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Gospel Instruments => Gospel Drummers => Topic started by: HumbleGospelDrummer on September 12, 2007, 05:37:23 PM
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Lemme kick this off this >:( >:( ;D
1. Guest drummers fonky breath
2. Kids messin' with my set after church
3. Goin' to another church and they have a broke down Flinstones slash Geico cave man set.
4. Drummers playin' my set like thurr on medication.
5. OOOOOOOOOOO i hate this lol. When the praise and worship team sing a song then after a while they stop abruptly and leave you playing and you'll have to find a spot to stop.
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5 things I hate about drummin in church or church drummers ;D
well, in no particular order, about drummin in church
1. Church expecting you to make due with old or no equipment, making you have to bring in your own stuff or do without while they throw thousands at keyboards for a new keyboard player when they only gonna stick around for a few weeks.
2. You kick off the tempo, the bands get grooving, then the choir praise team come in at their own tempo
3. to piggy back off that....songs that the choir/praise team starts...then the band comes in maintaining the tempo they started, then they want to look at the drummer and say its too slow or too fast....or better yet. you play the whole song then at the end they stop to tell you its too fast. it wasn't too fast the last 4 minutes....and by the way its the same tempo of the CD, but they "can't breathe, its too fast"
4. You make plans weeks in advance, then on Friday they tell you, we have fellowship at such and such Sunday afternoon and we are leading the whole service. Can't they tell you sooner than that.
5. This aint about drummin in particular, but the music in general. YOu spend time learning the song. have all the accents etc, then the choir leader comes in and don't even know the song themselves and are incapable of teaching the song, and or the other musicians play the song in such a way you can't even recognize what it is.
I may think of some more, but thats a start
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4. You make plans weeks in advance, then on Friday they tell you, we have fellowship at such and such Sunday afternoon and we are leading the whole service. Can't they tell you sooner than that.
I may think of some more, but thats a start
I hate that one, one time they told me on Sunday Morning!
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3. to piggy back off that....songs that the choir/praise team starts...then the band comes in maintaining the tempo they started, then they want to look at the drummer and say its too slow or too fast....or better yet. you play the whole song then at the end they stop to tell you its too fast. it wasn't too fast the last 4 minutes....and by the way its the same tempo of the CD, but they "can't breathe, its too fast"
Omg, i go through that all of the time, too many times to list. Also i go through it during shout music. I play the original tempo like we always do........but they say i play it too fast but its not my fault ur out of shape lololololol. :P :P ;D ;D
5. This aint about drummin in particular, but the music in general. YOu spend time learning the song. have all the accents etc, then the choir leader comes in and don't even know the song themselves and are incapable of teaching the song, and or the other musicians play the song in such a way you can't even recognize what it is.
I may think of some more, but thats a start
LOL!!!!! Our choir does that sometimes and i laugh sometimes, but its all good cuz its outta love.
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this can't be productive
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this can't be productive
tell me about it. :-\
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this can't be productive
tell GMS about it... :P
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This might not be productive, but it's good to know that folks go through the same thing. I know people that switch ministries because they thought the grass was greener on the other side. Soon they found out they were better off where they were.
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Oh boy! there are a number of things but the main three have already been said:
2. You kick off the tempo, the bands get grooving, then the choir praise team come in at their own tempo
3. to piggy back off that....songs that the choir/praise team starts...then the band comes in maintaining the tempo they started, then they want to look at the drummer and say its too slow or too fast....or better yet. you play the whole song then at the end they stop to tell you its too fast. it wasn't too fast the last 4 minutes....and by the way its the same tempo of the CD, but they "can't breathe, its too fast"
and also as N.J. the kid said
"3. Goin' to another church and they have a broke down Flinstones slash Geico cave man set."
ecspecially when u enquire before hand and they make out like its a good kit. ?/?
