BLOG: 7 bands who should fire their drummer, apparently
A list by New York Magazine inspired by Final Fantasy's Owen Pallet
Inspired by an interview with Owen Pallet of Final Fantasy, New York Magazine has put together a list of bands who should fire their drummer immediately. Why? Owen Pallet is practically a one-man musical outfit and claims: “drummers ruin bands”. So, he doesn’t employ one. Or a bass player for that matter.
Here’s a shortened down version of the list – take a look at the original article for the full reasoning behind each choice…
The Raconteurs
Reason: Curious to hear what they could do with just a pair of guitars and a mandolin
Radiohead
Reason: They should use a drum machine instead of trying to get Phil Selway to play like one
Iron Maiden
Reason: Nicko McBrain totally sucks
ArcadeFire
Reason: They’d sound even whiter without a backbeat
Vampire Weekend
Reason: So they sound less like Graceland-era Paul Simon
Coldplay
Reason: Without Will Champion their songs might be four minutes shorter
Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band
Reason: The band would sound better if they weren’t playing Ringo’s crappy songs
Our thoughts: Ringo paved the way for rock drumming as we know it, Nicko McBrain clearly doesn’t suck, drum machines and Phil Selway already exist together in perfect harmony… we could go on, but we won’t. There’s not enough server space.
By Tom Porter
