Posted by Phil on March 20, 2002, at 14:10:18
In reply to hey, Mr. Tambourine men, yr opinions welcomed!, posted by trouble on March 20, 2002, at 13:32:31
trouble, Some drummers have incredible time, Bun Carlos of Cheap Trick for one. But I don't think all drummers are born with it. I learned to play, mostly, by playing along with albums(those are CD's to the young whippersnappers). It ended up helping a lot with my time. But if I was just learning, I'd buy a metronome and practice very simple beats with it.
I unfortunately sold my Fibes kit recently or I'd say come on over. I love to teach drumming and you ain't gotta read shit. Most drummers don't.
If you want I'll meet you at Guitar Center one day. They have some very sweet electronic drums and you listen thru headphones. It's got a module to program different things to play to. We could do that till they kicked us out. They are really fun to play.
I've played for 30 years and only for the last 10 or so have gotten my time really tight. New players try to overplay and always rush. Ya gotta kick back in da groove with the bass player.
Anyway, yes you can learn but really have to put in the time. I used to play for 6-8 hours or until my hands were bleeding, whichever came first.
Very cool to hear that your dad was a professional drummer.What do you call a drummer who has broken up with his girlfriend..............homeless.
A drummer is hacking his way thru the jungle in Africa and has a local guide who knows where to find cool drum people. For days and days the sound of drums was always in the distance. Then it stopped. The tour guide said uh-oh. The drummer said what, what???.............bass solo.
Phil
Thanks for asking, my 2 favorite subjects..drums and meds.
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