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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2024 · 41 MIN

Big Fat Five: Nick Adams' (Aly & Aj / Take That) Top 5 Influential Records

from Drummers on Drumming · host Ben Hilzinger

This week’s guest is Nick Adams … a Los Angeles-based touring and recording drummer whose passion for music and live performance has led him to work with an array of well-known artists such as Rivers Cuomo,Noah Cyrus, Fifth Harmony, Aly & Aj, Liz Phair, and Take That among others. I am obsessed with his Instagram; he gets such amazing sounds and is a nerd when it comes to engineering himself out of his own studio. If you want to watch a drummer who plays deceivingly hard parts with absolute conviction….please go check him out. I'm stoked to introduce a bunch of you to Nick! So please enjoy the 5 records that helped shape Nick Adams into the drummer he is today. Cheers! --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today! 🎯 Click here to order now! Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit. NICK'S BIG FAT FIVE: Album - Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78 Artist - Steve Miller Band Release Year - 1974-78 Key Track(s) - Take The Money And Run, Swingtown Drummer - Gary Mallaber - Album - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket Artist - Blink 182 Release Year - 2001 Key Track(s) - Story of a Lonely Guy Drummer - Travis Barker - Album - Lateralus Artist - Tool Release Year - 2001 Key Track(s) - The Grudge, Ticks & Leeches Drummer - Danny Carey - Album - Sawdust Artist - The Killers Release Year - 2007 Key Track(s) - Sam's Town Drummer - Ronnie Vannucci Jr. - Album - Hotel California Artist - The Eagles Release Year - 1976 Key Track(s) - Life in the Fast Lane Drummer - Don Henley For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest is Nick Adams … a Los Angeles-based touring and recording drummer whose passion for music and live performance has led him to work with an array of well-known artists such as Rivers Cuomo,Noah Cyrus, Fifth Harmony, Aly & Aj, Liz Phair, and Take That among others. I am obsessed with his Instagram; he gets such amazing sounds and is a nerd when it comes to engineering himself out of his own studio. If you want to watch a drummer who plays deceivingly hard parts with absolute conviction….please go check him out. I'm stoked to introduce a bunch of you to Nick! So please enjoy the 5 records that helped shape Nick Adams into the drummer he is today. Cheers! --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today! 🎯 Click here to order now! Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit. NICK'S BIG FAT FIVE: Album - Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78 Artist - Steve Miller Band Release Year - 1974-78 Key Track(s) - Take The Money And Run, Swingtown Drummer - Gary Mallaber - Album - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket Artist - Blink 182 Release Year - 2001 Key Track(s) - Story of a Lonely Guy Drummer - Travis Barker - Album - Lateralus Artist - Tool Release Year - 2001 Key Track(s) - The Grudge, Ticks & Leeches Drummer - Danny Carey - Album - Sawdust Artist - The Killers Release Year - 2007 Key Track(s) - Sam's Town Drummer - Ronnie Vannucci Jr. - Album - Hotel California Artist - The Eagles Release Year - 1976 Key Track(s) - Life in the Fast Lane Drummer - Don Henley For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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