Drummers on Drumming Big Fat Five: Johnny Kelly's (Type O Negative, Quiet Riot, Danzig) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Johnny Kelly. Johnny is mostly known for his tenure as the drummer for Type O Negative, but his full resume includes Quiet Riot, Danzig, Silvertomb, A Pale Horse Named Death, Kill Devil Kill, and his latest endeavor, Eye Am. Johnny is a hell of a hard-hitting player, but his awareness of dynamics and the development of a theme while crafting parts is the reason he’s in the third decade of a very fruitful career. I hope you enjoy the 5 records that shaped Johnny Kelly into the drummer he is today. Cheers
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JOHNNY'S BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻
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Album - Physical Graffiti
Artist - Led Zeppelin
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone
Drummer - John Bonham
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Album - Sabotage
Artist - Black Sabbath
Release Year - 1975
Key Track(s) - The Writ, Megalomania
Drummer - Bill Ward
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Album - BBC Sessions
Artist - Led Zeppelin
Release Year - 1997
Key Track(s) - Since I’ve Been Loving You, Thank You
Drummer - John Bonham
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Album - Motley Crue
Artist - Motley Crue
Release Year - 1994
Key Track(s) - Power To The Music, Till Death Do Us Part
Drummer - Tommy Lee
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Album - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Artist - Beatles
Release Year - 1967
Key Track(s) - Lovely Rita, A Day In The Life
Drummer - Ringo Star
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