Larry
"Uncle Larry"
How many drummers here play in bands that have songs that aren't your first choice in music? In other words do a lot of drummers play in gigging bands just to keep playing out even if the music isn't your particular cup of tea?
I couldn't be in a band playing music I don't like, but one of the bands I'm in plays about 50% of music that I don't hate but don't particularly care for either. There's a recent thread about playing softly where someone mentioned that they played in a restaurant for 4 years I think where the vocalist didn't even use a mic. I don't think I could do that. Thank God I do have a band where I really love all the songs we do. I don't do this for the money so I must at least be neutral or better concerning the music. If I had to play in a band with music I didn't like just so I could play out, I don't think I'd last very long. I don't have that kind of tolerance.
I couldn't be in a band playing music I don't like, but one of the bands I'm in plays about 50% of music that I don't hate but don't particularly care for either. There's a recent thread about playing softly where someone mentioned that they played in a restaurant for 4 years I think where the vocalist didn't even use a mic. I don't think I could do that. Thank God I do have a band where I really love all the songs we do. I don't do this for the money so I must at least be neutral or better concerning the music. If I had to play in a band with music I didn't like just so I could play out, I don't think I'd last very long. I don't have that kind of tolerance.