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Greetings everyone! Happy New Year and welcome back to Groovy Thursdays and the first grooves of 2023! We are starting the year out right with some fun rock-n-roll drumming. Three great grooves from the Mr. Big drummer Pat Torpey. Pat was a fantastic player. He left us to early after battling Parkinson's disease but left us a great gift. The gift of his drumming lives on with all of us and there is a lot to learn from. Pat could be very technical when he needed to be. But deep down he just rocked and rocked hard! There was a ton of energy in his playing and I love that kind of thing. I picked three grooves to check out. The first is from the song “Take Cover“. A nice linear pattern that also blends in a solid back beat. It is definitely good for working on coordination and pocket. The second groove is from the song “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy“. A killer rock-n-roll groove. If you want to learn how to hit the snare drum right in a rock setting then this is the tune to learn from. The third groove comes from the song “Colorado Bulldog“. A galloping double bass groove that will definitely work on your stamina. Sit down at your kit, take a deep breath, and get your rock on to start 2023! Cheers, NDV #GroovyThursdays #NickDvirgilio #MrBig #PatTorpey #Groove #Drums #RockDrumming #MakeItHappen
