I play to a click, partly because: Our guitar player has rushed the tempo for years, stumbling over too-complex-note solos, and speeding ahead with licks and rhythm. TO ME, IT MAKES THE REST OF THE BAND SOUND SLUGGISH, WHEN HE IS AHEAD OF EVERYONE !! The rest of the band has very good tempo. He acknowledges he rushes, but it's beginning to be a major irritation to me. The most delicate way, I guess, is to give him a list of the song SECTIONS that are the biggest problems, and politely suggest he pay a bit more attention to those parts. AS AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: I saw a mini-clinic by Dave Elitch. He says he uses a click 99% of the time, and WHEN HE TURNS IT OFF ON THE FEW OCCASIONS, HE FEELS LIKE THE "RUG HAS BEEN PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM".....that's the same way I feel, the click-track in-the-ears makes my rhythm SEEM stronger than it would without.