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Give The Drummer Some
Stick Twirlers Monthly, also known as Modern Drummer, has posted a close-up study of Ian Paice playing Highway Star with his closest friends. This is a follow-up of a video relased in late 2024 where Paice did a rundown of his drums and towel holders for the Modern Drummer YouTube channel. Question is of course what made them wait so long publishing this one?
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Terrific video–even for a guy like me who doesn’t know anything about drumming. I’ve listened to HS hundreds, maybe thousands, of times, but I hadn’t before noticed the subtle variety that Ian introduces.
July 4th, 2026 at 13:57Simply the best
July 4th, 2026 at 15:29Peace’ ✌️
Stick Twirlers Monthly. I thought this article was going to be about Karin finally getting it down pat with her beloved drum stick. Not to worry, Ian Paice will have to do for now. Thanks for the video. Ian seems to have finally got his act together and ‘nailed’ Highway Star, after trying so hard for all these years past. Cheers.
July 4th, 2026 at 23:26I thought he used the bass drum with his right foot.
July 5th, 2026 at 11:33It’s incredible to see the engine of Deep Purple at almost 80 years old with what lightness and also with what groove, how he doses the power, how he is the precise reference for all the others, the still efficient beating heart of the band, and this moves me and God bless him.
On July 17th in Este I will shed many tears of joy starting from the intro of Highway Star until the encore, and who cares if I will hear Black Night and Hush again, but it will be unforgettable after so many years since I attended a live performance of our heroes
July 5th, 2026 at 13:11The way that bass drum bounces when so many bass drums sound lead-footed … immaculate. The bass drum holds an animated conversation with the music.
July 6th, 2026 at 00:56Obviously that is a live drum sound compared to a studio one. Massive difference these days with the studio technology and the way things are recorded, unfortunately. Eddie Kramer puts a lot of emphasis on getting a good drum sound in the studio. Mind you, I would need to listen to something in the rock hard rock recordings of today’s world to see how he has that drum sound recorded. A very different listening experience for us punters out here in the big wide world, compared to when they are recording it in the studio. Paice and a few others (I dare to mention Bonzo’s name, whoops I just did), back in the day had the Ludwig 26 inch bass drum, for better or for worse, depending on who is listening to it. Plenty of ‘bounce’ there and they didn’t deaden it down too much. Many people dampen the bass drum to within an inch of its life, so to speak. Too much to my ears, but I would say that wouldn’t I. Cheers.
July 6th, 2026 at 23:54