Ludwig Vistalite “Jelly Bean” and “Tequila Sunrise” Acrylic Drum Kits

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The restored Ludwig Vistalite “Jelly Bean” drum kit in the first picture is the rarest of the Vistalite Acrylic kits made in the ’60’s and ’70’s.  The 2nd picture shows a beautiful Ludwig Vistalite “Tequila Sunrise” kit.  I am personally a fan of acrylic drums because of their incredible projection and great tone.  Acrylic snares have the crack of wood drums and even more projection than brass snares.  I typically use a Pork Pie maple snare, but acrylic drums are perfect for louder playing situations with or without mics.

John Bonham made Ludwig Vistalite drums hugely popular when he used an orange double bass Vistalite kit on tour with Led Zeppelin.  He combined acrylic shell bass and toms with a 6.5″ X 14″ Ludwig Supraphonic snare drum. 

Original Black Beauty snares now cost an arm and a leg, but the Black Beauty is still the snare of choice for many touring and studio drummers.  The Pork Pie BOB “Big Black Brass” snare drum is a much more reasonably priced alternative, and they are hand-built by master drum crafter Bill Detamore.  Pork Pie drums also offers a nice line of clear and orange “Pig Lite” acrylic snares based on the original Ludwig Vistalites.

The last two pictures are of a restored clear Ludwig Vistalite site with Roland electronics (notice the Animal doll on the bass drum).

 

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Danny Carey of TOOL

Stinkfist Solo:

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Super Mario Bros. 2 + Drums: Andrea Vadrucci (a.k.a. Vadrum)

Drumming Along to Super Mario Bros. 2:  Vadrum

Andrea Vadrucci (of Cosmica) plays the drums along to the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme music.  To see more of Vadrucci’s unique and fun drumming style, click on “Drums Played Along to Popular Music” under the PAGES heading (in the Sidebar on Right).

Cadbury Gorilla Plays “In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins

• A gorilla plays “In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins for a Cadbury advertisement. 

• Garon Michael is the drummer wearing the Gorilla suit in the video. 

• This was voted as the “Most Popular Commercial of 2007″. 

• However, the commercial has approximately zilch to do with chocolate.

The Cadbury marketing team’s thought process boiled down to the following equation:

(Gorilla playing drums to a Phil Collins power ballad)

= (Pure Advertising Genius + Record Cadbury Chocolate Sales)

Matt Cameron In Action (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)

Two of my All-Time Favorite Concert-Going Experiences: 

1. Matt Cameron performing with Soundgarden at Lollapalooza ’96 at The Gorge in Washington.
2. Matt Cameron performing with Pearl Jam in 2000 in Portland, Oregon.

Matt’s in-depth understanding and execution of odd time signatures and his talent as an all-around musician is simply awe inspiring, to say the least…

While not as frequent as the other members’ written contributions, Cameron’s are held in high regard by the band, as are his performances.  In the liner notes of the Lost Dogs compilation, Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder says:

“ Matt Cameron writes songs and we run to find step stools in order to reach his level… what comes naturally to him leaves us with our heads cocked like the confused dogs that we are,…eventually getting it.  Did we mention he’s the greatest drummer on the planet? ”

Source URL:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Cameron 

 

Matt Cameron has played and collaborated with:

• Pearl Jam
• Soundgarden
• Temple of the Dog
• Wellwater Conspiracy
• Skin Yard
• Chris Cornell
• Ben Shepard
• Our Lady Peace
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Hater
• Tony Iommi
• Geddy Lee
• Peter Frampton
• Seaweed
• The Walkabouts
• M.A.C.C.
• Stegosaurus
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• The Walkabouts
• Amy Denio
• Burden Brothers

Pearl Jam Songs Written by MATT CAMERON:

“Evacuation” (Binaural) … music

“In the Moonlight” (Lost Dogs/Binaural sessions) … lyrics and music

“Save You” (Riot Act) … music (co-written)

“Cropduster” (Riot Act) … music

“You Are” (Riot Act) … lyrics (co-written), music, and played rhythm guitar

“Get Right” (Riot Act) … lyrics and music

“Unemployable” (Pearl Jam) … music (co-written)  

Soundgarden Songs Written by MATT CAMERON:

“He Didn’t” (Ultramega OK) … music

“Jesus Christ Pose” (Badmotorfinger) … music (co-written)

“Room a Thousand Years Wide” (Badmotorfinger) … music

“Drawing Flies” (Badmotorfinger) … music

“New Damage” (Badmotorfinger) … music (co-written)

“Birth Ritual” (Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) … music (co-written)

“Mailman” (Superunknown) … music, and played mellotron

“Limo Wreck” (Superunknown) … music (co-written)

“Fresh Tendrils” (Superunknown) … lyrics (co-written) and music

“Rhinosaur” (Down on the Upside) … music

“Applebite” (Down on the Upside) … music, and played Moog synthesizer

Photo Source URL:  http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Matt_Cameron.html