now can we all PUH-LEEZE just get back to talking about my band?
vamp, vinnie...thanks for checking the videos. music is obviously a super subjective thing esp when it comes to what gets one person's ankles hard and what fails to do the same for another person.
vamp, i won't debate you on your views on the drummer because your views are just as a valid as anyone else's.
i will say he is one of the best drummers i've been lucky enough to work with. i've worked w monte in different bands for around 25 yrs now and in all that time your's are the first comments (i've heard) that weren't positively glowing about his playing.
i know this style of music isn't something you regularly listen to but as a bass player who's played w a gazillion drummers over the yrs...trust me monte can drive the *@#$ out of any band.
and getting a good hookup has never been a problem.
vamp, i wonder if you heard monte w more typical instrumentation (than bas/sax/drums) if you'd think otherwise.
if you feel like it take a look at this other lineup of PLANET JAZZ that includes a gtrst.
http://www.viddler.com/v/2c1d6a60
and thanks for the kind words about my playing! much appreciated. you too vinnie!
