inneedofgrace
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I don't like the angle on her bass-mounted tom.
I don't like the angle on her bass-mounted tom.
hahaha! That's funny.
Seems like there's so much emphasis put on how it's "supposed to be".
"It's not 'proper' to"..... Who gives a flip?
People seem to forget there are no rules in music. It either sounds good, or not.
White Stripes? It's just music.
It's just a band.
You like it or you don't. It's no deeper than that.
Anything past that is purley sour grapes or whatever in someone's head that they are either pissed that someone "so lame" to them is "famous", or they think they could do it better, or the person should do things "the right way".
Who cares?
Go start your own band, get a following, get money backing, tour, and do it the way you want.
I don't really listen to WS. Some of it I like, some I don't. I like Jack's other bands more, but that has nothing to do with Meg.
It doesn't affect me at all if some drummer is popular, or recognized or not.
The "masses" have no clue on "good", if they can tap their feet to it, or hum it, they like it, and buy it.
Who cares how someone holds their sticks or tilts their toms or whatever?
It's not relevant at all within the music you hear.
IMO, time is better spent to do what YOU (anyone) do, and getting better at being the drummer YOU are, and focusing on that instead of being irritated by someone else's "lack of whatever".
Don't mean to sound "soapboxy", probably does, but oh well...
I don't even think I've heard a White Stripes song, nor have I seen her play. My only comment was that I don't like the angle of the tom. It wouldn't work for me. I'm not sure why you went ballistic, based on a simple statement like that. And I certainly have nothing against a female drummer. I'm currently teaching my 17-year old daughter how to play drums, because I think it's cool. You need to take a chill pill.
... my Grandmother was a touring drummer in the 20's & 30's..... one of my girlfriends was a drummer (she gave it up, but was good), I was friends with the 3 girls in the drum section when I was in high school, and I took drum lessons for a couple years from 2 other female drummers
Hmm, not so sure about that. Seems to be doing just fine on all fronts here. Considering what sticks she's playing with, I'd say she's laying into those tubs pretty well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EtHSoU_VV0&feature=related Kinda liking her groove too.I She makes no movements and has no feeling or emotion at all! She barely hits anything harder than the strength a 2 year old would have!
That's a strange way to put it. "He is excused, he doesn't have to groove because hePortnoy, was , in a band that espoused technical mastery.
Hm ??They don't portnoy a killer groove.