Gavin Harrison Answers Your Drumming Questions

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48 questions answered by Gavin Harrison


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Why does Colin Edwin smile whenever you do a fill live? 4891
What snare drum did you use recording "In Absentia"? 3322
Do you know why the band is called Porcupine Tree? 3066
When playing live with PT, do you always use a click track? 2763
On the "Arriving Somewhere" DVD during "Hatesong" towards the end - you seem to stick your finger in your mouth and then slide over the drumhead of one of your tom? 2473
When listening to Porcupine Tree's recent live record Ilosaarirock, I noticed you are using double bass fills more often than past live recording. Is this intentional? 2459
Your kick sound has been progressively punchier since "In Absentia" and I'm curious as to which mic(s) and any effects (sounds very uneffected) you used on Fear of a Blank Planet? 2204
What snare are you using on the Fear of a Blank Planet title track? 2088
How do you count "Trains"? Seems to be in 12/8 with snare in 2 and 4, but the guitar doesn't match. 1855
Why isn't the popular song "Shallow" played live much by Porcupine Tree? 1783
Are there any Porcupine Tree (or other) songs where you are deliberately playing ahead of / behind the beat? 1728
Did you listen to porcupine tree (or any of steven's projects) before acctually joining the band? 1651
How often does Porcupine Tree play together when making new songs? 1565
Can you detail the kick pattern at 11:17 in "Anesthetize"? It doesn't sound like straight 16ths or 32nds but it's also difficult to make out the exact pattern at that speed. 1540
Can you give me some example of Porcupine Tree songs with Rhythmic Illusions? 1538
What advice can you give on in-ear monitoring based on your vast experience? 1469
How often do you change snare heads touring with Porcupine Tree? 1466
Can you tell me where the illusion in Futile starts and how it works? 1432
Porcupine Tree's music has got increasingly rhythmically focused; how much of this is your influence? 1421
With Porcupine Tree your drums always seem to be pretty far off to one side of the stage. Is there an advantage sound-wise to this kind of setup? 1386
Whats the time signature on the verse part of "Open Car" ? 1264
How did you decide to put that complex polyrhythm into What Happens Now? It fits perfectly, but I can't imagine what led you to try it as part of the composition. 1231
On "Sleep together" (Album version) did you record this piece in your homestudio, because I want to know if you left the doors of your drumroom open for this? 1173
Do you have any Porcupine Tree "Play Along" tracks? 1160
Any plans on putting some PT transcriptions together in a book? 1146