| | |  | HIP HOP & KRUMP | Home » » » Commandments of R&B Drumming | | | | | | | Description: | | In this award-winning DVD, Zoro brings his intense passion for funky music to life with an in-depth and entertaining look at the history of rhythm & blues music and drummers. His unique presentation delves into the evolution of R&B drumming by demonstrating grooves that span a 100-year timeline, from gospel and New Orleans, to funk and hip-hop! Now you can get the original Commandments of R&B Drumming, volumes 1, 2, and 3 all in one DVD! Special features include a performance only feature, hilarious outtakes, a bonus funky Zoro solo, a photo gallery with commentary, an interactive drumset, and interactive menus. | | | Features: | |
• An In-Depth Look At The History Of Rhythm and Blues Music
• Demonstrates Grooves That Span Over A Century
• Includes Performance Footage And Outtakes
• Features A Photo Gallery With Commentary
• Includes Interactive Drumset And Music
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Zoro | | Director:
| Tim Landers | | Format:
| Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Warner Brothers Pub. | | Run Time:
| 120 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 09, 2002 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Great video, but fire that drunken cameramanMar 06, 2008
By Brennan
I felt compelled to write a review for this video because I am very annoyed by a recent trend in instructional drum videos. I'll get to that in a moment, but first the good stuff.
If you want to learn about R&B drumming, or even R&B in general, Zoro is an excellent teacher. He takes the viewer through the history and evolution of the genre, introduces the notable artists, and demonstrates the key drumming styles. Interviewer Russ Miller does a good job in discussing the subject and engages Zoro in a relaxed, conversational style. The video is also a great companion to Zoro's excellent book of the same title. The thing I like about both of them is they teach you things that are very useful in real world band/performance situations, and clue you in as to what a lot of bands are looking for in a drummer.
Now the bad stuff. Whenever Zoro plays live, the camera work and editing suddenly launches into a frenetic display of spastic camera moves and rapid-fire cuts. I guess this is supposed to make the video more exciting, but all it does is draw attention to itself and away from the subject. This is all the more maddening when you try and look closely at what Zoro is doing. It's nearly impossible to focus on the nuances of his technique while the camera is jerking around or it continually cuts to another angle. As I hinted before, I have seen this MTV approach in other recent drum videos, and apparently the people behind it haven't figured out that most people are watching these videos to learn something, not to be pandered to with gimmicky video tricks.
If not for this glaring problem, I would give this video 5 stars. But despite this problem, Zoro's playing and expertise on the subject still warrant 4 stars.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 The Commandments of R & B According to ZoroSep 09, 2008
By R. J. O. trey
Delivering a historical backdrop of R&B that rivals any previoulsy published, the book is perhaps a little short on performance exercises it more than makes up for it with an indepth look at stylistic differences that occured over time in the genre and gives a representaion of development and progress through the 20th and into the 21st century. Again more quantity of different grooves for comparison and practice purposes. Otherwise Z could have easily turned the book and accompanying DVD in as an ethnomusicological grad project and probably recieved an honorary doctorate. Well done Z man!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 zoro is an amazing drummer,in my top three......BUTFeb 19, 2010
By Elliott P. Phillips
"e drummer"
i agree, the drunken camera man made it hard to learn and nauseating to whatch......but it covers a lot of useful information including a run down r and b history from day 1..... i enjoyed the learning experience and the drumming, but a new camera man is a must!!!!!!!
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