emo drumming?????

metal head dude · Ferret Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 101 Location: florida

I am usualy a metal drummer but last night i got invited to drum in my friends emo band because their previous drummer was going on vacation and they needed a fill in, so i accepted just to do him a favor. The problem is that i dont really listen to emo therefore i dont know how to play it. So my question is:

Is there any specific beats that are good for emo drumming?

Also wut type of feel does emo music have, is it heavy or mellow or sort of in between?

Also wut would be some good emo bands to listen to so i can get an overall feel of the music?
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Exzilibus · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

I'm a metal guy too so I'm not the best one to answer this...

But I DO know that emo is in between heavy and mellow. Usually the beginnings of songs are heavier with the verses being mellow...then chorus gets heavy with a lot of screaming and whining over it. Smile

Can't help you out with emo bands to listen to since I avoid 'em.

Annnnnnd as for TYPES of beats....Metal has a lot of "BUSY" stuff going on. Emo typically does not. So stick to more straightforward rock-type of beats rather than a lot of tom work or a lot of double pedal.

dw-licious · Fierce Wolf Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 594 Location: NJ

capybaralet · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:

typical backceat based stuff doesn't always work.

There's lots of 123 123 12 sort of stuff.
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metal head dude · Ferret Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 101 Location: florida

Rudiculous · Wolf Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 546

It means you have to divide to measure into a 3/8, another 3/8 and then a 2/8 (3/8 + 3/8 + 2/8 = 8/8 = 4/4). So you don't count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &, but you count 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2. (Iron Maiden uses this a LOT)

zildjian_zbt · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:13 am Post subject:

Just a comment:
Personally I hate the idea of genres and sh*t. Obviously we need em but bands are becoming to hard to categorize. Some of the bands you named are emo bands. But their are different kind of emo, same as different types of metal.
So just listen to the best, but I guess the best thing you can do is listen to what the drummer of the band yoru filling in for does and copy him. Can't go wrong with that.

future_head · Goldfish Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 56

just ask the band what there drummer usually plays!

smokingun · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

surely you can feel it - you know how to jam right?

MikeSharp · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:50 am Post subject:

listen to
thursday - "full collapse"
at the drive-in - "relationship of command"
american football - "s/t"

you'll be prepared for anything

oh,and if they don't sound anything like those bands? do not play with them

CrazdDrumr · Ferret Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 109

Just jam...Best way to learn is to do....Hell, you might even create a new approach to emo drumming. The drum beat police arent going to arrest you for playing outside the box. Laughing