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> drum machines made sloppy drums (or ridiculous apex twins) hip. Other than The White Stripes, what popular bands have had clearly unskilled drummers? I actua

> drum machines made sloppy drums (or ridiculous apex twins) hip. Other than The White Stripes, what popular bands have had clearly unskilled drummers? I actually enjoy listening to more amateur music, so this might be a request for recommendations of a sort.

kvdveer 3y ago
"Sloppy drums" != "Unskilled drummer". Maybe sloppy isn't the best term here. More like not being beat-perfect. E.g. using slightly off-beat hits or slight tempo variation as a way to emphasize other instruments or lyrics. Pre drum computers these changes would more likely have been considered to be sloppy drumming, whereas these are more likely to signal authenticity these days.
- smackeyacky 3y ago
  Don Henley was sloppy. Always a fraction of a beat behind. It turned out to be something of a hook in Eagles songs
  - smrq 3y ago
    "Always" implies not sloppy; sloppy playing would be sometimes ahead, sometimes behind, but unpredictable amounts. I should know, I'm a sloppy drummer ;)
SubGenius 3y ago
> Other than The White Stripes, what popular bands have had clearly unskilled drummers? I want to joke and say Lars from Metallica but I'd be lying. He was a decent drummer in the first couple albums.
dumb1224 3y ago
Simpler Rhythms could be made creative. I am not a drummer or expert in researching popular bands but e.g The Ting Tings have a very interesting rhythm section.
zeitg3ist 3y ago
Meg White is widely regarded as a great drummer by her peers. "Unskilled" is definitely not true: she just plays in a style that is devoid of virtuosity, and it fits the music very well.
- dotancohen 3y ago
  Fair assessment. A very skilled artist could use an unskilled style - see Nirvana's cover of Where Did You Sleep Last Night or even John Travolta's dancing in Pulp Fiction.
whstl 3y ago
Well, OP was talking about sloppy rhythms performed by drum machines, not about sloppy drummers. When people talk about this, they often mean stuff like "Dilla Beats" or "tuplet feel", which is explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MzKx0fKg5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MzKx0fKg5o Funny enough, this actually takes extra skill.
arrowsmith 3y ago
AC/DC has notoriously simple drumming in every song. You can learn how to play the entire AC/DC catalogue in a single drum lesson.

kvdveer 3y ago

"Sloppy drums" != "Unskilled drummer". Maybe sloppy isn't the best term here. More like not being beat-perfect. E.g. using slightly off-beat hits or slight tempo variation as a way to emphasize other instruments or lyrics. Pre drum computers these changes would more likely have been considered to be sloppy drumming, whereas these are more likely to signal authenticity these days.

smackeyacky 3y ago
Don Henley was sloppy. Always a fraction of a beat behind. It turned out to be something of a hook in Eagles songs
- smrq 3y ago
  "Always" implies not sloppy; sloppy playing would be sometimes ahead, sometimes behind, but unpredictable amounts. I should know, I'm a sloppy drummer ;)

SubGenius 3y ago

> Other than The White Stripes, what popular bands have had clearly unskilled drummers? I want to joke and say Lars from Metallica but I'd be lying. He was a decent drummer in the first couple albums.

dumb1224 3y ago

Simpler Rhythms could be made creative. I am not a drummer or expert in researching popular bands but e.g The Ting Tings have a very interesting rhythm section.

zeitg3ist 3y ago

Meg White is widely regarded as a great drummer by her peers. "Unskilled" is definitely not true: she just plays in a style that is devoid of virtuosity, and it fits the music very well.

dotancohen 3y ago
Fair assessment. A very skilled artist could use an unskilled style - see Nirvana's cover of Where Did You Sleep Last Night or even John Travolta's dancing in Pulp Fiction.

whstl 3y ago

Well, OP was talking about sloppy rhythms performed by drum machines, not about sloppy drummers. When people talk about this, they often mean stuff like "Dilla Beats" or "tuplet feel", which is explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MzKx0fKg5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MzKx0fKg5o Funny enough, this actually takes extra skill.

arrowsmith 3y ago

AC/DC has notoriously simple drumming in every song. You can learn how to play the entire AC/DC catalogue in a single drum lesson.