One of the few pluses of this period of zero gigs is that fact that with no other music to prepare I have reverted to just playing any old random thing for fun, and reaching deep in the bag for different material. So, the other day when an old pop record that I used to listen to in college came to mind, I gave the whole record a spin, transcribed the grooves from a few of the tunes, and started playing along with them. The record is Kenna's New Sacred Cow. It's not the deepest record in the world, but it's nostalgic for me, and actually has some pretty cool grooves on it. Also, I like working on grooves that weren't necessarily written from a drumset perspective as it forces you to think and play in a different way. So here are three of grooves, should you feel so inclined.
hellbent was one of the singles from the record and, besides having an interesting groove that is reminiscent of a half-time shuffle, it has a cool video to go with it (though it doesn't seem to be on YouTube, unfortunately)
vexed and glorious has some nice counterpoint between the tambourine (notated as a cymbal here) and the rest of the kit. If you play or sing them separately they really feel like two parts that would be played be different people. But when you stick it all together it feels nice and is a lot of fun to play.
And finally, war in me. The drums don't come in until at least halfway through the tune, but again, it's a groove written most likely at a desk rather than behind a kit, which gives it an unnatural feel that is nonetheless very enjoyable to play.
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