Why is it very easy to play guitar or bass to a clicktrack, but very difficult to play drums to a click??
I find it is more difficult to play drums to a click than it is to play guitar or bass.
It's relatively easy to keep one limb moving in time to the music, but when you add the other three, things get a little more difficult.
I find it far easier to play guitar or bass to a click than drums, and I am primarily a drummer (15 years as opposed to guitar/bass which I have played for only about 3) ..
and yes, I can play to a click.. I do it all the time both live and in the studio.
But it's one of those things that takes practice.. when I first started I couldn't do it very well, and even when I could managed to keep with the click, the feel stunk.
Ya just keep at it, and after a while you stop playing "to" the click and you start playing "with" it.
you can fiddle around with the feel, playing a little before, behind or on top of the click.. all different feels.
Because drummers are the worst musicians in a band.
I have heard other pretentious musicians make such claims. They are quite silly.
Here's an example of how screwed up drummers are:
I write the vocals
I write the guitars
I write the bass
but if I even dare to make a suggestion about a drum part, the drummer freaks
That is not an example of how screwed up "drummers" are so much, as an example of what appears to be a miscommunication between you and said drummer..
Apparently the drummer feels like he is a part of the band. Judging from the number of "I's" in your post, I would say YOU are the band.
You should be clear with your drummer and let him know that he works for you, and that you pay him a good wage to play things the way you want them. If he doesn't like it he can move along. He can either find another guy to pay him for his services, or maybe find a band where he can be part of a collaborative effort.
Good drummers are really easy to find though, so you should not have any trouble replacing him with someone more obedient.