GROOVE FAMILY CYCO by Infectious Grooves

redlipsofdeceit said:

How were you able to finish the drums for the tracks in only 2 days?! AND BY THE AGE OF 16?! Seriously, you are a genius, dude!

Thank you so much for showing up here and share this with us.

But I still wanna know your vision of the story Syn told us about singing Violent & Funky out loud to get your attention outside that club... lol

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Aquamandy said:

Woah Brooks, thanks for sharing this with us! So cool to hear your side and your memories about the album

I was already impressed that you were so young when you recorded this album, now knowing that you did all of this in just 2 days, really impressive! You really are a drumming beast!


I hope you stick into the school, and I'm with @redlipsofdeceit, I wanna know sooooo bad your version of how you and Syn met. Please consider telling us something!

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mariposa wackerman said:

Well....... to know this Album introduced my drumming to the band that i now play in brings back wonderful memories, and i'm humbled by all the love here.
The first one being that INFECTIOUS GROOVES was the first band where i felt creative freedom. A band that i was already a fan of where i rehearsed these songs obsessively before my parents drove me to my audition at MATES rehearsal studios. When i tracked this record i felt a newfound confidence with musicians that were encouraging me to be musically fearless. Everything that SYN mentioned is accurate with how it all unraveled. Robert heard me play during a break and was kind enough to ask me down for the audition. To this day we still play together and i value what i've learned(and still learn) from my Mexican friend. I owe a lot to that band and here are my memories from that period.

*recorded at the prestigious SOUND CITY, where i continued recording with BAD RELIGION and met DAVE GROHL for the first time-nice guy
*i was addicted to snapple's kiwi strawberry drinks-i'd bring a 6 pack each day
*the recording process was very quick and i i think i finished my tracks in 2 days
*the famous northridge CA earthquake happen the day after i finished my last song. Had i not finished, the session would of been postponed due to all the damaged that ensued
*We only did 1 tour in the states and Europe, due to the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES schedule.

This is the most words i've written in years.. THX everyone

brooks wackerman

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mariposa wackerman said:

*i was addicted to snapple's kiwi strawberry drinks-i'd bring a 6 pack each day

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