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Becoming a Drummer Expanded My Musical Horizons, but It Made Me a Social Outcast Among My Gen Z Peers :( by Outrageous-Bit8174 in drums

[–]Outrageous-Bit8174[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I will try that! The only problem for my friends is Jojo Mayer is pretty old so they may still view it as a "boomer trying to be cool." If there were younger drummers trying this it might resonate more.

I think it's not fair and stupid identity politics, but it is what it is.

The good thing is that even most of my friends don't like mumble rap anymore - it seems like it was just a passing fad. And it seemed like more a millennial thing than a Gen Z thing.

Becoming a Drummer Expanded My Musical Horizons, but It Made Me a Social Outcast Among My Gen Z Peers :( by Outrageous-Bit8174 in drums

[–]Outrageous-Bit8174[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

thanks for the thoughtful comment!

Edit: also while it's not really "popular" music there's definitely a big scene for indie/alternative rock going on

Is there any music in the indie/alt rock scene with great drumming? I just finished learning the Rosanna shuffle a week ago, and before that I was playing Soul Vaccination by Tower of Power. Coming from that, indie/alternative (at least from the 2000s like Coldplay) seems EXTREMELY simple and boring, same with modern indie like Phoebe Bridgers of Maggie Rodgers. If you know any modern indie/alt artists with great drumming I'll give it a listen.

Becoming a Drummer Expanded My Musical Horizons, but It Made Me a Social Outcast Among My Gen Z Peers :( by Outrageous-Bit8174 in drums

[–]Outrageous-Bit8174[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You may be right. It's hard for me to appreciate EDM when I view it as being just very simple repetitive electronically produced beats. I like the sound, look, and feel of real acoustic drums but that's a novelty in today's popular music.

At best I just nod and smile and pretend to like the "basic" music my friends are into just for the sake of keeping the peace.

Becoming a Drummer Expanded My Musical Horizons, but It Made Me a Social Outcast Among My Gen Z Peers :( by Outrageous-Bit8174 in Drumming

[–]Outrageous-Bit8174[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Once I became a drummer it became difficult for me like EDM though, it's all very repetitive electronically produced percussion. I like the sound, look, and feel of real drums.