Well I've been listenin to Opeth for a few yrs now and they're definitly the greatest band of all time. I'm tryin to practise martins fills and tightness in damnation but i cant quite master them.. any one got tips on what to practise and work on?
Well I've been listenin to Opeth for a few yrs now and they're definitly the greatest band of all time. I'm tryin to practise martins fills and tightness in damnation but i cant quite master them.. any one got tips on what to practise and work on?
Well, what I did was memorize them, just by listening to it so much, as I do a lot of music. After I did that, I tried to take it to the set. Well, actually that's not true. I pretty much memorized what it sounded like before I started playing the drums since I knew I wanted to be a drummer. So when my set came, I actually just tried playing it, over and over. About 2-3 months in I could play it pretty decently. At first, I couldn't even hit the 16th notes in the beginning of Windowpane. Through time I eventually achieved the whole album. Now i'm at month 11, and it's my warm up album. Make sure you don't forget about the ghost notes. In order to do this album you'll need to learn how to roll with one hand, and have the co-ordination to hit the ghost notes. I guess, no matter how textbook it sounds, the only real tip is practice. Keep memorizing the fills, and try playing them out. Everytime I listen to it without playing it I usually change one the fills or grooves I normally do.
