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[just me]

http://www.youtube.c...MH ... ach boys

Sure looks like this is live and the Camco kit that Dennis is playing sounds so sweet, that bass drum just thumps.

[Troyh]

Blue-

I need computer viagra....I can't get it up!

[torydrum]

Audio synch is a bit off, but it appears live. In fact I faintly remember that Ed Sullivan show.

Love the s*** eatin' grins on those "boys"

[Troyh]

Finally got it to play. Thanks Blu.
Lot of fun, I too think it is live, just out of sync.

[yamaman]

Hmmm...Dennis looks like a kid who is playing drums for the first time . Playing the HH and ride with the left hand and snare drum with his right .

[DanC]

Live and out of sync.

That drum kit was sure moving around a lot, wasn't it? Nice satin flame Camcos!
I never realized Dennis played open-handed. He also didn't look like he was really into it. Maybe he was nervous...

[yamaman]

Ed Sullivan was goofy , wasn't he ? Talking about Swedes in the " Minnesota section " . Hahaha...It's true Brian , Dennis and carl have some Swedish ancestors , but their name IS Wilson and that ain't Swedish . Neither is LOVE or JARDINE !

[mardigras]

I was fortunate enough to get to see the original members of the Beach Boy's perform in 82 or 83 in what must have been close to their final tour with the original line up... Dennis played opened handed and was extremely solid and a master time keeper. An excellent book to get for an insight into the band is "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by Brian Wilson...

[gryphon]

I saw the Beach Boys in February of '65 when Glen Cambell was filling in for Brian who was sick or something. Dennis played a set of Rogers drums and was more than up to covering the parts. His style made me wonder if he wasn't left handed on a right handed set.

jim

[TheBeachBoy]

gryphon said:

I saw the Beach Boys in February of '65 when Glen Cambell was filling in for Brian who was sick or something. Dennis played a set of Rogers drums and was more than up to covering the parts. His style made me wonder if he wasn't left handed on a right handed set.

jim

I guess you could say Brian was sick. He was homesick, the guitar amps would hurt his ear (had nerve damage that left him 96% deaf in his right ear), even had stagefright to the extreme that he said he needed to drink a bottle of wine before shows just to get the courage to go onstage. Glen Cambell filled in temporarily, then Bruce Johnston joined permanently (he was from the Rip Chords ["Hey Little Cobra"]).

Back on topic, when I was researching what brand of drums Dennis played, I discovered that he used pretty much whatever was put in front of him. He wasn't technical at all, was basically self-taught, and really only played just to have an activity with his brothers, and was another great way for him to meet girls. I have a DVD of them playing in England in '81 or '82, the last time the original group ever played there. Dennis looked like he had to have been on something (and probably was). He looked to be in his fifties, although he was only 36. On the drums, he was pretty decent, but really stole the show when he sang "You Are So Beautiful," which he helped co write with Billy Preston. His story is definately a sad one, and a damn shame and waste of a genuinely nice guy with great talent. Another good book, for those interested, is "Heroes and Villains." Although it was written in 1986, it has information from all the closest friends the Beach Boys had.

[greggp]

He might actually be playing along, but he is playing the hi-hat during the instrumental break, while the drum track is playing a ride cymbal.

[just me]

yamaman said:

Hmmm...Dennis looks like a kid who is playing drums for the first time . Playing the HH and ride with the left hand and snare drum with his right .

Dennis was a "lefty", I have always thought that lefties had a natural advantage, don't know why but I always think they do. Yes I tried turning a right handed set to left and see what happened, PFFFTTT nothin'. That bass drum just friggin thumps.

Ringo, also a lefty did some wild tom work with that left hand too. Maybe that's why his seemingly simple fills are not so simple for the right handed.

I also saw the Beach Boys early on, around 66-67 I would say, Dennis had a Camco kit that was white moire with slight blue and red varigations in it. Must have been a special wrap as I had never seen it in a catalog or anywhere before. His Gretsch kit is at the Rock Hall of Fame, they don't bring it out much and it pristine.

[just me]

greggp said:

He might actually be playing along, but he is playing the hi-hat during the instrumental break, while the drum track is playing a ride cymbal.

If you watch close, he does go to the ride, just slightly out of sync. The dead giveaway is the mistake Carl makes at the beginining and you can see the bass drum head moving. Listening again, that snare sounds sweet too, my Camco snare never sounded like that.

[Pounder]

I put "No" on the poll, but seriously, the drum part is so simple. When you look at the video, he could have easily have played the part. So whether it is really him has more to do with the production of the television show than it does about his technique or anything.

[Scriptlogo]

Man, I love to see and hear the vintage gear. I know they had some great music and won't knock them, but that was scary.

[mardigras]

I think all of the acts that played the Ed Sullivan show were live... One incident that proves that is when Mr. Sullivan and CBS insisted that The Doors change the wording in their song Light My Fire from "girl we couldn't get much higher" to something else...of course Jim Morrison promised he would comply but didn't.

[Dana]

Sure looks like he's playing to me ... The video/audio match is out of sync.
Dennis looks pretty relaxed ...Great old clip!

-Dana

[DolFan54]

...........sounds like Camcos to me

[Scriptlogo]

Actually Steve, I think that those Camco's are Aqua Moire just like mine, except that mine are smaller sizes of course. Neato!!