mrchattr
Gold Member
Hahahaha...my title is a bit of a stretch, and being sarcastic...but in part, it's true. I think that YouTube is an amazing resource. I have learned a ton from watching pros that I admire. I personally have never gotten into the "YouTube Drummers," the guys who post really amazing videos on YT, and are only known for that, but I know that a lot of forum members are into them, and have learned a lot from them, and I think that's great.
But I don't get why it seems like almost everyone out there feels the need to record themselves sucking at the drums, and then post it on YT. There are so many bad performances on YT, it boggles my mind. It's the kind of stuff that musicians used to be ashamed of...that's where the term woodshedding came from. People would go off to a secluded area to practice new ideas, so that no one could hear them perform them poorly. Only once they were performance-ready did the musician then come out and let people hear those ideas.
The worst part is that most of these bad videos get 5-star reviews with comments like, "OMG u R da BesTZ eva" and stuff like that. This honestly concerns me, because it means that there is a whole group of drummers right now who are playing poorly, using bad technique, and are more focused on being broadcast than they are in honing their skills, and they are getting props for it, which won't propel them to fix their mistakes, but will only convince them they are drum gods, when in fact, some of the playing is downright embarassing.
Why do people feel the need to broadcast themselves, even if it's not great? I don't get it.
But I don't get why it seems like almost everyone out there feels the need to record themselves sucking at the drums, and then post it on YT. There are so many bad performances on YT, it boggles my mind. It's the kind of stuff that musicians used to be ashamed of...that's where the term woodshedding came from. People would go off to a secluded area to practice new ideas, so that no one could hear them perform them poorly. Only once they were performance-ready did the musician then come out and let people hear those ideas.
The worst part is that most of these bad videos get 5-star reviews with comments like, "OMG u R da BesTZ eva" and stuff like that. This honestly concerns me, because it means that there is a whole group of drummers right now who are playing poorly, using bad technique, and are more focused on being broadcast than they are in honing their skills, and they are getting props for it, which won't propel them to fix their mistakes, but will only convince them they are drum gods, when in fact, some of the playing is downright embarassing.
Why do people feel the need to broadcast themselves, even if it's not great? I don't get it.