Big Fat Five: Rhys Hastings' (Yves Tumor / Educator) Top 5 Influential Records

This week’s guest is Rhys Hastings. This episode has been a long time coming as both Rhys and myself have been two ships in the night trying to schedule this thing. We’ve both had an insanely busy year of touring, but we finally did it! Rhys is an incredible person and drummer based in Los Angeles and has played with the likes of Yves Tumor, Melanie Martinez, Angel Olsen, Kim Gordon, Mark Ronson, Tobias Jesso Jr and many more. His mind/body approcah to the instrument is very inspring and I hope you enjoy the 5 records that helped shape Rhys Hastings inot the drummer he is today. Cheers! Check out Rhys' website HERE Find out more about The Hastings Method HERE --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today! 🎯 Click here to order now! Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit. RHYS' BIG FAT FIVE 👇🏻 - Album - Ege Bamyasi Artist - CAN Release Year - 1972 Key Track(s) - Pinch / Vitamin C / Soup / I'm So Green Drummer - Jaki Liebezeit - Album - Speak No Evil Artist - Wayne Shorter Release Year - 1966 Key Track(s) - Witch Hunt / Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum / Dance Cadaverous Drummer - Elvin Jones - Album - Miles Smiles Artist - Miles Davis Release Year - 1967 Key Track(s) - Footprints, Dolores, Freedom Jazz Dance, Gingerbread Boy Drummer - Tony Williams - Album - I Want You Artist - Marvin Gaye Release Year - 1976 Key Track(s) - I Want You / Come Live With Me Angel / Soon I'll Be Loving You Again Drummer - James Gadson - Album - Siamese Dream Artist - Smashing Pumpkins Release Year - 1993 Key Track(s) - Cherub Rock / Quiet / Geek USA Drummer - Jimmy Chamberlain - Honorable Mentions: Jimi Hendrix "Are You Experienced" Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy" David Axelrod "Song of Innocence" Yes "Yes" Minnie Ripperton "Adventures in Paradise" D'Angelo "Voodoo" J Dilla "The Shining" Also mentioned during the show: Minnie Riperton - Adventures in Paradise For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter, and TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices