Warning signs the band you're about to see will suck

[Freuds_Cat]

Lowend1, I'm with you on the Ginger Baker thing.  I love what Cream did but his drumming never really hit its mark with me. Mind you I was really in to Ian Paice at the same time as I was introduced to Cream. Baker always seemed a bit blurry and slightly messy to me.

[godofthunder]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  I have been contemplating how to respond to this. Being guilty of #4 I don't really give a flying F what any one thinks. I could say something, a "witty" observation but I won't. What really bugs me is that in posting this you don't care about stepping on any ones toes.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Lowend1, I'm with you on the Ginger Baker thing.  I love what Cream did but his drumming never really hit its mark with me. Mind you I was really in to Ian Paice at the same time as I was introduced to Cream. Baker always seemed a bit blurry and slightly messy to me.

Deep Purple opened that first show I ever saw in '68 & tho HUSH was AWESOME DP was very weak in comparison to CREAM at that time, & Paice wasn't all that spectacular on songs like Shakin' All Over & Kentucky Woman. haha haaa
They didn't have Gillan or Glover yet!!
As great as Paice was with Coverdale singing in DP & WS, Cozy took WS to a whole nother level!!
Yes, I'm on a CP crusade this week...

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  I have been contemplating how to respond to this. Being guilty of #4 I don't really give a flying F what any one thinks. I could say something, a "witty" observation but I won't. What really bugs me is that in posting this you don't care about stepping on any ones toes.

Just counter punch with your own observations like I did, Scott.
$hitkickin' music in my observations was directed back at Jack. haha

All in good fun. 

[nofi]

got don't let it bug you. there is enough attitude here in the south to supply the nation which brings me to my sore point.

bands that dress genre specific. punk, new wave, metal, rockabilly, blues. country etc. it's just music not a friggin' fashion show.however, if you are in a polka band you pretty much have to wear the cloths.

[lowend1]

Deep Purple opened that first show I ever saw in '68 & tho HUSH was AWESOME DP was very weak in comparison to CREAM at that time, & Paice wasn't all that spectacular on songs like Shakin' All Over & Kentucky Woman. haha haaa
They didn't have Gillan or Glover yet!!
As great as Paice was with Coverdale singing in DP & WS, Cozy took WS to a whole nother level!!
Yes, I'm on a CP crusade this week...

Like I said, Cozy was one 2kicker that kept it in the pocket and played for the song. Keep in mind also that when he joined Whitesnake, they were on the cusp of writing material that was more commercial, but had not yet become a guitar twirling, bass licking, Botox injecting mess.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

You can also know that a band SUCKS before they start playing by their name!
There was a band called Dubious Neuman on the Whisky marquee last night.
I guarandamntee you they SUCK! hahaaa

[Lightyear]

I took the list as a "tongue planted firmly in cheek" type thing myself.  I can't speak for anyone but myself but I viewed this as light hearted more than anything else.   

[Dave W]

Yep, this was obviously meant in fun. No need to get upset about it.

[Freuds_Cat]

DP was very weak in comparison to CREAM at that time, & Paice wasn't all that spectacular on songs like Shakin' All Over & Kentucky Woman. haha haaa
They didn't have Gillan or Glover yet!!

Yep I understand that but I didn't start listening to either of them until about 1976. So to me at the time it was like comparing apples with apples.

And no argument about Cozy.  I loved his drumming regardless of which band he was with.

One of the lowest points IMHO for Ginger Baker was the Cream reunion gig. On that DVD his drumming is uninspiring and flat to say the least. Just a personal viewpoint.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

There are many other great ROCK bands with fantastic Double Bass Drummers.
Ginger Baker was just the first, the innovator, the genius who started it all!!
DreamTheater with Mike Portnoy & Liquid Tension Experiment with Mike Portnoy are AMAZING!!
METALLICA with Lars Ulrich, Planet X with Virgil Donati, MEGADETH with Nick Menza, etc.

I saw The WHO with Keith MOON on Double Basses in '73 & that was really SPECTACULAR!!

[GonzoBass]

What really bugs me is that in posting this you don't care about stepping on any ones toes.

I wasn't offended (much) by #17.



...but my Steinberger rocks.

[lowend1]

There are many other great ROCK bands with fantastic Double Bass Drummers.
Ginger Baker was just the first, the innovator, the genius who started it all!!
DreamTheater with Mike Portnoy & Liquid Tension Experiment with Mike Portnoy are AMAZING!!
METALLICA with Lars Ulrich, Planet X with Virgil Donati, MEGADETH with Nick Menza, etc.

I saw The WHO with Keith MOON on Double Basses in '73 & that was really SPECTACULAR!!

In rock? Mmmmm... I dunno - Weren't Carmine and Moonie using two kicks around the same time as, if not before Ginger? Carmine had 'em in 1968 with The Vanilla Fudge. At any rate, I'm pretty sure that jazzer Louie Bellson came up with the concept.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Thank you, yes! Carmine Appice~ Another great Double Bass ROCK drummer!!
Vanilla Fudge
Beck Bogart & Appice
Blue Murder
Great bands!!!
Ok~ so Ginger was AN innovator.

Mitch Mitchell also played Double Bass drums. His band was pretty good. lol

[godofthunder]

Yep, this was obviously meant in fun. No need to get upset about it.

Yeah I guess I have pretty thin skin.