Originally Posted by: mcrcomics
Razbo I guess it's safe to say your a drumer too.. How long you been playing, and what kind of set do you have.
(Disclaimer: Opinions may be somewhat biased!)
Was, at least. I played from about 7 to 20 on an evolving mixed set of Crown & Stewart ending with mostly Tama stuff, Zildjian & Paiste brass. It was a piecemeal deal and all I could afford at the time, and in constant need of TLC, but I mixed and matched and in the end was happy with the sound even compared to my local rivals. I can't deny I had some logo-envy, though. :) I struggled to keep it up for the last 3 years before I stopped, but apartment living precluded any practice, finding space was such a problem (and a cost) and then transportation on top of that, I eventually gave it up.
I can tell you that I went thru some of the same feelings you are having. Seeming to always at the back of the stage, never getting up front or able to move around and interact with the audience.
Since then, looking back (way back!) I have a new appreciation for the instrument. Not meaning to offend anyone, this being a guitar site and all, but I have observed that there are a
lot of guitar players out there. Tons of them. And their brothers. Not so much drummers, and even fewer good ones.
You may feel unappreciated, or wish you had that upfront position in the band, but trust me, your instrument is (imo) the one that holds it all together, that creates the foundation upon which the rest of the music is built. You can add and subtract guitar's from a band and adapt, but you really can't say the same for drums.
If my present feelings are anything like yours might be, you will always regret giving them up, if you do. Since I have gotten back to music, I feel more and more strongly the urge to haul out that old set (I think are still moldering somewhere in my Dad's basement) and start wailin. More than guitar, that's the instrument that's inside me. ...If only they weren't so damn loud for casual practice! :)
Anyway, these are strictly my feelings. Good luck with your decisions!
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.