The Dave Weckl Band Live: And Very Plugged In

Artist: Dave Weckl Band
Label: Stretch Records
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 013431904229
EAN: 0013431904229
ASIN: B0000C9JDR

Release Date: 2003-10-07

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Tracks:

Wake Up
Braziluba
Mesmer-Eyes
Oasis
Crossing Paths
Hesitation (Sax/Drum Intro)
The Chicken

Tracks:

Toby's Blues
Just For The Record
Rhythm-A-Ning (Bass/Drum Duet)
Cultural Concurrence
Tiempo De Festival

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Customer Reviews:

Pleasing.........2006-11-09

this Cd was astounding. Dave Weckl by far is one of the greatest drummers of our time and this cd is a true testament to the statement. You will enjoy. Buy it now.!

BUDDY WOULD BE IMPRESSED!.......2006-07-20

It always angers me the amount of criticism Dave Weckl has had to endure throughout his long and distinguished career in music. Admittedly, this has come from those who are simply not qualified enough to offer any opinion! It is more a case of "sour grapes" - because, those who criticize are simply jealous of the man's obvious talent. Shame on them!

I have always loved his playing. As a drummer myself, I feel more able to appreciate his sheer genius and command of the kit - even more than non-drummers perhaps. In some ways he reminds me of Buddy Rich. They both shared a passion for drumming and dedicated their lives to stretching the instrument to its full. Of course, Buddy is gone now, but I feel his spirit lives on today in many drummers - Weckl especially.

I had never heard "The Dave Weckl Band" till I bought this double cd live set. And what an introduction! He seems to be playing more relaxed than before. His overall feel and groove are also a little more laid back. Of course, he can still play the entire "Weckl drum licks" catalogue with ease, but on this recording he plays totally differently than you might expect. More accessible a style I would say. He also has fun interacting with his band. You can just feel that he has arrived on a new plateau of musical expression.

All in all, a great recording. It really does show Dave Weckl in a new light. A fantastic achievement. Great stuff Dave!

Yanek

stop the hating.......2006-04-18

I grew up in St. Louis, and have seen Dave Weckl (one of my drumming idols) play several times on good nights and on bad nights(in Lawrence Kansas after he and Mike Stern's band had to drive during the day from St. Louis). In general, I don't really like any of his solo albums(ok, maybe some of the tunes on Master Plan(especially with the bad-ass Kennedy brothers). My favorite album with Dave Weckl playing is either Steve Khan's 'Public Access' or Chick Corea's 'Eye of the Beholder', and I preferred the way he was playing before he felt the necessity for studying drums with that Freddy Grueber guy...but I digress.....I guess I'm just tired of people saying that Dave Weckl 'has no soul', or that he 'cannot groove'. For some reason in the past 15 years it has become commonplace, even fashionable, to express disgust with the way he plays (I just love when people say he sucks because he's just a Steve Gadd rip off, I wish I had a fraction of that kind of suckiness). Just imagine how silly it would sound for somebody to be critical of Elvin Jones because of 'sloppy technique', a statement like that is just as silly as most of the criticism I've heard about Mr. Weckl in the past several years. Granted, some of the music might be lame (that's my opinion), but let's not attack his playing because that is such a tired and illogical argument. I prefer to hear him play as a sideman, I wish he would have gotten together with Al DiMeola or John McLaughlin...I guess there's hope for the future..

Amazing!.......2004-12-28

Whether you're new to the Dave Weckyl Band or not, you'll definately appreciate this album. It gives that good live sound and every instrument comes out clear and crisp. The talent that these guys posses is unbelievable. And you'll just love the bass and drum thing called 'Rhythm-A-Ning'.

Quit b.s.ing and go buy it!

Not nearly as good as 'Synergy'.......2004-11-16

I am a huge Dave Weckle fan, and have seen him twice live. There are two problems with this album: First, there is the band, which really hasn't sounded very good since Jay Oliver left. Also OBVIOUSLY MISSING is Buzz Feiten on guitar. The second problem is Steve Weingart. He never sounds sweet, and every solo is so "outside the box" that we wonder if Mr. Weingart can play "inside the box". While he was on acceptable "temporary replacement" for Jay Oliver, the sound of Dave's band has only eroded, and it is surprising that Dave hasn't YET brought in a better keyboardist. If you want to hear Dave Weckle at his best, buy 'Synergy' or Master Plan. Also cool, check out Dave's instructional DVDs - some of them feature wonderful Wecklisms on video.

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