4. Some Other drummers' attitudes, some of them act up... cnt give u respect just for bein a musician. God help a humble brother or sister if they make a minor mistake or even miss the crash! lol :-\
5. when a song starts wrong they look at the drummer.... the drummer dnt start the intro usually its the keys player or guitar player... u kno like just after they announce the next song and the p+ w team are getting ready... keys player/ gutarist plays it quietly and they set the tempo and sometime the style.
but who gets looked at... moi. >:( i think thats the one that get 2 me most. lol
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
:o :o :o
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
LMBO! :D :D :D this guy always makes me crack up!!!!
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you put so many, LOL!!! how about my favorvite one... they go off beat and they all look at you like it is your fault!!!....
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you put so many, LOL!!! how about my favorvite one... they go off beat and they all look at you like it is your fault!!!....
yea thats very true...
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UR SO RITE DUDE!!!!!! dANG!!!! I BALEEVE DAT'LL PREACH............LOL..
1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
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you put so many, LOL!!! how about my favorvite one... they go off beat and they all look at you like it is your fault!!!....
YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!lol
Know when somebody look at me i either say, "That wasnt me" or "that was you(r fault)".
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
amen! lool this guy is such a joka
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you put so many, LOL!!! how about my favorvite one... they go off beat and they all look at you like it is your fault!!!....
I don't know if you noticed when I played at that service with you...On do you know Jesus we had the beat and then they started clapping and switched the beat completely...I stopped and looked and started again but you couldn't see me
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I hate when the church has 12,13,16 Inch Toms and No Reso heads and on top of that, they have the toms that stare right at you when you get on the kit! >:( :D... Or when everything on that could be broken on the kit is broken like the Hi Hat Clutch, Throne, And snare stand!...
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
*Steps up to the mic at the podium in the pulpit*
Lets thank Brotha BBD for his rowsing sermon! If there are no further announcments or orders of business, and all hearts and minds are clear, I'll give the benediction. Then we can go eat some dinner!
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
Lol... bbd got issues. ;D
We all got issues though in some form or another.
*Steps up to the mic at the podium in the pulpit*
Lets thank Brotha BBD for his rowsing sermon! If there are no further announcments or orders of business, and all hearts and minds are clear, I'll give the benediction. Then we can go eat some dinner!
This would probably be a good time to take up the offer of eating some dinner & just everyone take it for what it is/was (a moment in time) and lets all move along.
In other words...
Get over it.
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1.older drummers that are stuck in the 80's playing style and don't want to let drumming go....lol, (I mean give it up, you had your prime 20 yrs ago)
2. percussion players who don't know how and when to play and have a setup thats bigger than your drumkit, and more cymbals than the drummer ie. they play congas and bongos real loud to be heard on the slow worship songs.... and then when the leader breaks the band, and signals for the drummer to keep playing wit the MPC, the percussiinist thinks its his time to shine....... >:( >:( >:( >:(
3. muscians who don't have that musical approach to the songs they play, everything must blast loud as jacks or they don't feel like they done the instruments justice. ie: a drummer once told me you ain't playing drums right unless you're busting heads and got stick chips all over the place or breaking cymbals and sticks.....so whack, again they're stuck back in the day (stubborn)
4. muscians who make the uglyiest faces and sound terrible, i think there smelling there own playing....lol
5. when someone other than the MD or bass player tries to tell to play louder or give them more...lol, I mean who are you? if you were capable of doing it better you would be in my seat, and then after the set everyone is giving props or whateva and that person is looking stupid because you payed them no attn, and you get a kick out of ignoring them and then you ask, what were you saying...lol
just a couple of my cents....
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1.I can't stand 80's drummers!! ahhh!! drive me crazy!!
2. Drummers who do repetitive fills that DON'T sound good at all!
3.The drummers that give you the Head nodd lettin you know that they want to get on... I hate that BTW... and then when they sit down at the kit they.... SUCK!
