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i've gotta take exception w the advice of "becoming metronomic".

it's important to have rock solid timing and be able to lay down a groove...and hold a groove...but no one should strive to be "metronomic".

i've been lucky enough to play w a lot of fantastic drummers. all the best ones have an "elastic" time feel that expands and contracts.....one that breathes. i don't mean speeding up and/or slowing down....i mean sometimes you play on the beat or a little ahead, sometimes you lay back.

you can work on that kinda stuff to a degree w a metronome (or drum machine, or click) and there are definitely advantages to prct that incorporates that but i gotta say sounding "metronomic" is nuthin' to shoot for!

good luck going for the bass. if anyone ever told me i could only play ONE instrument...hands down, no contest, it'd be bass!

So u don't agree w/ the "metronomic" aspiration...even for the beginner who isn't ready to come out to play, yet? I understand that music lives and breathes, and that I will always have to allow for that when I'm playing bass and locking w/ the drummer...but doesn't it breathe for ALL instrumentalists? Don't we ALL have to "feel" it, or risk becoming "Musicians by Cubase/Pro-Tools/unameitcomputersoftware"?

Btw, I think bass is pretty cool, too!

put me down for STRONGLY DISAGREE w apiring to sound "metronomic". everyone needs to aspire towards good solid time that grooves and breathes.

everyone needs to be able hold a groove w/o it moving all over the road...no matter what instrument they play. so, yeah....of course, every instrumentalist "needs to feel it".

If you learn to be "metronomic" the world is your apple.

So few (really) can and you will be in great demand from professional musicians. If you are a drummer and can (really) play to a click track, you are in the top 10% of drummers already.

I made my son learn to play with a click track when he was 12 and he was offered scholarships for it when he was 18, but became a drummer for the US Army first. He decided to go into film school once he was out but had a scholarship waiting at North Texas University, had he wanted it.

All because he plays a perfect beat...




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Just keep playing untill your better than someone else, just remember there will always be someone better than you
. Have fun and enjoy life before you know it your old.and just remember if your pants split rock out with your cock out. Dont stop playing untill the songs over.

There's so many people better than me. I prefer to find a slot in which I can breath. I think they call it 'Niche' whoever 'they' are. No one is better than anyone else, everything is subjective in my view.

There's so many people better than me. I prefer to find a slot in which I can breath. I think they call it 'Niche' whoever 'they' are. No one is better than anyone else, everything is subjective in my view.

Chippy, there will always be better and worse players than you or I or anyone. BUT, when you can color by numbers like people that actually write music do, you just changed lanes and it's not really able to be honestly compared at that point.

Apples and Oranges, mate.

(They're the apples and the writing few are ORANGES and quite probably are playing from their niche, unless covers are one's niche.)(uggh)

When you coming back from Transylvania, you fugitive !@!!!!@! lol

Status Quo rock the world with three chordsso.... .Do your thing man who cares if your successful.Find like minded musicians and just go for it and just Have fun.

I Got Rhythm
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