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September 20th, 2009, 11:53 AM
Why is it next to impossible to find good drummers? I mean, a drummer that won't be pawning his gear every other day or keep letting his drinking be a problem for the band?
We just tried to record a first demo of our band...planned it a few weeks in advance...and the drummer shows up drunk as a skunk with a friend of his, who's also just as wasted (despite it turned out later he was only 17. Coulda fooled me, looked no younger than 30). Shoulda just called it quits then and there but, we tried, and we did get them songs recorded, but with so bad timing we can't really put them up in public. Also the other guitarist and bassist started drinking, but they still did a good - well passable job playing - as much as they could over that wavering beat the drunken drummer managed.
I dunno. I like to get drunk now and then too, but come on, why do you have to go out to drink for a 3-day stretch just when we're going to record something?
It seems its almost always like that with drummers...most drummers I ever worked with have always been complete deadbeats when it comes to paying for training facility/whatever, or paying their debts---and almost always at least a bit drunken when coming to practice. Or last drummer was really good - but then again he only drank a litre or two of cider or beer at our practices, and the last time we were in the studio I don't think he drank more than a few beers until before he'd played his parts.
But more often than not it's the drummers who I've had to lend money so they can get their cans outta the pawnshop or whatever...I know this guy who drums for a band that have recorded like a dozen albums and went on tour all around the world for over a decade and whatnot, I mean, they make a good living with the band stuff...and I've loaned the drummer money he never could pay back, and I heard just before they embarked on a new tour he too had to get money to get his cans from the pawn. Not to mention the band had to arrange a benefit concert to get their drummer a new set of teeth as he'd let his own totally rot...
Well, I've worked with good drummers online, so there must be OK ones around too in that respect.
We just tried to record a first demo of our band...planned it a few weeks in advance...and the drummer shows up drunk as a skunk with a friend of his, who's also just as wasted (despite it turned out later he was only 17. Coulda fooled me, looked no younger than 30). Shoulda just called it quits then and there but, we tried, and we did get them songs recorded, but with so bad timing we can't really put them up in public. Also the other guitarist and bassist started drinking, but they still did a good - well passable job playing - as much as they could over that wavering beat the drunken drummer managed.
I dunno. I like to get drunk now and then too, but come on, why do you have to go out to drink for a 3-day stretch just when we're going to record something?
It seems its almost always like that with drummers...most drummers I ever worked with have always been complete deadbeats when it comes to paying for training facility/whatever, or paying their debts---and almost always at least a bit drunken when coming to practice. Or last drummer was really good - but then again he only drank a litre or two of cider or beer at our practices, and the last time we were in the studio I don't think he drank more than a few beers until before he'd played his parts.
But more often than not it's the drummers who I've had to lend money so they can get their cans outta the pawnshop or whatever...I know this guy who drums for a band that have recorded like a dozen albums and went on tour all around the world for over a decade and whatnot, I mean, they make a good living with the band stuff...and I've loaned the drummer money he never could pay back, and I heard just before they embarked on a new tour he too had to get money to get his cans from the pawn. Not to mention the band had to arrange a benefit concert to get their drummer a new set of teeth as he'd let his own totally rot...
Well, I've worked with good drummers online, so there must be OK ones around too in that respect.