Larry
"Uncle Larry"
So I saw a local band last night, who played hard rock. Naturally I was mainly focused on what the drummer was doing. OMG he was the loudest guy on stage, filling up every microsecond with something. No consideration when the singer was on mic, zero dynamics, played the whole night at one volume, (as did the rest of the band) and although note wise, his fills were correct, they were just regurgitated and not "felt". I was literally plugging my ears with my fingers the entire time they played because I thought they would be damaged by this guys snare hits, and the overall volume of the band.
These guys were in their mid 30's, great singer, and competent musicians, just not seasoned at all. The drummer had good meter, played the right notes, (plus extras) but it just didn't work. His tempo was just plain wrong on some stuff. They played Zeps "Ramble On" at 1.5 times the speed which killed it for me. Plus the parts where there was no drums...he added drums, and not in a good way.
They did Golden Earring's "Radar Love". If you know the song, there are some nice low dymanics in it, but this guy played it all at full volume. What was he thinking?
Drummers can totally hamstring a band, and this guy was a master at it.
No wonder drummers have the most jokes made about them.
We play such a powerful instrument and when that instrument is in the hands of a hack, it totally overpowers any good that is there.
What you don't play is at least as important as what you do play.
I'm sure he thought he was great, but I wanted to ring his neck.
He was a lesson in what not to do.
Sorry for the rant, but guys like this really irritate me.
These guys were in their mid 30's, great singer, and competent musicians, just not seasoned at all. The drummer had good meter, played the right notes, (plus extras) but it just didn't work. His tempo was just plain wrong on some stuff. They played Zeps "Ramble On" at 1.5 times the speed which killed it for me. Plus the parts where there was no drums...he added drums, and not in a good way.
They did Golden Earring's "Radar Love". If you know the song, there are some nice low dymanics in it, but this guy played it all at full volume. What was he thinking?
Drummers can totally hamstring a band, and this guy was a master at it.
No wonder drummers have the most jokes made about them.
We play such a powerful instrument and when that instrument is in the hands of a hack, it totally overpowers any good that is there.
What you don't play is at least as important as what you do play.
I'm sure he thought he was great, but I wanted to ring his neck.
He was a lesson in what not to do.
Sorry for the rant, but guys like this really irritate me.