The Funk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 That video was great. Love Steve Gadd with everyone except Clapton. Ginger Baker said something cool about bands and drummers. I'll look it up and post it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Was it not jack Bruce who said "the drummer's job is to make the bass sound good"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1438371329' post='2834108'] But you had to be there..... [/quote] ..and if you can remember being there, you weren't really there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I've done a few musical theatre tours and on them worked with pro drummers, ex royal northern college a couple of them. They earn about 50 k a yr drumming. Some play for bbc orchestras, Liverpool phill etc. everyone rated gadd as the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Saw a band play at a party last night and they had a reasonably decent set etc but the drummer was shocking. It took me a song or two to work out why none of it was hanging together properly, and the feel of the songs was all out as a result. Regardless of what the rest of the band did nothing was going to disguise that. My missus told me to stop being so rude about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I have a mate who's an ex pro, he's played with some very big names and played on a few Christmas number 1's (that's a clue as to who he's played for) He used to help my old band out when we were between drummers. Whenever he played with us, our performances always improved no end. The entire band lifted their game by miles for some reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1438366084' post='2834030'] I'd say you are only as good as the weakest member but the other thing you don't want is the singer or the gtr pick the drummer.....generally. [/quote] I'm totally happy for our singer to pick the drummer, as he's a rather good one himself. IME every drummer is different in their micro-timing so it always takes a while to lock in with a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 [quote name='bassbiscuits' timestamp='1438511697' post='2835005'] Saw a band play at a party last night and they had a reasonably decent set etc but the drummer was shocking. It took me a song or two to work out why none of it was hanging together properly, and the feel of the songs was all out as a result. Regardless of what the rest of the band did nothing was going to disguise that. My missus told me to stop being so rude about them. [/quote] The big question is; what did the audience think. I've seen bands, I've even played in bands with shocking drummers. The bass player seems to be the only person who knows what's wrong. Sometimes the rest of the band know there's something wrong but not what it is. The bands never seemed to get re-booked but there was never any feedback why, even though the floor was filled. Music is an odd thing sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef030 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 if thats the case I must be sh*t hot, our drummer is just the nuts, nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1438532821' post='2835219'] The big question is; what did the audience think. I've seen bands, I've even played in bands with shocking drummers. The bass player seems to be the only person who knows what's wrong. Sometimes the rest of the band know there's something wrong but not what it is. The bands never seemed to get re-booked but there was never any feedback why, even though the floor was filled. Music is an odd thing sometimes. [/quote] Good point mate - I've been in a band which had two rubbish drummers in succession (the second one slightly less crap than the original one in fairness!) and your average punter just doesn't notice, or certainly doesn't single out where the problem lies. But some things like attempting heroic drum fills you know they're not gonna come out of in time are noticeable to everyone I'd say. When you play with a proper drummer the difference is easy for everyone to appreciate. I reckon if you've got rock solid bass and drums going on,you can get away with a ropey singer or a dodgy guitarist. But if the drums and bass aren't happening it all falls apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yes. You can still dance if the singer and guitarist are all over the place. In fact in some genres I'm sure that's normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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