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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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January 2003
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Drumming
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Thu, 20 October 2005 01:56
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Anybody here a drummer? I've been obsessed with drumming for as long as i can remember. All my way through school learning the alto sax i was craving for drums. Now that i'm all grown up I'm looking to start doing some lessons finally and aim to buy a cheapish kit by around Jan-Feb next year 
Oh by the way heres a vid of one of my best mates going at it 
http://media.putfile.com/leesic26
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: Drumming
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Thu, 20 October 2005 02:15
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yeah use to be, but sold my drum kit because i just didnt get to use them there was nevr enough time in the day to get to them. but now i wish i had kept them though.
They are a great thing to vent your anger on also.
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Drumming
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Thu, 20 October 2005 02:28
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I'm a lapsed drummer - still got the kit clogging half my bedroom or course  ! Already reading sheet music will be a big help - find someone patient & wise for da first 6 months of lessons - it'll be a painful process for both of you until you've developed a feel for it, and some confidence. I found that once I had a little confidence in whatever I was learning, I soon became comfortable with it - and wondered why it seemed so hard to learn! ! !
That's the good thing about drums - because it's a fairly physical discipline you don't really forget once you've learned - you just get rusty and ragged around the edges if you don't play (like me).
Good luck dude - oh: replacing old, stiff skins (heads) will make a rough, cheap kit sound decent again - and learn how to tune them properly, as a shyte sounding kit is HELLER draining to listen to.
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Sydney
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January 2004
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Location:
Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: Drumming
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Thu, 20 October 2005 07:21
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I'm a lapsed drummer too - was mad for the drums from age 9 till 17 then got kinda bored and had better things to do. I still have my schweeet Rodgers kit though - made in the seventies, covered in mother-of-pearl, brass snare, built like a brick shithouse.....
Drums do need tuning/skin tightening otherwise they'll sound shit.
Drum music is pretty easy to read.
The biggest thing is that unless you're in a band or practice regularly you'll get bored with just pounding the skins. Even assualting the kit in Keith Moon madness style gets old. Get a copy of the Gene Kruper pattern book - some awesome things in there, and learn some of the cooler jazzy rythmns too. The more complicated the more you'll enjoy getting it right.
I've seen a d'n'b/jungle outfit with a live drummer before and he really tore it up. 
Then again I also saw a guy playing live sax with a House DJ. It was just as ghey as it sounds 
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Location:
Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Drumming
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Fri, 21 October 2005 04:19
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| Benjamin wrote on Thu, 20 October 2005 17:10 |
| boris wrote on Thu, 20 October 2005 11:56 |
Anybody here a drummer? I've been obsessed with drumming for as long as i can remember. All my way through school learning the alto sax i was craving for drums. Now that i'm all grown up I'm looking to start doing some lessons finally and aim to buy a cheapish kit by around Jan-Feb next year
Oh by the way heres a vid of one of my best mates going at it
http://media.putfile.com/leesic26
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Your mate is fucking ace!!!
I wish I could play the drums I might start one day (when I move out and have the space)
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10-4 . . . . NICE double-kick work from your bud !
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adelaide
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April 2003
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