Military-like drumming

Hi fuxi, and thank you for the kind welcome. You're right, I wrote "Riding Hood" when I was really referring to "Robin Hood." How confusing!

It also turns out that my knowledge of that guitar solo (one of my favorites) is equally twisted. Of course simply checking the album credits proves that it's Mike Oldfield. When I first got into the album years ago I just assumed complacently that it was Robert Fripp because of the sound and the layering, or even Frith because of the Henry Cow connection, but I never put much thought into it. A few years ago I talked to a record store owner in New York who is friends with both Robert Wyatt and Hugh Hopper, and when the conversation turned to that guitar solo I mistakenly thought that he was still talking about Hopper and I've associated Hopper with the solo ever since! That was a boring lead up, but the story that the record store owner told me is very interesting: Oldfield apparently recorded three takes of the solo with very slight differences. Wyatt liked all three of the takes so much that he just layered them all on top of each other, hence the cool sound. I realize now that the store owner was relaying a story that Hopper told him without mentioning Oldfield's name. I hope that makes sense. I'm not very good with names, and I'm even worse with lyrics and song titles.

someone_else wrote: crimson87 wrote: There is some military drumming in Brain Salad Surgery.... but I can't remember where , guess I have to listen to it again    And of course "Abbadon's Bolero"   Some parts of Karn Evil 9, Third Impression have a military mood. There is also some military drumming in the 'Aquatarkus' section of Tarkus.

Also Tocatta from BSS.

P.S. I just bumped into these intriguing lines, from a review by PA's own Raffaella, of National Health's masterpiece OF QUEUES AND CURES:

It is not easy to describe the individual tracks in detail, since it wouldn't do them complete justice. Two-part "The Bryden Two-Step" is very much a showcase for Stewart's skills as a keyboardist and Pyle's military-style drumming, somewhat reminiscent of the opening track of NH's debut, the magnificent "Tenemos Roads".

Come to think of it, there probably IS some military-style drumming in there! Thanks, Raffaella!

fuxi wrote: There's exciting military-style drumming (by none other than the great Pierre Moerlen!) on the anarchic 'Ooby-Scooby Doomsday', one of the bonus tracks on the 2004 digital remaster of one of Gong's most enjoyable albums, ANGEL'S EGG.

that track was originally intended as a single and then later was included on the "Gong Live etc." album (as part of the etc., of course)

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theproglady wrote: I've always been a sucker for that "military drumming" sound too, although I'm not exactly sure why. I really like what I call "little drummer boy" type drumming--again, not sure why.

I've always been a sucker for that "military drumming" sound too, although I'm not exactly sure why. I really like what I call "little drummer boy" type drumming--again, not sure why.

I like how someone mentioned "The White Ship" by HP Lovecraft. That's a really good one. My favorite example without a doubt is "Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road" on Robert Wyatt's ROCK BOTTOM album. Coincidentally that song is also centered around one of my favorite guitar solos (Hugh Hopper playing over himself).

There is some military drumming in Brain Salad Surgery.... but I can't remember where , guess I have to listen to it again 

I still say you can't beat Explosions In The Sky 

If you enjoyed Harvest of Souls by IQ with the 9/8 Apocalypse section then why not Grendel by Marillion?