I see your point tottally, to be honest thats kinda what i meant. Do you think i should spend more time on my hands matt?
Thanks Sam. I appreciate it.
Answering your question...I'm still a child experience wise. There are guys on this forum with far more mileage than me. But within my limited experience and understanding I would answer yes.
In fact my own case feels like a reference point. I know many here remember the crap I used to take from the either/or crowd who would see me winning speed drumming comps while still demonstrating a groove that for a better description was a work in progress. But I was lucky to have good mentors who told me to stick to what I was doing and the groove eventually would get there. So lo and behold what turns out to be my gateway gig?...a freaking deep groove blues TV show (of all things) seen by millions of people. I couldn't have scripted that one.
Then look at Tom Grosset who for my money might be the greatest single stroker on the planet...I will probably get heat for this but I firmly believe that Tim Jackson and the other drum corps overlords could only wish to have mastery of a single like Tom. Well...I think we all recall that people were once saying the same thing about him...
all speed no groove etc, etc...Now look at how his playing is coming out so beautifully. And while that's happening look how he's started to corner that whole Vadrum/Cobus thing. Yeah, he has a very clever presentation. But what's separating his uber covers from the others is a deeply implied groove his competitors can't approach.
Art Verdi may be best known as the wild middle aged guy who plays singles intensive speed drums in his youtube basement. But who is he shlepping around with on the weekends?...Phil Woods. Any of us jazz guys believe Woods doesn't insist on a groove demon?
Jotan Afanador has one of the greatest singles ever heard and because of that is discounted enough to be way too far off the radar. Why do I say that? Well, in the past two years his Latin groove bands have been on the Super Bowl while he's sold out Madison Square Garden three times.
Then there's the greatest singles/doubles drum kit technician of them all...Mangini. Well...who got the DT gig?
Incidentally, everyone mentioned here have been responsible for logging the 5 fastest singles scores in straight up competition.
That's the living proof...and that's why you work on bread and butter until that best juicy steak shows up on your grill.