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Came back from a wonderful vacation at Pennsic War and had a blast. (that's our equivalent to a week in Hogsmead for those you know Harry Potter but don't know the SCA).
They had this new drummer at my favorite pub. And he wasn't good. I play the bodhran, and two of my friends are bodhran players. We three are EXCELLENT bodhran players. This guy was not an excellent bodhran player.
Which I can forgive, there is always room to learn and improve. I won't put you down or pass judgement on a person who is trying to learn but not up to speed yet. But I am going to take great issue with you if you suck and then tell my friend Ivar, who is a phenomenal drummer and who plays many styles, how to play when you don't know dick.
The guy was running the musicians off he was so bad. House band was asking us "so how come you guys aren't playing with us?" (we're friends of theirs and jam with them sometimes) It was because none of us wanted to be involved in an unbalanced washing machine.. Personally, I didn't want anyone to mistakenly think it was ME sucking like that. So I stood down and just lended vocal support, as did the rest of my band.
Note to Arrogant Drummers:
1. It's not about you. It's about the overall music. You're there to support the band, not front it.
2. Fucking listen to what is going on around you.
3. Not all songs or tunes need drums. There's cold beer at the bar. Go get some and take a break.
4. Bodhran players: the tuning pegs in your drum are not so you can ratchet up the tension and play louder. They're there so you can TUNE TO THE SONG. Also, if you sound like a ball peen hammer on a tin roof on a very humid evening, maybe you need to, I dunno, loosen your tuning. Water on the drumhead is your friend.
5. If you criticize Ivar in front of me, I will criticize you in front of everyone. Like I did.
6. If people are fleeing your vicinity, you might want to re think your strategy.
7. If the musicians are yelling things like, for instance, "The rhythm section needs to get it together or get lost," you might want to re think your strategy.
Geeze. Well, other than that, it was a great night.
They had this new drummer at my favorite pub. And he wasn't good. I play the bodhran, and two of my friends are bodhran players. We three are EXCELLENT bodhran players. This guy was not an excellent bodhran player.
Which I can forgive, there is always room to learn and improve. I won't put you down or pass judgement on a person who is trying to learn but not up to speed yet. But I am going to take great issue with you if you suck and then tell my friend Ivar, who is a phenomenal drummer and who plays many styles, how to play when you don't know dick.
The guy was running the musicians off he was so bad. House band was asking us "so how come you guys aren't playing with us?" (we're friends of theirs and jam with them sometimes) It was because none of us wanted to be involved in an unbalanced washing machine.. Personally, I didn't want anyone to mistakenly think it was ME sucking like that. So I stood down and just lended vocal support, as did the rest of my band.
Note to Arrogant Drummers:
1. It's not about you. It's about the overall music. You're there to support the band, not front it.
2. Fucking listen to what is going on around you.
3. Not all songs or tunes need drums. There's cold beer at the bar. Go get some and take a break.
4. Bodhran players: the tuning pegs in your drum are not so you can ratchet up the tension and play louder. They're there so you can TUNE TO THE SONG. Also, if you sound like a ball peen hammer on a tin roof on a very humid evening, maybe you need to, I dunno, loosen your tuning. Water on the drumhead is your friend.
5. If you criticize Ivar in front of me, I will criticize you in front of everyone. Like I did.
6. If people are fleeing your vicinity, you might want to re think your strategy.
7. If the musicians are yelling things like, for instance, "The rhythm section needs to get it together or get lost," you might want to re think your strategy.
Geeze. Well, other than that, it was a great night.
Some bands are worse than others when it comes to fanboys, but there are a lot of people who just won't take any kind of criticism if you say "Such and such sucks arse as a drummer", even if they do. For example, I tend to stick only to Kiss sites run by friends, as there are a lot of fanboys who foam at the mouth if I state the opinion that Peter Criss is a sucky drummer. It gets a bit tiring sometimes, wading thru all the vitrol.
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