strathspey@strathspey.org:11668

Bryan McAlister

Re: Dancing to pipes - or not!

April 16, 1998, 9:04 p.m. (Message 11668, in reply to message 11659)

In article <xxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xx@xxxxxxxxx>, xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.x
om writes
Ron wrote
>> 
>The comment about a good drummer brought to mind some of the old 
>recordings (& a few not so old) especially of strathspeys where a 
>lovely tune or great band was drowned out by a beserk drummer 
>hammering away.
>Sometimes it was bad recording technique but it seemed that there 
>were some military drummers looking for a job!
>In our group, especially if a lovely strathspey tune was being ruined 
>the cry would go up, " Someone shoot that ~*# drummer."
>Cheers,  Ron   :)
>
> < 0   Ron Mackey, 
>  'O>  Mottingham, 
>  /#\  London. UK.
>   l>
Good point. Ive often wondered what the H--- drummers thought they were
contributing by playing endless rolls which have little relation to the
pulse of the music. You hear them all over the place. 
Maybe its something that should be highlighted to Recording Producers.
>
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>xxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
>

Bryan McAlister B. Arch RIBA ARIAS MaPS, Linlithgow,Scotland 
Web page http://www.bryanmac.demon.co.uk     
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