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Topic: Anyone have problems with Loud drummers? |
Chris Forbes
From: Beltsville, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2016 3:59 pm
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Bill Buntin, of course the loud part was the correct part. At one point the singer named a song, I saw a blank look on the drummers face, I said it's a lazy blues shuffle..... the blank look didn't go away. |
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Roger Osbourn
From: Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2016 5:05 pm
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I have always said that it's hard to find a drummer that doesn't think he is a one man show. That's all I've got say about that. _________________ Roger Osbourn
The greatest gift a father can give his children is to love their mother.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work,(Thomas Edison).
The difference between Genius and Stupidity is that Genius has its limits. |
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Lee Barber
From: Sweeny, TX, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2017 6:43 am
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Session 400 or 500 facing the drummer will do the trick _________________ Zum D10 |
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Charlie McDonald
From: out of the blue
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Posted 11 Jan 2017 7:14 am
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I played with a drummer who had a Session 500 facing out, amplifying the kick drum. No question about who was in charge. |
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Jim Smerk
From: Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2017 9:11 am
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"Most drummers are not musicians!"
That is a pretty insulting comment to a drummer, and I take offense to it... ....it is like saying all the steel players I have played with are drunks, too loud and arrogant to boot......unfortunately I HAVE played with too many of them in real life.
Read Brooks comment and say that. The drummers in my area do this most times. Drummers get a bad rap, and most times it might be true. But to say drummers are not musicians is just a clueless comment..... |
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Dustin Rhodes
From: Owasso OK
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Posted 11 Jan 2017 12:41 pm
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Jack Hargraves wrote: |
I have actually had to tell a drummer that drums are not a lead instrument and shouldn't be heard above the rest of the band, including the vocalist. Of course, it ticked him off and he quit, which was fine with me. |
Depends on the music and the band. Despite the prevailing sentiment here there is more than one way to music. |
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Doug Palmer
From: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2017 3:30 pm Drum. Noise
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Jim Smerk, sorry if it hurts. If most drummer's are musicians then I'll say most guys who own drum kits are not drummer's! _________________ Emmons D-10, ST-10,LD-10 III, NV-112,Fender Deluxe Reverb. Authorized wholesale dealer musicorp.com! |
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Dustin Rhodes
From: Owasso OK
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 8:01 am Re: Drum. Noise
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Doug Palmer wrote: |
Jim Smerk, sorry if it hurts. If most drummer's are musicians then I'll say most guys who own drum kits are not drummer's! |
Most guys who play almost any musical instrument aren't "musicians". There are plenty of people who have steel guitars who are more "steel player" than musician. People who play drums are not special in this regard. |
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Bud Angelotti
From: Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 8:48 am
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You got that right Dusty! _________________ Just 'cause I look stupid, don't mean I'm not. |
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Mike Neer
From: NJ
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 9:00 am
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I've played with some very loud drummers in very loud rock bands. Most of the time, they were hitting hard because they were trying to keep up with me! This is 30 years ago, though.
None of the drummers I work with or associate with today have that issue. _________________ Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Bud Angelotti
From: Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 9:08 am
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Right you are Mike! I feel as you do and try not to associate myself with most harmonica players. Wanna know why? _________________ Just 'cause I look stupid, don't mean I'm not. |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 9:47 am
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Bud Angelotti wrote: |
Right you are Mike! I feel as you do and try not to associate myself with most harmonica players. Wanna know why? |
Bud, I'm a harp player, I'll take the bait. Why? (and I'm betting I'll agree with you). _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Jim Smerk
From: Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 11:35 am
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Bill Miller wrote: |
Name me one popular country artist whose music is primarily based on drums and bass and I'll think about backing down. |
Backing down from what? An opinion? No need for that we all have them! LOL! |
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Wayne Quinn
From: Cape Breton.NovaScotia
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 11:57 am
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Most drummers that i giged with through time think that loud is the answer to great sound.even had one drummer that wore ear plugs when we played. and to h..l with the rest of us. but then again had a lot of 6 string lead players that played way to loud to, so in all where does it end or does it end ,. _________________ D10 Carter, SD10 Mullen .Nashville 400,. peavey 112 Boss DD3., RV5, |
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Bud Angelotti
From: Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 12:07 pm
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Then you already know he answer Brooks. I better not. Best to keep it clean. And by the way, it's harmonica, not harp. Angels play harps. Harmonicas' played by, well, harmonica players. _________________ Just 'cause I look stupid, don't mean I'm not.
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 12:42 pm
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Bud Angelotti wrote: |
Then you already know he answer Brooks. I better not. Best to keep it clean. And by the way, it's harmonic, not harp. Angels play harps. Harmonicas' played by, well, harmonica players. |
LOL-- disagree, it's harmonica if you're playing in polka band, it's harp if you're playing in a blues band. _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2017 12:49 pm
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....and like I said, I most likely agree with you, nothing has me and my band mates muttering "oh shit" under our breath more than a guy approaching the stage with bag of harmonicas . _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Bud Angelotti
From: Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2017 5:19 am
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nothing has me and my band mates muttering "oh shit" under our breath more than a guy approaching the stage with bag of harmonicas |
Hey Brooks - It could be worse.Much worse.
Someone could approach the stage with a bag of banjos. _________________ Just 'cause I look stupid, don't mean I'm not. |
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Jim Fogarty
From: Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2017 12:03 pm
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I was talking about this thread this weekend with just about the best drummer I know.......a guy who's done Nashville master sessions and toured with A-list legends. He's not quiet, by any stretch, but he's ALWAYS under control and musical.
His response?
"Screw them. I lost most of the hearing in my right ear from the damned STEEL guitars!!!"
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Dave Hopping
From: Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 13 Jan 2017 1:39 pm
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I DON'T have a problem with loud drummers.Not for long,anyway. |
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Bill Miller
From: Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 14 Jan 2017 8:48 am
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"Screw them. I lost most of the hearing in my right ear from the damned STEEL guitars!!!" |
Oh right, but his hearing was unaffected by his own racket. |
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Gaylen James
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2017 4:27 pm
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There is a solution. My basement band was suffering from drummer itis, especially from the cymbals.
I replaced my in house set of drums with electronic drums which I run through a bass amp. Problem solved.
Not only can the volume be controlled, the direct out of the drum controller allows for recordings that are not micked. |
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David Nugent
From: Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 25 Jul 2017 3:53 am
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I sensed trouble from the start when our new drummer put on a pair of heavy leather work gloves before picking up his sticks. He now resides behind a folding plexi glass screen at most club jobs, end of problem. |
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Terry Barnett
From: Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 25 Jul 2017 5:24 am
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Some pretty rash comments...play with good drummers with great dynamics and you'll have nothing to talk about. Anyone who even tongue in cheek, says that drummers aren't musicians has been working with the wrong guys. Or maybe they are playing at the exact level where they belong.
Go to The Drummerworld forum and read what they have to say about steel guitar players. Oops, not much! This is an incredibly petty and self serving thread boys. We're better than this.
My mother's a drummer for crying out loud... |
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Gaylen James
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2017 7:31 am
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OK, OK,
I had a drummer in Reno that played with 2 sticks in each hand. Talk about loud |
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