AzHeat
Platinum Member
Rant on!
I went to watch a band I’ve seen before. They have been mildly entertaining to this point. Great guitar players. Strong vocals and range and singing is in key. They have struggled with drummers though!
The first I saw had no volume or time. You could never hear him, except for the timing mishaps and the same fill over and over. Evidently, he didn’t work out, so last night was a new drummer.
This new guy was anything but sheepish about his playing. Things kicked off with super loud drums. I mean super loud. At first I thought the mics were too hot, but then realized there weren’t any! Amps and vocal grew to match and it was just chaotic from there. At break, one of the guys asked me how they sounded and I told him how loud it was and he said that’s actually quieter than last week and the drummer had a ton of power! No kidding! I couldn’t play half that loud without my wrists shattering!
The whole night was the drummer’s show. Fills, cymbal smashes crazy beats where the money beat belonged, etc.
The whole night was just abusive to the ears and mind. If that picture describes you, please have someone share a few recordings with you. No one should be subject to that type of assault.
I’m not trying to bash anyone here, but feel this is EXACTLY why there’s so few opportunities to play out and why were being replaced by canned music, DJs or acoustic duos. At least that seems the case around me.
We drummers constantly get a bad rap, but some is likely well deserved. I still firmly believe people want to see live music, but no one wants the full blown assault. Having the ability to dance, have a conversation and relax is part of it too.
Of course, Ignore if you’re genre and venue require Mosh pits! In that case, blast away.
Rant off!
I went to watch a band I’ve seen before. They have been mildly entertaining to this point. Great guitar players. Strong vocals and range and singing is in key. They have struggled with drummers though!
The first I saw had no volume or time. You could never hear him, except for the timing mishaps and the same fill over and over. Evidently, he didn’t work out, so last night was a new drummer.
This new guy was anything but sheepish about his playing. Things kicked off with super loud drums. I mean super loud. At first I thought the mics were too hot, but then realized there weren’t any! Amps and vocal grew to match and it was just chaotic from there. At break, one of the guys asked me how they sounded and I told him how loud it was and he said that’s actually quieter than last week and the drummer had a ton of power! No kidding! I couldn’t play half that loud without my wrists shattering!
The whole night was the drummer’s show. Fills, cymbal smashes crazy beats where the money beat belonged, etc.
The whole night was just abusive to the ears and mind. If that picture describes you, please have someone share a few recordings with you. No one should be subject to that type of assault.
I’m not trying to bash anyone here, but feel this is EXACTLY why there’s so few opportunities to play out and why were being replaced by canned music, DJs or acoustic duos. At least that seems the case around me.
We drummers constantly get a bad rap, but some is likely well deserved. I still firmly believe people want to see live music, but no one wants the full blown assault. Having the ability to dance, have a conversation and relax is part of it too.
Of course, Ignore if you’re genre and venue require Mosh pits! In that case, blast away.
Rant off!