Re: Here's what came of the "bluesy groovy thingamabob"
The drums are basically a guideline for my drummer at this point... For this band, I'd much rather mic up his kit and let him go to town because he's a damn good tight drummer that's been playing for 15 years (since he was 10). They say "I want you to beat the shit out of the toms here, follow the guitar here, do your own thing there" and so on. He had trouble with the main riff when we jammed out... the 6/4 part threw him off, so this should help him get the jist of it a bit better.
I played drums for a couple of years when I was an adolescent pussy chaser, but I am by NO means a drummer.
And by the way, I agree with you totally.