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anyone in that area who likes to rock, we'll be hitting Fiddler's
Green (12 1/2 Water St.) opening for the illustrious Matt Mays & El Torpedo
(http://www.mattmays.com) on Sat. Aug. 27. (No power failure this time...)
we're also in Toronto at the Bovine on the 26th, Montreal at LeSwimming on the 29th. Don't know the other dates but there's more I think.
we're at www.galoremusic.com
Frogy
08-19-2005, 10:31 AM
Thanks for the update Tim. :)
You are within striking distance this time Tim (10-15min away). The only thing being I am working Fri. Sat. Sun. that weekend. Break a leg or whatever you say. :)
Mouse
08-20-2005, 06:01 PM
For Tim it's "Break a drumstick.". :)
and just about anything else in front of me.
Just Doug1
08-21-2005, 02:47 PM
So I might actually get a chance to hear your band play this time?
Frogy
08-21-2005, 03:04 PM
'hear' us? oh yea.
;)
Hmm, a small place and crowded with fans suggest you may not have to leave Guelph to hear Doug. lol
Looking forward to it. :d
Does it have to be loud to sound good? :hst: :d
I could never understand that. So many bands sound great in the studio and then you go see them live, and they crank out the volume to such an extent that they end up sounding terrible....just one great big noisefest.
Some bands need extreme volume to cover up their lack of talent, but many excellent bands end up disappointing live because of excessive volume.
it's your opinion, however maybe you can stand over Bonham's grave and let him know loud drums aren't musical. ;)
it's your opinion, however maybe you can stand over Bonham's grave and let him know loud drums aren't musical. ;)
Bonham, and Keith Moon for that matter, were the exception. Do you compare yourself to those guys? :d
I'm not talking about simply loud drums. I'm talking about about when the whole band is way too loud live, to the point where all the other instruments even drown out the drums.
Bonham, and Keith Moon for that matter, were the exception. Do you compare yourself to those guys? :d
absolutely. Those guys are my idols, I spent 2 years studying and playing Bonham's parts all over NA and learned a great deal from doing it. And those guys were NOT the exception. I have seen many many great rock and roll drummers and I will tell you the quiet ones are indeed the exception. Go see a clinic by Kenny Aronoff sometime and see how close you can sit next to his kit. I got about 20 feet before my nosehairs started moving...
I'm not talking about simply loud drums. I'm talking about about when the whole band is way too loud live, to the point where all the other instruments even drown out the drums.
Well there are always times when the sound guy is an idiot. That's NOT the band's fault.
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Thanks for clearing that up lol...
Best rock drummer imo: Neil Peart :)....and he didn't have to be excruciatingly loud.
BS. He hits damn hard if you watch. He has major stick control and make those drums explode. Besides, that's more like prog rock as opposed to 'rock and roll'. Apples to oranges.
Hell if you look at the early Australian Beatles tour bootleg DVDs Ringo's really sockin those babies. I think what you are talking about is how a band is mixed as opposed to how a band plays. Huge HUGE major difference.
http://www.rockandrollconfidential.com/cartoons/cartoons_003.php
Rick Allen is one of my favs, still has the talent after the accident
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 03:07 PM
So it's not country'n'western? Crap!
well, maybe the real loud kind. Cause you know if it ain't loud IT"S CRAP!
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 07:53 PM
I'm going for the waitresses in the kilts. The music is just a bonus. :)
WAITRESSES IN KILTS????? !!!
holy moley.
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 08:03 PM
With our luck, it will be their night off and the boys from the legion are hustling the suds.
Frogy
08-23-2005, 08:05 PM
hmmm, that wouldn't be a good thing. ;) btw, do the wear their Kilts the real way. :d
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 08:07 PM
Especially if they have the kilts!
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 08:07 PM
hmmm, that wouldn't be a good thing. ;) btw, do the wear their Kilts the real way. :d
You check and I'll get the ice pack ready for when you get hit.
Frogy
08-23-2005, 08:08 PM
:eri:
this gig just keeps getting better, and better...
Just Doug1
08-23-2005, 08:15 PM
What? Frogy getting hit by the waitress? We might all get kicked out!
well if we can play without some toothless guy walking up and waving us to halt for a minute between songs while he raffles off a rubber chicken, I generally would consider it a resounding success. Fun by all, good times.
Well there are always times when the sound guy is an idiot. That's NOT the band's fault.
But isn't the sound guy hired and paid by the band??
not always. You'd be surprised how many times the band has zero to do with what happens front of house. Hell it's hard enough to get monitors right sometimes. I've been in big situations with 2x2000 watt monitor monsters on either side of me 5 feet from my face on bloody 11 and being on a stool I can't move. Nothing over the counter will cure that headache...
Do you wear earplugs when you play??....I hear that it's becoming quite common for rock musicians these days.
Didn't Pete Townshend go deaf in one ear?
actually no. (I can hear the admonitions of many just comin this way...)
I want to, and have tried. But I just cannot hear dynamically where I am in relation to the band. Although I am a loud player, I do place a huge importance on dynamics.
Funnny thing though. Recently I went in for a hearing test and my bandmates were sure I was going to get a shock at how bad it is. My tests showed I have better hearing than most people my age. I have no idea why, but I doubt I will have this 'amnesty' for long.
I've seen some drummers wear headphones while playing live....not very often though.
Dakota_98
08-26-2005, 06:20 PM
What??? :rrg:
Just listened to the sample tune "Teen Rebellion Machine" on the website. Sounds great, and your drumming is excellent. Solid, crisp, and definitely loud lol :bsu:
Swordfish
08-28-2005, 09:51 AM
What? What? :)
How did it go last night Tim?
Dakota_98
08-28-2005, 02:06 PM
I was there...we watched Galore and left. If you can imagine putting the sound through a blender that's pretty much how it sounded...the building was designed way before R n R
we had an awesome time. Packed and friendly people. Played my arse off.
Hope you dug the band Dakota. :)
Dakota_98
08-28-2005, 03:00 PM
I should have added that Galore is a damn fine act and more importantly you look like you're having fun :d
playing in a band I love with great players in front of a packed bar who were into it.... how can it not be?
:)
Just Doug1
08-29-2005, 04:42 PM
And if anyone felt bad about me not getting full value for my cover charge, I gave my wristband to a tall blonde girl wearing the short white jacket and black strap heels. :D
Dakota_98
08-29-2005, 06:04 PM
you dawg...:)
And if anyone felt bad about me not getting full value for my cover charge, I gave my wristband to a tall blonde girl wearing the short white jacket and black strap heels. :D
oh it's you I should thank then. :)
Frogy
08-31-2005, 12:47 AM
lol
You definiately played it off Tim, you love those drums for sure and it shows. :cool:
I must agree with Dakota, wrong room physicaly. Distinguishing was difficult.
How'd Montreal go? Different crowd.
well that's the way things go in those sort of rooms. It was absolute chaos with too much equipment, the place was packed, and it was 400 gazillion degrees on stage. Some rooms have great sound, some only passable. Montreal wasn't as good as the TO and Cambridge shows, but it's the first time in that city for this band so it'll be better the next time through. But how can you not have a good time in Montreal.
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