Travis (Blink182) vs Carter???

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:56 pm

I saw a thread in the musicians area of antsmarching comparing the drummer from blink 182 to carter? This seemed crazy to me, I've heard blink and the drummer was ok but nothing special, and to compare him to carter which IMO is one of the best drummers to grace the earth, is just crazy. Someone brought up the fact that travis was classically trained blah blah blah, has anyone actually seen this guy really drum, is he alot better then the stuff I have seen or something? It just seemed crazy to me to compare him to someone like carter, but I'm not a drummer, I just go by what sounds good to me, maybe some of you drummers can chime in here.

MakoMako · Post by **MakoMako** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:17 pm

The drummer from Blink 182 is indeed a pretty decent drummer. Not many people can deny that, he is a really good drummer. But I agree, comparing him to Carter isn't exactly a contest. I think the reason the comparison was even looked upon is because the drummer from Blink 182 gets far more recognition than Carter does. But this is primarily that blink 182 is more well-known, amongst the music community, than Carter is.

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:48 pm

well this is a dmb forum, so most everyone here is going to say that carter is better. Just like if you posted this on a blink forum you would get similar results but favoring him. But even when I try to take a point of view that is not biased at all, I think carter is just plain better.....

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:58 pm

They play completely different music....how do you compare?

hofdaddy · Post by **hofdaddy** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:00 pm

how do you compare an apple to an orange? By taste. You're job is to taste each drummer after an outdoor show on a particularly hot evening. Come back with the details. After about 1000 of these we should have enough of a sample size to compare the two.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:06 pm

travis barker really is an under-rated drummer. because he is in blink-182, a band best known for running around naked and making fart jokes, he does not get the credit he deserves. I've seen blink twice, and both time travis had unreal drum solos (the second show they actually hoisted him and his drum set above the stage and he played while swinging upside-down).

i cant compare him to carter cause they both play extremely different styles, but nevertheless, both are awesome

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:40 pm

Barker is underrated, for younger newer drummers, they will reflect on Barker more b/c of the music genre, which for pop/punk/mainstream he is a top drummer. whereas Carter is for people who look deeper into music. Barker is a great drummer who has some good licks/beats but really, his solo's and each song are really nothing to duplicate for intermediate drummers. Carter on the other hand, as such a flow and knowledge for the music that his songs cant be duplicated (even by himself) there's improv which shows his intensity and emotion and the drums have room to vary and not be constricted note for note.

all in all: Barker is underrated but is not close to being on the same stage as Carter

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:46 pm

carter29 wrote:Barker is underrated, for younger newer drummers, they will reflect on Barker more b/c of the music genre, which for pop/punk/mainstream he is a top drummer. whereas Carter is for people who look deeper into music. Barker is a great drummer who has some good licks/beats but really, his solo's and each song are really nothing to duplicate for intermediate drummers. Carter on the other hand, as such a flow and knowledge for the music that his songs cant be duplicated (even by himself) there's improv which shows his intensity and emotion and the drums have room to vary and not be constricted note for note.

all in all: Barker is underrated but is not close to being on the same stage as Carter

Whoa there big guy, dont hold him on too high of a stage. I love the guy just as much as you do Im sure, but hey....he isnt untouchable.

carter29 · Post by **carter29** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:50 pm

Beauford33 wrote:
carter29 wrote:Barker is underrated, for younger newer drummers, they will reflect on Barker more b/c of the music genre, which for pop/punk/mainstream he is a top drummer. whereas Carter is for people who look deeper into music. Barker is a great drummer who has some good licks/beats but really, his solo's and each song are really nothing to duplicate for intermediate drummers. Carter on the other hand, as such a flow and knowledge for the music that his songs cant be duplicated (even by himself) there's improv which shows his intensity and emotion and the drums have room to vary and not be constricted note for note.

all in all: Barker is underrated but is not close to being on the same stage as Carter
Whoa there big guy, dont hold him on too high of a stage. I love the guy just as much as you do Im sure, but hey....he isnt untouchable.

I didnt say he is untouchable, I just said that barker cant touch him. Theres many many other drummers that Travis Barker wouldnt mentioned in the same sentence with, Carter too. But as for these two drummers, i stand by what I said

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon May 29, 2006 7:54 pm

carter29 wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:
carter29 wrote:Barker is underrated, for younger newer drummers, they will reflect on Barker more b/c of the music genre, which for pop/punk/mainstream he is a top drummer. whereas Carter is for people who look deeper into music. Barker is a great drummer who has some good licks/beats but really, his solo's and each song are really nothing to duplicate for intermediate drummers. Carter on the other hand, as such a flow and knowledge for the music that his songs cant be duplicated (even by himself) there's improv which shows his intensity and emotion and the drums have room to vary and not be constricted note for note.

all in all: Barker is underrated but is not close to being on the same stage as Carter
Whoa there big guy, dont hold him on too high of a stage. I love the guy just as much as you do Im sure, but hey....he isnt untouchable.
I didnt say he is untouchable, I just said that barker cant touch him. Theres many many other drummers that Travis Barker wouldnt mentioned in the same sentence with, Carter too. But as for these two drummers, i stand by what I said

Sorry, I just took those as general statements.

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:12 pm

Travis is really really good. You guys hit it on the head when you said he doesn't get his credit because of the band he played with.

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:07 pm

My god, seems like a long game of cat and mouse here.

John Mayer.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:44 pm

I like blink

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:47 pm

i like tictacs wrote:I like blink

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:53 pm

They are fun to listen to, i mean, i listen to them once a week at most, but it's not bad music really. simple =/= bad