Had a professor, taught English and history. He was the go to replacement for musicians in the area. If he didn’t already know an instrument, give him two days to learn. But no group would take him on permanently because he was insane. Literally insane. Anyway, I bring this up because, for all the instruments he played, he refused to ever use drumsticks. If you didn’t mind him hitting things with his hands, he’d be fine. But try to put sticks in his hands and he’d storm out. Kept in touch after graduating, and he told me it had started because he hated a specific drummer, and had refused to use drumsticks that guy had touched. He found out after filling in once, that the band had lied about getting “clean” sticks, so he just decided it was best not to touch any drumsticks.
Never did ask what the one drummer had done. I miss that crazy old loon.
@JT954 I hear he likes to play
/giphy in the air tonight
Had a professor, taught English and history. He was the go to replacement for musicians in the area. If he didn’t already know an instrument, give him two days to learn. But no group would take him on permanently because he was insane. Literally insane. Anyway, I bring this up because, for all the instruments he played, he refused to ever use drumsticks. If you didn’t mind him hitting things with his hands, he’d be fine. But try to put sticks in his hands and he’d storm out. Kept in touch after graduating, and he told me it had started because he hated a specific drummer, and had refused to use drumsticks that guy had touched. He found out after filling in once, that the band had lied about getting “clean” sticks, so he just decided it was best not to touch any drumsticks.
Never did ask what the one drummer had done. I miss that crazy old loon.
@simplersimon A drumstick is about the same girth as a good Cuban cigar. Just saying
I hate these polls that ask a black and white question in a grey world.
Some great music does not have percussion instruments (Flight of the Bumble Bee).
Other great music is all percussion (We Will Rock You).
Could you imagine the beginning of Thunder Struck without drums?
Could you imagine the beginning of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with drums?
@hchavers Yes I can.
@hchavers isn’t your response itself a “black & white” response to something that is “black & white”?
/giphy mind blown
/youtube Neal Peart drum solo
@2many2no and there we have it. The greatest drummer of all time.
The Professor as taken by me. My favorite band for 40 years. RIP Neil
@2many2no @moose3425
Kinda depends upon the song, no?
/youtube Rowan Atkinson drums
@DVDBZN that was fun!
Drums are overrated.
/youtube the who the ox