RIP Hal Blaine Drummer

[Dennis H]

He was a drummer on most of my beloved 60’s music. TV Batman theme, Little Honda the Hondells, God only know the Beach Boys. And on and on. The soundtrack of my life. Wall of Sound Spechter, California Dreamin...

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[Sahara]

Wow. I never knew. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Budnicks]

RIP Hal

 

[kiwigtx]

RIP Hal....here's a nice track with drums easily heard...

 

[kiwigtx]

 

[Xp29h]

From the article..

“May he rest forever on 2 and 4,”

Great line! Great run, Great drummer!

Rest In Peace!

 

[Dennis H]

From the article..

“May he rest forever on 2 and 4,”

Great line! Great run, Great drummer!

Rest In Peace!

Explain this.

 

[Xp29h]

Explain this.

As a drummer the beat is usually on the 2 beat or the 4 beat musically speaking.. He was as close to a perfect timed drummer as there was.. Timing is everything in music, obviously and he nailed it..

 

[beanhead]

Played and helped arrange more familiar hits and theme songs than most people realize..another member of the Wrecking Crew gone...RIP

 

[snakeyes]

R.I.P. Hal

 

[DeltaV]

R.I.P.

 

[Lefty71]

Explain this.

As a drummer the beat is usually on the 2 beat or the 4 beat musically speaking.. He was as close to a perfect timed drummer as there was.. Timing is everything in music, obviously and he nailed it..

[(Quote from the above article)
He was featured on the majority of Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” productions, including the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” which featured perhaps the most indelible drum introduction in rock ‘n’ roll history.]


There was a college radio DJ talking about this today on Case Western Reserve 91.1 WRUW... She said that he made a mistake on the Ronettes, Be My Baby, something about the snare on two or four. Im not a musician, so I don't fully understand, but she said he had misunderstood the way that Phil Spector had intended for it to be. Phil listened to the playback and said to leave it as is, since it sounds better. HTH, Lefty71

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[Hosehead]

Straight up legend.

 

[Dennis H]

[(Quote from the above article)
He was featured on the majority of Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” productions, including the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” which featured perhaps the most indelible drum introduction in rock ‘n’ roll history.]


There was a college radio DJ talking about this today on Case Western Reserve 91.1 WRUW... She said that he made a mistake on the Ronettes, Be My Baby, something about the snare on two or four. Im not a musician, so I don't fully understand, but she said he had misunderstood the way that Phil Spector had intended for it to be. Phil listened to the playback and said to leave it as is, since it sounds better. HTH, Lefty71

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That’s 12 minutes of magic right there. The talent and patience in that sound studio was fantastic. Thanks Lefty.