It always seems the more drums, the worse the drummer. Not always, just seems that way.
Keith Moon's kit had all the same size rack toms. He did just fine with it. He just tuned them differently.I had a drum kit turn up once where the 4, yes 4, flying toms were all the same diameter, and 2 floor toms the same size as well. The drummer said that he could not play the songs unless he had the whole kit. Guess what, 1 tom roll in each song all sounding like, da, da,da,da woom, woom, there mate all 6 toms were used , oh yes and they all sounded the same tone. Don't you just love it.
Alan.
It always seems the more drums, the worse the drummer. Not always, just seems that way.
Keith Moon's kit had all the same size rack toms. He did just fine with it. He just tuned them differently.
Maybe, but this guy was no Keith Moon.
Alan.
I would like to know how many mics you would use to record this drum set. What would be the best placement of the mics as well. There are 7 symbols around the set. 6 Toms 2 on each bass drum and 2 floor toms.
No one is.
The only close one is Zac Starkey, playing with he Who now, Ringo's son. Keith Moon (uncle Keith as he was known) bought Zac his 1st drum kit when he was 8yo.
Alan.
Zac Starkey is great, but he's no Keith Moon by any stretch. He is way better than his retarded shit drummer dad though.
Oh you must mean that shit drummer that played int he most successful band ever and made multiple millions of $
Great drummers are not necessarily rich drummers. I love Phil Rudd's playing, but he's no John Bonham or Neil Peart, or even Jen Ledger. Just solid, not great. But I bet he's earned some cash, and he plays for a very successful band. I prefer solid drummers, like Duncan Phillips or Jeffrey Gilbert, but the flashy, fun stuff is great when you're just relaxing. It's like listening to Santana over Yngwe, no matter how fast you can shred and how impressive it sounds, it gets old fast. Tasteful is more to my liking.
You're braver than I am. I wouldn't even think about approaching our drummer to tell him his kit was too big. I value my life!! I would be very careful going down this road. You wouldn't want your drummer telling you he didn't like the sound of LesPauls why don't you get a strat-o-castor. Musicians can be very particular about their gear, and adapting from a drum set up and placement that he's used to to something new isn't the easiest thing in the world to do (not impossible, but not automatic either). If lugging all those drums and hardware to gigs hasn't discouraged him from having such a huge set-up I don't think not having enough mikes to do the kit justice will either. I would say see what you can come up with for extra mikes to cover the kit, you'll avoid hard feelings and possibly ticking off a fellow bandmember.I'm sure he does. Just run it by him. If he's good he'll sound good with less and it will be way easier to record. One mic on one kick with a double pedal is easier to deal with than two mics on two kicks.
Yes, exactly. To my understanding, Ringo only replaced Best because he had more "charisma": true enough, but Pete was a better drummer, technically. It could be argued that Ringo was a better drummer because he made them more money. I don't believe cash is what music is about.
You're braver than I am. I wouldn't even think about approaching our drummer to tell him his kit was too big. I value my life!! I would be very careful going down this road. You wouldn't want your drummer telling you he didn't like the sound of LesPauls why don't you get a strat-o-castor. Musicians can be very particular about their gear, and adapting from a drum set up and placement that he's used to to something new isn't the easiest thing in the world to do (not impossible, but not automatic either). If lugging all those drums and hardware to gigs hasn't discouraged him from having such a huge set-up I don't think not having enough mikes to do the kit justice will either. I would say see what you can come up with for extra mikes to cover the kit, you'll avoid hard feelings and possibly ticking off a fellow bandmember.
That's lame. You don't have to be crude about it. Suggesting using a smaller kit for a recording is not an indictment on his skill or gear. Your drummer is either an ego-maniacal douche who's not as good as he thinks he is or you're just not good at getting through to him. A good drummer can adapt and would understand if there are limitations in the recording process. If he wants to sound his best, I'd think he should be okay with using two less toms if that means you can mic everything properly. Whatever the case, there's a level of dysfunction in your band that is not healthy. You should be able to communicate ideas without making everyone butthurt. I know musicians are a fickle insecure bunch of miscreants, but if everyone is on the same page for a recording, then it shouldn't be an issue.