Metal drummers looks impressive sometimes. But it must be a lot easier than rock'n roll? I have 3 Metallica dvds, and Lars Ulrich have power, but the drumming is kinda slow compared to Roger for example.
My Question: Is Rock'n roll drumming harder and more exhausting than metal drumming?
As a drummer myself, metal drumming is more demanding than rock drumming. I have played drums for 15 years and drumming is physical in the world of rock. If you played jazz drumming then you would be tired!
I have also heard that rock'n roll drumming is harder. Songs like now I'm here, hammer to fall etc. Rogers drumming on the WWRY dvd looks very exhausting.
Metaldrummers seems to have very good time between every drumhit.
deleted user 18.11.2004 19:00
It depends on how you play and what you play.
A simple 4 in a bar-beat can be very difficult if you wanna do it properly. A drummer is either tight, groovin' and generally arse-kicking, or he isn't, no matter if it's metal, rock, jazz or polka.
Technically metal-drumming (again depending on what you play) may (or maybe not) be more demanding...but technical skill alone doesn't make a good musician.
I think Roger Taylor at his best was a great drummer. He made the songs sound huge. At his worst he was terrible, but it had much to do with the song choices live, and his drumsets!!
He was at his best 76-82.
In fact depends on the actual arrangement. A metal song with the same pattern over and over is much easier than Leroy Brown, for instance, but there are some very impressive drum parts in metal. Although some of those impressive things aren't particularly technical.
I really like Roger's drumming at Milton Keynes... espesially "Back Chat".... on that track it sound very good and he plays very tight and precise but at the same time with a brilliant groove... What do u think.. ?