Drummers on Drumming Big Fat Five: Sam Cohen (Glitter Party) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
What is up!? We’re back with another installment of Big Fat Five, where I invite on drummers who’ve inspired me to break down the five records that helped shape their unique voice behind the kit.
This week’s guest is Sam Cohen—a Canadian drummer who, much like Marco Kleebauer a few weeks back, popped up on my Explore Page and instantly caught my ear.
Sam also makes music under the name Glitter Party—a solo pop project he writes, records, and mixes entirely in his home studio up in Toronto. It’s raw, nostalgic, catchy, and perfectly saturated—DIY in the best sense of the word.
He does a great job of setting up his backstory and artistic approach right at the top of our chat, so I’ll shut up—for now.
Hope you enjoy the five records that shaped Sam Cohen into the musician he is today. Cheers!
Check out all of Sam's links HERE
SAM'S BIG FAT FIVE:
Artist - Amy Whinehouse
Album - Back to Black
Release Year - 2006
Key Track - "He Can Only Hold Her"
Drummer - Homer Steinweiss
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Artist - James Brown
Album - Star Time
Release Year - 1991
Key Track - "I Got The Feelin'"
Drummer - Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo starks, Melvin Parker
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Artist - Al Green
Album - Lets Stay Together
Release Year - 1972
Key Track - "Lets Stay Together"
Drummer - Al Jackson Jr
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Artist - The Band
Album - Music from Big Pink
Release Year - 1968
Key Track - "The Weight"
Drummer - Levon Helm
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Artist - John Coltrane
Album - Giants Steps (mono)
Release Year - 1960
Key Track - "Countdown"
Drummer - Art Taylor
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