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Title: "River Song" drums Post by: carl r on December 13, 2007, 07:16:51 AM Sorry if this has been asked before :)
The drums on "River Song" sound different to the usual BB style ... even seems like a backbeat - This gives the song a heavier edge than is present on most BB tracks... maybe more like "You Need a Mess of Help..." I'm wondering: was this Dennis? (on both occasions) And if so, how could he have handled the increasingly tinny-sounding Beach Boys of the early 80s ? (perhaps a rhetorical question) ...poor Dennis. Title: Re: \ Post by: smile-holland on December 13, 2007, 07:22:04 AM As the first recordings on this song started in 1973, and the backingtrack (+several bv's) was used for the 1977 solo version I strongly suspect Ricky Fataar being the drummer. The fact that Ricky is mentioned as one of the musicians would confirm that.
Title: Re: \ Post by: Jon Stebbins on December 13, 2007, 08:54:46 AM Yeah its Ricky. However Dennis was the one that was going for a harder edged feel than the BB's are known for. He continued on that path with many of the POB/Bamboo era tracks.
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