solacematt
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Anyone else have em? There's reason why there are so many bad drummer jokes - they definitely do it to themselves 
Drummer Issues
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sergiodeblanc
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The Solution.
Absolutely!!!!
See! You don't need no stinkin' drummer! More room in the van, bigger piece of the pie, and a machine never has a sweaty ass that you have to smell on the way to the next gig!
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stratcpo
Guitar freak
Hey, if it wasn't for us drummers, you guys would have nothing to ***** about(ha,ha). ENJOY!!!
slev
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Last band I was in went through 4 drummers including the bass player had to switch back because then we couldn't find a good replacement. The 4th guy was awesome. First time we all played together was at a gig, we never sounded better...band fizzled and broke up a month later. Go figure.
DISTORT6
NJ Devil
I've been with my drummer for 22 years. :dontknow: When you click with the right one…:biggrin:
We've got that weird "telepathic" thing.
Singers and bass players on the other hand…:bawling:
We've got that weird "telepathic" thing.
Singers and bass players on the other hand…:bawling:
solacematt
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Been through quite a few drummers with this band. Even had one guy die. Young kid, real shame 
This guy we just had the past month though, the cancellations last minute were always pretty nutty. Wednesday was the best. He said I'm just waiting for my ride.
Then he said they may not be able to make it, can you pick me up.
Ok, what's the address.
I don't know, I'll find out, let me call you back.
Calls back a half hour later - hey can we do this in my garage instead.
Ok what's the address.
I'll call you back.
Calls back a half hour later - yea, we can't do it in the garage, the water heater just blew up and my drums are ruined.
Ok, how about the rehearsal studio up the street.
I don't know man, I have class at 6.
Yea, you had class at 6 before.
Can we make it Friday instead, I promise I'll be able to make it.
Ok, here's the number of a rehearsal studio, they're much cheaper. (I gave him the number of a rehearsal studio that went out of business a year ago)
Ok, cool, I'll call them and book it right now.
Calls back a half hour later - Ok, it's booked, Friday from 7-9.
Ok, we'll see you then.
Calls me today.
Yea, I can't make it, I just had a death in the family. Someone close.
Oh, who was it.
I don't know.
This guy we just had the past month though, the cancellations last minute were always pretty nutty. Wednesday was the best. He said I'm just waiting for my ride.
Then he said they may not be able to make it, can you pick me up.
Ok, what's the address.
I don't know, I'll find out, let me call you back.
Calls back a half hour later - hey can we do this in my garage instead.
Ok what's the address.
I'll call you back.
Calls back a half hour later - yea, we can't do it in the garage, the water heater just blew up and my drums are ruined.
Ok, how about the rehearsal studio up the street.
I don't know man, I have class at 6.
Yea, you had class at 6 before.
Can we make it Friday instead, I promise I'll be able to make it.
Ok, here's the number of a rehearsal studio, they're much cheaper. (I gave him the number of a rehearsal studio that went out of business a year ago)
Ok, cool, I'll call them and book it right now.
Calls back a half hour later - Ok, it's booked, Friday from 7-9.
Ok, we'll see you then.
Calls me today.
Yea, I can't make it, I just had a death in the family. Someone close.
Oh, who was it.
I don't know.
andy474x
Knows the Drill
I've been lucky to work with some quite talented non-professional drummers, in most regards, but the one thing that kills me is that my two favorite guys are the type that always have to play as loud as they possibly can. They claim that it somehow holds their playing back if they have to play with *gasp* dynamics. But their ear splitting volume makes it impossible for everyone else to hear what's going on, play in tune, and improve, especially the vocals.
I play a little drums myself. to me, there is NOTHING better than playing with a good drummer. when i play with a drummer, I play to him and nobody else. I could care less what anybody else is doing. if people think it's so easy, they should try it themselves, and see how long your stamina last. dont knock the man (or gal) in the engine room!
solacematt
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True, when your playing with a great drummer you totally feed off each other. I used to jam with a drummer years ago who was a good friend, we'd wear the whole band out playing 8 hours and be the last two standing. It was a lot of fun...then the cops came and said it was dark, time to turn the amps off and put the sticks down...so he picked up a cajon and I picked up my acoustic
How do you get a guitar player off your porch?
Pay him for the pizza! <insert rimshot here> :vroam:
gush
Where is that speedo pic
I was in a road band back in the day and we had a really good drummer but he was the biggest flakeass I ever met. We were always worried what issues would creep up with him and always knew there would be some life altering event for us because of him. We ended up replacing him while on the road and that was very stressful.