4. Drummers who do fills ALL OVER THE PLACE in worship songs!... >:(
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
You sound hurt mon, sounds like you need to train some drummers, you are being over-worked
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2. percussion players who don't know how and when to play and have a setup thats bigger than your drumkit, and more cymbals than the drummer ie. they play congas and bongos real loud to be heard on the slow worship songs.... and then when the leader breaks the band, and signals for the drummer to keep playing wit the MPC, the percussiinist thinks its his time to shine....... >:( >:( >:( >:(
But dude. We got to get ours too ;D just kidding.
It irritates me too when guys get up on percussion and just hit stuff. No real approach, no adding value. If they know what they are doing, and how to play the instruments, that would not be an issue. But just like on the kit, people just want some spotlight and will just hit stuff thinking they are doing well...especially if people boost their ego falsely. In gospel, congas probably work best when you ar eplaying an ostanato groove. There's time to free up and solo etc, but most times, play off the drummer and add color.
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1. Drummers who think they are God's gift to drums
2. Fake humbleness
Spectator : "Hey you really ministered on those drums today!"
FH Drummer: "Man...what are you talking about? I can't play AT ALL"
I mean REALLY. Just say "thank you" and keep it moving.
3. Drummers who don't know about the equipment they play on (i.e- using pliers to adjust wingnuts ?/? )
4. Experienced drummers that don't respect new drummers (As if THEY always knew how to play :-\ )
5. Ill-tuned drums that make you're playing sound bad, even you're a pretty decent drummer.
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1. Drummers who think they are God's gift to drums
2. Fake humbleness
Spectator : "Hey you really ministered on those drums today!"
FH Drummer: "Man...what are you talking about? I can't play AT ALL"
I mean REALLY. Just say "thank you" and keep it moving.
#2 is an area where a lot of us really don't know what to say and the wrong thing comes out when they really meant good. I've been there, done that. I feel that yeah, we must say, "Praise God and thank you" because the gift came from the Creator and Giver of all gifts but we also are allowed to receive a lil' praise because "some of us" do work hard at our gifts and it feels good to hear that you're appreciated and that someone's life was touched by the talent that God gave you. *Now, if you're playing to get praised, then you're wrong.* ;)
This is not being conceded at all so the "Churchy Crowd" can back off. :P
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Good Response GMS!
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#2 is an area where a lot of us really don't know what to say and the wrong thing comes out when they really meant good. I've been there, done that. I feel that yeah, we must say, "Praise God and thank you" because the gift came from the Creator and Giver of all gifts but we also are allowed to receive a Lil' praise because "some of us" do work hard at our gifts and it feels good to hear that you're appreciated and that someone's life was touched by the talent that God gave you. *Now, if you're playing to get praised, then you're wrong.* ;)
This is not being conceded at all so the "Church Crowd" can back off. :P
I just say "thank you, I really appreciate that".
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I just say "thank you, I really appreciate that".
Liar! I saw you playing in some band at Chuckie Cheese! I went up to tell you good job and you didnt even look at me! You just kept playing and moving like a robot but didnt say one word! The whole band didnt talk! You guys were good but very conceited!!! :P :P :P
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13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
You should'nt have told that guest drummer he sucked!!!!!
:D :D :D
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#2 is an area where a lot of us really don't know what to say and the wrong thing comes out when they really meant good. I've been there, done that. I feel that yeah, we must say, "Praise God and thank you" because the gift came from the Creator and Giver of all gifts but we also are allowed to receive a lil' praise because "some of us" do work hard at our gifts and it feels good to hear that you're appreciated and that someone's life was touched by the talent that God gave you. *Now, if you're playing to get praised, then you're wrong.* ;)
This is not being conceded at all so the "Churchy Crowd" can back off. :P
Exactly J, good response. I have also responded in a similar way like what teflon said. It just came out because I didn't know what to say. But know I just say " Praise God and Thank You, I really appreciate that " something like that. But sometimes some people tell me " You did good " but then they tell me the same thing like five times whenever they see me during the whole service and after the service. And it's the same person or group of people that tell me. Now that just get's awkward. By that time i'm just like "nah I suck" or something like that. And I really do feel that way but whatever. GB.
