Drums
It seems as if every time I move, I do all the moving. Perhaps it's the whole "shit rolls downhill" thing or that I seem to the "here" where the "buck stops", but I am moving 2 houses this time and it's pretty rough, especially when there are two members of my family sitting around on their asses while I am working...and when they do help they do more harm than good. I'd be better off getting rid of them and just being here alone to do it.
Anyway, there's a point. I had to go do some banking garbage today in Bellingham and I was listening to Alt Nation on Sirius and the new-ish Silversun Pickups song came on, Panic Switch. I was getting a little bored with it so I switched to Boneyard and Rush's Distant Early Warning came on when the juxtaposition of the two songs led to an interesting personal preference.
I couldn't finish Panic Switch because the drumming bores the living fuck out of me. If you've ever known anyone in a rock band, the oft-heard phrase of "we can get another drummer" is basically a commentary on the fact that there's a handful of rock beats and just about any retarded monkey could play them.
You then have Rush on the other hand. Lots of people detest progressive rock, and frankly I don't blame them. It's too difficult to listen to, too far out there. That said, I've always loved Neil Peart's drumming. He is the opposite of the stereotypical rock drummer in that he plays along in an orchestrated fashion as a lead instrument more than just a backing instrument.
Don't get me wrong about Silversun Pickups. I appreciate the low-fi take on shoegaze. The problem is that it's easy to get bored. And don't get me wrong about Rush, either. I love Rush, but it's not like they're easily accessible. Listening to Rush requires effort or even tolerance.
I think the key is somewhere in the middle where you have pop rock that's a bit low-fi, but has orchestrated drumming. And as I thought about it, I could not come up with ANY act that had a prog rock drummer that was not a prog rock band. Then I wondered if having a prog rock drummer is what defines a band as prog rock or not. And it's a pretty interesting question. It might be the case.
For all of the music I know I can't think of a rock band that meets the criteria of having a prog rock drummer and not being a prog rock band. The only things I can think of are like alternative bands with a reggae drummer becoming ska - things like that.
Something to ponder...
Anyway, there's a point. I had to go do some banking garbage today in Bellingham and I was listening to Alt Nation on Sirius and the new-ish Silversun Pickups song came on, Panic Switch. I was getting a little bored with it so I switched to Boneyard and Rush's Distant Early Warning came on when the juxtaposition of the two songs led to an interesting personal preference.
I couldn't finish Panic Switch because the drumming bores the living fuck out of me. If you've ever known anyone in a rock band, the oft-heard phrase of "we can get another drummer" is basically a commentary on the fact that there's a handful of rock beats and just about any retarded monkey could play them.
You then have Rush on the other hand. Lots of people detest progressive rock, and frankly I don't blame them. It's too difficult to listen to, too far out there. That said, I've always loved Neil Peart's drumming. He is the opposite of the stereotypical rock drummer in that he plays along in an orchestrated fashion as a lead instrument more than just a backing instrument.
Don't get me wrong about Silversun Pickups. I appreciate the low-fi take on shoegaze. The problem is that it's easy to get bored. And don't get me wrong about Rush, either. I love Rush, but it's not like they're easily accessible. Listening to Rush requires effort or even tolerance.
I think the key is somewhere in the middle where you have pop rock that's a bit low-fi, but has orchestrated drumming. And as I thought about it, I could not come up with ANY act that had a prog rock drummer that was not a prog rock band. Then I wondered if having a prog rock drummer is what defines a band as prog rock or not. And it's a pretty interesting question. It might be the case.
For all of the music I know I can't think of a rock band that meets the criteria of having a prog rock drummer and not being a prog rock band. The only things I can think of are like alternative bands with a reggae drummer becoming ska - things like that.
Something to ponder...