Drummer Life: Why Do Singers Do This? 😤🥁
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I played in a band where the singer made a rule that we should only carry our own gear (he only had a microphone at that point), the rest of the band largely ignored this rule. The singers attitude soon changed when he bought a PA, however we would refuse to help him citing his rule.
The band didn't last long. 😂
Was that the main reason? 🙂 I'm not being nosey, I am kind of in the process of making a study of what are the essential ingredients of a happy band and what are the obvious but also the subtle deal breakers. So, if you don't mind sharing your piece of mind.
@@alisaljic he was a lazy narcissist but with a decent voice.
@jonaldous3446 a vocalist with a big and problematic ego?? No way!!!
Picture this - I‘m finished a gig and the sound engineer and a member of the audience very kindly help me out to my car with my kit (hardware etc.). When we got out into the street lights I realised that the member of the audience was a world famous musician who was at the top of his career at that time!
Come on - name drop!
It was me!!😂
I'm 66, and people seem to have pity on me more and more, since I'm the old guy in the band.
Oh, COME ON. Who wouldn't want to aid those deep brown eyes...
This is why more musicians need to march. As a drummer I’ve done both, and the amount of help that drummers get offered in Drum Corps is eye opening.
As the bassist, I always take care of my stuff first, then help the drummer, until we’re all done.
I once had to pack my own instrument away in its flight case, carry it down some narrow stairs, and load it on to the van myself.
After that it was the last time I ever played harmonica at a gig.
I’m David McAninch, I’ve been playing drums for 25 years, and I approve this message.
There's a reason a lot of stagehands and live event techs are drummers too... We're already used to carrying the band, might as well get paid for it 😅
(all the love from a former roadie/drum tech/monitor engineer, 13 years out of the game and picking up drumming again to improve my motor nerve skills after nerve damage, no clue why it took me the best part of 8 years after the accident to realise it would help my brain remap my left leg!)
I love getting to a show early and helping with loading in the gear. I've made some cool friends, gotten to meet musicians I admire, and they're often more than happy to comp your ticket, or get you a shirt or whatever.
And it's always helpful to support your local musicians and scene. You get to help and network a little, and keep the music going through a lot of goodwill and favors that make it all possible. So if the band is selling their own merch before and after the set, and they trust you, offer to work the table while they play. Or just get some good pictures and videos to help with their social media presence when you get to tag the band, show and venue. Throw out the empty cups and bottles at the end of the night, if you're in a more diy space that could use the help. It goes a long way to make sure everyone is having a good time and gets to do it all again.
Most of us are going to be lucky to break even doing this outside our day jobs, but a show is like an oasis in a desert to many people. Good music, good company, some dancing.
And if maybe you're not exactly old enough, or have enough money to normally see the show, nobody asks questions about whoever looks like they're with the bands 😉
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT😭
The way your hair just gave up at the beginning was perfect😂
Most things I'm happy to manage by myself, though additional hands to ferry drums to and from the car are always welcome. But a hand with the coffin (hardware box) is absolutely mandatory.
Also, don't pile all the drums where the drums are actually going to go. It just means I have to move them out of the way again before I can set them up.
I'm a keyboard player, and my instrument together with the stand and cables weighs sixteen freaking kilos. And yet I still carry the cymbals because I'm the one who's responsible for the whole band's logistics xD
Not only do we have to carry our gear, we also have to carry the band.
This video and this comment section makes me quite thankful for my bandmates. We all just load out until the stage is clear. Everyone kinda has their setup and breakdown roles, but no one is going to sit and watch a bandmate struggle when they could carry a piece of gear. I'm a guitarist with an intentionally portable gigging setup, so I definitely give more than I take, but it's worth it for that kind of culture in a band
I saw this 29 seconds ago, sent it to my band 18 seconds ago!! Thank you Emma
I appreciate it when help is offered..but don’t touch my stuff 😂 People drop stuff!
Carry some cymbal stands, but don't touch the drums unless they are in cases.
