Can drums convey emotion?
Posted by: JamieL_v2 on 30 September 2009
Can drums convey emotion?
You can not use key, melody, only tempo and percussive effects.
I do think that the drums contribute to the feel of the band, and the songs, but I have only ever found one piece of music where the drums trigger a purely emotional response, rather one of detail of cleverness.
I play drums, and do not regard them as a musical instrument, but a purely percussive instrument. That said I do agree with Phil Collins that 'An average band with a good drummer will sound better than a good band with a poor drummer.'
The one piece of drumming that does trigger an emotional response, and well as one of awe, is by Pat Mastelotto at end of 'Level Five' (after Adrian Belew's solo), by King Crimson from the album 'The Power to Believe'. He is using triggers/electronic effects, but the playing is purely percussive, and I find it quite unnerving, indeed frightening.
As a contrast to this, I am just listening to one of my favourite pieces of drumming, Bill Bruford's interplay with Chris Squire at the start of 'Heart of the Sunrise', by Yes, from Fragile. The drumming and bass playing is fantastic, but it only gains emotion for me when Rick Wakeman brings in the strings (mellotron).
This is of course a very subjective question, as one piece of music can convey great emotion to some listens and leave others dead.
Are there any pieces of drumming that anyone here find emotional?
You can not use key, melody, only tempo and percussive effects.
I do think that the drums contribute to the feel of the band, and the songs, but I have only ever found one piece of music where the drums trigger a purely emotional response, rather one of detail of cleverness.
I play drums, and do not regard them as a musical instrument, but a purely percussive instrument. That said I do agree with Phil Collins that 'An average band with a good drummer will sound better than a good band with a poor drummer.'
The one piece of drumming that does trigger an emotional response, and well as one of awe, is by Pat Mastelotto at end of 'Level Five' (after Adrian Belew's solo), by King Crimson from the album 'The Power to Believe'. He is using triggers/electronic effects, but the playing is purely percussive, and I find it quite unnerving, indeed frightening.
As a contrast to this, I am just listening to one of my favourite pieces of drumming, Bill Bruford's interplay with Chris Squire at the start of 'Heart of the Sunrise', by Yes, from Fragile. The drumming and bass playing is fantastic, but it only gains emotion for me when Rick Wakeman brings in the strings (mellotron).
This is of course a very subjective question, as one piece of music can convey great emotion to some listens and leave others dead.
Are there any pieces of drumming that anyone here find emotional?
quote:Originally posted by munch:
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Everone's a plonker at times.
It's what we do in between that counts
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