Matt Cameron breaks down his drumming in Soundgarden's 'Rusty Cage,' noting the challenge of starting without musical cues. He incorporates aggressive fills and accentuations throughout the song. In the verse, Cameron employs a crash cymbal to punctuate Chris Cornell's lyrics. He further emphasizes dynamics during the bridge with rolling fills, highlighting how cymbals accentuate guitar parts rather than serve as downbeats. Drumeo offers a free trial for those interested in learning drums and accessing lessons from Cameron on other Soundgarden songs.
Cameron's drumming is vital to the standout cut from Badmotorfinger, and one of his most difficult parts comes right at the beginning during the intro - a propulsive barrage of fills that seemingly comes out of nowhere.
The verse where Chris sings 'I wanna break,' I gave him a little crash cymbal right there: 'I wanna break' - boom, and it's broken. I broke the 'cage.'
Cymbals aren't really used as a downbeat; they're used more as an upbeat to accent the guitar parts.
Cameron opens up his playing a bit during the bridge, adding rolling fills and more dynamic cymbal-work.
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