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David Lovering has been the sole drummer for alternative rock heroes Pixies since their formation in Boston in 1986. His playing can be heard on all of the band's albums, including all-time classics like Pink Surfer and Doolittle.
With Pixies about to release their latest LP, The night the zombies cameOn October 25th, and in commemoration of ConsequenceFor Drum Week, Lovering got in touch with us to offer an exclusive list of 10 albums that influenced his drumming.
Lovering recalls that his first exposure to drums was when he was in elementary school in Massachusetts. “In the second grade in the town I lived in, the public school offered recorder, drums, and violin,” the drummer recalls. “Those were the three things you could choose from. And I chose drums. I don’t know why I chose drums… but I’ve been playing drums since the second grade.”
Most of the albums Lovering chose for this list were released in the mid-to-late 1970s, during his formative high school years. Among his selections are some of his hometown heroes, particularly legendary groups like The Cars, Boston, and Aerosmith.
Pixies will support Pearl Jam in Australia and New Zealand this November, before embarking on their own headlining tour in the UK and Europe In spring, with Tickets available here.
Pre-order Pixies' new album The night the zombies came in This locationand check out the list of 10 David Lovering albums that influenced his drumming below.
The cars – The cars (David Robinson)
The Cars are probably my favorite band of all time. Steely Dan used to occupy that spot, but The Cars took it. When that album came out, I was in high school. It must have been 1978. To me, it was a huge album. It's an incredible album, every song is just perfect. Everything about the instrumentation blew me away. But being from Boston, knowing that this was a Boston band, too, gave me hope when I was younger and playing drums, thinking, “Oh, maybe I can make it. Maybe I can get in a band someday.”
The strength of the album, the songs and their musicianship, especially with David Robinson playing those songs… it gave me a vision and a direction to play. [the drums]David Robinson was so spot on. I can't think of another drummer who could play on that particular album. Just learning to play them made these songs very special to me when I was that age. I had a drum kit in my room and my neighbors didn't like it, but I was able to play all of these albums, especially trying to learn all of these songs by heart. And to this day, I can air drum to any of these albums. But yeah, The Cars had a huge, huge impact on me. And to this day, my favorite band.
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