutes to my acoustic drums is a hassle.
Very good look at the beginnings of electronic drums. I wish you could have included some better and longer examples of how they were used, along with the names of the songs and artists.
This is some interesting shit, well done
You totally forgot to talk about Carl Palmer who in 1973 featured a very rare synth drum hybrid kit with Emerson lake and Palmer’s album brain salad surgery . There is some video footage live from the California jam 1974 that shows him playing those sounds in his drum solo !
Where is part 2???? I cannot find it anywhere on RUclips!
I saw Chad playing the kill. A few days later I went out and bought an acoustic set. I played for about a month. I underestimated how damn loud they are. I often practice late at night so I decided to buy an ekit. I hardly touch the acoustic set anymore.
So it was us Italians who started it? YAY!
Italians always ahead of the time
When’s the next instalment due?
Part 2?
I know your comment is 3 months old, but I’m still not seeing it
@@psych0matt they forgot?
finally a interesting content.......Thanks!!
korg wavedrum & sensory percussion are interesting ways imo.
Great!
post pt2 please
Mid 1980's. Was dating a Girl who was in the chorus at a Theater Show. Got to sneak in to rehearsals. They band had an electronic drumkit n spent the entire rehearsal time trying to get the "snare" to work properly! I shouted "just use a regular snare drum!" So by opening night, they did. Must explain why you would often see bands on music programmes at the time use an electronic kit with a regular snare drum??
by the way ian wallace was only in king crimson for 1 album in 1971. the king crimson drummer you are looking for is probably bill bruford
Where is Bill Bruford playing electronic drums for King Crimson Discipline album in 1981?
Thnx
I would buy a new retro electric drum set
“It sounds very much like a timpani”
*cue bass laser*
10:29 the sound of Outside Now song Frank Zappa
Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love drummer, but this is a straight up rip of 65Drums history of Edrums videos
Whens part 2
Love the work ya'll put into this! I was really hoping to see something about Carl Palmer and his recorded synth drum solo on ELP's Brain Salad Surgery, released November 1973. It's crazy, I can't believe he toured with it. Check it out at California Jam 1974. Synth drums: ruclips.net/video/MgaETQh4uXg/видео.html ruclips.net/video/x1ZeOw-kfjA/видео.html
Unfortunately ELP seems to get left out of a lot of lists. They were arguably the most innovative group in rock and yet list makers often ignore them. Saw them in Memphis in '77 and they were incredible.
It's sad that he were neve included in lists and videos like this.
I'm a little confused. You claim Ian Wallace used Simmons and Pollard electronic drums whilst he was in King Crimson; however, he was only a member in 1972, long before these two devices were released? Did you mean Bill Bruford? There are no electronic drums used in studio recordings before 1981 for King Crimson.
I've been watching your channel for a long time. I really like your video. After watching your video, I started playing drums. I have learned a lot from your video I will make a request to you. If you give me a drum, I will be very helpful. Thanks to you for the interesting and helpful videos . ❤️
Cool!
Part 2 soon ?
when ? any time soon ?
A warning to those playing primarily on electronic kits-
Make sure you keep playing your acoustic kit(s). You will find it very hard to play an acoustic kit after a few years.