Some of you might not. But, I wanted to share those facts with you because they are actually a dream come true. What does it look like in reality? Thousands of miles in 15 passenger vans, sessions for artists who have the worst music ever, terrible shows and terrible clubs, long months of being away from home, bus breakdowns, festivals where thousands of people abandon the stage you are playing because of rain, and waking up at 6 am and working until 6 pm to publish some videos to YouTube that only get 73 views in 2 weeks.
It is a lot of work. Or Dennis Chambers. Or Dave Weckl. Or Chris Coleman. But you know who I am? My wife is healthy, my parents and sister are mostly healthy, my in-laws are healthy, and every day I get to play drums and make drum-related content for random people on the internet. Every day I get to be a link in the chain of drum education. I found a short video were Sammy talks about how Buddy learned "Ya Gotta Try" and how he kept making his band play the chart faster and faster.
Anyway, Vinnie actually starts the song with an open drum solo. Not every drummer got a chart that has an extended drum solo written in, so Vinnie just plays around before cueing the rest of the band to start the tune. I ended up doing none of it. Alright alright, if you must know, there are some licks that really stand out to me in the intro solo. It's mostly when Vinnie shows off one of his signature moves, variously described as a "linear roll" They seem to be more of an analysis that can inform our playing rather than to be performed, as you say, as etudes etc.
For me they're a listening exercise-- I always say I get more out of them than anyone else. I know some good teachers who think people should play them, but I think people should use them as a listening guide-- like, they should listen to the recording many times while following along on the page. They're also good for getting a realistic idea of what these famous players are actually doing-- what goes into a professional drumming performance, and what is he doing that I can also do, or that I can't do.
And mundane stuff like how varied is the time feel? When I decided to write this method my objective was to create the ultimate drum chops guide. Any time I work on a book the idea is that I try to put together the content I wish was available when I started exploring the topic, so that I could just buy it and not have to go through all that effort.
On the other hand, some smart guy said that if you really want to master a subject then you have to write a book about it. I really believe in sharing quality content and I love helping drummers reach their goals. If you are interested in figuring out and mastering this area of drumming once and for all, this method is for you.
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