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"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 tem
by 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 agoDon 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 ;)