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As a touring and recording drummer with years experience, My opinion is simply: Gas' drumming serves the music. HIM is not a band with abstract rhythms and off-times. Gas plays what is needed and what fits the music. If Ville wanted things differently, if the producers wanted something differently, they have every chance/option/opportunity. Gas is a solid drummer, but HIM's formula just doesn't allow too much flashy drumming, it would be strange. My example of Gas switching things up, would be 'Into the Night' where he utilizes all of his kit, and drives the song without getting in the way of things. It has a fun bounce that song, the bpm is really driving. But Gas isn't the only drummer for a band who plays the same thing majority of the time. take the 69 eyes for example. Same deal where all their backbeats are: do, ta, do-do, ta, do, ta, do-do, ta.the beatles: do, ta, do, ta.....metallica: do, ta, do, ta, do, ta, ....... 0r........ ta-do-ta, ta-do-ta, ta-do-ta,
Gas is a better drummer the Ville. Reference: To Separate the Flesh from the Bones. That's what Gas used to break the monnatany of drumming in HIM