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ALICE COOPER Drummer GLEN SOBEL: TAM TAM Festival Drum-Cam Footage Available - Mar. 9, 2013
ALICE COOPER drummer Glen Sobel — whose other credits include Vivian Campbell, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, SIXX: A.M. and IMPELLITTERI — has posted video of his recent appearance at the Tam Tam Drum Festival in Néris Les Bains, France. The event concluded with late-night set and Sobel joining the French house band for a cover of the DEEP PURPLE classic "Burn" at 3 a.m. in front of a packed house. Sobel also conducted a master class/clinic earlier in the afternoon, followed by a late-night performance where he played to tracks by ALICE COOPER and former MICHAEL JACKSON guitarist Jennifer Batten, whose 1997 album, "Momentum", Sobel appeared on. Other Tam Tam festival participants included Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (SANTANA, Stevie Winwood), Dirk Brand (AXXIS), Canadian drum phenom Emmanuelle Caplette, and French standouts Eric Thievon and Nicolas Bastos, among others.

Sobel will be with Alice Cooper and band as they head out next week to Crans-Montana, Switzerland for a headline appearance at the 10-year anniversary edition of the Caprices Festival on March 14.

Cooper will be teaming up with Marilyn Manson for the "Masters Of Madness" tour of the U.S. starting in early June.



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COMMENT | That's Cool
posted by : RedZombie
3/9/2013 4:56:37 PM
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Glen is a solid drummer. AC has a really solid band.


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posted by : thevelvetclutch
3/9/2013 6:14:16 PM
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I never listened to the drums to much back when I used to listen to AC. Wow, I should have. That's a pretty crazy drum rack he's got in that pic. Those cymbal stands are hellacious.


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posted by : BlackRock
3/9/2013 8:33:24 PM
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That's the point - AC doesn't NEED a drummer this technically proficient! AC's early drummers had feel and groove. That's why original lineups are usually irreplacable. Later they get watered down by soulles machines-for-hire who get the gig by impressing the legends at the audition by showing off their fusion chops. Same goes for Eric Clapton touring with Steven Gadd, an awsome jazz drummer. Clapton doesn't play jazz!!

There, I'm done venting.


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COMMENT | 'RE: ''RE: #'''
posted by : thevelvetclutch
3/10/2013 12:37:00 PM
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Well if you need more feel and groove out of a drummer than that, I don't know what the fuck to tell you


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posted by : RiotAct666
3/9/2013 6:59:38 PM
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Good drummer Coop has these days in his band! Saw them open for Maiden last year. Kick a** show!


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COMMENT | Glen Sobel ROCKS!!!!!!
posted by : Crazy Pat
3/9/2013 9:19:40 PM
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Glen Sobel is one of the most amazing drummers out there. This guy is amazing.
And now he is playing Alice Cooper. How much better can you get? You go Glen...
Keep tearing it up on them drums.


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COMMENT | !!!
posted by : Doros78
3/10/2013 6:41:19 AM
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whats wrong with being good at what you do??? and most of these greats drummer can have feel and groove too and some other stuff for extra flavour.


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COMMENT | 'RE: !!!'
posted by : BlackRock
3/10/2013 2:54:44 PM
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There's nothing wrong with his drumming - it's awesome and I'm sure he's a great guy. My point is, AC doesn't need these skills for a touring drummer. I feel that aging rock acts tend to hire highly technically accomplished studio-type musicians because they can make you jaw drop at drum clinics.
AC is 70's classic rock for christsake! Does Aerosmith need Mike Portnoy?!


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COMMENT | Sobel
posted by : ted turner overdrive
3/10/2013 4:28:38 PM
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Actually, Glen is a very verstaile drummer. He toured with an American idol guy which was a funky, pop, r&b gig. And he played in Beautiful Creatures with DJ Ashba. That band was heavily influenced by ac/dc and gnr. I saw them way back and never realized the crazy chops Glen had. It was Phil Rudd style mostly. On the Alice gig he sounds killer!


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