The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary drum cover - Crappy Beginner Drummer turns 2 (months)

Welcome (or welcome back!) to my mid-life crisis. It's been 2 months now (well, 62 days to be precise) since I started playing drums, and I am still having a ball with it.

So here's my drum cover of She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult. This is one of my favourite songs of all time, from the era when "alternative music" actually meant something, and subculture wasn't mainstream yet. There are quite a few covers of it on Youtube, and many of them are very, very good, way better drummers than I will likely ever be. This song, however, lends itself to improvisation, perhaps due to its simplicity, and I didn't find any cover that is faithful to the original. A lot of people add kicks (there really aren't that many doubles in this song) and, understandably, they mess around with the fills because it's just plain fun to improv to. Anyway, although I am not an experienced drummer, I AM an experienced listener, to this song in particular, so I hope that this version is at least in fairly reasonable proximity to the original. More or less. Ish.

There is some highly suspect timing in this version as compared to the couple I did for test purposes earlier in the day. I think I was getting a bit lazy, and my arm was starting to hurt like hell. However, I have opted to upload this one rather than the others because A) The suspect timing was not on the fills, which are the fun part and B) I didn't screw up any of the places I usually screw up, or at least not as much. As such, although it might not be the prettiest version I did today in places, it is probably the most useful for some other equally crappy drummer who is trying to learn the song (Good luck guys! Have a blast!)

The set is a Roland TD-4KX (I know, I know, but I live in an apartment). The sound is mixed on Sonar 8 Producer's Edition (EQ-ing the kick and hi-hat on the original track down) via Soundblaster sound card input, and then added to video from my cheap digital Sony camera with Windows Movie Maker. You will notice, if you have been following this saga, that my hi-hat has turned white in this and the last video. I put a bag over it to stop the rubber form getting chewed up, and, quite frankly, I can't be bothered to take it off for videos. The other new addition to the kit is a piece of paper stuck on the high tom. A cheat sheet so I remember what goes where ;-) Don't really need it, but it's a pain to set up a video and I hate having to restart, so I didn't want to take any chances in case I choked! Audio and video were re-synced using Avi Information, a handy little program. The sync is not bad on my computer, but it always seems to get screwed up when I upload. Let's see if it happens this time too.....

Fair use notice: The original song remains the property of the copyright holder. This video is provided for non-profit educational and learning purposes, to allow other beginning drummers to compare learning progress, and to demonstrate my ability (or lack thereof) only. And, perhaps, if I sucked badly enough, as a parody too (Just kidding copyright people. that last point was a joke.)

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[wendyscampbell]

Great Job. I'm just learning myself and also going through a midlife crisis (43). I love The Cult so you were helpful in my trying to learn this song.

[CrappyAssDrummer]

@wendyscampbell Hi! It's a pretty fun mid-life crisis eh? Way more fun than a sports car! I am very happy this was helfpul for you. That's how it's supposed to work, eh? Happy drumming, and I look forward to seeing some of your videos soon! :-)

[CrappyAssDrummer]

@babalufinho Just gave them a listen. Cool songs! So many things I want to play, but work keeps getting in the way.....I was thinking of trying to cover Rain one of these days, but we'll see when I have time! Glad to hear that there is a "new" recruit to the 80s generation, even if 20 years younger than me! (Lucky!!!)

[babalufinho]

@CrappyAssDrummer My pleasure! I think you're right. If they played the songs exactly as the album recordings everytime, why bother going to a concert, right?? But I agree, sticking to the original is the best way to learn a song (otherwise you'd go nuts hahaha). I don't play drums, but if you let me give a suggestion, listen to The Cult's songs Nirvana, Moya and especially Horse Nation. I bet they're great to play!! I'm stuck to the 80s too, even though I was born in 1989 :) Have a nice day!

[CrappyAssDrummer]

@babalufinho Thanks for the link to the Cult video. I see your point. The guitar is significantly different too, eh? I guess they are allowed since they wrote it! :-) No reason to stick to the original I guess. for me, I want to as a way to study new things, so sometimes I try to copy exactly. Glad you liked the other video, and thanks again for the comments! And yes, I love those bands too. I am totally stuck in the 80s!

[babalufinho]

@CrappyAssDrummer Man, to be honest, it was an OK concert, but that's all. I guess Ian wasn't at his best, sometimes he seemed to have lost himself in the lyrics. If you search for "she sells sanctuary sao paulo", the one I've been to should be the 2nd hit (even though the 1st one has a much better quality). I watched your other video, it was awesome! Well done, really. By the way, I noticed you also like Scorpions and AC/DC, and their drummers don't always stick to the "original" live either.

[CrappyAssDrummer]

@babalufinho Interesting, I had heard that live and studio were quite different. But I have always had the studio version in my head since listening to it a million times in high school! I have never seen them live, unfortunately. Hey, do a youtube search for crummymusician (won't let me post the url here...) - the top hit should be me using the same drum track adding the guitar and bass myself too. DEFINITELY "original" is a loose term! Let me know what you think! Thanks again for your comment!

[babalufinho]

@CrappyAssDrummer Oh, and one more thing. I've been to a Cult concert in São Paulo a couple years ago, and not even THEIR drummer played it like the original (OK, Tempesta wasn't the drummer when Sanctuary was recorded, but he is right now). So don't worry about it, "original" is a loose word. You did great, man!

[CrappyAssDrummer]

@babalufinho Hahaha! I'm glad someone picked up on that! Thanks for the comment!

[babalufinho]

@CrappyAssDrummer "...from the era when "alternative music" actually meant something, and subculture wasn't mainstream yet."

You said it all, man. I'm always glad to see that no matter how many millions of idiots listen to nowadays crap, there will ALWAYS be the 500 who have a good musical taste. Keep it up!