As a female drummer I used to follow a mantra of ' If I can't carry it I shouldn't play it.Age is a wonderful teacher -My guitarist partner has the PA and ALL help is most welcome It is freely given by our other members( and some wonderful pub staff and audience members ) All help is most gratefully accepted ❤.
As the singer of the band I don't have any gear to bring to a gig except my in ears... I double as the drum roadie xD I make it a habit to know the complete setup so I can do that while the drummer is doing other needed stuff... It helps I started as guitarist hauling amps though
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS OF WISDOM AND TRUTH
You are soooooo right!!!!!
The musicians in my band do help me. And i help them. I love them :D. Haha you are great! I like this video! And you're so right!
Big hug to you from Chicago! I have a Peart-sized kit! I need a staff!
Yes!!!! My old band mates were the best! They always helped me!
As a gigging drummer years ago, it was hard to be able to Canoodle with the crowd after a show.
Back in another life when I fronted a band, I managed-through amazing feats of Tetris-to fit my guitar and my drummer’s entire kit in my 2004 Hyundai Tiburon.
Now that I have come to drumming myself, I have realized how much real estate drums actually occupy and how much drums and hardware cost relative to other members of the band. Yikes.
I have a newfound respect for y’all because lot only is it hard, but it is bulky and expensive. 🤘🤘🤘
As a drummer, I approve this message.
My drummer has a 4 piece set
I have two guitars, 4 monitors, 2 loudspeakers, the mixer rack, 600 ft or more of cables, computer, stands
I'm the 2nd there (bassist is usually there first eating) and always last out while the drummer is usually gone before I'm completely packed away.
I HAVE SO MUCH POWER! WHEN I LIKE THE VID IT GOES FROM 1.6K TO 1.7K
I'm happy to let the singer interact with the audience and other bands after a gig, she's much better at that than me. She does drive half of our gear everywhere though so more than makes up for any perceived lack of roadie duties. In other bands where they just go chill with their own friends it's not so acceptable!
Yeah! Big love for helping the drummer. As a guitarist, I allow for one swig of beer after packing before assisting the beat master - who in our band is nicknamed Blastbados!
well said!!
In my first band, our drummer never moved anything. He left a drum set at the singer's house. We would transport his stuff to and from the gig. The drummer was a tad unreliable and so he sort of forced us to do it. We used to joke about how great it must be to be in a band with us.
Always wanted to help the high school jazz band drummer pack up. But now I'm older and I understand why they wouldn't let me.
I’m tired of missing last orders while I pack my gear up!! A crime against drummers!! 😂
So far in every band ive been in so far they always helped me unload my drum gear out of the car😂 I am a fortunate one it seems🤔😄
Love your content, and learning so much!
Facts well said
Totally agree!!!!!!!!
My bassist and guitarist have given me crap for not helping them load in and out.
I'm seething too.
I'd really rather carry my kit in and out of a venue. A guitar player friend of mine once dropped my snare down the stairs of the loading dock... case wasn't secured, drum fell out and the shell was cracked.
Every time I try to help my drummer (who is an amazing dude) load or unload his gear, he ends up asking me to help by not helping lol. In the end I have learnt that I am more useful just ordering him a pint and keeping out his way
So true
I totally understand but I don’t really totally trust the other’s with my stuff 🎶 sometimes things just get dropped 😂
I've helped the drummer before just being an audience member 😂
I got my marshalls and what not to carry 😂 Drummer is on his own 😅
My bass rig comes in over 260 lb., my guitarist's about 250 lb.. Still make sure our drummer gets srt up/torn down and put away as soon as our gear on/off stage. I have no idea how other drummers can manage their entire rig by themselves in 15 minute change overs.
Our female singer always helps the drummer!
Truthful…. But waaaaayyy too funny 👏
Is a drummer all I ask is that you hold the door open for me!!
As the bassist I've set up more drum kits than bass rigs.
Pro tip: Just set it up wrong the first time and you'll never have to do it again!
