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OldSchool
12-01-2010, 10:28 AM
True "OldSchool": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB7W2vh-Yk
vintagemore2000
12-02-2010, 09:45 AM
Oldschool, this was on turner classics not long ago! They don't make em like this anymore the good stuff!Hurting
Olimpass
12-02-2010, 12:19 PM
Love Mickey Rooney...drumming or not.
Retrosonic
12-02-2010, 09:46 PM
Even tho I think he was "sidelining" in that drum bit, its obvious Micky knew how to play drums. And man, do I love those Radio Kings!!
FatherTime
12-03-2010, 09:02 AM
Even tho I think he was "sidelining" in that drum bit, its obvious Micky knew how to play drums. And man, do I love those Radio Kings!!

"sidelining"? never heard this term before. What does it mean?
Olimpass
12-03-2010, 09:16 AM
Not actually playing what's heard...he's going through the motions of what's there though. You can see when he hits the cowbell and the hi-hat openings are not all there. Also a loud snare crack when he just gently tapped.
FatherTime
12-03-2010, 09:28 AM
Not actually playing what's heard...he's going through the motions of what's there though. You can see when he hits the cowbell and the hi-hat openings are not all there. Also a loud snare crack when he just gently tapped.

Thanks Olimpass. Yeah I noticed that in the clip, but I didn't know that's what it was called.
turbojerk
12-03-2010, 12:41 PM
By the looks of things I believe that he could pull it off on his own.
Retrosonic
12-07-2010, 10:39 PM
keep in mind......when you "sideline" you are merely "miming"
" to a pre-recorded track. But from the looks of things, Mickey himself did the pre-recorded track.

Whenever you see those movies from the 40s, 50s and 60s with a famous drummer...they are "pretending" to play along to an already recorded track...which they themselves usually recorded in a studio.