Good prog band, bad drummer

Pelican

^He may be dull but surely not sloppy?

Seeing as I'm recording a high-energy piece which, as a work in progress, has received strong positive responses despite there not being a single drum on it yet, I have to say that I don't believe that a drummer can make or break an act. Of course what a drum sound adds can enhance or detract from a work. I can't think of one act, though, which has lost points with me on account of the quality of the drums. I can think of plenty which turned me off on account of the quality of the singing.

The original Mothers Of Invention

Originally posted by tszirmay Originally posted by Snow Dog Originally posted by tszirmay Originally posted by Snow Dog ^He may be dull but surely not sloppy? "Time Waits for No One"= tick-tick  "Miss You"  I don't know  what you mean. Oh! I am so sorry The first track shows a bare minimum timekeeper tendency at its most primitive (metronome) and the second a disco shuffle that would make Chic feel un-chic!

Originally posted by Adams Bolero Originally posted by darkshade The original Mothers Of Invention Jimmy Carl Black is a bad drummer? Not to my ears.

Yeah, really. Have you heard "Who Needs The Peace Corps?", from We're Only In It For The Money? The drumming on that track is just fantastic.

Back on topic, I guess I have to give it to Maureen Tucker from The Velvet Underground. Say what you will about Ringo Starr or Charlie Watts, at least they occasionally loose (e.g. "The End" for the former, "Rocks Off" for the latter). Tucker, for the most part, is just lifeless; you might as well replace her with one of those Bentley Rhythm Ace drum machines. Though as I said in a previous post, I have more problems with her philosophy when it comes to drumming, specifically her claims that the drummer should just say in the background, or something to that effect. While the arrangements to a lot of Velvet songs might have benefited from a minimalistic style of drumming, can you imagine how boring stuff like, say, "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath would be with that style?


Edited by KingCrInuYasha - March 06 2013 at 11:09

Oh I got one!

Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha Originally posted by Adams Bolero Originally posted by darkshade The original Mothers Of Invention Jimmy Carl Black is a bad drummer? Not to my ears. Yeah, really. Have you heard "Who Needs The Peace Corps?", from We're Only In It For The Money? The drumming on that track is just fantastic.

I assumed the word "bad" was being used loosely on this thread. Obviously JCB is not a bad drummer, but he's not exceptional. Zappa had better drummers for the remainder of his career, and you could feel it in his music.

Rush - John Rutsey

@darkshade

True. Terry Bozzio's drumming is pretty sweet.

Edited by KingCrInuYasha - March 04 2013 at 15:05