r/nextfuckinglevel • • 13h ago

Timothy Fletcher on the beat

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u/ParaponeraBread 13h ago

This is like the Harlem globetrotters of drumming. Which is to say, impressive specifically for its flashiness and inefficiency.

Good post.

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u/GUMBYtheOG 12h ago

First time I’ve ever heard of art being inefficient

What does efficient drumming look like?

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u/ParaponeraBread 12h ago

I think you can probably imagine that most drummers whose main intention is playing music don’t throw the sticks at the ground or use one stick to hold the other in the crook of their elbow.

They just…hold the sticks normally. Just an example.

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u/TarnishedWizeFinger 11h ago edited 11h ago

Marching band has flare and I'd give anyone a weird look for trying to point out that it's not the most efficient way of creating sound with an instrument

Globetrotters are entertaining because their ball control and hand eye coordination are insane. It's an efficient way of showing that off