IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN, RINGO STARR, MATT CAMERON, CARMINE APPICE, MIKE PORTNOY, GENE HOGLAN Among 100 Drummers To "Come Together" For BEATLES Cover To End Hunger; Video
October 7, 2021, 3 years ago
Variety is reporting that more than 100 of the most revered drummers in music, including Ringo Starr, Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Jon Fishman, Max Weinberg, Carmine Appice, Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden, pictured above), Gene Hoglan (Testament), Mike Portnoy and 11-year-old sensation Nandi Bushell, have teamed for a new cover of The Beatles’ “Come Together” as part of WhyHunger’s “Drum Together” campaign, which aims to raise $1 million to tackle the root causes of global hunger and empower grassroots organizations to make a difference in local communities.
The musicians are featured in a 10-minute video performance of the Abbey Road Fab Four classic, which was arranged and co-produced by Randy Waldman, directed, edited and produced by Dakota Lupo and audio engineered and co-produced by Russ Miller. The project was conceptualized and produced by Brian Resnick and Dom Famularo. A full list of contributors can be found here.
Cameron is no stranger to covering “Come Together,” which Soundgarden recorded for its 1990 EP Loudest Love and is the band’s only studio track to feature one-time Nirvana guitarist Jason Everman. He has also covered The Beatles’ “Rain” and “I’ve Got A Feeling” in concert with Pearl Jam. But even he was challenged by the complex arrangement found on the WhyHunger version, which features two different string sections, six different vocalists plus the Resistance Revival Chorus and well-known bassists such as Nathan East and Will Lee.
Watch the video below, and read more at Variety.