6/15/2006 8:38:43 AM
Rock without a drummer

6/15/2006 8:38:43 AM ---- Updated 6/21/2006 4:59:06 AM

Rock without a drummer


Here is a question; how do you write the rhythm to a rock song without a drummer there to play off against? You could try a drum loop/sample, but it has no feelings, no independent creative sprirt of its own. Is it actually possible to write a rock song with a decent groove without a real drummer?

6/16/2006 4:30:17 AM

But do you not find it hard to get a proper groove going. I find it a little difficult to syncopate with silence!

6/16/2006 12:56:14 PM

I guess that it´s possible... but you must leave sensation flows it by all your body!

6/20/2006 1:27:16 AM

my drummer buck kerkenes woodsheded with dave garibaldi from tower of power the master of the oakland funk. ive played live for over 40 yearsn and there aint nuthin like a real set of tubs,
frankie c.

frank john colli

6/21/2006 4:56:59 AM

I've seen a couple of solo acoustic artisits play live. Tom palmer particularly. Her plays his rhythm by damping the strings at the bridge with his palm. It sounds so cool. Havent seen him play, but "when it's good" by ben harper is a good example of this. It sounds better with an aciustic guitar amped up.

6/21/2006 5:00:06 AM

last blog should have been attributed to paul, logged in as wrong ID

6/21/2006 3:20:19 PM

We f%^ed around with a song with a machine drummer...check it out.We tweeked a song of ours to fit it. Check our track Reflection.

6/21/2006 5:17:31 PM

Yeah well...... Real drummers, are always going to be better than computers, providing they can play their instrument. But we have to make do with what we have to hand, i'll get it one day, but hopefully we will have a proper drummer by then. Ed

6/22/2006 4:42:06 AM

That was no insult to your programming skills Ed, you know what I'm saying.

6/22/2006 4:42:33 AM

I will have a listen later, stuck at work at the moment with no headphones

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