"I'm the One" Swing analyzed.....how good was Ed's swing?....

[harddriver]

Not my video....this guy breaks down how exact Ed's swing beat was.............

 

[7704A]

I did the same thing a while ago when a friend and I were discussing whether the first few bars before the drums were swung. Slowed it down, and it was plain as day he was swinging it.

 

[Techdeth]

It’s great. It’s Ed’s best playing on vh1 . It’s interesting how worked out Ed’s solos were on this and vh1 . The next few album were wild improv . But I bough the A to Z and playing through each album in order . It’s wil watching Ed’s progression each album . His tone on VH3 tour is my fav lol fr

 

[mentoneman]

it’s amazing how many people not only get this boogie/swing cadence wrong,
but absolutely cannot hear or feel the fact that they are getting it wrong.

his riffs like i’m the one, beautiful girls, girl gone bad etc were more like killer drum fills!

 

[311boogieman]

What make it all the more interesting to me is the push/pull stuff too. Or hitting a solo or fill perfectly on the beat after being rhythmically off-beat through out the verse. Or swinging ahead and behind the beat. All that shit. In addition to the da dum da dum bounce. 'On Fire' is another great example of this.

 

[mentoneman]

 

[shar-vell Dan]

About the best ever.

 

[TheSneakyTruth]

his riffs like i’m the one, beautiful girls, girl gone bad etc were more like killer drum fills!

Interesting you say this, considering he was originally a drummer before picking up a guitar!

 

[TheGreatGreen]

Those first few bars are awesome. Try playing it as it is on the album, and then try to force yourself to play it with no swing at all. Totally different vibes.

 

[311boogieman]

I'll never be able to play like him or most of you on this forum but here is my attempt anyway:

 

[matttornado]

I don't understand all the hype or what is so difficult about that riff, especially the swing of it.

 

[mentoneman]

Interesting you say this, considering he was originally a drummer before picking up a guitar!

and then shared a room with his drummer brother and jammed with him as a funky metronome 24/7.

and don’t forget dad’s swing influence and making every note count

 

[Fusionbear]

I don't care much for Ed's soloing. But his rhythm is the best I've ever heard. I have a hard time learning his rhythm and I doubt I'll ever get it right... nevertheless, I try....

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

What? Not that he wasn't precise but this guy isolated literally what, a 4 second clip?

 

[TheGreatGreen]

I don't understand all the hype or what is so difficult about that riff, especially the swing of it.

Not trying to be obnoxious, but record it yourself and listen back to it. It's one of those riffs that sounds simple but it's actually pretty demanding to get right.

Also, the swing in first three bars is one thing, but try also doing the turnaround in the 4th bar with the same swing as well like Ed does. It's not easy.

 

[shredi knight]

how good was Ed's swing?​

Much better than his son Wolfie's, that's for sure:

(The above was taken from the video, "I'm The Ton" Swing Annihilated.)

 

[thegame]

Much better than his son Wolfie's, that's for sure:

(The above was taken from the video, "I'm The Ton" Swing Annihilated.)

Sinner’s Swing Set

 

[ZEEGLER]

Some people are just oblivious of the swing. We used to play Rage, Killing in the Name, and it just always sounded like dogshit. I'm trying to lean into the swing, and it seemed like the drummer and my other guitar player just didn't get it. Soooo frustrating.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

 

[CarlF]

The fact that he could play that riff, while running and jumping around the stage, at least when I saw him in 78, is an amazing thing.