#9 Jellybelly-Smashing Pumpkins-Drum Cover

I was aware of Smashing Pumpkins in their early days and hits like ‘Today’ and ‘Disarm’, but Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness was the album that made me a real fan, and opened my eyes to the genius of Jimmy Chamberlain.

I played that album incessantly trying to learn the drum parts, but alas, back then they were too advanced for me. As my playing progressed I would regularly revisit the album to take on the Goliath that is Jellybelly.

Chamberlain himself said of the song’s difficulty, “Who would write that?!” and it wasn’t until this very recording that I finally conquered my absolute favourite of his drum performances.

This song has given me so much, and pushed my playing to another level completely, so thank you Jimmy Chamberlain, and The Pumpkins for the inspiration and the music.

Sidenote: I saw the man himself play this live in Dublin earlier this year and it was nothing short of mind blowing!

As always, thank you to the team: my bro James Wilson at Studio 2 Recordings/Rehearsals for production and the ever cool Sarah Nuttall for management/PR. A MASSIVE thank you all of YOU for your continued support. Please subscribe to Davy Cassidy Drum Life for all upcoming videos, and share, to help spread the word. Let the journey continue… #uppadrummers 🤘😎🥁❤️