Ok, but in all honesty why does everyone always denigrate drummers?
Because drummers are not at all big picture people. They start out by seeking fame from behind the singers ass.
- They decide at whatever age to pick the one instrument that consists of several instruments, thus taking them vast amounts of time to set up and then tear down at the end of the gig, meanwhile everybody else in the band packed up and went home 30 minutes ago while drum guy is left in the dark parking pot at 2:30 am under the mercy of the
half-moon-light trying to pack all his
instruments into his 2006
almost always red Ford Taurus.
- Next day (or whenever) the band gets together again the drummer is sure to bitch at everybody else in the band for not sticking around to help him after the previous show.

This is a recurring scenario and after the first 203 sessions it is long past the joking phase, but
still our drummer boy remains completely oblivious.
- Rinse and repeat.