Taylor Hawkins has mentioned in several interviews, that along with playing along to songs off of the radio, some of the first beats that he learned, came from his next-door neighbor showing him the first page of the Carmine Appice book Ultimate Realistic Rock. Taylor’s friend Kent explained the first beat on that page to him, and the rest was history. We figured that it would be appropriate to include those first few pages of Carmine’s book in this tribute to Taylor. These 19 beats are some of the cornerstones of rock drumming and have set many drummers on the right path. Thanks Carmine Appice and Taylor Hawkins.

May 2022 Issue