Merlin5
Gold Member
I'm talking about those times when for instance a musician on your gig says to you afterwards "I liked that snare thing you did in that song!" (or any part of the kit), or, "I liked that fill you did!" but you can't remember what it was you played or maybe only partially remember it even when you ask him to describe it so that you can store it in your mental drum library for future use.
And what about those times when you're recording yourself, (either just a rolling practise recording or you're recording a song but you stop because you want to do it again), listen back and hear a beautifully executed fill which makes you go "woah, that's cool!" but when you try to play it again you can't play it as good because the first time had just the right dynamics and timing. That happened to me recently. I ended up doing the fill ok the second or third time, but it never had the magic of the first time. Frustrating ain't it? Any of you had those times? Often the things we play the best come from not thinking.
And what about those times when you're recording yourself, (either just a rolling practise recording or you're recording a song but you stop because you want to do it again), listen back and hear a beautifully executed fill which makes you go "woah, that's cool!" but when you try to play it again you can't play it as good because the first time had just the right dynamics and timing. That happened to me recently. I ended up doing the fill ok the second or third time, but it never had the magic of the first time. Frustrating ain't it? Any of you had those times? Often the things we play the best come from not thinking.