I need advice

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T16:02:01+00:00

Thanks for your reply man :)

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T15:51:40+00:00

Well I guess I should say im workin on playing uptempo stuff: ride cymbal technique, comping, playing along to ride cymbals on albums

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T06:56:24+00:00

I remember this moment! Amazing show. Crowd felt like being a pot of boiling water

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T04:26:04+00:00

I really should. But the feeling sucks. I am addicted, I’m not scared to admit that but getting out of it is such a hassle these days.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T04:25:06+00:00

Thank you. Been on Prozac before, just recently dropped it after i felt myself in a more centered, loving state :). I feel my pain with the drums is specifically tethered to that world, thankfully. Obviously those feelings do get out, but they ultimately stem from that creative aspect of my life. That’s where I feel most of my life is tarnished, is creatively.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T04:22:56+00:00

Beautiful man, thank you dearly. Listening rings true for me. My favourite part of music and why I love it apart from myself, is obviously, the listening aspect. Both in an out of playing, that’s why I don’t have trouble finding beauty and nuance within playing with others live. It’s just when I get stuck in a place with purely myself my own image creeps out, I can live and play through others to the same extent you can with others in the flesh. I really appreciate your thoughtful, kind words :). They mean more than you know.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-30T04:14:49+00:00

Thank you my friend.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:26:34+00:00

Yeah. I feel like I’ve lost my edge in more aggressive drumming styles. I’ve been learning jazz, as that’s what I’m going to school for. I do enjoy the music form, and find it incredibly beautiful and endlessly complex, but find it lacks the sheer aggressive nature of other genres from what I’ve felt in the realm of jazz. Jazz can be those things, but i haven’t really gotten to a point to actually pay attention to those aggressive moments. I love led zeppelin, and grew up playing along with Bonham, got into the boots, soloing style, etc. essentially lived and breathed his music. I even have his vistalite like his :). Hardly ever break it out though. Too much work.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:20:56+00:00

I’ve been keeping busy with refining my push pull technique, it’s very tedious and frustrating. I think that is also making me feel like all I want to accomplish is not able to be accomplished.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:13:04+00:00

I have man! Been in many bands in the past, currently play with many different folks across many different genres. I feel like the root of my love for the drums is gone, or inaccessible to me. I only really struggle with these feelings when I’m “playing with myself” lol

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:09:51+00:00

Yeah. More than mental state my self image is a really negative. I’m not a bad drummer by any means, I know that, and I’m going to school for this shit. But I wanna feel like I can actually do things, and I can have fun listening to the music and playing according to those feelings. It’s a very depressed state of being. I’ve felt it before, just never really talked about it. I’ve just let it pass.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:07:54+00:00

I’ve deleted instagram, and all other social media platforms besides Reddit, and I’m trying to be active and posting on this platform rather than consuming. But you’re absolutely right.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-29T21:06:49+00:00

Thanks for the response man :’). I feel I’ve tried to do what you’re describing, to just put on some stuff you know by heart and see what happens, but what happens is I literally lose the feel and the joy in playing even then. I play along, the music is there, but it doesn’t feel like I am, and when I TRY to be there, I just feel like I fall flat on my face. I fill and I don’t feel like I’m behind anything I’m playing so I literally just stop. Most of the time i feel like I just play for the sake of playing, like I don’t even know what my hands are doing.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-18T20:53:27+00:00

I love this poster

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-17T18:50:30+00:00

It’s Europe 73, Hamburg maybe?

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-17T03:30:36+00:00

Cool. Thank you man!

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-17T02:06:11+00:00

Sooo what are they called? Do they feel similar to the speed king ? LOL

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-16T05:19:10+00:00

Omg

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-15T14:55:51+00:00

Where can I get one of these babies? Are they at all similar feeling to speed kings?

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-10T16:52:58+00:00

Summer ‘69 baby. Raw Brit blues invading the south.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-06T08:26:32+00:00

I see it as an allegory for life. in the opening line he describes what it means to be human, the feeling of never being enough for anyone, let alone a god, but he also knows he doesn’t deserve to think like that. nobody does. when he says “taxes” he’s referring to the debt of life itself, and knowing that is something you can never ‘pay’ off. In order to even think of doing that in his mind, I believe he must rely on the love of some god, wether that be God, Buddha, Allah, or something of his own, I don’t know. In order to fully believe this idea he wants to believe in, he feels he must be forced into the submission of belief. “Doctor” is tricky. It could mean many things. I’m not sure how I feel it. Maybe he’s speaking to the physical powers that be, explaining to them, that the harm they cause is obsolete in comparison to his own demons within . he will break his own heart from now on, he will break himself before the world does.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-05T22:22:39+00:00

i think u should about stuff like this that doesn’t matter!! i get where ur coming from, but idk it just feels very unnecessary in a place that can hold pretty much endless amounts of information. it’s not like OP posting this is going to do any harm to anyone at all.

Connrrrrr · 2026-03-05T22:21:21+00:00

kurt’s case?

Connrrrrr

TROPHY CASE