Sweet Lady Drumming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjMx7z7IwbM Roger's drumming is really good on this song. I am just wondering what technique Roger Used e.g double bass drum or multi tracking.

Neither

Jazzy is right

No double pedal here, just great coordination, an inventive mind and intuitive musicianship (who would have use a Motown style beat to a rock waltz?). People slag this song for other reasons but musically it is always great to listen to.

Cheers

Not sure if Roger ever used double kick in any Queen song. There was a double kick drum set up in I Want It All vid but no double kick in the song itself.
LOVE Sweet Lady!

Interesting thread, since Roger himself said the Sweet Lady tracks were some of the most difficult drumming parts he ever did in his whole career.

i love sweet lady song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love sweet lady song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

br5946 wrote: Interesting thread, since Roger himself said the Sweet Lady tracks were some of the most difficult drumming parts he ever did in his whole career.

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And it's great to point out that he could easily have settled for playing something simpler and not as effective or challenging, but wanted to push himself to play what was right for the song, no matter how tricky he may have found it.

If only he's kept that mentality for The Works and A Kind of Magic!!!!

Actually, it was Brian who wanted to take it to the limit. Roger did a marvellous job playing the part, Brian did a wonderful job composing it.

I really doubt Brian composed that drumming.
I think each band member is more responsible for their respective instrument parts than you give them credit for.

Not really. Roger described that in fact it was a bit hard to understand Brian when he (Brian) explained to him (Roger) what he wanted.

All four being very professional and meticulous musicians, they were into every aspect of the songs they wrote.

Brian did not have the ability to play a lot of drum parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Brian did not have the ability to play a lot of bass parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Freddie did not have the ability to play a lot of drum parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Freddie did not have the ability to play a lot of bass parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Freddie did not have the ability to play a lot of guitar parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
John did not have the ability to play a lot of drum parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
John did not have the ability to play a lot of guitar parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
John did not have the ability to play a lot of vocal parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
John did not have the ability to play a lot of keyboard parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Roger did not have the ability to play a lot of guitar parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Roger did not have the ability to play a lot of bass parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.
Roger did not have the ability to play a lot of keyboard parts, but he did have the skills to compose them.

This is the sort of stuff Sebastian was forced to write on the chalkboard during detention.

Yes, and that rotter Bart Simpson stole my bike while I was there.

Agree with both Liam and Sebastian.  No way Brian "composed" that part.  Guided, sure, but his knowledge of drums wouldn't be enough to "compose" the bit Roger plays.  Sort of like Freddie "composing" the drum parts for One Vision in the Magic Years doc.  He's in effect producing that bit.  He heard what he felt was right, and tried to get a performance out of Roger that suited both of them.  Back then demos were probably done with a click track or nothing, but the author (if not Roger who could put down drums for demos) more than likely would say, "I see this bit really pushing it forward, aggressive hi-hat, double time bass drum etc.  Brian wouldn't have sat down and handed Roger "composed" music and had him playing, so it's semantics, but we all like that around here :)