Wikipedia defines ideology as (I sectioned it up): [1] An ideology is a set of conscious and unconscious ideas that constitute one's goals, expectations, and actions. [2] An ideology is a comprehensive vision, a way of looking at things (compare worldview) as in several philosophical tendencies (see political ideologies), or [3] a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to all members of this society (a "received consciousness" or product of socialization).
As drummers I felt this applied to us as soon as I read it. I was looking for political stuff, but this just kind of spoke to me. Here's why by section:
1. This to me feels like our need to practice, our route to get to where we want to go. We intentionally practice, some even get very specific about how their time is spent. This is the conscious side. Unconsciously we start to become what we want to be, it shows in our growth and enjoyment of the instrument, our actions, how we hear things, and many others. The one place I don't think it fits is how we look. There really is no drummer look I don't think.
2. Political ideology looks something like this: Socialism on the far left and Fascism on the far right. Everything else is somewhere in between. What is the scale of drumming ideology? Would it be Blues on the far left and Metal on the right?
3. All I really have for this one is "(insert drummer, gear, band, really whatever) is the best ever". Seems to me that certain people/things have a much more ravenous following than others. In contrast, there are just as many dissidents. I just think this is human nature though, and can be applied to just about anything.
Anyhow I can't talk about this with my wife, so here you go. Thoughts?
Blues<----------Everything else---------->Metal
As drummers I felt this applied to us as soon as I read it. I was looking for political stuff, but this just kind of spoke to me. Here's why by section:
1. This to me feels like our need to practice, our route to get to where we want to go. We intentionally practice, some even get very specific about how their time is spent. This is the conscious side. Unconsciously we start to become what we want to be, it shows in our growth and enjoyment of the instrument, our actions, how we hear things, and many others. The one place I don't think it fits is how we look. There really is no drummer look I don't think.
2. Political ideology looks something like this: Socialism on the far left and Fascism on the far right. Everything else is somewhere in between. What is the scale of drumming ideology? Would it be Blues on the far left and Metal on the right?
3. All I really have for this one is "(insert drummer, gear, band, really whatever) is the best ever". Seems to me that certain people/things have a much more ravenous following than others. In contrast, there are just as many dissidents. I just think this is human nature though, and can be applied to just about anything.
Anyhow I can't talk about this with my wife, so here you go. Thoughts?
Blues<----------Everything else---------->Metal