Members ikestr Posted December 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 So Ive had time to cool down a bit. I havent heard back from the MD yet but Im interested in what the others have said to him. Unfortunately I dont have the luxury of replacing the drummer with a drummer of my choice, but I am going to lobby the MD hard for the seq/click at every rehersal and gig. At some point when the wheels hit the pavement and you are trying to deliver an 'A' package you just have to do what it takes. ikestr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 as long as he plays a set that matches the music, and dresses to match the set (drum forum joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ikestr Posted December 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 Mondo, He does dress to match the set. Guess what set he has now? He comes in with a new gold-sparkle f*ing DW set on sat night. Holy Cow Batmat! How about dropping that money on a gd sequencer! Oh well, he can do what he wants, but a new set of DW's, come on now thats just (well actually, thats pretty f*ing cool. Id like to have a DW set) plain dumb. Oh and by the way I did not move any of his stuff after the gig...I just packed up my bass, cords, amp and cab and was out of there in 10 min. ikestr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 {censored} just get with the guitarist to speed up or slow down with you so that HE sounds like the bad part at practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 Why don't you tell him to stop? I mean seriously, the dudes being a total jackass and you should call him out. By the time the song starts, I don't have much of a choice, ya know? He starts it on guitar and I need to come in at pretty much the same speed. There's a lot of them I can slow down when I come in... Another Brick In The Wall, Last Dance with Mary Jane, and Pickin' Wildflowers are three that when I come in, I can come in a little slower and he gets the idea. But aside from that I can't do much about it or it'll sound like I'm just slowing down throughout the song (or if I just come in slower there's trainwreck potential). Combine the no-set-list thing with the fact that I'm behind a drumset and wearing in-ears, and I really have no communications with him to know what's coming up! For the acoustic shows I've got IEMs as well, and he has nothing, so all he hears is me tapping the rubber pads on the electronic drums. I don't know how the hell he does it. I guess he just treats it like an acoustic show, and assumes I'm playing along! For shows with the full drums he doesn't use monitors either, which always gets me too because I know he can't hear himself sing up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 Can't you just turn around and tell him to slow the {censored} down? I'm like the human metronome in the band. If we're off tempo, all I need to do is turn around and with certain facial expressions the drummer can tell if he needs to speed up or slow down. The rest of the band will hear this and adjust accordingly and quickly. I guess it also helps that the drummer is my brother, so he knows if he doesn't do it I'll beat his ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hawkeye Posted December 19, 2007 Members Share Posted December 19, 2007 Life is too short to play with a bad drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buzter Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why don't you tell him to stop? I mean seriously, the dudes being a total jackass and you should call him out. Yeah, I feel you on that one. I've played in several different situations where this has happened. I've become a tempo nazi since. I always use a metronome. I don't follow it but refer to it every little bit. If you listen a lot of groups play live versions faster. It's like an unwritten rule or something. I usually practice to a drum machine or metronome at some point during my practice sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thelegacy Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 every band member oughta practice with a metronome- at least sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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