Ken Restivo wrote: > On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 10:25:42PM -1000, david wrote: >> Folderol wrote: >> >>>> A few months ago, my drummer was watching me lovingly and idly >>>> turning knobs on my synth, for no really good reason, while we >>>> were waiting for the bass player to set up or tune up, and >>>> remarked, "Hmm. I'll bet all you synth guys really like >>>> breasts, don't you?" >>>> >>>> This one does, anyway. >>>> >>>> -ken >>> :) >>> >>> Mind you I always thought there was something a bit dodgy about >>> drummers and bass players. Notice how often they seem to be away >>> in a world of their own :) >> I think drummers are in a permanent trance state brought on by >> repetitive motions and sounds. > > I have noticed that the drummer is *always* the funniest guy in the > band. By far. > > That's because humor is.... timing. Hard to beat the drummer for > hitting the punchline at exactly the right moment. > > Plus, they tend to be quiet too. So when they do speak up it has a > certain effect. Hmmm, I've worked with four different drummers. Only one of them was quiet - and he wasn't a very funny guy. The other three were chatterboxes but weren't particularly funny guys, either. The funniest guy I've worked with was a rhythm guitarist. He'd quietly tell a joke as he was leaving after rehearsal or a show - and a few minutes later, it would finally penetrate and we'd be ROTFL. >> Don't know about bassists - perhaps its brought on by the >> physiological effects of loud low-frequency sounds on brain >> tissues. > > The best bass players-- real bass players, not guitar players who got > demoted-- I've worked with are intensely kinesthetic. They always > seem to have the best feel for the music of anyone in the band. I've > found that, in rehearsals and writing/arranging/recording sessions, > if what you're playing is making the bass player happy, then the > audience will be happy with it too. I know the bassist in my church band makes a real big difference when he's there. He's got a fantastic sense of rhythm and beat. If we're trying a song with a complex rhythm or beat, he's always the first one to get it. And (on at least one of the songs) he's the only guy who's really got it - when he misses a service and we're doing that song, we're just all over the place trying to get the rhythm straight. He's a pretty good guitarist, too, but prefers bass. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
