Well what a treat it has been for music lovers of late. How many great bands have we been blessed with? The first one i saw with my family was ACDC - you know you are at a Acca Dacca gig when the guy behind you goes hey mate what are ya drinking a bottle of water for as he slips down yet another bourbon. Well onto the band - they rock. My god i don't believe i have ever seen a more solid, relentless rhythm section in my life. Especially when they launched into 'Let There Be Rock' - if you were not moving some part of your body i can firmly say you are dead. Phil Rudd you are the master rock player - Simple as that.

Then last wednesday i had the pleasure of Stephen Perkins wandering into the shop and we had a good old yap about all things drumming, the beautiful sights of chapel St. etc. Now Jane's Addiction was one of my favourite bands growing up and the album 'Nothing Shocking' got a fair old beating. My attraction to their sound was the drumming of Stephen who had a really tribal approach to his playing and never really just played a beat as such. He really tried to infuse the song with some tension which only added to the guitar work of Navarro and Farrell's theatrical vocals. Up shot of our converstaion was hey would you like to checkout the show to which i am happy to say i gladly accepted and boy what a brilliant show they put on at The Palace in town. The band was cooking and the sound was bloody fantastic.

It was just a pleasure to sit back and appreciate what these two drummers bring to the table - totally different in approach but both absolutely on and crucial to the bands vibe. My salute to the drummer - the unsung hero!