On drums...

... or a dance floor, for that matter?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iANRO3I3 ... r_embedded

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Gregory

um...I liked it.
Won't watch it again.
I always get stuck on "who thought this up in the first place". Where and when do they get the epiphany "this is a great idea". And then practice it...for god knows how long.

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Cliff

River City Trio

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Artists.

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Gregory

I thought it was pretty cool just from a rhythmic standpoint, I couldn't do that with my hands without some serious practice.
You think it's maybe a part of some therapy for their nervous finger tapping habit? Get it out in public and maybe out of their system?
Just a thought

I enjoyed it. Never occurred to me to question the why of it. Must have hung out with artists for too many years to question a seminal moment. I think it is an interesting and reductionist take on flamenco... or something, but how does it differ from dance, music, art... or anything we might do on the drums?

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Gregory

I failed to recognize it as a ‘seminal moment’.

Anyone, me included, would appreciate that a certain amount of effort and expression went into the performance, but I was never a big fan of synchronized swimming, either.

At least these folks aren’t claiming this to be a sport.

Would it have been as interesting if one person did it, or was the ‘seminal moment’ in the duplicity?

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

Our definitions must be very different. It would surprise me to discover that I was supposed to see it.

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Gregory

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?

Gotcha.

I was thinking of it in terms of: "highly original and influencing the development of future events: a seminal artist; seminal ideas", and I just didn't see it as the beginning of a 'movement'.

I guess the point of my original post was that the internet now provides instant access to media, and to a certain degree, an audience.

Some things are creativity looking for an audience; others are just the result of having access to an audience. I think that is one element of the answer to "how does it differ from dance, music, art... or anything we might do on the drums?"

Sort of an answer to Kelly's rhetorical question: ""Where and when do they get the epiphany "this is a great idea". And then practice it...for god knows how long.""

...and to further quote Kelly, "um...I liked it.
Won't watch it again.".

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Cliff

River City Trio

What if we did all have the same opinions?