In an orchestra, the part that is played and the person is called "A Percussionist" and plays a Percussion Part even if they are playing a Timpani.
Drummer is not the correct term and probably is just a slang term that narrowly defines a person playing a percussive part in a song or symphony.

 
 

The little drummer Bouy will never be the same?

I sense a little too much butt hurt all round in this thread...oops there's my popcorn, gotta go!

Sorry you feel that way Rik - it's not about being in a clique - it's your subject.  your subject attacked a group of people who absolutely feel justified that they have a valid reason to play.
 
again - I agree that not all music needs drums, but to say "what's the point" is saying NONE of music needs drums, thereby saying drummers are useless.  it's an attack on drummers.
 
[shrugs]

Let me clang a cymbal crash for ya then.
 

Why did anyone take his post seriously? It was just a joke, like the long running jokes about bass players etc. Honestly if someone attacked all guitar players in a tongue in cheek way I couldn't give a toss. Why would I?

wasn't just me taking it seriously.  and I don't see any evidence that it was a joke even now.

sharke
Why did anyone take his post seriously? It was just a joke, like the long running jokes about bass players etc. Honestly if someone attacked all guitar players in a tongue in cheek way I couldn't give a toss. Why would I?

 
Because all guitar players are divas? 

Beagle
 it reminds me of the time that Joe Bravo (former forum member now banned for life) made the bold statement and arguments in the forum that drummers were not musicians.
 

I remember another doozie of his - something about 'Absolutes in Beauty and Morality'. Laugh a minute, our Joe.

jamesg1213

Beagle
 it reminds me of the time that Joe Bravo (former forum member now banned for life) made the bold statement and arguments in the forum that drummers were not musicians.
 

I remember another doozie of his - something about 'Absolutes in Beauty and Morality'. Laugh a minute, our Joe.

Joe was a soundblaster advocate, too.  he bashed anyone who bashed soundblaster!  he had a website with testing he had done claiming soundblasters were actually better than most prosumer soundcards costing much more.