Larry
"Uncle Larry"
Any thoughts on the matter?
In my mind, they are two different animals. I much prefer human time, and how drummers, without even realizing it, stretch and compress time. It's much more interesting...to me anyway... when I have that option. It's how I create excitement or lay it back. It's subtle, and doesn't line up with the metronome. When I have to play to the loop, it amazes me how my tendencies are definitely not completely even time from verse to chorus to bridge to lead. I unwittingly play with time, I can't help it. It's part of what I bring to the table, my particular feel, and TBH, I'm proud of my recordings, even though they wouldn't line up to a grid. Thank F'n god it doesn't line up to a grid is where I'm coming from. I don't like the grid feel. As long as the song starts and ends with essentially the same tempo, then I'm good. What goes on during the middle, that's my domain and don't take that from me.
I kind of detest machine time. Sorry but there I said it. To me, for a drummer to follow a metronome...drummers shouldn't have to follow. A big part of a drummers job is playing ever so slightly with time...IMO. When that is taken away, to me anyway, it doesn't feel natural. Every bar feels exactly the same. BORING! I for one don't think anything is wrong when a song drifts naturally, it's beautiful.
Thoughts?
In my mind, they are two different animals. I much prefer human time, and how drummers, without even realizing it, stretch and compress time. It's much more interesting...to me anyway... when I have that option. It's how I create excitement or lay it back. It's subtle, and doesn't line up with the metronome. When I have to play to the loop, it amazes me how my tendencies are definitely not completely even time from verse to chorus to bridge to lead. I unwittingly play with time, I can't help it. It's part of what I bring to the table, my particular feel, and TBH, I'm proud of my recordings, even though they wouldn't line up to a grid. Thank F'n god it doesn't line up to a grid is where I'm coming from. I don't like the grid feel. As long as the song starts and ends with essentially the same tempo, then I'm good. What goes on during the middle, that's my domain and don't take that from me.
I kind of detest machine time. Sorry but there I said it. To me, for a drummer to follow a metronome...drummers shouldn't have to follow. A big part of a drummers job is playing ever so slightly with time...IMO. When that is taken away, to me anyway, it doesn't feel natural. Every bar feels exactly the same. BORING! I for one don't think anything is wrong when a song drifts naturally, it's beautiful.
Thoughts?