playin' hard or playin' soft
When I first began playing with my church's guitar group, I was a little more timid and tentative than I am now (yeah, sounds hard to believe!), and the group leader only half-kiddingly commented, "You can never play too loud."
But, as drummer pointed out--and man, he nailed it!--playing for the song is the goal. On a gospel-flavored song (such as "Soon and Very Soon") it's not only cool to tear up the congas, it fits the beat and the feel of that tune. On a slower, more contemplative song, such as "On Eagle's Wings," the percussion takes a back seat and enhances the tempo.
It's part of the learning process, Lafirin--there are times you want to rock out on the drums, and there are times where, as the old commercial once put it, "if you want to get their attention, whisper." Sometimes you use the 7Bs, sometimes you use the brushes...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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