this was posted by mikkeydave
1.Listen to his songs just like "creep" or something, he plays the hihat sooo "stiff" that even sounds like a drum program, rather than a real human drummer playing... obviously that's what a studio newbie doing when being nervous and afraid to make mistakes.
2. on one of their 2 disk live album, i already forgot name. before a song, he plays a stick click 1-2-3-4 to set a tempo. Very easy to tell he started too fast and just slowed down at 3-4. Poor feel for tempo.
3.same albume, the live version "just" ..... holly sh!t that was a mess... poor control
4. have u ever listen to their studio version "just"? pretty cool song, i love it.
however, phil once in an interview said "just" was a song that brings him to the "top" in recording.... compared to other songs, yes, "just" is a bit more complicated. but everyone believes for ANY studio/session drummers that can be a true piece of cake. But in this track u can also feel that phil has less confident to play it with more "moving dynamics". Just another programmed machine, very nervous to "catch up" the song not to screw it up.
live situations are always a disaster waiting to happen.
with the common men... my drummer sometimes plays at a tempo slower or faster than what the clicked intro is... oh well... it happens...
in fact... some press has labeled our shows as violently entertaining trainwrecks... where sometimes the only thing holding the show together is the audience's applause.
i guess i'm different when it comes to my live performances... i like some unknown... so rawness... even loss of control in the name of emoting a song.
also... there is nothing wrong with sounding like a programmed machine. in the band i druym in... razorblade monalisa... my goal is to sound mechanical more than half the time... it's what the music calls for.
