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OT: The Music Thread Part Six
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Moonie is my favorite. Not as technically sound as Neil Peart or bombastic like Bonzo, he was all over the place but it worked spectacularly.
Someone described Theodore Roosevelt (accurately) as "a tornado in pants." That was Moonie.
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Taylor Swift is extremely talented, extremely ambitious, and extremely calculating.
Swift has taken the modern celebrity tactic of parading her personal life before the public to its logical extreme.
In a word, she has commodified it.
Narcissism to the nth degree, as with someone else I might name, is repulsive.
I leave her to it.
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Saw the original Who line up in concert about a month before Keith passed....
I wish I could say that. I hope he was reasonably coherent, drumming wise. Good for you. A messy, fantasticly emotional drummer.
No expert but,
I love Peart -- exact and exacting as a musican, mathamatical; not that big on Bonham though I realize many believe he was the best, and Ginger Baker is often mentioned in this company.
Ringo was a great, no frills, few fills, in the pocket rock & roll/pop drummer.
I understand that upon hearing/hiring Starkey in 1962, neither Lennon nor McCartney were major musicial experts. Yet according to McCartney, a look between John & Paul -- "Who the f*** is this guy?" -- and Ringo was in.
Ringo has often been slagged off by those who don't know better. He was not a showy guy, but he could swing easy & tight, and play aggressively as well.
You have to remember, too, that until 1965 and the advent of Keith Moon, few pop drummers, outside of session men, were distinctive. They kept time.
Starr eschewed showy fills, but listen to "Ticket to Ride." Listen to his light touch, evident on many tracks, like "If I Fell."
Listen, too, to "Rain," one of my all time favorite Beatle tracks, not least because of Ringo's drumming, which he adjudged his finest.
Starr's work on "Strawberry Fields Forever" and Abbey Road are equally noetworthy.
Besides, Ringo was good for at least one warble per album. I'd lay "Boys," "Honey Don't," "What Goes On," "Yellow Submarine," "A Little Help From My Friends," and the self-penned "Octopus's Garden" ahead of any vocal effort from Bonzo or Ginger, largely because they offered none.
Outside of "Bell Boy," I don't recall Keith on lead vocals, either.
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The guy I always hear about as having been the best drummer in the British Invasion scene and the guy who broke the ground for the Moons and Bakers who came after was Chris Curtis of the Searchers. Unfortunately he had some mental illnesses that cost him any chance of holding a long career in the music business and the Searchers self-destructed.
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Six months prior they were playing to a coupe hundred thousand at Woodstock. The couple dozen kids at this TV studio performance were all outfitted at Finetone later in life for hearing aids.
Leslie West at an early gig
How Felix got the producers gig with Cream
Leslie West at an early gig
How Felix got the producers gig with Cream
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They were surprisingly good,saw Roger Waters who sucked and Eric Clapton who mailed it in within the last 3 months too.
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I saw Clapton at the Yale Bowl not long after he got out of rehab. He was somewhat less than gracious.
Saw The Who in Madison Square Garden during the Quadrophenia tour. Seats behind the stage so we got to see Keith Moon go nuts.
Clapton never even addressed the audience at all last month,he simply went through the motions,I can check that box now,but never again. I never saw the Who,and was surprisingly glad I saw the remaining members. They did a great job.
I saw Roger waters twice about 10 years ago- he was pretty good, but as I recall, his young guitarist stole the show.
Best old-guy performance I've seen, also about 10 years ago now, was Ian Anderson, who still was able to jump around the stage on one leg while playing the flute. Wasn't quite perfect and was noticeably out of breath at times (kind of a hindrance when playing the flute) but overall brought great energy and showmanship.
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Well, given his history sometimes it's best if he keeps his mouth shut during concerts.
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Speaking of old guys, I saw Elton John last friday in Phoenix and he was great. 2+ hour show, his voice and playing haven't missed a beat and great energy throughout. Too bad he's retiring.
One you can still see, and absolutely should, is Billy Joel. Saw him here in Vegas at Allegiant Stadium and same as Elton played a great, energetic, 2 hour set and hasn't dropped off at all.
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Me too. I posted the exact same video weeks ago in the music thread. I bought Eat to the Beat at the time (1979) and it remains a favorite, not least because of Clem Burke's work.
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Me too. I posted the exact same video weeks ago in the music thread. I bought Eat to the Beat at the time (1979) and it remains a favorite, not least because of Clem Burke's work.
The Ramones once hired him for two shows after their drummer quit, but passed on hiring him permanently. I like to think it's because he played too fast for The Ramones.
See The Music Thread for another example of excellent drums.The Ramones once hired him for two shows after their drummer quit, but passed on hiring him permanently. I like to think it's because he played too fast for The Ramones.
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