ive been drumming for 12 years, but now i started playing electric guitar because to drum, you must live alone, you must spend tons of money every month to buy heads and sticks and rims, you have to maintain 10 parts instead of one, etc. etc. etc. oh yeah, its hell to transport too.
2006-12-29 03:11:17 · 16 answers · asked by Isuck,Usuck,Weallsuck 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Dont get me wrong though, Im stepping away from my set right now because of inconvenience for me to play when i want and set up where i want.
2006-12-29 03:15:59 · update #1
DRUMS ARE MY FAVORITE INSTRUMENTS OF ALL TIME! Im stepping away just a little bit not because of difficulty maintaining or playing, but just the difficulty of playing as loudly as i want in my house, playing where i want in my house, etc. etc.
2006-12-29 03:22:06 · update #2
look, i do think drummers hav the HARDEST job. i see why ur "sufferin". but uve been playin 4 12 YEARS! i wouldnt let that go to waist. i have the SAME problem w/ piano! (nothin lik drums) i kept stikin to it when I wanted to quit. i still think u should stik to it. not many ppl want to play drums and it might be useful one day! u may never know until that day comes.
2006-12-29 03:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by erica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell Yeah....I totally agree. The drummer is the foundation of the song. If the beat changes throughout a song....then it sounds horrible. Drummers have to keep the groove, in order to make the song feel a certain way. In addition, being a drummer has other responsibilities that you've mentioned. Like having to maintain all of the parts of the drum, carrying the equipment, setting up the equipment and keeping the set in tact. All I know is that I'm glad that I'm not a drummer......the trumpet is just perfect for me!!!!
2006-12-29 11:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by janeywb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has their parts in a band, and each part is somewhat equal. except for the lead vocalist (if the person sucks). But your points are very valid too. Drummers lay the rhythm for a song. However, the rhythm isn't the only thing that is important. A lead vocalist, guitar, and bass are just as equally important to make a song sound great. I have recorded many bands that have that type of mind-set, and they ROCK (and I'm into hip hop/rap/r&b). HOWEVER I THINK that the hardest job is for the engineer to setup mic's to record a 7 piece drum set. OHHH I hate micing drums. Sometimes I'll just rather mic the hi hats, the snare, and use overheads for the rest of the drum kits. But usually I mic everything.... anyways...
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2006-12-29 11:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually think anyone who plays an instrument and sings and dances or entertains the crowd has the hardest job. Your not saying the drummer has the hardest job your saying your tired of doing all that work. Drumming isn't the hard part it's the caring and upkeep of the drums you don't like.
2006-12-29 11:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a guitar player, I would actually agree. Drummers can make or break the band. If they sound bad, everything sounds bad. Their equipment is extremely high maintenance. The first time I went with a drummer to buy heads, etc I was shocked. My little $7 pack of strings is nothing compared to a cymbal!
2006-12-29 14:34:14 · answer #5 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree partially. The drummer typically has more equipment to haul, store, buy, etc., and of course he expends a lot of energy while playing, but I do not think it is necessarily the hardest job in the band.
As a singer I have to remind you that if the singer is ill (sore throat, cough, cold) he will likely not be able to hit the same notes or tones that he normally would be able to.
I know of quite a few singers that have had to cancel shows on occasion because their voices were not cooperating with them.
2006-12-29 11:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Teufel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...the reasons you mentioned...and then the actual playing...just think about it...how hard the drummer is actually working while performing compared to the guitarists or keyboard players...the guitarists and keyboardists just have to stand there, maybe do some background vocals, and play chords...and I mean, the lead singer has to keep his vocal chords loose...but physically, singing is not that hard...The drummer has to keep the rhythm for every song being played...meaning a lot of actual physical activity...and to do that for about 20 or 30 songs in each performance, it would just be tiring as hell...
2006-12-29 11:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, I definitely think the drummer has the hardest job. Other than the things you said above, the drummer sets the whole beat of the song. If the drummer screws up, it screws all the rest up too.
2006-12-29 11:22:10 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drummers are the most skilled instrumentalists of all. They have to synchronize with everything and the beat is the heart of the song. Without a good beat, you dont have a song.
2006-12-29 11:14:37 · answer #9 · answered by bob b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No question about it, the drummer has the hardest job. Just lugging all the equipment, setup and breakdown qualifies !!!
2006-12-29 11:13:34 · answer #10 · answered by Bill P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