Search options (Page 6 of 38)

1)Steve Gadd

2) Stewart Copeland

3) tie; Butch Trucks, Bill Kreutzman, Terry Bozzio, Carter Beauford,Tito Puente,Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Bill Bruford, Buddy Miles,Kenny Aronoff, Nick Mason, Ed Shaughnessy, Chad Smith, Levon Helm, Max Weinberg, Lars Ulriich, John Bonham, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Jaimoe, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Gregg Bissonette,Charlie Watts, Alex Van Halen, Chris Layton,Jojo Mayer,Mitch Mitchell,Jamie Oldaker,Alan White,and last but not least (my current drummer !!!) Jeff Korth

selso wrote:

Whats that one song? " Gonna be alright, Not feeling to good myself". I dont know if thats how it goes but I sing that little part when things are bad and it brings a smile to my face.

Feeling Alright by Dave Mason, though my favorite version is the Joe Cocker version with Steve Winwood giving his left hand a work out on the piano. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTcmahEjiY

I felt the same way much of the winter PapaTom.  Sometimes, I think it's a stage of life thing.  Having a hard time finding work will surely do it to.  I'm rooting for you to get the job you want, but more importantly praying for you that you'll recognize the job the man upstairs has planned for you when it comes available.  When nothing's going right, I sometimes take that as a signal that there's too much me in the effort and not enough Him.  Not sure if you're a religious man, but that's something I've seen work out for myself. 

- Zurf

>>I feel like I need to loosen up. It really hinders my playing and my endurance.<<<

Then I suggest starting by taking "inventory" of all your muscles before you pick up your guitar.  For me, tenseness manifests itself in my shoulders and my jaw.  Any time I'm feeling stressed, whether playing or just hanging out, I notice that my shoulders are scrunched up to my ears and my jaw is clenched like a pit bull.  Once I identify the problem and take a deep breath, my whole body relaxes.

This whole process takes 15 seconds. 

By the way, I didn't mean to marginalize your problem.  I had to work through the same problem with my mountain biking.  For a while, I was gripping the handlebars way too hard and causing all kinds of aches and pains every time I went out for what was supposed to be an enjoyable ride.  Fixing the problem was 100% psychological.