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Title: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: seanbmf on Apr 26, 2008, 08:55 PM
Hello all,

Long time viewer and fan, first post.  I was wondering if Patrick uses one bass pedal or two.  A friend and I were discussing this after listening to the amazing drumming on the new song Evil Urges.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: evilPaauwe on Apr 27, 2008, 01:21 AM
my guess is double bass pedal.

but patrick hallihan must not be human because his drumming is mindblowing. the drumming he does in the begining of evil urges gets me each time.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: oldseptblues on Apr 27, 2008, 02:35 PM
I think he is using a single pedal and using a heel-toe method

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAPR9lHpxCg&feature=related
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: corey on Apr 27, 2008, 05:01 PM
I asked him if he uses one pedal or two after seeing him tear the shit outta the end of "Wordless Chorus" a couple of years ago. He said he does it "Bonham-style".  :)
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Apr 27, 2008, 10:21 PM
exactly. check out any of the recorded live versions of Moby Dick and you'll hear it all over there. The man never touched a double-bass pedal.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: neel on Apr 28, 2008, 10:20 PM
That is definitely single pedal material.

Here is the prototypical double stroke bass lick: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3m6RlTSKY-0

Bonham did it in triplet time there, but pat is pulling off the more manageable 16th notes.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Apr 28, 2008, 10:29 PM
yeah, right around 33 seconds?

a really good example of Pat going nuts on it is in Wordless Chorus at the end, when shits starts gettin downright frenetic. Listen to his foot. Probably an even better example than Evil Urges. I think that one counts for triplet time?
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: neel on Apr 28, 2008, 10:32 PM
I wasn't entirely sure that pat was playing those four note bass rolls in Wordless Chorus. That's really impressive if he is. Far beyond average "single pedal material."
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: travisr on Apr 28, 2008, 10:39 PM
check out Primus' song "Camelback Cinema"....nice drums. Similar drum technique.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Apr 28, 2008, 10:59 PM
QuoteI wasn't entirely sure that pat was playing those four note bass rolls in Wordless Chorus. That's really impressive if he is. Far beyond average "single pedal material."

He definitely is. You seen it live yet? That's definitely his right foot all over the place.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: neel on Apr 28, 2008, 11:09 PM
I haven't seen the group live yet (relatively recent convert, a little after okonokos came out).

I thought that it could be a drum machine, since they use drum machines here and there. Thats crazy that he can get those four notes on one foot.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Apr 28, 2008, 11:15 PM
Haha, I know. But once you see the guy in person, you'll realize that the man is a fricking wall. I don't have any problem seeing how he does it. He's a serious bear.
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: The DARK on Apr 28, 2008, 11:22 PM
Quote
QuoteI wasn't entirely sure that pat was playing those four note bass rolls in Wordless Chorus. That's really impressive if he is. Far beyond average "single pedal material."

He definitely is. You seen it live yet? That's definitely his right foot all over the place.

If I remember right, he put a hole through his kick drum at some point on the Z tour.  ;D
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Apr 28, 2008, 11:27 PM
NICE!
Title: Re: Evil Urges Drumming
Post by: weeniebeenie on Apr 29, 2008, 06:43 AM
QuoteI asked him if he uses one pedal or two after seeing him tear the shit outta the end of "Wordless Chorus" a couple of years ago. He said he does it "Bonham-style".  :)
But of course! Man, he is an amazing drummer. :)