Influences

Dave, Vinnie, and Steve go MAD

And, of course, Peart...on YYZ classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0C5Uxpd3c
and...


A thinking man's band -


Pat Metheny "As it is"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSONbye6n98
and ...




Other studio sounds I have enjoyed come from Fleetwood Mac, Led Zep, 70's and 80's roots Reggae, Christopher Cross, Dylan, America, Jackson Brown, Roxy Music, Jimmy Buffet and the native American sounds of Bill Miller. On a heavier note I dig Ministry, G&R, Metallica classics, and Black Sabbath.