heh this reminds me of this show about 11 years ago where Zach Hill played solo, and there were about 40-50 people up front, many of them drummers, watching his hands. Meanwhile I was standing behind Zach w/my friend/drum teacher because the thing that is really technically impressive about Zach Hill is his kick drum technique, so we were watching his feet. At one point, a few other friends, who were also drummers, migrated to where we were -- probably wondering why Weasel was standing in back, rather than in front, and being the very loquacious "avant-garde" dude he was, he must be onto something here that the majority of people hadn't picked up on yet.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 16:06 (four years ago) link
ha! i did that once when the necks played here and i sat behind tony buck. i was like lol i see everything i need to see, envy me you fools. they're coming back soon, gotta remember to check the date...
tarfumes otm about movement. i wrote a big post and it got eaten by my terrible internet service but the tl;dr was that the difference in what he played was partially his interpretation of his parts and also just how he plays vs how i play. it never fails to amaze me how a person's voice becomes rendered in drums! i love it.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
how's everyone doing? i spent my 7th birthday as a drummer up to my neck in work-related drama and didn't realize it had passed because, for the most part, my musical life has ground to a complete halt. i'm glad i got some good time in there while i could, glad i started when i did even if it was like 20-30 years later than it should have been. i had 6.5 good years! am i intermediate yet?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
i bought an electronic drum kit just as the pandemic hit and have been playing along with records every day. i'd say i'm 1000x the drummer i was even just last year. still a long way to go. also i need to stop playing along to records instead of practicing the actual exercises my instructor gives me
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 21 June 2020 19:49 (three years ago) link
Yes!! Same only I have my drums in my basement and they’re not electronic. I’m so much better than I was even last year. Still do my 18 min practice pad warmup routine. I could use some new exercises but I’m not sure I have the mental bandwidth to learn anything.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
What is your routine?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 21 June 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
5 min single stroke on both hands (l then r) and then 8-1 strokes on each hand for 1 min each 8L-8R for 1 min7L-7R for 1 min Etc down to singles againIt takes 18 min total but really 20 bc I take little breaks
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
I was once as good of a drummer as I wanted or needed to be, but I haven't played in maybe a decade. Yet some lizard part of my brain thinks that it's a bit like riding a bicycle, and that if I started up again I would be fine in a week or so, calluses aside. I wonder ...
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:06 (three years ago) link
lol you said the same thing last year! I used to play drums in bands, but have not played drums in ... 10 years? 15 years? But I sort of feel like with a week of practice I could get back up to speed. It's like riding a bike, but with calluses.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, June 15, 2019 6:56 PM (one year ago)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
Ha, so add some time to it!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
i don't believe you need calluses btw -- my tender tiny ladyhands are soft and smooth. Muscle strength in fingers/hands/wrists/forearms absolutely but calluses not required imo/ime
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
If you look at the dates of those two posts you will see that my time is impeccable. Nailed it within less than a week!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
and yeah i am 100% positive you could sit down to play no problem if you had played in the past
it was timely because i bump on my birthday every year ;)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
the only reason i posted late this week was bc work hijacked my birthday i take my development extremely seriously!
happy birthday!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:18 (three years ago) link
thanks! i'm 7i feel like i am getting old! that is why i asked if i get to graduate to low-intermediate at this point
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:26 (three years ago) link
or maybe i have to wait til i'm 12 or 13 to go to junior high
i mean i am kidding about asking permission mostly i am curious where other drummers were at 7
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
for old time's sake, my original post ittlook at me now
in 2 hours i am going to pick up my very first drum set. i have convinced myself +/- that i am not too old or too stupid. i finally have time and a basement and in 2 hours i will have some drums of my own, if this transaction doesn't somehow get screwed up. for a while i was looking for approval to go ahead and do this, but soon enough it became evident that i was just being a chicken. now i'm just going to finally see what i can teach myself in my oodles of spare time. this is one of the most self-indulgent things i have ever done in my life and i just have to get over that because i think it will be super fun and also good for my general health.
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Saturday, June 15, 2013 9:22 AM (seven years ago)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 21 June 2020 21:32 (three years ago) link