Hes saying something very similar to what I was saying I believe. That in his attempt to sound more impressive to people by doing "a bit more complicated stuff" hes not impressing anyone because its just not musical, its cluttered, and just a bunch of licks crammed together. I dont think hes a bad player by any means, but Im not gonna say I liked that solo. Its all about the choices you make as a musician. He sounds fairly immature, but hes young and hes got a lot of time in front of him.
Yep.
I mean, if we want to delve further into the nitty gritty - I would say "Who are you trying to impress on youtube with that?"
That's what I'd be thinking about. And whether or not I succeeded in doing so.
There are a million videos on youtube of uninspired drumming. Not sure why everyone feels the need to put every other thing they play on the web. Or why we need updates about every movie or videogame's development - then there's no surprise. No "Where'd that come from?" For her birthday (in Sept) I'm secretly working on Vietnamese so when I finally pull it out on my girlfriend she'll flip (cuz she's Thai, and will be furious! no, kidding - she's Vietnamese) - Rather than throw out little bits here and there that I'm working on - I'm gonna hit her with it when it's ready to be unveiled. She's been teaching me the basics and has no idea where I'm at...Sorry for the aside, but it seemed to fit...
In the age of Twitter (guilty as charged: LPcolonel is me) everyone wants everyone to know what they're doing - which is why I participate, but *refuse* to say what I'm doing - unless it's something funny/interesting (I tweet about 3-4 times a week, but hopefully it's entertaining)... I have to follow people I know, and they just say "I'm having a nice cup of coffee" or "I hate work on Mondays" - bleh - what is the point of that? Why do I care? (I don't) The large[r] issue with all of this is that: Why should I care? What do I learn about you in this video?
I learn that you have some raw ability and some budding quick hands (and what looks to be some tension/future-carpul-tunnel), and that if you figure out everything in your head, in terms of Practice and Dedication and All of That, you could become a very capable and interesting drummer.
What do I learn from your [own] commentary here? That you think that video impresses people. Or rather - that you think that your current ability impresses people. Ok - so, again: Who are you trying to impress?
There's always Ability, and then there's Intent. I have no problem with people's Ability at various stages - I didn't start where I'm at now, and I don't expect to hear people at different developmental stages (we're all still developing) all be amazing drummers... But once we know someone's Intent - then it becomes a different story, and the gloves come off and we really start to evaluate. If you honestly think that video is impressive, I ask you to please re-evaluate where you are, what your goals are, and what you want to be/do with your drumming.
