carrying a beat

after years of air drumming (just like air guitar) I was finally able to play drums for the first time! \m/ woohoo!!! \m/

it’s not really a band… more like a bunch of friends from work who like jamming together: jay and rj on guitars, sheldon on bass, crab on drums (with me as a substitute) and mote on vocals. this is around their third time jamming together while it was my first to join them.

i was supposed to just hang out, take photos and stuff. but after showing some interest for the instrument, crab handed me the drumsticks eventually and i took the skins for a spin. we were able to complete a song with me on drums - AC/DC’s "You Shook Me All Night Long" - and I don’t think i did half bad! really! well, i’m not sure what my officemates were thinking, but i thought i was able to hold the beat decent enough. considering it was my first time, i’d have to say that this feels promising. i like it! tapon na gitara, drums na to!

come to think of it, it feels comfortable behind that ton of plastic and metal. i always thought that if i were in a band, i’d be most comfortable on rhythym guitar. after last night though, drumming makes an awfully strong case for itself. it seems to suit my shy and snobish low-profile under-the-radar personality… and i freakin’ LOVE a good beat. air drumming beats air guitar any day. plus, it’s fun to go wild on drums and it’s not so hard to improvise with a basic 4-beat.

yun nga lang, mahal ang drums… it takes up a lot of space… and it’s hella noisy. so for now, pang-jamming lang talaga.

\m/ pics to follow