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Matt Bo Eder
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This may be a hot topic, maybe. But I noticed whenever I really like a particular drummer, I probably like more the music he's playing in, and how his drumming compliments that. But when I was confronted with a drummer's album of music he wrote, and played drums on, I'm often disappointed.
This has happened to me several times now, and after this last time I thought I'd share it and ask if anybody else has experienced the same thing? I got to see one of my favorite drummers ever up close and personal, and the music they played was great. Of course, after the short 45-minute concert, they had his personal CD's to sell, so a friend bought one for me. I finally opened it up and popped it in the CD player (it was even signed by him), and after about 45 seconds, I'm ZZZzzzzzzzzzzz...........
I suppose it's rare when I find a drummer who composes stuff I really want to listen to over and over, and I guess I really shouldn't complain because I doubt I could write anything anyone would want to hear. I've spent most of my life re-gurgitating ideas and helping others realize their musical vision, which I'm completely happy with. I have found I don't have anything interesting to say musically, and I'm happy to just lay down grooves for others.
So part of me wants to complain, but part of me likes to celebrate these super-drummers who've stepped up and began to write their own music, because I know I couldn't do it. Has Gadd ever written anything of his own on his albums? Steve Jordan's latest Verbs album was all covers, and I really like that album.
Maybe I'm being nitpicky? But I've been disappointed quite a few times, so I doubt I'd be doing any spur-of-the-moment CD buying after seeing one of my idols. Unless I'm buying the band I went to see, like when Billy Cobham came to town, at the end of his show, he announced the CD's he was selling was that specific band playing almost the same show. I thought that was cool. But when a drummer comes out and does a concert of other music, then sells CD's of his personal music, I'll likely not buy.
Am I crazy? Disrespectful?
This has happened to me several times now, and after this last time I thought I'd share it and ask if anybody else has experienced the same thing? I got to see one of my favorite drummers ever up close and personal, and the music they played was great. Of course, after the short 45-minute concert, they had his personal CD's to sell, so a friend bought one for me. I finally opened it up and popped it in the CD player (it was even signed by him), and after about 45 seconds, I'm ZZZzzzzzzzzzzz...........
I suppose it's rare when I find a drummer who composes stuff I really want to listen to over and over, and I guess I really shouldn't complain because I doubt I could write anything anyone would want to hear. I've spent most of my life re-gurgitating ideas and helping others realize their musical vision, which I'm completely happy with. I have found I don't have anything interesting to say musically, and I'm happy to just lay down grooves for others.
So part of me wants to complain, but part of me likes to celebrate these super-drummers who've stepped up and began to write their own music, because I know I couldn't do it. Has Gadd ever written anything of his own on his albums? Steve Jordan's latest Verbs album was all covers, and I really like that album.
Maybe I'm being nitpicky? But I've been disappointed quite a few times, so I doubt I'd be doing any spur-of-the-moment CD buying after seeing one of my idols. Unless I'm buying the band I went to see, like when Billy Cobham came to town, at the end of his show, he announced the CD's he was selling was that specific band playing almost the same show. I thought that was cool. But when a drummer comes out and does a concert of other music, then sells CD's of his personal music, I'll likely not buy.
Am I crazy? Disrespectful?