Anika Niles - Alter Ego (Reaction)

Checking out Anika Niles's "Alter Ego".
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[@MetalRob81]

This woman is paid to play technical. Shes showcasing her talent. My favorite drummers are the in the pocket drummers. The ones who put groove before technicality.

[@VotograV]

Hehe, it's funny that I see it the other way round. I see Senri as the highly technical drummer (just consider her double bass work which Nilles does not do at all) and Nilles more as the in-pocket grooving drummer, of course also with her own type of technicality too without doubt. So for me Anika is far nearer to the feeling/groovin Gavin Harrison or Jeff Porcaro than Senri. And Mangini is like Senri - who I also could imagine to play in a progressive metal band which Anika would and could not do. But just like you I love both. Senri and Anika are the world best woman drummers for me, both in their own way. Btw, Senri has a new cool vid on her channel named Wupatki (live)!

[@x666xIronMaiden]

Guess we should keep in mind I have seen 3 Anika videos and making this judgment as well. I can imagine my view will change with more variety.

[@VotograV]

Try 'Have You' next although I believe I already suggest it anyway. Even on that page and elsewhere on YT some (not me) even thought she plays like Jeff Porcaro (who was the best feel-groove-in-the-pocket player of the planet back in his best Toto days). It is also with her band and not solo, so this might be more the feel-category. Maybe also try "Wild Boy" one of her earliest vids from 2013 which is more straight rhythm and a bit 'funky'. A third one could be "Mallay/RTB Outro" which has a bit of more rock in it but also feel parts imv, esp. the ending is groovy.

[@BrandonSmith84]

Hope you can check out Metal Allegiance cover We Rock. It's killer.

[@ChipMatthews]

I love her playing. It's always so smooth. Gavin Harrison is probably my favorite and I feel like Anika is similar. The technicality is so musical that it doesn't hit you over the head. It just flows. Gavin is the same way. Incredibly technical but it's always in service of the music rather than being technical for its own sake.

[@danrozenbaum1714]

Could you possibly check out I AM by the band Theocracy? thanks! :)

[@x666xIronMaiden]

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