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Liar! I saw you playing in some band at Chuckie Cheese! I went up to tell you good job and you didnt even look at me! You just kept playing and moving like a robot but didnt say one word! The whole band didnt talk! You guys were good but very conceited!!! :P :P :P
OHHH MYY GOOODNESSSS!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I AM CRYING
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Liar! I saw you playing in some band at Chuckie Cheese! I went up to tell you good job and you didnt even look at me! You just kept playing and moving like a robot but didnt say one word! The whole band didnt talk! You guys were good but very conceited!!! :P :P :P
LOL!!!!
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Liar! I saw you playing in some band at Chuckie Cheese! I went up to tell you good job and you didnt even look at me! You just kept playing and moving like a robot but didnt say one word! The whole band didnt talk! You guys were good but very conceited!!! :P :P :P
I was there too! And you are pretty good man. I really like how you play without even hitting the drum! Now those, are some real skills there!.. ;) :) :P
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You know what? I don't have a list of five.....but I have this one thing that happened to me with this particular choir like twice. We were guest singing @ Hofstra college and the choir I was playing for had two songs to sing. One was a really fast tempo song and the other was a slow "come to worship song" The two songs were in that same order up until we went on stage. Then the choir director changes his mind and switches the order without telling me, but of course told everyone else including the musicians (who thought that I knew). So of course on the fast song (I thought we were playing) I started with a fast four count which had an "amazing blazing" fill only to find everyone looking at me strange, playing a very slow rendition of "I will bless the Lord Oh my soul......". :-X :'( :-[ >:( totally terrible.
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Liar! I saw you playing in some band at Chuckie Cheese! I went up to tell you good job and you didnt even look at me! You just kept playing and moving like a robot but didnt say one word! The whole band didnt talk! You guys were good but very conceited!!! :P :P :P
Sorry man I was trying to play to the click!! That band is very plastic.
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Sorry man I was trying to play to the click!! That band is very plastic.
Dawg, why you looking like Uncle Tom in the Avatar Pic?? LOL
That's a hott tux doc'.
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
Additions!
31. That goof with the tambourine who some other time signature then the one being played!
32. Crappy sound men give you all the feed back your ears can ever want in your head set!
33. Who's been playing this kit!? No one! Then why is everything moved!? Ohh you don't know!!! I thought I was the only drummer!
34. Playing at a Church full of old Jamaicans and playing hymns from the 70's set to reggae and soca ALL NIGHT!!!
35. Playing at an old white person Church and playing Country all day long!
36. Your wife always complaining because you took too long to pack up your stuff!
37. I shoulda sat on the toilet before I left this morning!
38. The one song that sang every week!
39. Shouts that last 3 hours after the preaching or go until 11pm (night service)
40. The M.D. stinks but you have to try to respect him/her every week!
41. Someone coming up and asking "cant you just use brushes?"
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34. Playing at a Church full of old Jamaicans and playing hymns from the 70's set to reggae and soca ALL NIGHT!!!
I'd like to hear some of that? :)
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Additions!
37. I shoulda sat on the toilet before I left this morning!
lol this always happens to me!
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Additions!
31. That goof with the tambourine who some other time signature then the one being played!
33. Who's been playing this kit!? No one! Then why is everything moved!? Ohh you don't know!!! I thought I was the only drummer!
The tambourine gets me every sunday lol. If it isnt one of brothers who has downs, then i get kinda mad because its a distraction to everyone in the church especially during a slow worship song.
And i still dont know who slightly moves the hi hat and snare(stand) sometimes. Whoever it is tries to be slick but i know when somebody messes with it.
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Additions!