@@fuzzylogickben 😂
Also - why do 80% of rehearsal rooms and venues have stairs?
Why God, whyyyyyy?????!!!!
You know what, when I started gigging I made a conscious decision, if people want to help if they don't who f😂❤ken cares,, my stuff my job, thanks for not talking too much in your blogs luv always ❤😂❤😂
On the contrary, when I was playing bass in a band, the drummer would go mingle with the crowd and the rest of us had to clear his stuff. The other bands, that were waiting, would come help and be like “where the hell is your drummer?” As a drummer now, in hindsight, I think maybe I was too careful with his gear. He always stood up between songs and would do little fills all of the time between songs. It was so annoying😠
Was a drummer for years an . I still play but i just play the mouth organ now
IF YOU WANT THE BEAT THE SET YOULL COMPLETE!
Of course the only person to listen will be the bassist but oh well we don’t listen to them anyway
I'll help you if you help me lug my 65 kg SVT 8x10 fridge up and down two flights of stairs.
Yuh, they waltz in, plug in, then just sit & noodle whilst I’m hefting half a ton of drums in.
I then sweat my arse off playing, and at the end, they sit around smoking & drinking beer whilst I hump the half ton of kit back out again.
I hate them all!!! 🤣🤣🤣
If you want to move house on the cheap, good to know a drummer, as they likely have a van!
One of my guitarists actually brought a couple of my stands to my car with me last Friday. Wish I could tell you I heard something other than, “WOW these things are really heavy “ but I’d be lying! I’m usually like, ok MOVE just stay outta my way cause only I know how to make it all fit in my car! I’m used up it!😂
Gigging kit players have it easy :p. I used to gig a lot (and rehearse) as an orchestral percussionist. Could be a hundred in the orchestra, and only a couple would help percussion get out. Worse still are the percussionists that go canoodling while there's work to be done 😡
After standing up and playing guitar or bass all night, their feet hurt. 🤷♂️
We sacked our unhelpful guitarist. Wouldn't help set up tear down. Just noodling and tweaking his own gear. Would say "trying to get my sound". Bassists and drummers not only support the band's backbone in music, they also are not afraid to do the heavy lifting!
I disagree… playing many instruments… I would never want anyone touching my gear u less they know how to use it, assemble, disassemble… also every gigging band I’ve ever been in the singers are hired… they are like temp roles.. lol.
I often think should have played flute
Watch out for thieves their everywhere
Could be worse, you could be a keyboard player with vintage organs and pianos
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Why, seriously why, do I get the impression this was filmed shortly after a gig, at which you were abandoned by two guitarists and a singer next to a 25 piece kit?
Bring it to the car. I'll pack it.
Yeah our singers used to just hobknob with the bar owners and everyone trying to get free booze while we did all the loading! Sorry crooked bastardz ❤😂😂
We’ve all got drummer stories. I should really just apologise, I appreciate it now but not then….
Hey a microphone is heavy ya know 🤣
I better not be there first one in, i can't stand setting up and warmming up to get ready to play only to be told to quiet because they are still running..... Bro you brought in a guitar amp and mabie pedal, while i brought in a 10+ piece set, and had to make sure everything was within .05 mm of where it was last night because thats where my muscle memory needs it to be so i don't hit rims every other count, and you still haven't tuned..... I hate you
🤣🤣👍🏻
"canoodling in the crowd" my brother in christ, could you be any more british
Yes yes nobody helps the drummer .. no body!!!!!.. we have so much gear to carry..yes 1st in and last out with a back ache !!!
OMG sax players are the worst! They swan in with their hair and expect a 2k rig to just be there with a mic ready. Love band life.
No please no, i don't want to socialise, i can't speak German just let me fiddle with the hardware and pack or something 😢
It’s your instrument dude
Why did this hurt your feelings so bad
Well....why don't you take the lead singer's job?
There's no reason your elegance doesn't enable you to be the Corinne Drewery of drums...why not?
Sing & play like Don Henley, Des Dyer, Gil Moore of Triumph....