i realised i looked like a goof during all those days bouncin on the throne like a crazy monkey on a holiday in banana land. how embarrassing. they had a good laugh before saying "congratulations" i made it to the 'next level' of drum lessons which is adjusting my exaggerated groove! i wanted to kill those bastards right then and there but i had to see through their intentions while they were laughin their asses off.
hahaha! natawa ako dito Bro Jun, I can imagine you in your Bat mask and muscular pyshique pounding on 'em!
seriously naman...
have you seen Vinnie's "dance" while drumming? dude, natawa din ako (don't hurt me please...), he's like moving forward and backward on his throne...like, you know...mating.
and one time, my girlfriend was laughing at me too after a gig for "dancing" while playing and I never cared. I don't even remember how I danced. so you shouldn't care too. we are not alone.
more recently, in drummer live 2007, i had a chance to sit down and have a chat with gerald heyward, kapal muks na pinakita ko some of my old drummin vids and pics in my player. after viewen em, he also said i have "too much wood" that i forgot to spend some time to sort out my feel and groove. dance if i have to (ayun confirmed, dance nga!), and develop my creativity within those 3 gears alone. man, i have to say, i am loving the 'less is more' drumming principle coupled with the drum groove lessons i had from my buds here. im gona scale down my setup and focus on pocket drummin for the mean time since i am enjoyin it more these days. i guess it pays to be open minded rin and be willing accept criticisms to build upon. oh and im not sayin im a good drummer na ha, its an ongoing process, thanks to my drumming buds rin here in pinoydrums. i dont know where i would be in the drummin world without this pinoydrummin community to share my frustrated passion with, sniff 2x.
pareho tayo Bro. ako naman, instead of asking drummers...I ask the audience, and the congregation (kun sa church) how well I did. Mas natatakot ako magtanong sa church. Kasi, if they praise me, I'm bothered whether I entertained them or I looked good playing. So I follow up with the question, "why?" If they reply "sakto lang yun ginagawa mo", ayun..I sigh. It means for me, I did well.
But its still a struggle because I'm after that fine line, that border na I'm making music and I'm
satisfied with how I MAKE music. Which means, I get that itch to be creative, to put a note here, or there, or not all...or the amount of notes I put in a bar, how I can make this fill interesting. That's what I find very hard too, yun self gratification. It boils to being happy and making people happy at the same time. Its endless.
"just like what he told the audience that day, he suggested that i start all over again with a kick-hat-snare setup and establish my genre's groove...get the feel of the groove,"I forgot who said that "you can do so much with only a snare, a bass drum, and a pair of hats..."
I personally believe in this. Creativity is barely tapped nowadays. But don't get me wrong, I don't dismiss the use of toms and splashes,...etc. Its just you can propel a song with the basics and spice em to your taste with the excesses.
don't apologize for the long reply Bro, I enjoyed every word of it.
PS
Grabe, may sumagot pa sa thread ko before the year ends! hahaha!
thanks Jun!