31. That goof with the tambourine who some other time signature then the one being played!
32. Crappy sound men give you all the feed back your ears can ever want in your head set!
33. Who's been playing this kit!? No one! Then why is everything moved!? Ohh you don't know!!! I thought I was the only drummer!
34. Playing at a Church full of old Jamaicans and playing hymns from the 70's set to reggae and soca ALL NIGHT!!!
35. Playing at an old white person Church and playing Country all day long!
36. Your wife always complaining because you took too long to pack up your stuff!
37. I shoulda sat on the toilet before I left this morning!
38. The one song that sang every week!
39. Shouts that last 3 hours after the preaching or go until 11pm (night service)
40. The M.D. stinks but you have to try to respect him/her every week!
41. Someone coming up and asking "cant you just use brushes?"
LOL! #33 is classic!!! :D
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I have dealt with many of the aforementioned happenings and I would like to add.........
People who see you setting up your kit, sit right by you for the service, and then complain to the Pastor that the drums are too loud and you get called out from the pulpit.
People (older deacons and such) that have sat by me and had the nerve to put their fingers in their ears when I played.
People who ask you to come and play for morning worship, then ask you to play for one or two more services, but only want to pay you for morning service.
People who ask you to play only when their regular drummer doesn't show up. But they never ask you to be a regular part of the music team when you're waaaaaaaay better than the guy they chose. (They knew that you played before they even thought of hiring a drummer.) We're talking church politics here.
People who want you to play at the last minute, but can't tell you what they're gonna play, and just say, "they're easy beats." If I don't know the song, that doesn't help.
Drummers at other churches you visit who know you play, and try to stare you down as if it's a challenge.
These are pretty personal for me, so please forgive me if I lose you.
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OK OK I got one!
It really burns me up when I come to church on Sunday, and find broken sticks and massive stick shavings all around the drum area!!! I'm like, "what happened???" They are like, "Oh we had a concert here last night!" Im like, "Well I didnt know anything about that, and who left broken pro-mark Calvin Rogers signature sticks on the floor?" And they are like, "Oh yeah, he played here last night!" And I'm like, "What!!!" >:(
Man I was so mad! :D I started to hit that dude up on myspace like, "Dude you could've at least cleaned up behind yourself!!! LOL!
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1. I hate playing at churches that sing nothing but Bishop Ronald E. Brown songs, a la:
Enjoying Jesus
There's A Storm Out On the Ocean
Victory Is Mine
the list goes on....
The really bad thing is they string about six of these songs together making one continuous song that takes an hour and a half to get through. I absolutely hate that.
2. Church songs in 3/4. That double clap is Satanic! *boom clap clap boom clap clap...*
3. I hate the entourage of people that crowd the drummer/musicians at a concert with there oohhs and ahhhhs cocked, loaded, and ready to go.
I hate to see the church musician in a polo shirt carrying a hand towel, knowing they're not going to play a lick of anything that day. Why do you need the hand towel?
4. As best said by BBD, "32. Crappy sound men give you all the feed back your ears can ever want in your head set!"
5. Key players who have to go through all the keys to find the right one the song is in. I call it the Chromatic Scale of Doom.
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1. I hate playing at churches that sing nothing but Bishop Ronald E. Brown songs, a la:
Enjoying Jesus
There's A Storm Out On the Ocean
Victory Is Minethe list goes on....
The really bad thing is they string about six of these songs together making one continuous song that takes an hour and a half to get through. I absolutely hate that.
2. Church songs in 3/4. That double clap is Satanic! *boom clap clap boom clap clap...*
3. I hate the entourage of people that crowd the drummer/musicians at a concert with there oohhs and ahhhhs cocked, loaded, and ready to go.
I hate to see the church musician in a polo shirt carrying a hand towel, knowing they're not going to play a lick of anything that day. Why do you need the hand towel?
4. As best said by BBD, "32. Crappy sound men give you all the feed back your ears can ever want in your head set!"
5. Key players who have to go through all the keys to find the right one the song is in. I call it the Chromatic Scale of Doom.
