Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

The only thing that could stop me from playing Simmons live the day I'll gig 
again is the sheer fact that my Pollard pads are so damn beautiful! ;)

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "I. Clark" <perspects@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 5:42 PM
Subject: [Spam] Re: [Simmons Drums] Simmons drums live


I play Simmons live, however I play them in discos and nightclubs where they
go over like gangbusters.

I\ufffdll use either  my SDS V or 8, syncussion and acoustic snare/cymbals.
Occasionally some drunk ass snickers at the hexes, but that\ufffds why I mix for
sheer brutality.  I\ufffdve seen a few recent videos where the drummer mimes on a
rented hex kit, but that trend seems to be based largely on them serving as
visual signifiers for all things \ufffdnew wave\ufffd or \ufffd80\ufffds\ufffd.  I actually play
mine.

I also see myself performing a kind of educational service to younger
musicians.  I recall the very confused-looking goth kid who could not wrap
his head around the concept of analog and kept asking me about my \ufffdsamples\ufffd.

I say go for it.  Then again, I\ufffdm a very \ufffdout\ufffd Simmons player \ufffd no secret
shame here.

-Ian
(Perspects)



On 7/26/06 11:14 PM, "Dean Rumsey" <hamsterdrum85@...> wrote:

> I have been wondering that, too!
>
> I always wanted to play my Simmons kit live, but everyone in my band would 
> no
> longer let me because they said I got negative feedback from a bunch of 
> drunk
> folks at Rosebuds Tavern. Now, my Ballistic Secrets days are OVER!!! I 
> will
> now try again to play my Simmons kit, but not at bars that only allow 
> country,
> jazz, or oldies. my original band idea is back again!!! i hope you would 
> find
> the answer to that question because I don't really know (I don't really 
> know
> about live, but there were simmons kits used in music videos recently. 
> "Fly"
> by Sugar Ray, dated 1997 and "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp, dated 2005-2006).
>
> Good Luck
>
> Dean Rumsey
>
> synthdrummer <synthdrummer@... <mailto:synthdrummer%40yahoo.com> >
> wrote:
> anyone in this group play a simmons kit out live? if so, just curious
> as to what kind of reaction you get from folks. i am considering
> joining a retro new wave band and using my sdsv kit ... plus save my
> back a little from lugging around my much heavier acoustic gear.
>
>



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