FLY LIKE AN EAGLE * DRUMS ONLY * Analysis Bonzoleum Drum Videos
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Steve Miller's FLY LIKE AN EAGLE is-all around-such a rich sounding (warm, buttery analog) recording, and to have the DRUMS ONLY is a gift from the heavens. The track features great GARY MALLABER behind the drums. A very sincere thanks to CHRIS (Cericd) for sending it to me. Again this is the actual drum take/comp used on the Steve Miller Fly Like An Eagle mix that you've always heard.
You can hear the human-ness ("defects") of this take so obviously-it's not nearly as noticeable when you hear the mixed track-but it shows the 99.9999 percent of perfect that you don't get with machines.
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I passed this video along to Gary. He thanks you for posting it. He also asked me to mention that the reason for the tempo inconsistencies is due to a mic falling off its stand. The immensely groovy finished track is a composite of two takes.
Gary is THE MANN! Thank you, iLJ50!
Tell him some random drummer on the internet said that this groove is unquestionably in the same league as the greatest grooves of all-time, from Stubblefield, Jabo, Purdie.
iluvj50 that’s amazing. It’s a great performance one I have always appreciated
There is so much more to that drumming than you would ever get from listening to the full mix. Very impressive...
That song is so groovy shifty funky, and now hearing the drums just rolling away with so many little articulations it makes even more sense why. Such a deep groove and the hats just slap so hard. Also guy has a nice way of talking love the energy
I've always loved the ride parts on this song and just how low key funky the whole thing is. Also love your enthusiasm while listening to it. You're constantly wanting to hit the pause button and comment on something, but then you're like "wait, now listen to THIS awesome part" all the way up to the end. Thanks for sharing.
I wish you had talked more about what he is actually playing. That Purdie shuffle is very difficult to play. He absolutely nailed it. That groove makes the song. Malaber is a hit maker.
You are on the money with the human-ness 99.9% defects...analog sound...love it....
Slop and all, I think this is one of the greatest drum grooves of all-time.
greatest fill ever at 5:51
"I paid good money for this tom and gosh darn it I'm going to use it". Too funny.
Wow! rdavidr I did not know you watch this channel!
Lol I didn't know rdavidr was a bonzoleum fan
Kind of like the one note guitar solo in Down By The River...
Reminds me of Bill Ward on the Wizard he hits just the cowbell for a fill.
Steve Miller Band's Fly Like An Eagle is some of my earliest musical memories. I love this song(and Space Intro too!) and Gary just blows me away at how much feel he's got
agh! Nostalgic!!! 😍
I was only peripherally aware of Mallaber until this, so I searched a bit. I had no idea he was the drummer on some of Van Morrison's seminal work. "Into the Mystic" is a completely different kind of groove, and he just plays beautifully! Mallaber is a musician's drummer.
Stubblefield meets Zigaboo meets Garibaldi meets Gadd!! This is absolutely fantastic.Thanks for sharing this, I never realized how New Orleansy this groove is...Mallaber freaks me out, Moon Dance, Two Tix to Paradise, Baby Hold on To Me, Springsteen albums. He is the soundtrack of our youth. I wonder if GM hung out in San Fran with Garibaldi during the Van years, the influence is def there. NICE HAIR, you crack me up!! Thanks!!!!
Never ceases to amaze me as to how these brilliant players can ride (possibly anticipate, if it's done in post) compression...
Thank you for this. Been playng for 36 years and I never could tell what Gary was doing with the ride in the chorus.
That is some in-the-pocket goodness right there! Thanks for the heads up...it's like butter...
So incredible, thank you for finding and posting this. It's almost impossible to tell what he's doing in the mixed track (it's hard even on this isolated track.) I also love and appreciate your reactions! You're such a drummer.
Thank you Michael!
Greasy! Love playing in the cracks between swing and straight.
Yes-this recording showcases some serious talent. You never ever hear a drummer nail the binary perfect feel of this song. And there's a thickness to the track that is sweet.
I have always loved the drum work on this song
You crack me up, Bonzoleum....because I said the same things when I first heard this masterpiece. "Oh, my God!", indeed. The fill at 4:42 hits the bottom of the ocean! From your forum-bud, bellbrass.
That was an unbelievable drum journey!
