Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin Review

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(More customer reviews)If you want John Bonham's brilliant drum work well notated, I highly recommend this book transcribed by Joe Bergamini. This must have been quite an undertaking for him as Bonham was such an innovative, magical player. I bought the book primarily for "Good Times Bad Times", but I like having the 22 other transcribed tracks as well.
I went through "Good Times Bad Times" with a teacher, and it was quite a wild ride indeed. As any drummer would know, "Good Times Bad Times" is the most difficult John Bonham drum track without question. However, when you see it so well transcribed, you can take it apart bit by bit, and have fun learning what Bonham is actually doing. You can't expect the rolling bass drum triplets and sixlets to be there right away, but it gives you a good foundation and inspiration to do what you thought you could not. Perhaps there are things Bonham could do that no one else can, but there is no shame in giving it your best shot, and come out with a whole new understanding about what playing with "feel" really means.
I would recommend using a Ludwig "Speed King" pedal, and doing exercises to strengthen the muscles used when playing to help with your bass drum foot speed. You'll also need to work on your Hi-Hat foot as it was another consistant part of Bonham's playing.
Most importantly, I would like to emphasize that if you purchase this book, learn things from Bonham that help shape YOU as a musician, because there is only one John Henry Bonham, and only one YOU.
Cheers

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