Recording

Throughout the course of my short music career, I've only been recorded formally three times...maybe. And I must say...recording sucks.
I"m not a fan of it. I may never ever become a studio drummer. I'm way too obsessed with perfection when it comes to recording, but I could care less when it comes to a live performance. I was recorded for Gristlestick's last album, Bearly Legal (http://www.myspace.com/gristlestick) and twice while on the road...once at the Zebra Cocktail Lounge in Bozeman, Montana and again in Talkeetna at the Talkeetna Bluegrass Festival (usually referred to as the Talkeetna Blues, Rock, and Grass Festival). Looking back on the shows, they were fun and I enjoyed myself...but it's obvious in the Zebra recording that I was focusing too hard. Plus I'm much more mature as a drummer after tour. I understand much more about what goes into a live show as far as dynamics in a song and accuracy in tempo. I'm anxious to get into an actual studio, although I'm not sure when that will be.
I WAS in the studio trying to record the damn originals that I created on guitar...and this only further pushed me to hating the studio. Hopefully some producer someday can make me enjoy being in the studio, but as far as I'm concerned now, recording is tedious and painful and takes away from the musical experience. I'd just assume play a live show.
I had to record one particular part for one song almost 60 friggin times and I'm still not satisfied with it. Of course that's me playing guitar, and I"m not completely comfortable with it yet, either...but it's STILL A HARD PROCESS!! I've also realized that once a sound gets recorded and comes back to you, it almost never sounds the same as when it was originally played on the instrument. Garageband, Protools, and the like all have great features that I'd love to learn how to use someday, but they greatly confuse me now and take away from the fun that I'm supposed to be having playing music. Somebody save me and show the light on having a productive, positive experience in the studio, please!