Hello dear Music Community.
It is time for another #ThreeTuneTuesday. For those not familiar with it, here's an explanation.
About 70 Weeks ago 
Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs which I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Or why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and hopefully upvote it. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music.
Woohoo, we enter the 70's of #ttt, congratulations
A few days ago I started a new practice routine on the drums called the trainbeat. It's usually played in 8th or 16th notes on the snare with an offbeat emphasize. The sound emulates an old steam locomotive, that is where the name comes from. Most times the kick drum hits the beat while the pedal driven hi-hat goes along with the emphasized snare hits. Now there is something for the eye: Watching the hi-hat go up and down visually emulates a piston and sucks you deeper into that illusion of an engine.
You can find it a lot in country music so I will start today's set list with that.
East bound and down
This Jerry Reed classic got famous around the world with the movie "Smokey and The Bandit". Listening to it brings back sweet childhood memories of being glued to that TV screen, watching those cars crash, and listening to Burt Reynolds' sassy comments.
But this new cover version by Dierks Bentley captures the drum part exceptionally well and brings it to a whole new level. If you are into country, check them out for some sweet originals.
Radar Love
While country music deals a lot with being on the road, there's one classic I would put more into the rock genre. The cover of Radar Love by White Lion puts it even more into rock (so if you like it heavier, feel free to check that one out), yet I still prefer the original by Golden Earring for its better dynamics and use of "empty space" between the vocal parts. I think this is needed as it represents the loneliness felt by the driver on that empty road.
Ballroom Blitz
This is the song that actually drove me to learning the trainbeat. I hope to have mastered the drum part by the end of the year. With this glam-rock finale I want to show the diversity of this drumming technique. Ballroom Blitz definitely freed the trainbeat from its country roots to enter other genres as well. Every drummer should at some point learn this technique. You never know when it might come in handy or even is required to get that authentic feeling for an all-time classic.
That is it for today, I hope you enjoyed my set list. Keep on the lookout for those trainbeats, maybe you find them where you least suspect it. 馃槈
And if you do, let me know. I am always keen on finding new practice songs and widen my musical horizon.
*The embedded videos and songs are not mine, nor do I own any rights to them. They are embedded from youtube and serve an illustrative purpose for this article*
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