Visual Drumming

I think this is probably one of the most under rated drum DVDs ever released. Visual Drumming is a DVD that not only shows different visual stick tricks, Steven also breaks everything down to show you counts and how to practice them.

The video starts out with a great solo where he employs the tricks he’s about to teach. He also explains WHY someone would want to use them.  He talks about boring drumming (of which I think I’m guilty….hey! There’s a reason I have this DVD!), fluid drumming vs. tense drumming (once again, for me) and just plain interacting with the crowd you’re performing for.

Steven goes through spins and throws, how to practice them and then how to combine them. He also goes into Neck and Mouth transfers and head hits and how to count them.

This is a DVD for drummers who are looking to improve their visual presentation. Obviously, these types of tricks should always take a back seat to playing (which he also stresses in the video), but it’s definitely worth the money and the run time of the video is about 30 mins so it’s a quick watch.

Unfortunately, there’s only one place to pick it up, which is at: http://www.drumfun.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=29&category_id=2&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=64

If you’re interested to see what Mr. O’Reilly is up to nowadays, here’s his latest bands video. It’s actually pretty cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Wr0Qslge4

Til the next review…