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Diplomatic way to make the drummer stop drumming?
- Thread starter bassicmike
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It doesn't matter. If people talk, you stop playing. When song stops, you stop playing. Do a ten second warm up before the first song, and then don't play unless it's with the band, or you're fired. Period.
You have described our drummer perfectly.
He has only been gigging since 1964 but still gets nervous before a gig. The only thing that seems to calm his nerves is making noise on his drums. It does nothing for the guitarist and I who have to set everything else up to a constant soundtrack of him playing the same phrases gig after gig.
haha nah. Working things out, on the song, takes priority, over the singer and guitarist talking, about doing lines off of the 3 boobed prostitute. They can take that to another room/ outside for a few.
Working out things on the song is something you do together, not by noodlig alone at the rehearsal. Working out your personal stuff is something you do yourself at home.
Because conversation is what normal people do when they are together. (No, it's not an excuse for wasting rehearsal time on bs).Exactly. So why are you chit chatting again?
Sell his drums and cut his arms off? Balance a crash cymbal on the top of his head and crack it with a mallet?
If this is at rehearsal and everything is already set up with their mics, just continue your conversation through the PA. Maybe it will get him to stop, but if not at least then you can still hear each other.
As a last ditch effort you could get a can of spray adhesive and apply a generous coating to his snare. Once the sticks do what they're named, problem solved.
On Saturday night when we had finished setting up our guitarist was trying to tell us about 3 gigs he has had enquiries about.
We were stood either side of the drummer to try and include him in the conversation but he wasn't having any of it, he just carried on playing. I had to yell at him to shut up and the moment the guitarist had finished telling us he was back to prattling on his kit again.
We were stood either side of the drummer to try and include him in the conversation but he wasn't having any of it, he just carried on playing. I had to yell at him to shut up and the moment the guitarist had finished telling us he was back to prattling on his kit again.
I know "fire the drummer" is the stock answer to most band problems but in 50 years gigging he is one of the best drummers I have played with.
Once we get playing he is very professional, he is a good singer and he books about 80% of our gigs so I'm prepared to put up with a few bad points.
It's just nice to be able to moan about him on TB.
