dazzlez
Senior Member
I'm surprised on how many acoustic guitarist/vocalists that doesn't bother to get a drummer. I mainly think of the typical open-mic guitarist that written his/her own songs and think that drums is for rock music.
I think a beat always brings the music to a higher level and if a song doesn't fit a heavy busy beat it's always nice with a subtle touch of a feathering the bass-drum and play with brushes.
Seems to me that most people that sing and play have already made up their mind on what the drums are and that they can't be played soft and in a musically fitting way to their music?
The only thing these artists I think of let us drummer play is djembe or cajun these days? Or they get a bass-pedal and stamp on it themselves which I agree is better than nothing...
I've hard to imagine any acoustic folk/indie/pop songs that wouldn't be a little bit better with a little bit of drum in it from a drumkit.
I agree that there are some music that actually sound better without drums and it wouldn't be anything like it with a drumbeat for example: Classical, Instrumental music, Vocalist group etc. The only thing that bothers me is the indie/folk/pop-songs where a gentle soft beat fit the song perfect!
Crossticking, dynamics, brushes doesn't seem to exist in a lot of peoples head when thinking of drummers.
I think a beat always brings the music to a higher level and if a song doesn't fit a heavy busy beat it's always nice with a subtle touch of a feathering the bass-drum and play with brushes.
Seems to me that most people that sing and play have already made up their mind on what the drums are and that they can't be played soft and in a musically fitting way to their music?
The only thing these artists I think of let us drummer play is djembe or cajun these days? Or they get a bass-pedal and stamp on it themselves which I agree is better than nothing...
I've hard to imagine any acoustic folk/indie/pop songs that wouldn't be a little bit better with a little bit of drum in it from a drumkit.
I agree that there are some music that actually sound better without drums and it wouldn't be anything like it with a drumbeat for example: Classical, Instrumental music, Vocalist group etc. The only thing that bothers me is the indie/folk/pop-songs where a gentle soft beat fit the song perfect!
Crossticking, dynamics, brushes doesn't seem to exist in a lot of peoples head when thinking of drummers.