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Originally Posted by MikeBmusic
A drummer who can KEEP the tempo steady is a real asset. The band follows the drummer, not the opposite.
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Absolutely true, with the one caveat, the singer gets to determine what that tempo is, not the drummer.
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You'd realize how important a steady tempo is if you ever played in a band with a drummer who couldn't (and refused to use a click track or metronome for countdown).
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The drummer I just auditioned last week talked about how he always plays with a metronome in his ear, but unfortunately he didn't while playing with me, which we're going to talk about going forward or it's not going to happen at all. 
On the other hand, I have played with drummers who don't need the click, but they don't seem to be nearly as common as I'd wish they were.
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