tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post112437321353499192..comments2023-10-18T04:35:11.186-05:00Comments on Theme Park Experience: In Defense of DrumsEric Grubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1124413220858867562005-08-18T20:00:00.000-05:002005-08-18T20:00:00.000-05:00You can draw a comparison to many situations here:...You can draw a comparison to many situations here: there are musicians who play the drums, and there are just "drummers" (some would say the ones who are also musicians might better be called "percussionists"). It's sort of the same way some people are bass players, while others are simply bass <I>owners</I>. It's the hacks among us that spawn many of the musician jokes that have been flying around this week (but hey, they're still funny).<BR/><BR/>Remind me sometime on a "slow news day" and I'll post the story of the drummer who overindulged a bit on a gig I was on in college.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1124397304467656192005-08-18T15:35:00.000-05:002005-08-18T15:35:00.000-05:00Charlie Watts was awesome back in the day. His dru...Charlie Watts was awesome back in the day. His drumming on <I>Between the Buttons</I> is fantastic. All I'm saying is, it's annoying when the drummer doesn't hold up his/her end of the band. It varies with every band, so in the case of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, I think Watts and Starr added a tremendous amount to the songs, even in their simplicity. Now in the case of Jet . . .Eric Grubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237140729566147948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1124389479436698302005-08-18T13:24:00.000-05:002005-08-18T13:24:00.000-05:00I agree, Charlie Watts doesn't overdo it, and he's...I agree, Charlie Watts doesn't overdo it, and he's consider one of the world's best drummers. Ringo Starr keeps it pretty simple as well. What they lack in drum rolls and overthetopness (I just made up that word) is made up for in their perfect timing. --jhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690237.post-1124380016776112212005-08-18T10:46:00.000-05:002005-08-18T10:46:00.000-05:00Charlie Watts is simple. Meg White is just lame. I...Charlie Watts is simple. Meg White is just lame. I mean, she's better than whichever Wiggins sister drummed for The Shaggs, but not by a whole lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com