It's an old thread Odd-Arne, and the poster that brought it back hasn't mentionedMan, there we go with the girl thing again.
Anik is a good drummer, so is Emanuelle. They are educated and on a completely different level than most of these youtube wonders playing note-for-note metal tunes. They are experienced players, too.
Tama. She's now with a brand that's bigger, more well known, in company with Peter, Simon, Kenny etc... Not a bad place to be.
My taste as a player. Well, not many really are, but doing your own thing and putting in the work to get out there is to be respected.
I have lots of respect for Anika as a drummer. She works VERY hard at becoming the best drummer she can be. She puts in the long hard hours practicing all those boring exercises that drive you crazy and make you want to smash everything to pieces. She has made herself famous through hard work. Nobody did it for her like one of those "boy bands".
The only thing I don't like, & it's a personal preference, is her taste in cymbals. I can't stand all those "trash" sounding cymbals she plays. I think it's mostly a fad of solo drummers like her because I don't think most other artist would have their songs ruined with that awful noise. They were meant to be used as an "effects" cymbal & used sparingly. Luke Holland is another drummer that over uses trash cymbals. They are both good drummers that I rarely listen to because the sound irritates me.
That's actually one of my favorite things about her playing, and a few others like Matt Garstka. The older bright, long-sustain Zildjian/Paiste has mostly been the standard for quite a few decades at this point, so the dark, trashy, shorter, but still complex and aggressive tones are quite distinctive. There have been a number of drummers over the years that have incorporated those sort of sounds into their kits, but this is probably the peak era so far for their more regular incorporation into kits. I think it may help to think of them in these contexts not as effects cymbals so much as extra-crunchy hi-hat alternatives. They're more often used for variations on driving the pulse rather than just the occasional splay of color or texture. It's just a different way of thinking about the function of the cymbals in music.
I looked at some of her videos playing and none I looked at was the video and music actually the same. The sound was added later. Kinda disappointing and sounds way too polished. Alt-rock kinda bland and boring. The music had no soul it's completely bland and predictable. And, she plays wayyyyy too much drum. If I notice the drummer on every frickin' song then the drums are a distraction not an addition to the ensemble sound. It like Joe Bonnamassa shredding guitar on every Muddy and Howlin' song he does.
IMO Yamaha and Tama are producing amazing drums, I don't know who's better, both are really really good. Both are top brands. Everybody knows them for sure. And thousands of drummers love their drums and hardware. But others might not like them. That's okay.
In 2010 there was a discussion about the "best brand". It almost ended in WWIII.
Amazing how playing fast/playing too much = good player these days. Like I would have never heard of this Anika without this thread. Maybe the OP is Anika or her mother or boyfriend or ??? I mean, who really pays attention to Internet-drummers??? Now we have 3 pages of it lol.
I think it’s more likely you are just out of touch a bit. No offense but Anika’s videos have millions of views and so do a great number of other internet drummers. Readership to drum magazines are down and dvd sales are practically non existent. The internet is where people take in their information regarding the current drum landscape.
Amazing how playing fast/playing too much = good player/good musician these days.
Really, so you post the same thing twice. It's ok to dislike her music, you posted that before. I don't see what other point you are trying to make.
I think that if anyone can find a new way to pay the bills playing music, I say all the power to them.
A drummer playing and composing drum centered music? What a shock. Krupa, Rich, Peart, Weckl, I can list 100 names of people that fit in that category. I guess Satriani and Vai should be critisized for writing guitar-centric music too then, eh?
I guess Satriani and Vai should be critisized for writing guitar-centric music too then, eh?
..I looked at some of her videos playing and none I looked at was the video and music actually the same. The sound was added later. Kinda disappointing and sounds way too polished. Alt-rock kinda bland and boring. The music had no soul it's completely bland and predictable. And, she plays wayyyyy too much drum. If I notice the drummer on every frickin' song then the drums are a distraction not an addition to the ensemble sound. It like Joe Bonnamassa shredding guitar on every Muddy and Howlin' song he does..
..It's ok. She sells the Tama drums. Which is the most important thing, right?..
..I mean, who really pays attention to Internet-drummers??? Now we have 3 pages of it lol..