Dont get me started on Victory dawg.................
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OK OK I got one!
It really burns me up when I come to church on Sunday, and find broken sticks and massive stick shavings all around the drum area!!! I'm like, "what happened???" They are like, "Oh we had a concert here last night!" Im like, "Well I didnt know anything about that, and who left broken pro-mark Calvin Rogers signature sticks on the floor?" And they are like, "Oh yeah, he played here last night!" And I'm like, "What!!!" >:(
Man I was so mad! :D I started to hit that dude up on myspace like, "Dude you could've at least cleaned up behind yourself!!! LOL!
LMBO!!! C'mon now Sheen...Did that REALLY happen?
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1.I hate when other Musicians come and just set up there equipment and play with our band and don't know what they are doing!.. That makes me wanna throw my entire stick bag at em'
I hate when other drummers tune my kit! Then I have to tune it all over again when I had it sounding perfect!
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LMBO!!! C'mon now Sheen...Did that REALLY happen?
Yup! No lie!!!
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You should have called that Jive Turkey! ;D
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Yup! No lie!!!
suck to be you dawg!!! lol jk
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Oh boy! there are a number of things but the main three have already been said:
and also as N.J. the kid said
"3. Goin' to another church and they have a broke down Flinstones slash Geico cave man set."
ecspecially when u enquire before hand and they make out like its a good kit. ?/?
4. Some Other drummers' attitudes, some of them act up... cnt give u respect just for bein a musician. God help a humble brother or sister if they make a minor mistake or even miss the crash! lol :-\
Man you took the words right outta my mouth!!!! LOL LOL
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suck to be you dawg!!! lol jk
man are we the only folk that like that BP snare? lol.
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1. You go to a church with a horrible drum set and the throne is a fold up chair that's too low to reach the set...
2. Bass players that don't know they're playing actual bass...they act like they're playing lead guitar by staying on the high end all night...
3. Going to rehersals and spending 3 hours practicing a songs that you'll never even play in church...
4. Little kids comin up and beatin on stuff after church, playing like it's time too shout all over again...
5. The entire band gets cut off from our jam session after church because the only two people left in the church wanna have an hour long conversation in the back corner and can't call eachother on the phone or go in the basement...
LAWD HAVE MERCY...THESE CHU'CH FOLK!!!!
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I agree with N.J....
now im a bass player...but our drum player ALWAYS gets mad when
lil kids mess around with his drums after church...
MAN its so annoying..
>:( >:(
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Well, let the kids mess with your bass and lets see how you feel.
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Yeah Right "Own"!!..lol. :D ;D
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2. Bass players that don't know they're playing actual bass...they act like they're playing lead guitar by staying on the high end all night...
LAWD HAVE MERCY...THESE CHU'CH FOLK!!!![/b][/u]
I once did a concert where the bass player didn't even play. He just held the bass at rehearsal, and didn't even show up for the concert.
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Im not a drummer but I have seen this happen numerous times and it burns me up when it happens to me.
The cleanup crew comes in on Saturday (after this has been addressed) and squeezes the whole set into some corner of the stage so they can vacuum. The drummer shows up Sunday morning thinking that the only thing he has to do is set up his snare and pedal, only to discover that he has to reset the whole kit. Well you ask how come I didnt put it back for him since I got there first, well its because my instrument was at the steps of the baptism pool. >:(
So disrespectful!
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Im not a drummer but I have seen this happen numerous times and it burns me up when it happens to me.
The cleanup crew comes in on Saturday (after this has been addressed) and squeezes the whole set into some corner of the stage so they can vacuum. The drummer shows up Sunday morning thinking that the only thing he has to do is set up his snare and pedal, only to discover that he has to reset the whole kit. Well you ask how come I didnt put it back for him since I got there first, well its because my instrument was at the steps of the baptism pool. >:(
So disrespectful!
