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Title: Anybody just have an off Sunday? Today was that day for me...............
Post by: QCdrummer on July 29, 2007, 02:12:13 PM
I didn't do bad. But everything I did was so boring. I played simple pocket and I kept doing the same fills and licks over and over again. It just seemed like I had no creativity in me today. This is not the first time its happened either.  Sometimes its because I play 2 services and I'm just sleepy, and other times my creative juices just aren't flowing.

Is it possible to be on point every single sunday? I know plenty drummers who are on point every time they sit on a drum throne. I have tons more good sundays than bad ones, but I want to eliminate all the bad ones!
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Post by: yamahaboy on July 29, 2007, 03:46:02 PM
I think the best of them have the from time to time, I have them every " Blue Moon" It normal I guess... Sometimes I do the same things you do man... Simple boring Pocket with NO creativity at all and I do the same fill everytime too!! ;D :D ;) It seems like when I have off days, I try to get into it but I still find myself doing the same thing the whole service. :-\ ::)
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Post by: diligent-hands on July 29, 2007, 04:25:40 PM
i play like im playing for fred hammond every sunday....but on some songs i do play lazy..but i still blaze..the crowd dont know im slacking off


angel 'godsdrummer'
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Post by: fretai03 on July 29, 2007, 05:19:08 PM
Dude... its called "Consistency". ;D
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Post by: j_kay on July 29, 2007, 05:31:50 PM
i play like im playing for fred hammond every sunday....


angel 'godsdrummer'

I play like I'm playing for God every Sunday.  I don't know 'bout anyone else.   ?/?
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Post by: FRANK1 on July 29, 2007, 06:02:52 PM
 LOL!
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Post by: baldeagle on July 31, 2007, 03:56:34 PM
I play like I'm playing for God every Sunday.  I don't know 'bout anyone else.   ?/?

Cosign, and. . .


SUSTAINED!!!!!  ;D :(
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Post by: dude-on-drums on July 31, 2007, 04:04:37 PM
I didn't do bad. But everything I did was so boring. I played simple pocket and I kept doing the same fills and licks over and over again. It just seemed like I had no creativity in me today. This is not the first time its happened either.  Sometimes its because I play 2 services and I'm just sleepy, and other times my creative juices just aren't flowing.

Is it possible to be on point every single sunday? I know plenty drummers who are on point every time they sit on a drum throne. I have tons more good sundays than bad ones, but I want to eliminate all the bad ones!

Yeah I have days like that.  A lot of times, people cant tell but you know for yourself that youre not having a good performance.  I hate it when you get to church and the monitor mix is all screwed up and it was perfect in rehearsal.  That can definately cause you to lose your feel.
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Post by: soul_drummer on July 31, 2007, 08:27:10 PM
I hate it when you get to church and the monitor mix is all screwed up and it was perfect in rehearsal.  That can definately cause you to lose your feel.

Heck yeah man. I hate that. We use in-ear moniters so you def. know when the sound mix is jacked.
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Post by: JFunky on August 01, 2007, 12:48:50 PM
Yeah I have days like that.  A lot of times, people cant tell but you know for yourself that youre not having a good performance.  I hate it when you get to church and the monitor mix is all screwed up and it was perfect in rehearsal.   That can definately cause you to lose your feel.

...dude, there you go. LOL  I feel you on that though.  Last Sunday I had a better mix playing without my headphones than with them. >:(  My ears are ringing because of that stunt. :-\ (Drums behind the glass.)  My mix has got to be right.  If it isn't, I can be playing good but I'll always feel lost or like if I'm draggin' the time or something. >:(   I can honestly say that my role has changed to time keeper when I play do to the fact that a few musicians/singers at church have time issues.  I really don't like that because everyone is responsible for the time. 

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Post by: bigblackdrummer on August 01, 2007, 01:05:53 PM
Man dont sweat it! Everyone has days like that...Mines usually when Ive been playing bass (I play bass too) every Sunday and Im so tired I forget where notes are and stuff. Try drinking an energy drink like Rock Star or Monster on your way to Church, thats what works for me.
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Post by: dude-on-drums on August 01, 2007, 01:09:29 PM
Man dont sweat it! Everyone has days like that...Mines usually when Ive been playing bass (I play bass too) every Sunday and Im so tired I forget where notes are and stuff. Try drinking an energy drink like Rock Star or Monster on your way to Church, thats what works for me.

...i dont like energy drinks... :(
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Post by: JFunky on August 01, 2007, 01:10:46 PM
Man dont sweat it! Everyone has days like that...Mines usually when Ive been playing bass (I play bass too) every Sunday and Im so tired I forget where notes are and stuff. Try drinking an energy drink like Rock Star or Monster on your way to Church, thats what works for me.


...man BBD, serious talk, get off that stuff man.  That stuff will kill you in the long run.  You know how much sugar is in those drinks?? 
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Post by: dude-on-drums on August 01, 2007, 01:14:36 PM

...man BBD, serious talk, get off that stuff man.  That stuff will kill you in the long run.  You know how much sugar is in those drinks?? 

..that explains his avatar... :)
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Post by: fretai03 on August 01, 2007, 05:20:34 PM
..that explains his avatar... :)

;D
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Post by: bigblackdrummer on August 01, 2007, 11:40:27 PM
Yeah I know but it helps when I need it.