Or--and this might be heresy--record with no drums at all! Musically, that's almost more of a challenge than learning to play drums. There are whole genres out there (like classical, bluegrass, folk, old country blues, some jazz) where drums are absent or play a minimal role. I would really like to see more of this minimalism in popular music. Some of the unplugged stuff hinted at the possibilities but most artists (and many listeners) viewed this approach as a novelty.