Love this!!!❤
If that is Gary Malabar playing drums on that take , then I know why it sounds so good. I used to watch him in Buffalo NY when he played with stan and the ravens at a place called the hideaway lounge. He was the best live drummer ever with great hands.
I laughed right the way through that - all the right reasons; it's me, you and everyone else who listens to music and reacts to music ! Fantastic! Keep up the good work man. Great stuff.
Seeing you have such a good time grooving to music really cheers me up :)
Thanks TTP!
Cool man
Awesome and legit!! Great video buddy!
Gary Mallader - HALL OF FAME DRUMMER FOR SURE!
Absolutely!
Love this! Such good grooves on any Steve Miller tune. Those hats in this song are just killer!
Yes-the hats are very METERS recordings sounding!
Ah. The good ol days when drums weren't locked to a grid and all the life sucked out of it.
Awesome Thanks for Sharing Terry and Yes Gary Planning with all the Ghost nite in a Radio Record Killer I always Mention Gary’s playing when I hear drummer doing those Ghost notes and Hihat barks
This is a great teaching moment. But you freaking crack me up .Those expressions! That china is interesting but it sure fits. Thanks T
wooow better late than never to find out about gary mallaber. what a freak!
Thankyou
His hi hat and ghost notes feel are surreal. Just unbelievable. Think of hours and he would have put in and the dedication. Bet his drum teacher taught him the best fundamentals. So much groove swing feel uniqueness and in the track it feels like simple subtle drumming
Isolated its its own performance piec
effin awesome! Thanks Terry!
Ghost notes are legit
This is so great!!!!
Oh shit! The sound of that snare! Mallaber was definitely underrated. The guy worked with Zevon, Streisand, Seger, Money, Springsteen. With a resume like that I'd be cocky.
this is groovement! Even better when it is singled out!
The hiccup was because two takes were spliced together when a microphone stand was loose and slowly moving or something like that. No click on any of the SM recordings. Rogers dynasonic snare
Nice-thanks Steve.
Used to watch him play at the Hideaway in Buffalo NY when he was with Stan and the ravens. AMAZING UNDERESTIMATED DRUMMER
Ever see him play fly like an eagle? I can't tell if its two hand 16ths or if snare has a 16th left hand ghost before the 2 & 4? It sounds like the only way to play it is to overdub.
that is a cool groove. i always loved the drumming on steve miller songs and never knew who it was on the kit great unsung drummer
Best thing I've heard in a while!
Dude!!! That SWINGS so HARD!!! Dude!! If you ain’t movin’ to that, there is just no hope for you! Turn in your life card and let the flowers grow over. That is so funky and swangy with the double heart beats on the bass drum! A groovy godsend!
Your vids are great.
This is fantastic. I'd love to hear more isolated tracks by Gary. Jungle love, Swingtown... GM has been one of my favorite drummers for ages, The feel he has is sick--on every song.
That china is THE china too.
Totally agree with you brother. That China sound is perfect!
OK, That was cool!
Thanks Brookie!
Masterful ghost notes
Wow amazing
Gary Mallaber has played on just about every record from the 70s,80s and 90s.
I don’t think there is a single cover of this song that is faithful to the studio recording. They all miss that ghost note before 2 and 4.
Thanks man that’s so fn awesome 😎
Thanks, Michael!
I’ve working on fly like an eagle for months NOW I’ve been working on it for 24hrs and I’m already miles ahead
Thanks
Ps how bout lowdown 🙄😩
Or bee gee’s Nights on broadway
Very cool. He definitely put a slight swing to this.
I love the groove on this song.
really cool thanks Terry !
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
Mallaber is incredible in Swingtown by SMB, as well. He just cooks!
Yep the fills in swing town are great. Take the money and run is great too.
That pic your talking about is the only photo taken at that session. Check out the John DeChristopher interview with Gary, he talks in depth about recording with Steve Miller. Cool vid, Thank You!
Ah, thanks Michael!!!
greatness
He had several Pearl fiberglass toms in use...Tama got all the credit for his sound but the truth is you're hearing good old Pearl toms.
Yes sir! I think there was a Ludwig tom in that setup as well.
That china cymbal is freakin amazing.
It REALLY is. I need that china.
Great playing.
That track is so full of character it can’t be reproduced.
