My Guitar Music

Even though my main instrument and my blog is mostly dedicated to “guitar” I’d like to write about “drummers” that inspire me. Every song needs either flow or groove to make all general sense and structure. Most of the drummers do not bring “melody” (unless they sing) however choosing right, tasty groove is not an easy task, I guess lot of you would agree that right rhythm is everything. Saying that I’d like to share with you and showcase two of my favorite, totally different styles, inspiring drummers : Tommy Aldridge and Michał Dąbrówka. 

Tommy Aldridge

Tommy is mostly known as a drummer of Whitesnake – classic good rock songs that we all know (“Here I go on my own” or “Crying in the rain”). If you like heavier, guitar driven, melodic rock you should definitely check their material where it’s really hard to imagine this band without Tommy. He brings so much energy, dynamics, unpredictable changes, as you can see from the video here sometimes you may think he’s not a human – “Skeleton” . I’m not usually the fan of “busy” drums but here it feels like there’s nothing better to be played with this kind of material. If you get a chance go see Tommy live as this will totally change your view about drumming and what a difference good drummer can bring.

Michał Dąbrówka

Here’s my other hero, truly my favorite drummer thank to his unique style: ”broken” rhythm patterns, exceptionally well implemented in songs, listening to this guy I get a feeling that he’s the main engine of every band he plays. Michał belongs to the most busiest Polish session musicians (recording lots of albums and worldwide recognition) but also orchestra player (“Kulig” – Adam Sztaba) and showcase drummer for Yamaha team. Michal’s unique style brings lots of life to the songs, mixing latin-funky styles with pop-rock music. For those of you who never heard Michal Dabrowka is action I totally recommend to watch these videos:

Michał Dąbrówka Yamaha Drums Showcase

Yamaha Groove All-star – 2008