Alex Acuña, Nashville Skyline & Less is More Drummers | The Back Beat #5

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This week, the case for the drummers who made the whole song by doing almost nothing, from Charlie Watts to Ringo. Plus Alex Acuña lighting up Montreux, Kenny Buttrey's touch all over Nashville Skyline, and the app we're actually using behind the scenes at Drum Dog.

00:00 - Cold open / what's on this week
00:29 - Heavy Rotation: Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline (drums by Kenny Buttrey)
02:15 - Drummer Spotlight: Alex Acuña, feel over speed
03:48 - New Gear: Beatnote
05:37 - Think Piece: Which drummer made the whole song by playing less?
07:09 - Outro & fanmail

Referenced in this episode:
→ Alex Acuña with Weather Report, Montreux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfvfXA2SIRU
→ Alex Acuña with Steve Gadd & Luis Conte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pctsGH9EABY
→ Nashville Skyline, Bob Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PfDSQSWuGI&list=OLAK5uy_k7RFXzJVIrZJuX3lkezse6UNXE4i1wzN8&index=2
→ Beatnote: https://beat-note.app/

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