texafana wrote:Once again, the Frontiers boys play the tunes WAYYYY too fast. Shame, as the vox on this is good, a slower tempo would really drive home the groove. As usual JH sounds GREAT!
A lot of bands play songs fast live - even the national recording artists. As a drummer, I know this problem all too well. True, the drummer is responsible for keeping the tempo. But once someone in the band rushes a little, the others are trying to play catch up, and if the drummer lets them accelerate without applying he brakes, the whole band speeds up. It's almost like the drummer has to ride the brakes or continually downshift like a semi driving down a steep hill through the whole gig sometimes. If he doesn't, many times the momentum of the entire band will push the band into a faster tempo.
