I had my back against a very hot fire / stove, & I'm sitting too on top of the kit.
Thoughts?
Yes, the fun element was steering everything at that gig, including rational music choicesIf the audienc is having fun and the band are having fun, whts not to like? Thats what you were all there for is it not?
Not to mention gross drum detuning!Nightmare scenario with the fire/stove, nothing worse than setting the guy who moves the most next to a heat source, best crash diet I've seen!
If it's being powered out, then yes, maybe I can get away with it.No over-exuberance. You were playing in the moment and for the song. That song deserves an ending like that. Nice cross sticking btw. No derision here buddy.
I need to re-evaluate "normal"Well... it all seems perfectly normal to me
The band always play that song way up tempo & beyond. It seems to go down well enough. Fired Up are especially well known for completely bastardising songs to the point of complete purist disgust - hence their popularityProbably seemed a little frantic because the tempo was way too fast for that song!
DECAF!!!
I actually liked the trashcan ending!
Exuberant, or over exuberant? One has its place. Let's not confuse the two
Yes - I have both the taste & technique police chasing me down right now. I'm in hidingThis is illegal Andy and you know it!
On that basis, I can almost forgive myself for that. End of set / encore song endings are pretty much the only place we can stretch out without getting fired! The video clip opening fill however - not only was it poorly played, it also ran right over the vocal - a sin indeedAnd the flourish at the end? Hell, why not? It's called a 'show' for a reason.
Shamelessly guilty of both, & that's before I observe the band influenced rushing & generally sloppy timing / tripletsExuberant, or over exuberant? One has its place. Let's not confuse the two
Ok, y'got meReally you just wanted to show off your cross sticking ability in the nicest way possible. A thinly-veiled attempt I might add.
Well, I'll take issue with your "good enough" assertion. I'm not even close to being good enough to show what these things can do. That's not me being self-effacing, it's just the plain truth.You wanna know the truth Andy?
We're just jazzed to hear a set of GURU'S in action, in their element, amongst other instruments in a real world gig situation, we're not even paying attention to your playing for the most part.
You're actually the perfect demo dude, good enough, not too good, again a real world scenario to showcase the drums, and it is the drums we're paying attention to, what they (can) sound like in the in the mix.
So, more live gig's with GURU'S please! Play hard, play soft and everything in between. You're an experienced test pilot, we'll love anything you can show us your drums can do. Since Larry isn't filming 'his' GURU kit at live gig's, you're all we got man!
Hahahaha - oxymorons aboundI just dig that we have someone named "Keep it Simple" and "No Talent" talking about over exuberance.
It's my favourite part too. Relief that my momentary stupidity is overmy favorite part is when you crashed the cymbals for the last time and stopped...
is that the prog kit?
I could paint the inside grey & make claims as to it's sonic benefits, but I can't see anyone believing thatThat is one over exuberant drum kit-I suggest you tone it down. Maybe spray paint it grey.
It was "of the moment" Steve, & I suppose in that context, it did it's job. One day, I'll actually rehearse a stadium ending!Considering the energy level of both the crowd and the tune,letting it rip,and doing the "big rock show" ending,was just perfect.
Steve B
Ah yes, the comfort of the familiar duggida duggida - diggidadum!That's the time and the place for duggida-duggidas.