Larry
"Uncle Larry"
Probably one of the most common things in drumming. After every fill, you can almost expect a crash on beat one. And yea, it sounds good.
For about the last year now I have been omitting some of my "beat 1 crashes" and instead, just go right into the beat without the crash. It really works well, better than using the crash, in many places I'm finding.
So many things in drumming are seemingly backwards. Omitting stuff sounds better sometimes. Less is more.
I remember reading somewhere that in the 20's 30's and 40's, it was considered stepping on a singers space, crashing beat on beat 1. I'm sure it was still done but you do hear a lot of crashes on beat 4 on the early records.
For about the last year now I have been omitting some of my "beat 1 crashes" and instead, just go right into the beat without the crash. It really works well, better than using the crash, in many places I'm finding.
So many things in drumming are seemingly backwards. Omitting stuff sounds better sometimes. Less is more.
I remember reading somewhere that in the 20's 30's and 40's, it was considered stepping on a singers space, crashing beat on beat 1. I'm sure it was still done but you do hear a lot of crashes on beat 4 on the early records.