Primarily, i'm a rock drummer. But I can do other styles too. I've just joined a covers band that do everything from thin lizzy to inxs. so I suppose pop is in my repetoire. i'd love to get to play some jazz stuff too. Rich, krupa, weckyl - that kinda stuff, but I just don't get to practice. I've only just got back behind the kit, since our twins were born two and a half years ago! So a little rusty too. But I can tell you, it felt so good to slap those skins after so long.

I play a variety of styles, but mainly in the rock vein. I am trying to teach myself to pay a double kick kit. Oddly enough, I played one; however, the second kick was an ornament as the band I played in back in the heyday of hair metal wanted me to play a large kit (and we rented that kit!).

I don't consider myself a collector AT ALL!!!! While I do have a growing collection of vintage drums, I buy the ugly ones and rework them. This is whether or not I re cover, use new hardware, and the like. Call me a drum hot rodder, if you will.

I have a smattering of influences, starting with Phil Collins, Tommy Lee, Bonham, Moon, Clem Burke, Carmine Appice; these are just who my diseased old brain can come up with...

All kinds. Most of the gigs I play are jazz gigs. Sometimes, I play with some Brazilian musicians, too,

I play and collect, but my collecting is very select, it may be vintage, it may be brand new, if it catches my eye, I'll look into it. I play Big Band, Jazz, Rock. I use an old warhorse, a slightly modified WWII 1942-43 Gretsch Defender set, (4-piece). My drumming skills are built everyday by: Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Joe Morello, Sonny Payne, Neil Peart and Seth Davis to name a few. I thank God and my Dad for my drumming abilities. My Dad still plays at age 82!.

Iam both a player and collecter.Been collecting from 1975 and playing for 45 years.I play all kinds of music from Heavy matal to swing..But i will never play RAP hate it.When iam playing swing,blues,jazz most of the time i used some of my vintage sets and top 40 R&R..When iam playing heavy metal one of my new sets that i have maded at the shop O.C.D.P never any vintage sets used on that.My influenes Moon,Rich,Bellson, Lee, "FOSTY" lee micheals drummmer from the 60's,Wilson, Star,Ete,ete...Mikey

I've played since I was a kid ,except for an recent interruption due to physical problems. I started tinkering with drum repairs almost 2 years ago. Ringo, Moon(!), Gadd... I've tried to play a little of everything, but, RAP!

My dad was a swing drummer who gave it up for a "real job" when I came along! (My apologies to the music world.) I dig jump blues,50's-70's r&B.

A little of everything,but did I say:RAP?!

I'm enjoying the education and comments here. I can't believe it: a place where drummers are not forgotten..sniff, sniff...FYI

larry

i play all styles when i get a chance but played a lot of rock in my youth nowadays blues and jazz im pretty done with top 40"s but i also play in church now and again depends on music director as my 9 year old is now a cantor in mass what a angelic voice she has id like to do some writing for her and see if i can get her going as shes a very good dancer too has great stage presence so that's that time for the yout'ss of america and the geezer here to step down

Not a collector by any means but would like to be. Not many used sets sitting gathering dust where I live in Upstate NY as far as I can tell.

I just mess around in the basement playing along to Classic Rock with my neighbors listening in.

My interest was started when I first heard "Let there be drums" by Sandy Nelson, Mel Taylor original drummer of The Ventures, believe it or not the drummer for the "Kingsmen" (Louie Louie), then the drum gods from the other side of the pond Baker, Bonham and Mitchell.

What kind of music? Wow. Never considered it.

Over the past month, I've played Praise and Worship, classic rock, jazz, and some very slanted original stuff ... This past Friday night I sat in at the last minute for a "missing" drummer and we played only Transsiberian Orchestra tunes. That was a kick. I had one listen through, a stretch, and then the downbeat. A bit stressful, but it all worked out and we had a blast. Most of these gigs were with my Slingerland Oak kit. Man, those drums sang.