tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3148558874453120782..comments2024-03-28T17:11:08.234-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Drummers are natural intellectuals"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60462685642527027902013-04-14T22:12:49.802-05:002013-04-14T22:12:49.802-05:00Yeah, sample size was probably too small. As a gui...Yeah, sample size was probably too small. As a guitarist I might as well do what no one else has, so far. So, what do we call a person who spends most of his time hanging around musicians? Yep, a drummer.Retired Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699864696101977529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31158846529340964172013-04-14T20:40:18.004-05:002013-04-14T20:40:18.004-05:00The fact that every third hippie in any Occupy wha...The fact that every third hippie in any Occupy whatever camp spent half his or her day banging on a drum of some sort kind of kills the idea that drummers are naturally bright. Just saying...Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55573282455074502892013-04-14T13:26:12.887-05:002013-04-14T13:26:12.887-05:00I'll give you another.
It is common knowledge...I'll give you another.<br /><br />It is common knowledge (in the industry) that good computer programmers have a very high co-incidence rate of being very good musicians, too.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50917246178224855612013-04-14T11:58:02.296-05:002013-04-14T11:58:02.296-05:00I'll go with anon: "the intelligent are n...I'll go with anon: "the intelligent are natural drummers" - or "the intelligent have a better sense of rhythm", or else whatever their test is measuring, it has little to do with intelligence. <br /><br />I'll go with independent variables. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48233075060619235702013-04-14T09:42:42.950-05:002013-04-14T09:42:42.950-05:00Actually it should be "The intelligent are na...Actually it should be "The intelligent are natural drummers" not "drummers are intelligent".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78810536946397396052013-04-14T09:10:51.161-05:002013-04-14T09:10:51.161-05:00TWEET! Bad Pun! Fifteen Yard Penalty!TWEET! Bad Pun! Fifteen Yard Penalty!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24315809718631309062013-04-14T08:03:54.105-05:002013-04-14T08:03:54.105-05:00Nice play on words there Peter! :-) And yeah, agre...Nice play on words there Peter! :-) And yeah, agreed that the sample size was probably too limited!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85861010709007836152013-04-14T07:18:02.671-05:002013-04-14T07:18:02.671-05:00As a percussion major and professional entertainer...As a percussion major and professional entertainer, I guess it's up to me to set the record straight. <br />We in the business differentiate between a "drummer" and a "percussionist." In my experience, percussionists tend to be a little more stable - these are the folks who play mallet percussion, tympani, traps, stuff like that. Set drummers are tougher to categorize - most of the set drummers I know who work in bands and small combos are at least a little unstable, with a tendency to adrenaline addiction.<br />But crazy don't always mean stupid. Across the board, drummers and percussionists are some of the sharpest folks on the stage.<br />MichigammeDaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70102630092742139522013-04-14T05:44:05.098-05:002013-04-14T05:44:05.098-05:00I used to play percussion and drums in school band...I used to play percussion and drums in school band. Most often I played snare drum and marimbas. I don't think the generalization that drummers are very bright or good problem solvers works across the board though. I suspect his test sample was either limited or flawed. In my experience, those who arrange strings for orchestral arrangements are the brightest and seem to have the best spatial relations abilities. Unfortunately, although I might appear bright in some areas, I am a spatial relations moron.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28257018566423396682013-04-14T00:05:40.783-05:002013-04-14T00:05:40.783-05:00One of my early boyfriends was a drummer. I hate ...One of my early boyfriends was a drummer. I hate to cast dispersions on the dead, from an overdose of drugs, but this guy was dumber than dirt. Maybe the drugs didn't agree with him, and he died before he could fix things. Good drummer, though. trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.com