When I was a kid, I used to think that huge drum kits were the way to go. How could you go wrong with 4 kick drums!? Then, my first (and only) drum teacher let me in on a secret. Any drummer who spends that much time playing toms and cymbals is probably a pretentious self indulgent dick wad. His view was that really dope drummers only need a kick/snare/hi-hat to kill it.
Although I was skeptical at first, I realized in time that he was kinda right. Then for some reason, I began to find really big drums sets kind of comical.
Like this one:
Like, I’m pretty sure if the song has room for that many toms, it’s because the rest of the band stopped playing at some point because they got sick of the drummer doing fills. How do you even REACH the cymbals!?!?
And this guy just looks like a dick….
Plus, why would you wanna be in a band where it’s gonna take over an hour just to set up the DRUMS?
Don’t get me wrong - at some point I WILL record a self indulgent cheesy prog rock record for fun. My drum kit will probably look like the ones in the photo, and I will probably have over the top tom fills and ridiculous double kick patterns…..BUT IT WILL ALL BE A JOKE!
<Click for Tuesdays Song>
I don’t know about you….but this song could use more toms….(or cowbell)
-ZF
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first of all, the first kit idk but the second one is terry bozzios who “cant play medleys with 2 toms” and the third one is neil pearts, who is the same guy from the video. what you said about the last one really pisses me off. mike portnoy is the best drummer ever. his idea is “two kits in one”. one metal double bass side, and another prog/experimental kit. it doesn’t take an hour to setup with his drum tech.