Big Fat Five: Nick Adams' (Aly & Aj / Take That) Top 5 Influential Records

Drummers on Drumming

This week’s guest is Nick Adams … a Los Angeles-based touring and recording drummer whose passion for music and live performance has led him to work with an array of well-known artists such as Rivers Cuomo,Noah Cyrus, Fifth Harmony, Aly & Aj, Liz Phair, and Take That among others. I am obsessed with his Instagram; he gets such amazing sounds and is a nerd when it comes to engineering himself out of his own studio. If you want to watch a drummer who plays deceivingly hard parts with absolute conviction….please go check him out. I'm stoked to introduce a bunch of you to Nick! So please enjoy the 5 records that helped shape Nick Adams into the drummer he is today. Cheers!

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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.

NICK'S BIG FAT FIVE:

Album - Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits 1974-78

Artist - Steve Miller Band

Release Year - 1974-78

Key Track(s) - Take The Money And Run, Swingtown

Drummer - Gary Mallaber

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Album - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket

Artist - Blink 182

Release Year - 2001

Key Track(s) - Story of a Lonely Guy

Drummer - Travis Barker

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Album - Lateralus

Artist - Tool

Release Year - 2001

Key Track(s) - The Grudge, Ticks & Leeches

Drummer - Danny Carey

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Album - Sawdust

Artist - The Killers

Release Year - 2007

Key Track(s) - Sam's Town

Drummer - Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

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Album - Hotel California

Artist - The Eagles

Release Year - 1976

Key Track(s) - Life in the Fast Lane

Drummer - Don Henley

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