Freebase Dali

Man, no offense, but I don't know why people call drummers "good" like all you have to do is be able to stay on time with a pretty simple beat that people happen to like. And I wouldn't be that guy to say "well... for a chick... she's pretty good."

I mean.. look at someone like JoJo Mayer...



While I, in no way, am stating that "good" drummers need to be able to do fancy tricks and crazy ass drum solos, it's usually the case that those that are capable of skillfully going beyond the standard deviations in drumming are the same that have long ago mastered the simple beat you happen to like.
But, ultimately, I think a "good" drummer is a drummer that knows exactly what a song needs, when it needs it, and is able to do it unscripted, at any time, regardless of preparation, and with feeling. And that's relatively hard to really pinpoint in a drummer outside of free jams. It certainly can't be pinpointed in a studio recording. In a studio recording, all you're really left with is the drummer's choice of beats to judge, which have been worked on and whittled away at like an ate up drumstick wounded from practice after practice, show after show.

I'm not really trying to pass any judgments here. I'm just giving my opinion on the matter, and, as a drummer myself, I feel pretty strongly about it.