Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

  1. #1

    User Info Menu

    Default They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    I cant imagine John Bonham never practiced. I dont care how good he was, he had to of practiced. How did he come up with all those cool grooves and play them flawlessly?
    How about those triplets?
    He had to of practiced.

  2. #2

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    I've heard cats say this through the years. It's BS

  3. #3

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    Buddy never practiced. He told me that he played so much with his band that that was his practice.

    I had access to our rehearsal studio 24/7 and if I went and "practiced" 5x in the almost 33 years we had it, that would be a lot.

    Some people don't require a lot of practice and some do.
    YOU MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

    YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW.

    VAE VICTIS

    ONCE YOU HIT A CERTAIN AGE, YOU BECOME PERMANENTLY UNIMPRESSED BY A LOT OF CRAP.

    I HIT THAT AGE 20 YEARS AGO.

    IF DOGS CAN'T GO TO HEAVEN, I WANT TO GO WHERE THEY GO

    WILL ROGERS

  4. #4

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    There's probably some truth to it. He probably came up with a lot of stuff while on the road playing shows.

    Some people will buy the Zep set and that's fine but they need to know (if they don't) that it's impossible to copy an individuals style and feel.
    RDM/Damage Poets
    UFiP TAMAHA Zildjian
    REGAL TiP
    AQUARIAN

  5. #5

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    Here’s what I think. Every time you play, it’s practice. It’s obvious John Bonham has listened to other drummers, practiced and was influenced by them. He’s shown it in some of his solos in fact. He’s played bits of “The Drum Also Waltzes” by Max Roach and did his improvised version after. He also claimed he liked how Carmine Appice did a triplet type riff utilizing the bass drum. Also the intro of “Rock n Roll” by Led Zeppelin sounds a lot like Little Richards “ Keep a Knockin”.
    Last edited by Olimpass; 09-11-2020 at 06:38 PM.

  6. #6

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    I also think Bonham was influenced by Joe Morello. Look at Joe Morello’s solo with his hands, i think thats where Bonham got that from.

  7. #7

    User Info Menu

    Default Re: They claim John Bonham never practiced. I doubt it

    He had good taste and he knew how to make the most of his practice time.

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •