Driving the rhythm for a rock band with three guitarists and three songwriters can be daunting for any drummer, especially one whose drumset once consisted of only three drums. For Brad Morgan of Drive-By Truckers, the discipline of the less-is-more approach has taught him to play more for the song and less for the ego. "In the beginning, using a small kit came about because we didn't have much space in the music," Morgan says. "I was also playing in four or five bands at the time and didn’t have a lot of gear."
The Alabama-bred Drive-By...
more