Jeff Almeyda
Senior Consultant
Re: Who's the fastest drummer on Drummerworld?
Asking who is the fastest drummer is like asking who is the strongest football player. While speed does not automatically equal great drumming and strength doesn't automatically mean ability on the playing field, they are both large elements of the physical aspect of the respective disciplines. They are valid topics of conversation.
I play in a metal band as well as a rock band. The speed and ability I have gained from playing years of fast stuff makes the "normal" rock stuff come out so much smoother. Truth is you need to be able to relax to play fast and that relaxation comes across even when not going fast.
Derek nailed it. It's not either-or. Drummers who play fast can also move to Bernard Purdie's groove and groove-meisters can also shake their heads at Derek's double bass.
Asking who is the fastest drummer is like asking who is the strongest football player. While speed does not automatically equal great drumming and strength doesn't automatically mean ability on the playing field, they are both large elements of the physical aspect of the respective disciplines. They are valid topics of conversation.
I play in a metal band as well as a rock band. The speed and ability I have gained from playing years of fast stuff makes the "normal" rock stuff come out so much smoother. Truth is you need to be able to relax to play fast and that relaxation comes across even when not going fast.
Derek nailed it. It's not either-or. Drummers who play fast can also move to Bernard Purdie's groove and groove-meisters can also shake their heads at Derek's double bass.