Just trying to get some equal time with those "stringed" things!

Everyone always NEEDS a drummer!

yes! and a hummer! woops...wrong board

it's the backbone of the music. Here's the interesting part though, I used to play in a band (when I was a kid). I always looked down my nose at drumers, I told my drumer, hey, you have it easy!! No notes! No cords!! No music theroy, relative majors and minors, you just have augmented groopies, not augmented 7th's... Until about 10 years ago, when I decided to record some of my own music. I played the guitar, base, synth, and I had to "track the drums". Well, I didn't want it to sound like a drum machine, so I tracked each part, put in the rolls, high hat play, symbols, splash, etc... It took WEEKS! Like 3 to 4!! PER SONG!! several hours per night!! Before I could hit play and record and lay down my drum track. My goal again, to make it sound like a drumer. I think I did a pretty good job. But, in the process, I learned a valuable lesson. Drums are harder than than look, MUCH harder...

Percussion is cool.

Barry

I thought I heard someone beating on something, one morning at the shop! Hehehe!! :>)

Mag

As a Bassest, I have huge respect for a good drummer. Makes my job much easier. A bad one makes me look bad.
Homebrew

Whats the difference between a gynocologist and a drummer. A gyno bucks up your feet.

Hey Mag,

Im known for playin loud but not THAT loud! The band practices on Hedding and 9th so I must be really slammin them Sonor's!

Go Giants

I agree with you homebrew. I never know what the guitarists are going to play. So you can't follow them. There is nothing like being able to lock in with a good drummer.

Did the drummer sitting behind this set self-combust?

Yes,

There is just a globule left on the seat!

"actually it was someone elses throw-up"

Great movie, especially if you know the band scene.

I have to agree with Homebrew. I started off as a drummer for about 10 years. I then moved over to bass and have been playing that ever since. When you get a bassist and a drummer that think alike, you get one solid sound.

KC
BTW - if your into funky music, email me. A friend of mine is in a band here in Chicago. He's the drummer and the bassist will make your head spin (threedrcoupe (at) yahoo dawt com. They have a pretty good web site and you can listen to some of their stuff.

Are your from Chicago area Penguin? I'm from Milwaukee area.

Bud - Well they couldn't prove it was someone else's. You can't really dust for vomit.

Yeah, I live in the south burbs. I'm going to see them play this weekend.

KC

Well guys is nice to see all the love from fellow musicians. A drummers life is for the most part is unappreciated. I have heard every thing in my 30+ years of playing from "shut up, what do you know your just the drummer", to "You're a drummer, you arent a musician!" and my fav "Drums are EASY, try playing the guitar" Its at that point that I start playing a 7/8 grove to their 4/4 BS and have them tell me that IM off! And yes, if the bassist and the drummer are on the same page, it doesnt really matter what anybody else is doing, Its gonna grove baby!

JOHN BONHAM LIVES!

What do you call a guy that hangs around a band?





a drummer 🙂

This is one of the MANY jokes I've heard about drummers

KC

Nice tubs! I've always preferred white over colors, though I've owned both. My current kit is a 70's Rogers w/mixed cym's. I started out playing keys and guitar, which I think really helps my musicality as a drummer. Love playing with a rock-solid bassist, too.

"A band is only as good as the guy who shows up the latest or gets the drunkest."
Simon Phillips

You drummers might appreciate this:

The set I used to play on was my fathers. He bought them back in 1974 from a guy named Bill in Kansas City. He phoned in his order because he wanted the drums custom made. The bass drum was 22x18, the mounted tom was 14x14, 1st floor tom was 16x16, and the 2nd floor tom was 18x18. After all was said and done, and he retired, He gave me his '74 custom made Zickos drums 🙂 The only thing was you HAD to wear pants when you played those 😉 Just thought I'd share.

KC