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Vibrationbaby 
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 13:06 |
I started out playing keyboards and I must admit to this as day I am a lousy pianio player. I learned bass cleff, of course, during my piano education from my mother but somehow found it easier to master than playing in the treble mode. I can fake it on guitar, and some brass instruments such as trombone , tuba and barritone horn. Forget any woodwinds such as flute , clarinet or any version of the sax.
But put me behind a drum kit and watch out!
Not only prog drummers were known to be the craziest members of their respective bands but others such as Kieth Moon, John Bonham and others. I respect Bruford for his discipline but his drumming was, and still is out of this world. I have all his Earthworks albums.
What makes us so crazy?
When I was serving in the forces as a pilot i was always told that I was not the best pilot, but the craziest!
My dogs get frightened when I get behind the kit and the cat is nowhere to be seen.
What makes us so crazy?
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greenback
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 13:35 |
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i left the Montreal island, because of the traffic and of the too many crazy people there. you think you are crazy, but maybe it is just the city... i was not crazy at all until i lived in Montreal!
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K00l Prog Guruz
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:20 |
 I dont know....but drumming is a very primal, aencent tradition...maybe drummers are just in tune with there cave-man, savage indion side, whille other instruments R for more organized or controled people.
But phil Collins and RINGO is a drummer that isnt crazy...OR R they? LOL
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Eddy
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:33 |
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CAUSe your POunding a STICK on Somthing. its very easy to be crazy on th drum, but still considered to be good. a person randomly stringing the guitar is condsidered a newb. a person randomly hitting the srums could be called a genius!
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frenchie
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:34 |
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hehe reminds me of mike portnoy on the new dream theater live at budokan dvd. he does an insane drum solo then invites members of the audience up for a drum off! he is psycho on the kit. the rest of the band refer to him as the camel cos he is always spitting!
keith moon was the true loon
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frenchie
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:36 |
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actually my friend hylthaine is like the best drummer in my college who has been playing for 7 years i think, he is a nice guy but he is insane behind the kit. its so cool cos he will jus randomly start playing the invisible drums unsubtley in the middle of class and stuff, its normal to him but everyone else is like what the? and is he ok?
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Eddy
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:43 |
holy crap! i have deas and dreams and whatever from drewamtheater, and i must say that drummer is good as hell! i also say them play here in minasota when yes came up! that drummer is really goodd!
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threefates
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:50 |
because the best drummers are also hyper active... and if you're not, you aren't as good as those that are....
Carl Palmer is the most hyperactive guy I've ever seen.. and then he drinks coffee... I found that scary!!
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BebieM
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Posted: December 24 2004 at 23:09 |
I feel attracted to the drums since quite a while and I'll start playing them next summer.
Hope I'm getting crazy too then
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Sound Chaser
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Posted: December 25 2004 at 02:53 |
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Maybe because you have to be a little crazy just to be interested in
the drums. You bang the hell outta drums to make music. It's just a
crazy idea, but a fun one. I love the drums but I'm so bad. I need to
get my kit set up and start practicing again.
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Radiolaria
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Posted: December 25 2004 at 14:14 |
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I'm a bassist, so I have no clue.
To my vain pompous side, the question is Why are Bassists Sexy?
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When 900 years you reach, look as good, you will not.
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Dead Jester
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Posted: December 25 2004 at 15:12 |
Hyper Active  could be my next identity.
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Rob The Plant
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Posted: December 26 2004 at 16:53 |
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John Bonham did do Prog Drumming! What musician isn't crazy?
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: December 29 2004 at 15:41 |
 threefates wrote:
because the best drummers are also hyper active... and if you're not, you aren't as good as those that are....
Carl Palmer is the most hyperactive guy I've ever seen.. and then he drinks coffee... I found that scary!! |
Carl Palmer is certainaly a scary individual. One of the best of all time,
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: December 29 2004 at 15:43 |
Dead Jester wrote:
Hyper Active could be my next identity. |
Hey dead, join the club I`m thinking of becoming Dead Baby.
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selling_echoes
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Posted: December 29 2004 at 15:50 |
what musician isn't crazy?
The dude who picks up guitar 'cause chicks dig guitarists.
He's just retarded.
On the other
hand, I picked up guitar a while back to attract dudes like sh*t does
with flies (oh lovely metaphor) -- so I can't talk.  Completely sarcastic here.
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alan_pfeifer
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 11:19 |
I think drummers are crazy because we want to emulate are heroes. As corny as that sounds, I remember that I saw some footage of Keith Moon when I was just starting out, and I was like, "Wow, I want to BE that guy. That looks like a lot of fun." That, or we're crazy cause we all watched the muppets when we were little and Animal Brainwashed us.
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Reed Lover
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 12:19 |
I'm not sure you would associate Neil Peart with craziness. Seems one of the most level-headed guys in rock.
See.
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Joren
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 12:40 |
right...
I don't speak Klingon 
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Rob The Good
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Posted: December 30 2004 at 20:47 |
I'd like to learn drums...I just think there's a certain pleasure to be had in inflicting pain on something that invites it. Or am I sick?
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