weed_killer wrote:space6oy wrote:kill him & learn to play drums.
start talking to him about drum machines and how awesome Big Black was
better yet, try giving Roland a call and see what he's up to these days.[/quote]
retinal orbita wrote:Sounds like from your post the only reason you haven't had words with him is because you don't know any other drummers and that's not fair to you or him either. Better to just be straight up with the guy for everyone's sake. If I knew guys in my band had issues with me I'd want them to address them straight up with me rather than anything else.... Even if it meant firing me tbqh, I'd rather hear it straight.
Yeah, I definitely plan on talking to him about it soon. Discussing it could mean we could figure something out, which would be much better for both of us than just firing him out of nowhere. I just want to think about it and make sure I'm not just being paranoid before I bring it up.
gunslinger_burrito wrote:if you can get him to record stuff in the mean-time, and you think it's usable, then keep it. Who cares if he hates it. If he asks, tell him you really want to get the EP done. That way you can at least have it recorded. If things go south with your current drummer, then you'll at least have a record that you can use to get a new drummer.
rfurtkamp wrote:Just tell him you need to get the tracks done, it's been three months, and if fhe can't find the time in his schedule, you can just use the tracks you have. [...] three months to get something done...you're wasting your time.
Yeah, I definitely tried to talk him into that, but it didn't work. He, like, refused to let me use them, saying he'd do them again some time. But at the same time, I wasn't too firm about it; I think, for better or for worse, I need to be. Especially when I have a definite deadline in my head.