ABSOLUTELY
I can’t believe you picked up on that little drum flub LOL because I’ve been playing drums all my life and I have BIG EARS and always thought I was crazy when I’d listen to fly like an eagle and pick up on that mistake by Gary . But till this day it’s still one of the best songs DRUMWISE .
RrrrooLL IT!! love that^^
👍🥁🎼👍🥁
Dude will you please do a lesson with some exercises for this
Wow... It's amazing what the Boyz in the studie can do ain't it.... Man I never knew just drums only sound like this....
Man I thought they listened to each track separatetly before but obvious they do..... 🤣🤣😆
Wooooo whoooo
Man oh man....
This is actually ridiculous. Never knew about Gary Mallaber but I do now.
Amazing the Important thing to keep in mind is he's playing against a clave which is laid down by the keyboard or some other instrument including vocal, so all this is a way of accenting the two three clave.. implying it but not playing it directly
Steve Miller was my first favorite group.. then it was Yes, Rush, Police, ELP, Genesis and Grateful Dead. and a few more.
Shame it's deleted again. Luckily we still have yours!
I think I've asked you to do this once upon a time.
I'm going to ride on my ten speed till in free lol good video t roc
I met Gary, last Fall, when he was out with AJ Croce. I'm watching him and thinking, "I do that. Hmmm, I do a fill like that one, and another and another. I'm hearing ALL these riffs that sound so familiar.
Then, when talking with him, he gave me a very brief background.
The guy's done SO much work with so many people, Cher, Eddie Money... and on and on.
He's, probably, the most unsung session guy. Hal Blaine gets a ton of credit, in the industry. Gary would be a close second.
www.garymallaber.com Some of his links need work but, off the discography page, there's a link to a pdf of his credits.
Oh..., this September, our band gets to open for AJ Croce, for our local street dance. Gary will be using one of my kits. His choice of which one.
Hi Larry-yes Mallaber is the real deal!
It sounds like a ride to me
Terry you got to see the new Thor movie!!! I just saw it and its awesome, just 3 words: THE IMMIGRANT SONG
Its one of the best movies that marvel has ever released IMO, and you dont have to know the backround story to understand whats going on.... Just pure BAD ASS!
Immigrant Song blasting in the cinema, TWICE!!
punkrokaboy that song fits PERFECTLY the movie mithologic theme. I always waited for a scene in one of the Avengers movies in wich thor would arrive with the mighty zep blasting along and finally they did it! In TWO ENTIRE battle scenes, not just a few seconds, litterally the whole time! Btw Cate Blanchet was insanelly HOT in that costume
Hey Terry,check out the song by Spiral Starecase.... More Today Than Yesterday and listen to the footwork the drummer plays. Love your videos buddy.
Steve Miller...one of those artists who I never really dug but I thought the drumming on his famous tunes sounded great.
I could see Rick Marotta or David Garibaldi doing this in another dimension.
shit hot drummer...
Terry any chance of a drum lesson and breakdown on this.
I'll check it out!
4:35
Gary was great and all but what about mr John king?
This not a "drums only" video. It's a "faces also" video.
Theres more ghost notes than people on earth
Where can I buy a shirt?
thanks for posting...all those ghost notes are impossible to hear in the full band version
Terry did you get the amber set? Was it out of Indiana?
Would love a tutorial on.it.
Please cover this song!
Great job terry , I also would like to ask you what your opinion is about JSC drums , I’m thinking about getting a 5 piece kit that’s called the paramount, hope you see this and respond, thanks again for all you do !!!! Jerry aka GAC drums
Hi Gac- I've never seen their drums in person, but they seem nice from what I've read about them. Thanks for the note!
i heard that. that is a straight up mistake they left in.
Could you play dance of eternity by drean theater.
Terry! It's 8miles here, can you break this down for us?
Terry, why didn't you end this video with a lesson on what Gary is doing?!?!?
Bloody Hell!
makes me wanna buy a china
fat n funky as hell......never really tuned in on it,always heard as 70s FM cheese .. thought the SMB recordings just sounded...eh...AM radioish?
The hair is making me laugh today bro 😄😄😄😄 😉
First
For some reason i hate this song more than any other lmao
Terry, why didn't you end this video with a lesson on what Gary is doing?!?!?