Agreed.
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I had to hit this up. Oh and LMBO @ BBD :o :D :o :D!!!
I "dislike" :
1. Blood on the snare and toms from the drummer last week who cut his finger on the kit!
2. The other drummer in the church stalking you until rehearsals done, and as soon as you blink he's all up on the kit showing his new samba beat playing so loud everyone hears him in the overflow parking lot!
3. You forget your sticks and the sticks you find in back of the guitar amp are 5B's!!!!!
4. MD takes 2 hours to explain what he's "hearing" and all he's saying is "I don't know, somethings wrong right there"
5. You slip on all the shavings the late night usher forgot to vacuum!
6. The last drummer left his sweat rag on the throne!
7. You guitar player thinks his phsycadelic effects are awesome
8. Someone forgot to tell you he took the snare wires home and now you sound like your playing percussion for santana
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I had to hit this up. Oh and LMBO @ BBD :o :D :o :D!!!
I "dislike" :
1. Blood on the snare and toms from the drummer last week who cut his finger on the kit!
2. The other drummer in the church stocking you until rehearsals done, and as soon as you blink he's all up on the kit showing his new samba beat playing so loud everyone hears him in the overflow parking lot!
3. You forget your sticks and the sticks you find in back of the guitar amp are 5B's!!!!!
4. MD takes 2 hours to explain what he's "hearing" and all he's saying is "I don't know, somethings wrong right there"
5. You slip on all the shavings the late night usher forgot to vacuum!
6. The last drummer left his sweat rag on the throne!
7. You guitar player thinks his phsycadelic effects are awesome
8. Someone forgot to tell you he took the snare wires home and now you sound like your playing percussion for santana
LOL!!! All of that goes on a lot in the Latin Churches but your #5 and #8 are quite new to me. Never heard of those. ?/?
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#5 .................... the floor is concrete because someone took the drum rug!
#8 It didn't "sound right" so he thought he could fix it when the throw-off needed adjustment.
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I had to hit this up. Oh and LMBO @ BBD :o :D :o :D!!!
I "dislike" :
1. Blood on the snare and toms from the drummer last week who cut his finger on the kit!
2. The other drummer in the church stocking you until rehearsals done, and as soon as you blink he's all up on the kit showing his new samba beat playing so loud everyone hears him in the overflow parking lot!
3. You forget your sticks and the sticks you find in back of the guitar amp are 5B's!!!!!
4. MD takes 2 hours to explain what he's "hearing" and all he's saying is "I don't know, somethings wrong right there"
5. You slip on all the shavings the late night usher forgot to vacuum!
6. The last drummer left his sweat rag on the throne!
7. You guitar player thinks his phsycadelic effects are awesome
8. Someone forgot to tell you he took the snare wires home and now you sound like your playing percussion for santana
LOL!!!
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LOL!!!
HA HA your an addict!!
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HA HA your an addict!!
Ha Ha, say it to my face!!! :(
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Ha Ha, say it to my face!!! :(
"It to my face." :P
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1. Drummers trying to play above their skill set.
2. Drummers swearing that they can't hear themselves.
3. Drummers thinking they must only play fills
4. Drummers thinking the song is ONLY about the drums.
5. Drummers thinking they don't need to come to rehearsal and take notes.
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1. Drummers trying to play above their skill set.
2. Drummers swearing that they can't hear themselves.
3. Drummers thinking they must only play fills
4. Drummers thinking the song is ONLY about the drums.
5. Drummers thinking they don't need to come to rehearsal and take notes.
Numbers 3, 4 and 5 are a pain to many musicians and music ministries. :-\
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"It to my face." :P
:D
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1] Never having a practice to learn any new songs that are introduced Sunday morning >:(
2] In conjunction with number 1...obscure hymns >:(
3] The worship leader seeing me trying to make minor adjustments to the kit to make it more comfortable for me to play and still starting praise and worship >:(
4] Get back to me
5] Get back to me
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1] Never having a practice to learn any new songs that are introduced Sunday morning >:(
2] In conjunction with number 1...obscure hymns >:(
3] The worship leader seeing me trying to make minor adjustments to the kit to make it more comfortable for me to play and still starting praise and worship >:(
4] Get back to me
5] Get back to me
number three is a good one
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1. Immature/Ignorant music directors who seem to think they are faultless!
