Day: December 28, 2019

This holiday season I am thinking about the role of the drummer, about the fact that people lean on him in modern music. The drummer needs to be aware of his musical surrounding. He’s useless if he’s soloing double bass in a soft ballad. Oh, don’t laugh, I’ve seen it happen. Then, at the end…

Ah, the drummer! So many jokes about that guy! So many punchlines! He plays too loud, too fast, too much. He’s drooling as he works up a sweat, he can’t count further than 4, he’s the best groupie of the band. Yes, the drummer provokes a lot of laughs. He’s  also the guy nobody understands…