Drummers on Drumming Big Fat Five: Adolfo Torres (M.I.J.O.) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Adolfo Torres. Adolfo's musical journey started in Cali, Colombia, and from a young age, his passion for music was evident, leading his parents to enroll him in drum lessons. This early start paved the way for his education at the Drummers Collective in NYC and later at Berklee College of Music on an American Tour Scholarship.
After his studies, Adolfo moved to Austin, TX, playing with artists like JT Coldfire and Jennifer B and the Groove Kings, where he learned about the life of a working musician. In 2013, he returned to Colombia, forming the band M.I.J.O, which blends Classic, Modern, and Progressive Rock. All that being said, I’ve been a big fan of his for a long time and go check out a few of his videos before you listen to our chat. It will set the stage for a lot of what we talk about. I hope you enjoy the five records that shaped Adolfo Torres into the musician he is today. Cheers!
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ADOLFO'S BIG FAT FIVE:
Album - The Inner Mounting Flame
Artist - The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Release Year f- 1971
Key Track(s) - The Noonward Race, Vital Transformation, You Know You Know
Drummer - Billy Cobham
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Album - Paranoid
Artist - Black Sabbath
Release Year - 1970
Key Track(s) - War Pigs, Rat Salad, Fairies Wear Boots
Drummer - Bill Ward
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Album - Red
Artist - King Crimson
Release Year - 1974
Key Track(s) - One More Red Nightmare, Starless
Drummer - Bill Bruford
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Album - Badmotorfinger
Artist - Soundgarden
Release Year - 1991
Key Track(s) - Rusty Cage, Slaves & Bulldozers
Drummer - Matt Cameron
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Album - Amputechture
Artist - The Mars Volta
Release Year - 2006
Key Track(s) - Tetragrammaton, Meccamputechture, Viscera Eyes, Day of the Baphomets
Drummer - Jon Theodore
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Band of Gypsys - Hendrix
Presence - Led Zeppelin
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
Tony Williams Lifetime: The Collection
Master of Reality - Black Sabbath
10,000 Days - Tool
Deloused in the Commatorium - The Mars Volta
Down on the Upside - Soundgarden
Gretchen Goes to Nebraska - King’s X
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