Member Since: 9/18/2007
Band Website: crashrocks.com
Band Members: Shaun Merrill - aka Sir Crash. I play the DRUMS, bitch!
Influences: DRUMMING INFLUENCES:
JOHN BONHAM (Led Zeppelin) "THE GREATEST ROCK DRUMMER TO EVER WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET - PERIOD!! Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons/Frank Zappa/Solo Artist), Alex Van Halen (Van Halen), Ashwin Sood (Sarah McLaughlin), Adrian Young (No Doubt), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins), Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche), Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains), Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Keith Moon (The Who), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), and I also really like the grooves of Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie, much respect.BAND AND MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Miles Davis, Dave Matthews Band, Michelle Branch, Sara McLaughlin, Tori Amos, Alicia Keyes, Chili Peppers, Taking Back Sunday, Classical, Mozart, Beethoven, Shubert, Vivaldi, NIN, AFI, OZZY, Missing Persons, Johnny Cash, The Who, The Cars, Soundgarden, My Chemical Romance, OLD VAN HALEN, Three Days Grace, AFI, Tony Kanal (No Doubt), FLEA (Chili Peppers - and the SICKEST bass player out there) and some of the 80’s to early 90’s “hair band metalâ€... I am open and listen to almost all styles of music, with the exception of some Rap.
(Hip-hop is ok - I like the Black Eyed Peas and the stuff with good melodies,
but I am not a fan of hard core rap)...
Sounds Like: You tell me...I have been told that I have a "POWERFUL SOUND" and that I am a "HARD HITTER" behind the drums... I feel that all of my influences come out in my playing. Keeping good time is always important as well as HAVING FUN...I PLAY "WIDE OPEN" AND I DON'T USE ANY TAPE OR MUFFLING...I PLAY SJC CUSTOM DRUMS, ZILDJIAN CYMBALS, AND DW PEDALS EXCLUSIVELY!***************************************permanent
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Record Label: Indie
Type of Label: Indie