So I watched a lot of Tommy Lee and then went out on a gig one day and when I finally worked it up I twirled my drumstick and a bunch of people in the audience pointed at me. So at the age of 12 or 13, whatever it was, I literally just went, “Ah ok, I get it!” And I started doing silly things, things that weren’t necessarily difficult — like if you lift your foot in the air or make a funny face, that’s not technically challenging but it would make people point. So a quote I’ve used for the last 20 or 30 years, “People hear with their eyes.” They really do.
Kinda neat. As somebody who’s a bit more on the technical side of music, I dunno how true that is for me. Still its amusing to watch. What do you think…and hear?
Arrrrr
You know … as viral as this video is going to go, they’re probably about to become the most successful wedding and Bar Mitzvah band EVAH!
I say bravo. It’s so beyond ridiculous that it’s become awesome.
Its the Gold Lame!
Dude. Worked for Elvis.
The irony of the gold lame and the song title … it is strong.
I like watching the drummer. It helped to take my mind off the vocals.
Hey, you can’t knock ZZ Top Lyrics!
Their Drummer is the only one without a beard, and his name is….Beard!!!
Music is more important than tricks. I once saw a Berklee School Of Music guitar grad that had worked out how to play chords and leads by double tapping on a double-neck electric guitar whilst he played electric bass accompaniment with his toes. he could do passable blues. He asked me what I thought about it (and most of the audience loved it) and I said it might be a good stupid human trick but it made him sound like a third rate lead guitarist, sloppy rhythm guitarist, and fourth rate bass player if one listened to him with their eyes close. It was true.
Are you a stage act or are you a musician, there’s room for both, if it’s not to the detriment of playing well and in time, I say go for it if you like to do flash tricks, if it makes you sound lesser as a musician I wonder why you are doing such a thing unless you’re auditioning for a talk show spot.
What do I know? People buy music produced and written by people that can’t play or sing without the use of huge racks of electronic gear.
I reckon this drummer stayed in time, and at the end of the song he’s twice as tired as a normal drummer without making it sound any better or worse, but looking like a goofball in the process. His gig. Playing drums is energy intensive enough I wouldn’t personally go out of my way to make it more aerobic.