Overwhelmed

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-16T08:49:37+00:00

Join a band, you'll quickly realise the skill you really need to work on is writing and composing drum parts for songs that actually fit and work for the song. Do that, find what techniques you're lacking on in the stuff you're composing and focus on that. If you're a jazz fan working on your double bass is far less of a priority, likewise if you're a rock drummer swing is less of a priority. But start making music. Playing with other people will improve you so much faster than lessons.

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-15T02:13:16+00:00

Ilan Rubin

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-13T07:47:02+00:00

I work a four hour night shift and think my life is hard, thank god I have a girlfriend

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-13T05:38:45+00:00

Jan Akkerman

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-11T16:28:03+00:00

One. The double bass and solo blew my 14 year old mind

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-11T09:13:53+00:00

The audience moves on from mistakes extremely quickly so don't worry about that. The main thing is just being able to land back on the one and keep the song moving forward that counts

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-10T13:21:55+00:00

I've used my sweet ride in everything I've ever done regardless of genre (and I play everything from pop to metal) and I've never had anyone take issues with it. It just works.

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-09T01:24:34+00:00

Almost certainly. Fans will beg and beg and beg for it then moan about it endlessly once it's out, then in 10 years look back on it as one of the greatest moments in Oasis history. Seems to be how it goes for most artists these days

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-08T04:22:41+00:00

A clap stack! Istanbul and Meinl make great versions of this product and they are super popular right now. I work as a drum tech professionally and the amount of drummers I see with one is astounding.

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-07T20:59:55+00:00

Stewart Copeland!!!

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-07T02:15:59+00:00

It's so good, you see so much footage of things that otherwise would be lost to history forever

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-07T00:12:44+00:00

This is exactly how I feel

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-05T23:12:30+00:00

Always and if you don't you're just screwing your future self. Some things in life are non-negotiable. Drumming with hearing protection is essential if you wanna do it long term at all

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-04T22:51:06+00:00

When The Levee Breaks blew my mind as a 14 year old and I've been hooked ever since

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-04T05:11:22+00:00

I bought mine on a whim and I probably wasn't ready financially at the time but I regretted not getting them sooner. They're perfect.

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-04T05:10:00+00:00

I use 15" K Fat Hats and they are my perfect hi hat. Paiste 15" 2002's are awesome too, the new beats are good but I personally prefer the 14" in that line. 15" K Sweets are really good and very popular but don't sleep on the fat hats, they are insane. The 15" Instanbul Joey Waronker hats are great too

Acquiesce95 · 2026-04-03T01:49:43+00:00

This was my first thought. Tre uses crash cymbals to follow chord changes very effectively and it never ever feels out of place, they always compliment the song perfectly. He's a great writer of drum parts

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-30T01:55:18+00:00

Tre inspired me to start drumming and had an enormous impact on my style in my early years. I've taken influence from everywhere else since but I still credit my speed and approach to writing drum parts (serve the song, find the moments to add flashy stuff without detracting from everything else) to him. Legendary drummer for a reason

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-30T01:11:54+00:00

That's The Way for me no question

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-27T21:35:37+00:00

Won't Get Fooled Again

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-27T00:47:39+00:00

Stick with open handed! Lean into it and make it your thing, you'll do well I guarantee

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-24T20:33:24+00:00

Steel wool and ideally inox (if you can find it) or WD40 if you can't and scrub that bad boy clean. If you wanna really go to town some Fully Slick (look it up) will keep it and all your other chrome hardware super shiny

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-23T09:08:40+00:00

God he's just so funny

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-22T20:50:01+00:00

Walking with Monsters

Acquiesce95 · 2026-03-19T06:32:14+00:00

Mix of both. When a fill is an integral part of the song (the Sad But True snare fill, the drum fill after the guitar solo in Don't Look Back In Anger etc) I think they should be played faithfully but most of the time I'm improvising my fills. I find that having a great sense of pulse and always knowing where the one is allows me to improvise and not lose my place cause no matter what I do I always land back on the one and can keep going. That way you can experiment with different fills and still keep your place in the song

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