What to do when the drummer miss hits

[ahpook]

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1477669087' post='3163776']
Lets face it, there is never such thing as a 100% faultless musician - even if you had Buddy Rich on drums, there would still be a problem. Aside from him being dead of course.
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And the rest, by reputation !

[leschirons]

It's quite difficult to recollect what actually happened after the event but I think that if the drummer loses the plot for a second, I think I latch on to what he's doing with the snare ASAP as that's the most prominent sound for the audience.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1477664823' post='3163731']


You've been to some of my gigs then!
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All of them!!!, I'm the guy the other side of the pillar!, I've spent so long standing behind them at gigs that even when I go to watch bands I just magnetise to it and stand looking at the pillar all night, sometimes they have posters on the entertain me if I'm lucky

[lowdown]

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1477341742' post='3161625']

My question is, when a drummer miss hits and stalls for the [b]microsecond[/b] that feels like [b]a lifetime[/b], do you......

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This line has caused so much grief in this thread

So, are we are talking a BPM of 10 ?

[Chaos Daveo]

Laugh, he's human sometimes these things happen.

However once is an error twice is jazz.

[karlfer]

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1477341742' post='3161625']
Before this goes too far and gets misunderstood, in my 4 and a half years in the U.K., I have had the pleasure of being in a band and regularly playing with 4 quality drummers. I have never been in band and thinking, "I wish the drummer could get it together".

That's said, we all, myself especially, make slip ups.

My question is, when a drummer miss hits and stalls for the microsecond that feels like a lifetime, do you

A: keep time and hope the drummer catches up

B: time your next note to fall with the next kick drum/snare/
Symbol and hope the guitars cotton on and shift back into line.

Reason I ask, I find myself doing both of these at times, but sometimes whichever one I do feels wrong. Ultimately, it's live music, and we plough on, I'm just curious to know how you all manage this!!
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Get used to it pal, believe me!

And option A, always option A