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6 career defining records of Matt Sorum
GN'R/Velvet Revolver drummer picks his finest
Rhythm Magazine, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 3:32 pm UTC
1. Guns N' Roses - November Rain (1991)
An epic rock ballad, November Rain was a departure for Guns N' Roses when Use Your Illusion I was released in 1991, with the band's signature stripped down, aggressive sound replaced by lush orchestration.
Matt Sorum says:
"The track I get the most amount of grief for, from drummers, is November Rain. The reason I did that tom fill so many times is I felt it was a musical part. A lot of drummers were like, 'Why'd you play the same fill so much?!'"
"The track I get the most amount of grief for, from drummers, is November Rain," Matt Sorum
"Me and Axl were sitting in the studio late one night, having a couple of drinks and listening to Elton John, a song called Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me."
"Axl goes, 'Do you hear that?' I'm like, 'Yeah, I love Nigel Olson, man'. He says, 'Do that on the song we're going to record tomorrow!' We'd rehearsed it but I didn't have all the fills and stuff, it was just a groove. In the end of November Rain I get into that whole marching band trip."
