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Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Mar 26, 2010 21:40:17 GMT
Been watching interviews of this guy. Here's one. You know what? I reckon the seventies were far more decadent than now. Just my theory. Keith Moon was an odd fellow. The put on 'posh' accent, the desperate searching for an ashtray in interview (which he made look glamorous...imagine searching for an ashtray anywhere else).... I'm disgusted and envious at the same time. Popstars today are very tame in comparison. Bet he had a great time.  |
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Post by everso on Mar 27, 2010 0:28:01 GMT
He was a brilliant drummer though. The Who have never been the same since he died. It's not often that a drummer can make that much difference to a band.
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Post by aubrey on Mar 27, 2010 9:13:41 GMT
I never liked his drumming. Far too showy. Quite easy to do, as well - or quite easy to fake. It did work for The Who, though.
I think he was a twat.
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Post by everso on Mar 27, 2010 18:53:10 GMT
I never liked his drumming. Far too showy. Quite easy to do, as well - or quite easy to fake. It did work for The Who, though. I think he was a twat. Oh sure, a twat. But I loved his drumming. I loved all that showy stuff. I think many people would disagree with you Aubrey! |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 27, 2010 20:11:43 GMT
Oh, yes, they would.
People usually only notice drummers when (A) they're flashy, or (B) when they make a bad mistake (and it has to be bad, usually with the drummer stopping and saying "Sorry!").
My favourite drummers are Dave Mattacks:
(Very un-flashy - there's one break in this - at 2.25 - but it's a beauty. You may not know DM's name, but you will have heard him; he played on hundreds of records - Chris Rea (I've just discovered), Nick Heyward, Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention and lots more.)
And Guy Evans:
(He mainly plays with Van Der Graff Generator, or with Hammill - Hammill makes a mess of the ending of this, finishing before everyone else. He has a saying: do something wrong once and it's a mistake; twice and it's a new arrangement.)
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Post by aubrey on Mar 27, 2010 20:48:55 GMT
Oh, and Chris Cutler:
(This is at the right speed)
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Post by everso on Mar 28, 2010 0:59:32 GMT
Oh, yes, they would. People usually only notice drummers when (A) they're flashy, or (B) when they make a bad mistake (and it has to be bad, usually with the drummer stopping and saying "Sorry!"). My favourite drummers are Dave Mattacks: (Very un-flashy - there's one break in this - at 2.25 - but it's a beauty. You may not know DM's name, but you will have heard him; he played on hundreds of records - Chris Rea (I've just discovered), Nick Heyward, Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention and lots more.) And Guy Evans: (He mainly plays with Van Der Graff Generator, or with Hammill - Hammill makes a mess of the ending of this, finishing before everyone else. He has a saying: do something wrong once and it's a mistake; twice and it's a new arrangement.) My cousin works for Chris Rea. He's a guitarist, but I think he organises stuff nowadays. I was at a funeral a few years ago and Chris Rea was there. I didn't stare though. Well, not much. |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 28, 2010 10:40:35 GMT
I would maybe try to get everything that Guy Evans has played on (he has done some stuff that didn't involve Hammill), but not Dave Mattacks. It amazes me, the number of people who hire Mattacks, and then just get him to keep time - maybe he charges more for Mattacks-style drumming (IE, the kind he did with Fairport or Thompson).
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Post by aubrey on Mar 28, 2010 15:27:03 GMT
I am very nurdy on drummers. Simon Mayo once gave the definition of a music nurd as someone who can name five drummers. Well, I can name five drummers who have played for Frank Zappa. So there.
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Post by everso on Mar 29, 2010 12:38:32 GMT
 Gercha! You old anorak. Well, I can name all the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films and can tell you which songs go with which films.
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Post by aubrey on Mar 29, 2010 16:59:35 GMT
Right! Err..
That's about as far as I go, I think.
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