He eventually got arrested for dealing prescipt drugs. NO SURPRISE!
I have played with some messed up people over the years and if I see the tell tale signs, I'm gone.
He eventually got arrested for dealing prescipt drugs. NO SURPRISE!
I have played with some messed up people over the years and if I see the tell tale signs, I'm gone.
jfine
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Drummers! Don't even get me started...
Back in the '70's, in my road days, I was out with a top-40 band and our drummer quit. He was very professional about it--gave a two-week notice, and we had another drummer lined up for the following week, or so we thought. We finished up with the old drummer in Williamsburg, Iowa and drove to the next gig in Gillette, Wyoming, where the new guy was supposed to meet us. After driving all night and most of the next day we arrived in Gillette, found the motel, found the club, no sign of the drummer. In those pre-cell-phone, pre-internet days, the only way we had to contact him was a relative of his in Illinois, but we weren't too worried yet--we still had about six hours before the gig, and we figured he was on his way. Went to the club, set up, soundchecked, and by this time we're starting to worry. (Did I mention that we were a 4-piece band including a drummer--bass, guitar, and a female vocalist who played tambourine--drummer if we had one, but he wasn't there!) It got to be about 8 PM--we were supposed to start at 9--no drummer, not at the club, not at the motel (he had both phone numbers). 9:00 rolled around, and we had no choice--we got onstage and played as hard as we could, with the poor vocalist whacking the tambourine for all she was worth. First break, the clubowner gave us the numbers of a couple of local drummers, but one wasn't available, and the other guy's drums were a four-hour drive away, up in Montana. Finally, the bandleader called the Illinois contact number, and the guy answered the phone! "What are you doing in Illinois? You were supposed to start with us here in Gillette an hour ago!" "Oh," he said. "I decided not to take the gig." Long story short, we got fired--it was supposed to have been a three-week gig, so we lost that work, and the bandleader had to borrow money from me and the vocalist to put gas in the van so we could get back to Iowa, where we had some friends that we could stay with until we could find another drummer and hopefully salvage the next gig. Drummers! AARRGH! Don't get me started...
Back in the '70's, in my road days, I was out with a top-40 band and our drummer quit. He was very professional about it--gave a two-week notice, and we had another drummer lined up for the following week, or so we thought. We finished up with the old drummer in Williamsburg, Iowa and drove to the next gig in Gillette, Wyoming, where the new guy was supposed to meet us. After driving all night and most of the next day we arrived in Gillette, found the motel, found the club, no sign of the drummer. In those pre-cell-phone, pre-internet days, the only way we had to contact him was a relative of his in Illinois, but we weren't too worried yet--we still had about six hours before the gig, and we figured he was on his way. Went to the club, set up, soundchecked, and by this time we're starting to worry. (Did I mention that we were a 4-piece band including a drummer--bass, guitar, and a female vocalist who played tambourine--drummer if we had one, but he wasn't there!) It got to be about 8 PM--we were supposed to start at 9--no drummer, not at the club, not at the motel (he had both phone numbers). 9:00 rolled around, and we had no choice--we got onstage and played as hard as we could, with the poor vocalist whacking the tambourine for all she was worth. First break, the clubowner gave us the numbers of a couple of local drummers, but one wasn't available, and the other guy's drums were a four-hour drive away, up in Montana. Finally, the bandleader called the Illinois contact number, and the guy answered the phone! "What are you doing in Illinois? You were supposed to start with us here in Gillette an hour ago!" "Oh," he said. "I decided not to take the gig." Long story short, we got fired--it was supposed to have been a three-week gig, so we lost that work, and the bandleader had to borrow money from me and the vocalist to put gas in the van so we could get back to Iowa, where we had some friends that we could stay with until we could find another drummer and hopefully salvage the next gig. Drummers! AARRGH! Don't get me started...
alantig
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Nice to hear from a drummer here, or at least the 8-year-old who does his typing (the good spelling was a dead giveaway)! :flute:
Never had a problem w/my drummer - we're still good friends. We could never get a steady bass player or a singer. We actually had a guy playing bass for a while, but at what would have been one of our better jobs, he decided he wanted to stay home and cook out instead.
Guitar players are a dime a dozen and can fill in on bass in a pinch, keyboards you can work around if they don't show, but good drummers are diamonds and shouldn't be taken for granted. Most of the time I played in multiple bands but with mostly the same two drummers.
These days just as a backup if the drummer can't perform I'd have him program his drums into something that could fill in for him in a worse case scenario.
These days just as a backup if the drummer can't perform I'd have him program his drums into something that could fill in for him in a worse case scenario.
