Jammin with Bonzo

Terranaut · October 2005

These are great to jam with. JB had such a smooth but powerful sound.
http://www.saladrecords.com/bonhamfiles.htm

ACWild · October 2005

Easily my favorite drummer. Man, is there a way we could use these outtakes as samples for our own loops? I love the monstrous sounding drums.

Terranaut · October 2005

I've been cutting out sections and turning them into Groove Clips in Sonar. Did you know the drums on Physical Graffiti were recorded with only 2 Neumann U87's hanging about 10 feet over the kit? Amazing.

ACWild · October 2005

I've read that he recorded the drums for When the Levee Breaks in a castle. Can you name all of the songs that those tracks are from?

Terranaut · October 2005

Levee Breaks was recorded at Headley Grange, a converted poorhouse in Hampshire, UK, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Not quite a castle, but with a huge, stone foyer, where they set up his kit. They tracked the drums using 2 Beyer M160's, about 10 ft. away, compressed the hell out of it, then added an old analog delay. (Binson Echorec)
Those tracks are all from the Coda Sessions. They are not the final masters. Nonetheless, they sound great!

ACWild · October 2005

Agreed! If there was only a way to use his drum sounds for my own drums tracks... It's hard to believe that they only recorded with two mics.

Jammin with Bonzo

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