what makes a good drum solo?

[peeves24]

what is a good drum solo for you?

for me, showmanship matters more than sheer technical ability. by showmanship, its not just stick twirling or crossing of arms/legs or having a monstrous kit; its the way a drummer projects himself to the audience.

and when i want showmanship i look to the guys in the early jazz and bebop movement like gene krupa and lionel hampton

here's a clip from the dvd classic drum solos

their performance level is way up there. they incorporate their musicality, talent and showmanship and manage to draw audiences in by just their facial expressions. its like they are acting while playing awesome licks. they dont do 45 minute solos (with the exception of buddy rich of cource) but they manage to put in so much excitement in 2 minutes.

[Bammbamm]

Its such a subjective topic...Pero yung drum solo ni Thomas lang sa DVD nyang "Creative Control" ang ilan sa mga good examples.
Pati na rin yung kay Neil Peart sa Anatomy.. Although parang may part na hindi consistent yung tempo nya at medyo awkward ang kilos nya pag humahataw (tingin ko lang) Pero sa musicality,panalo

[pyong_2]

yung groove di lang bilis lang para sakin, yung tipong tipong napapaindak ka, napapatap yung paa mo o kaya napapa bump yung ulo ko heheheh para sakin lang hah , GodBless

[peeves24]

nabuhay hahaha. tagal na nito ah. wala magawa si bamm2x 

[freejam]

gustong gusto ko yung mga solos ni wolf dati sa wolfgang 

[toybitz]

during a solo spot in the song...

yun bagay pa rin sa song....I like Mark Escueta when he solos...he's still complimenting the song and also Steve Smith (Journey!).

kun solo lang...

maganda yun combination ng chops and showmaship...eg..Steve Smith

[IncX]

it has to be fast and the performer has to not look like a corpse while doing it ...

i think lars ulrich is a good performer/drummer... i dont think he does drum solos though. those uber godlike drum solos are usually executed by ppl with bored looks on their faces... you get impressed with the techniques but it doesnt make you rock out...

[intake]

creativity!

yung solo ba na...hindi nila mahahalata yung influences mo...
may mga drummer akong nakikita na pag nagddrum solo sila, mahahalata mo yung idol nila kasi may ginagawa sila na ginagawa din nung idol niya.. napansin ko din to pag nagssolo ako pag practice, vinideo ko yung solo tapos nung pinanood ko napapansin ko na parang may ginagaya ako

[skunkyfunk]

P H R A S I N G

I don't mind if you can do 300bpm blast beats with double strokes using your heel-toe technique if you can't make a decent drum solo to save your life.  Case in point: KRISIUN (Ageless Venomous). 

[lil.drummerboy]

dapat mas madamin ung grooves at technique kasi pag puro speed nakaka bilib nga eh.. pero pag nag tagal nakakasawa na panoodin at pakingan..

[drummerboy827]

A circus act and musical piece!!