Random, Spontaneous Thoughts about UM (Part Pee)

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7485

Were those his last shows?

7486

The weekend after

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7487

Oh word. Where were those shows?

Anyway, congrats @DiabetesCOLE on the Morocco run. Glad you got to see your fav band in that capacity right before Kris left.

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7488

Well I fuck with beans in my chili so again, Texas card still revoked.

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7489

Arkansas, Dallas, Austin and NOLA. The last set was the Led Zep thing.

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7490

Oof

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7491

I honestly think there’s a difference knowing Kris had surgery and the band had multiple drummers fill in during different tour schedules vs Kris is no longer in the band and you have to find a replacement.
I first saw UM in October 2003. Kris got longer drum solos and I feel it took some time before everything clicked. I would say the same goes for their new drummer. They will be the new drummer and receive hazing and shit talking, just like Kris got in his early years.
Not worried at all. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Onward & upward.

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7492

Agreed, I may go ahead and buy those Meijer Garden tickets now.

7493

Yeah should’ve been Jason Bonham

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7495

I believe they get a drummer we have never heard of vs a jamband drummer that has sit in with them/is in the scene.

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7496

Hope you’re right, don’t think you are.

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7497

I wonder how this impacts their new album they’ve been working on.

7498

This is wild news. I don’t feel devastated but it really closes the book on a big chapter of my life. UM is what got me into jam and live improv in general. Pretty sure I wouldn’t feel a sense of “safety” and “comfort” at a jam show (or maybe really any show sometimes) if I hadn’t gone to see Umphrey’s so many times.

All wonderful things change and shift. It’s up to us to change and shift with them or change and shift in ways that feel good to us.

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7499

Drums woulda been tracked already I think, pretty sure they got that all done in December at the Metro. Would be a nice bonus for one more album with Myers on it, even it was just the stewage songs.

7500

Curious to why you have this opinion?

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7501

I really hope they take that route though. Theres obviously those few drummers in the scene we all know could hang. Fro, Isaac, that Ben guy from Goose that played with them.

I feel like that route has a lot of downsides and limits them from the jump.

Hope @derblutenkat is right too. Give us a new face that breathes some fresh life (and can breathe through his nose lol)

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7502

Non serious answer: just pessimism of getting kb’d cuz it’s the easiest path.

Slightly more serious answer: i doubt that they’d go ahead with announcing the separation mid tour without already having the replacement picked - combined with a doubt that they’ve been secretly hosting audition to find the type of drummer you described.

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7503

They should have open auditions and @vezdrums and @jcubson should do their thing…:joy:

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7504

Man I’d give it a go but my double bass work probably wouldn’t cut it if I’m being honest. I do know a guy named Jeff Howard in New York who honestly could pull it off though, he’s a huge UM (but also prog and classic rock) fan and late 20s. Kris is probably his favorite drummer too.

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