2. A worship team full of Divas!
3. A worship leader who speeds up when you're in the middle of a fill!
4. A Band with no sense of time!
5. No monitors and they put you behind the choir!
6. (yeah Im going past 5 I need to vent) The fool bassist who all of a sudden is only listening to smooth jazz and pop music and now is coming and telling you your to busy anytime you do a fill past 8th notes!
7. Being blamed for the kick pdl breaking when you want even at the Church when it happened!
8. Single worship leaders and band who expect you to get your wife and two small kids up at 5am to be there for 7 45 call!
9. Three Stinking Services!
10. Tempo has no meaning!
11. Key has no meaning!
12. Stolen kick PDL
13. Someone broke into the Church and knifed all the heads!
14. Other drummers jealousy of your talent and hating on you because of it!
15. You have to bring and set up a kit every Sunday!
16. Not being paid what you're worth!
17. Not being paid!
18. You look out and all you see is gray hair!
19. Sound Men who think Church should be run at 80 Dbl
20. People blaming you because the sound people suck!
21. People who come and tell you that you're talented but that their son or son in law is better then you!
22. Women who come and BUG & BEG you to give their Son a chance to play because they are very talented......You feel for the guy and give them a chance, they SUUUUCCCCCK!!!! THEN the worship leader comes and tells you never to do that again!
23. No money for sticks!
24. The Pastors Son play es and the only time you get to play was if he didn't show up or after the preaching or he cut his leg open and couldn't play for months!
25. You go to a Church to play and they have Camber Cymbals, CB 700 drum kit with 12, 13, 16, Toms 14 snare all beaten to hell factory heads and you forgot your key!
26. Drum set circa. 1969
27. Md's loops suck so bad that you end up turning it down in your head set, and he keeps playing them in the service!
28. Guys who think that Church drumming is a drum off!
29. Someone took the bottom heads off!!
30. The usher brings the offering plate up to you and holds it out expecting you to give him your money and you're in the middle of drumming!
These are all things Ive hated over the 21 years of Church drumming Ive done!!! I just needed to vent!!!! LOL I was still holding things from 1986!!!
dude you are stupid....but correct in all of your assessments
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:o :o :o
Although I feeeeeeeel your pain, I think a praying through is looooooooonnngg overdue!!! 1986??? haaa!!!
Here's mine!
Drummers that play the same beat no matter what song is being played.
Drummers that are playing way too fast and get offended when anyone says so.
Drummers that are asked to slow down during a song but don't cause they can't
Drummers that solo for every song played.
& the top five on my list. Drummers that are terrible but think they're allllllllll that and a bag of chips! haa!!!
Just teasing!! I respect all musicians because AT LEAST THEY'RE USING THEIR TALENTS FOR THE WORK OF GOD!
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Although I feeeeeeeel your pain, I think a praying through is looooooooonnngg overdue!!! 1986??? haaa!!!
Here's mine!
Drummers that play the same beat no matter what song is being played.
Drummers that are playing way too fast and get offended when anyone says so.
Drummers that are asked to slow down during a song but don't cause they can't
Drummers that solo for every song played.
& the top five on my list. Drummers that are terrible but think they're allllllllll that and a bag of chips! haa!!!
Just teasing!! I respect all musicians because AT LEAST THEY'RE USING THEIR TALENTS FOR THE WORK OF GOD!
LOL, I know a kid that's super talented, but can't slow down once he's started too fast. It baffles me.