Line Out - Comments on Drum Fills the Cheetah http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah Drum fills in certain songs make the song. When the beat is tripped up in a certain way, it sticks in your head. The power and punctuation of the drum fill is a storied and important facet in the world... Copyright 2008 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:11:19 -0800 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:09:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by trent moorman Drum rolls are the most important thing that have happened in the history of music.

It's like the dunk to basketball.

]]> trent moorman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798590 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798590 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:33:05 -0800 Comment by that wave The post-intro roll into verse 1 of XTC's "That Wave." Dave Mattacks kills it with a riveted-china crash on the downbeat. So nice...

]]> that wave http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798596 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798596 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:44:19 -0800 Comment by Brent Amaker Yes, drum rolls KICK ASS. Most music would suck without them.

Brent Amaker

]]> Brent Amaker http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798600 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798600 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:46:44 -0800 Comment by joshuuuua The Terri Bozzio fills on Missing Person' Spring Session M + the "Mental Hopscotch" single has done it for me for over 20 years.

]]> joshuuuua http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798800 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798800 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:34:59 -0800 Comment by Matthew Are we talking about drum rolls, or fills? Sorry, just trying to get it straight. They both rule.

]]> Matthew http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798835 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798835 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:04:08 -0800 Comment by Bobby I saw Peart in NYC about 3 years ago. His kit rotated. I think there was a cheetah in there too.

]]> Bobby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798956 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798956 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:54:43 -0800 Comment by Bobby I think we are talking about fills. But for me, fills and rolls I think are the same thing.

]]> Bobby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798958 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c798958 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:56:03 -0800 Comment by Geeky The fill vs. the roll is a good question. I am such a nerd, what can I say? I went googling.

From Dave Bedrock's American Drum School:

"CLASSIC" Rock's CLASSIC DRUM FILL

What is a drum fill? Simply put, it is a short rhythmic idea played by the drummer to fill a space at the end of a vocal or instrumental phrase. The most basic drum fill is derived from a single stroke roll played around the whole drum set (snare, small tom, medium tom, floor tom). It is simply sixteenth notes played four on each drum. Practice these slow at first, thinking about your hand and stick position when moving from drum to drum."

]]> Geeky http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799000 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799000 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:24:53 -0800 Comment by segal There are some pulse-accelerating rolls in the Sweet's "The Ballroom Blitz," which was about the greatest song to hear when you're 12-13.

]]> segal http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799010 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799010 Sound Check Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:12:21 -0800 Comment by Jasen Similarly to "Instant Karma", there is an awesome fill in Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". The song swings, but the fill in the middle is a straight-sixteenth run from the snare down the toms. Genius. Sadly, every karaoke version that I have heard has a swinging triplet fill in place of the aforementioned awesome. Bogus.

]]> Jasen http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799550 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799550 Sound Check Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:12:20 -0800 Comment by McGraw The Greatest Drumroll? "In the Air Tonight" -- Phil Collins. Starts out quiet, Crockett and Tubbs, looking grim, on their way to a gun battle with some Columbians. Then the drummer kicks it and all hell breaks loose.

]]> McGraw http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799864 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c799864 Sound Check Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:40:48 -0800 Comment by tenspeed dave grohl in that one Queens of the stone age song that the radio liked for a while. allow me to demonstrate:

bblapatuh-blupputah-blapatuh-blupputuh!

or whenever bonham plays over the bar line.

]]> tenspeed http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c800166 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c800166 Sound Check Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:51:27 -0800 Comment by mongo like slog drumrolls sound like rain coming down on a roof, done on a snare drum usually. fills, more specifically, roundhouse fills-like neil pearts-are when a drummer plays all his toms/drums in order, really fast!

]]> mongo like slog http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c801667 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/09/drum_rolls_the_cheetah#c801667 Sound Check Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:09:05 -0800