How do I tell the drummer he lacks dynamics?

[MrKnobs]

Originally posted by StratAttackJack The guy's been playing for 20 years. Do I just come out and tell him that he's dynamically challenged? How do I present the problem in a way that won't offend him? Drummers are hard to come by around here so we are relying on this guy!

 

Try to put it in a postive way.

 

Tell him, "Hey, can't you PLAY ANY LOUDER during the choruses?"

 

 

Terry D.

[albert visick]

Originally posted by MrKnobs Try to put it in a postive way. Tell him, "Hey, can't you PLAY ANY LOUDER during the choruses?" Terry D.

 

lmao i love positive thinking

[Terry Allan Hall]

Originally posted by StratAttackJack In the last couple weeks I've put this band together, 2 members which are friends of mine (we've gigged together before) except the drummer is a friend of my cousins who, up until a couple weeks ago I only met once. The guy is good, and has really improved with fitting into our style and everything, but he lacks dynamics. Everything is HIT IT AS F**KING HARD AS YOU CAN pretty much all the time. I wasn't sure if at first he was just nervous and overdoing it, but it kinda told me a lot when he said that his favorite drummer was lars ulrich . The guy's been playing for 20 years. Do I just come out and tell him that he's dynamically challenged? How do I present the problem in a way that won't offend him? Drummers are hard to come by around here so we are relying on this guy!

 

Simple solution....rehearse next time acoustically, with only the bass in a small amp... he'll either get the idea or not.

 

A good drummer can play at ANY volume level, so if he can't, tell him he has X amount of time to be able to, or he'll have to be replaced.