The Music Thread
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I already posted one Seatbelts song, but I have to post my favorite piano solo. Too many people don't understand how important jazz is to post-war Japan. Japanese musicians took Jazz and made it their own, in many ways. It's a beautiful cultural amalgamation.
Supertramp had a pretty good 8 year or so run, then Hodgson left. I had tickets for them in 84 or 85 (Where You Bound your) and the show was cancelled for lack of sales.
I'm probably the only person in the world who owned 3 or 4 Jonathan Edwards solo albums. Back in the 2000s he had a travel show on PBS where he was a Captain on a boat that travelled giving excursions on the 5 finger lakes in upper New York and the region. Then on Sat nights of the week he would play an onboard concert for all of the passengers who were travelling with him that week... Was actually pretty cool...
I never realized this was about Vietnam at the time...
Always loved his voice...
I haven't been uniformly impressed with all of the videos from the current Stones tour. Some of them have ben less than stellar IMHO... But this version of Bitch from Brussels displays Jagger at his most debauched best, even at 2 weeks prior to his 79th birthday...
And speaking of Mick at his prime nastiest... Even hearing the opening riff of the censored version of this was a signal to turn down the car radio if for some reason my mom was riding along with me. Had she heard this version, I doubt she'd have reached her 91st birthday
And any venture into GHS MUST include this...Here is the remaster
When most people think about Down By The River they think of the version Neil did solo on Everybody knows Nowhere...
But here's a 1970 version by CSNY from the David Steinberg show. Steinberg was pretty tuned in and actually knew who CSNY were. And the other cool thing I picked up from his intro was that he also made the effort to mention longtime CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor as well as bassist Greg Reeves who only played on Deja Vu. Which of course did not include Down By The River...
I was wondering what you meant by "broke" when you started that new thread? You kids and your lingo...
Classic, by Danny O'Keefe...
Classic cover of a great Danny O'Keefe song...
And speaking of life on the road... The versatility of Stephen Stills in a song a lot of folks have never heard. Love the fiddle (Byron Berline) and the lyrics...
You're Android is flawed too, because it lets you play SNC. 🤪
I forgot how much i liked "Running on Empty." One of the great concerts I saw while at IU.
What are the cliffs on why that is? FWIW, I came across Keiko Matsui on Amazon Music's Smooth Jazz station and became a fan
Here's a good interview about the phenomenon.
How Japan Came To Love Jazz
With this year's International Jazz Day concert taking place in Osaka, an East Asian historian (a musician himself) describes how the music came across the Pacific — and how it took off after that.
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We camped out all night for tickets. It was cold...
SIAP, but I'm no longer on any social media, so you all have probably seen this. The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, had a "drum off" against an 11 year old girl who challenged him on Twitter. So Grohl invited her to play Everlong on stage at the Forum in LA and I just though it was the nicest, sweetest thing to see...and this girl is a f*cking amazing drummer. Check out this video:
The Foo Fighters (or as my dad calls them, the Food Fighters) are just good people. Tayler Hawkins death was tragic, but it wasn't a drug overdose. He had lots of problems with anxiety. In fact, because Dave Grohl is known as one of the greatest drummers in the world, he had a hard time at first with the Foo Fighters because he felt like he couldn't measure up to Dave Grohl. Anyway he had his prescription drugs and THC in his system. He was having chest pains and it turned out his heart was twice as big as a normal person's heart.
He was also a good person.
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Honestly, there are some videos of him playing some songs against her and she did actually sound better.
I still think Grohl is one of the greatest drummers in the world. Smells like Teen Spirit, was just insane:
Plus Grohl is in his 50s now. When he was with Nirvana he was 20-something.
He fit in well with Nirvana, who weren't the most musically gifted band and he's competent enough for the style he plays with Foo.. when he plays drums but that doesn't make him great.
1,000s of pro jazz drummers alone, destroys that statement.... they can do every he can do and they can do it much better.
The best thing about Dave - from people who know him - is his personality. It's not easy finding someone who has reached a level of fame that isn't a complete asshole. He's one of the good ones, Tom Morello is another .. that, sometimes, is a better quality than being highly proficient.
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Tom Morello is awesome. I saw him play with Springsteen at Wrigley. The guy is just amazing.
Also, I agree. There are great musicians who are studio musicians. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were studio musicians.
100 Greatest Drummers of All Time
We rank the 100 greatest drummers of all time.
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No way Meg White should be on this list.
They have Grohl at #27 of all time and John Bonham at #1. Bonham was great.
The 50 Best Drummers of All Time
There are many best drummer lists on the internet, many of which feature drummers in a "worst-to-best" fashion. I don't subscribe to that notion, which is why
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I think it's a style thing. My guess is that Dave Grohl could play jazz drums if he went that route. But yeah, you're definitely right. I wouldn't say Ringo was that great, but the style was totally different.
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I used to go to drum clinics all the time. I'm not a drummer, I only went because the tickets were free and a buddy, who is a drummer, wanted company.The 50 Best Drummers of All Time
There are many best drummer lists on the internet, many of which feature drummers in a "worst-to-best" fashion. I don't subscribe to that notion, which is why
I think it's a style thing. My guess is that Dave Grohl could play jazz drums if he went that route. But yeah, you're definitely right. I wouldn't say Ringo was that great, but the style was totally different.
Met Buford (wtf was his first name?)***, Alan White, AJ Pero, Eric Carr and a few others .. I missed Buddy Rich, and Neil Peart .. *sigh*.
Anyways, I asked every one of them the same question .. "so, who was the best?" Almost unanimous, "Ringo" ... I think it had to do with the era they grew up and what they listened to, more than any noted ability...
fwiw - Pero, who played with Twisted Sister, was an accomplished jazz drummer. I actually asked him why he plays for Twisted Sister. I had a lot of nerve as a teen. His answer: "gotta eat" ..
The drummer (and bass) is the most important piece to any band, a bad drummer (and/or bass) and it doesn't matter who the rest of the guys are ..
Edit: *** Bill Bruford.
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I saw that list a few weeks ago, I had no idea Karen Carpenter started out playing drums. But there is some good YouTube videos of her and she was quite good.The 50 Best Drummers of All Time
There are many best drummer lists on the internet, many of which feature drummers in a "worst-to-best" fashion. I don't subscribe to that notion, which is why
I think it's a style thing. My guess is that Dave Grohl could play jazz drums if he went that route. But yeah, you're definitely right. I wouldn't say Ringo was that great, but the style was totally different.
Agreed. I think these "rankings" are just based on the type of music that the vast majority of people listen to. For instance, I love going to see jazz, but I honestly don't know (besides a handful of people) who are the greatest in that space.
I believe you're right. Drumming changed a hell of a lot from the 60s to the 90s in terms of style.
I think I'm in over my head in this conversation!
I saw a mini (20 minute) documentary on her on YouTube. Apparently she was amazing. What a tragic story.
I saw the White Stripes and I thought she was no better than your average HS kid. I mean that sincerely.
Jazz certainly is not my element .. but notables.. Max Roach, Billy Cobham, Jimmy Cobb.. and so many more. Seriously 100's of greats.
Many people don't get that Jazz is all about the drums. It's the steak, everything else is a side dish or dessert.
Jazz drumming is all about timbre and timing ... people will listen to jazz drums and think "huh" they're not doing anything but barely tapping on the cymbals... *eyeroll*
There were some really good rock drummers. Bonham, Nick Mason, Bill Ward ...
Kenny Aronoff! Just a wonderful deep tone.
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