Hollywood Jim
Platinum Member
X-factor... that's a personal opinion over an artist, no?
I mean we all appreciate good drummers, we all respect famous drummers, but what makes such or such drummer special to you? Something you cannot describe, it's a mix of what he/she play, the style of music, his or her personality and how you percieve it as a whole.
Have you ever bought an album because a particular drummer plays on it? I did...
Did you ever wanted to know the name of the drummer of the song you've just heard on the radio? I did...
We can certainly agree that a lot of (famous) drummers out there have that X-factor, but ultimately, we decide who's got it and who doesn't, in our eyes (ears).
It's not so much how accomplish a drummer is, how long his/her professional career, how technical he/she can play and so on... it has much more to do with what it does to you when you listen/watch he/her performs.
Exactly correct.
That is why we all like different songs, different music, different art.
I went to see a drummer a few months ago. Everyone said he was great. I did not like the way he played. His movements were jerky. Unnatural.
His playing was not fluid. His groove was OK, but when he played a fill it was very jerky and un-smooth.
Sometimes his fills were a little off tempo, but he came back to the groove that the other musicians were playing. He was lucky he was playing with good musicians.
I was uncomfortable watching him. I kept expecting him to loose the tempo, but he never did.
I think I was the only one in the club that noticed. I guess I was nit picking.
Oh yes, while he was playing he spun the sticks in his fingers every once in a while. It looked pretty cool..........
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