Great Drummers!!

[uwe]

"I really like what seems like simplicity in Levon Helms drumming."

I don't find Levon Helm's drum work simple sounding at all, actually it is quite intricate and right down impenetrable at times. Watch what he does with the bass drum around 0:58 here and with the cymbals at around 2:50:



That is almost Ginger Bakerish and miles off what other very good drummers would play to a hit like "The Night they drove old Dixie down".

[Stjofön Big]

That's the point. Levons drumming sounds simple enough, but when you Listen to it, you hear how intricate it is. Really great. Did anyone listen to his latest album, Electric dirt? Top of the line, in my opinion. And a great title!

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Did this painting called No Quarter 15 years ago.



Trippy red & gold shimmer at the bottom from the camera.

"The snow falls hard & don't you know
the snows of Thor are blowin' cold
They carry the news that must get thru
Walking side by side with Death
The Devil mocks their every step
The Dogs of Doom they howl & moan
They choose the path where no one goes
They hold no quarter" ~ Led Zep, No Quarter

Bonzo was amazing! The Best Ever Drummer

[uwe]

That devil in your pic reminds me of Ridley Scott's Legend, then starring a still youthful Tom Cruise as the hero and Tim Curry as the Dark Lord.



Probably Scott's worst film (though some of the imagery was great), but then I've meanwhile heard that the original was cut beyond recognition (and comprehension). Anybody ever seen the 2002 DVD Director's Cut? Is that less of a car crash?

[Highlander]

Missed that... ta Uwe... Mr Scott (and his brother) are masterful craftsmen; everyone have there off days...

Anyone ever hear Tim Curry's first (?) LP... was it Ezrin at the desk, with most of the Lou Reed/Alice Cooper crew on the instruments... I vaguely remember an outstanding track called "Cold Gin", or "Sloe Gin"... the LP languishes in my loft, as does his second... not played for around 25 years...

[uwe]

I remember one song from it: "I do the rock". That line "mee-I-do-thee-only-thing-that-still-makes-sense-to-mee ... I do the rock" has stuck with me even though I only heard that song once on the German TV show below and one more time on the radio.



I guess there was already one Ian Dury & the Blockheads existing at the time (and he was huge in Germany), so Curry went nowhere with this even though Frank'n'furter was cult in Germany even back then.

Is that Bob Kulick playing guitar? Sure looks like him, that silly baseball cap ain't fooling me.

Does anybody remember his project band Balance?



Unsung AOR (= stadium rock) heroes just like these guys:

[Highlander]

IDTR - written by TC and Michael Kamen, featuring Dick Wagner on guitar, on the studio version... That's certainly BK in that vid...

My best man used to be able to get tickets for a variety of Thames Television shows at Teddington Lock Studios, saw "It Bites" supporting Kajagoogoo (), both 1/2 hour shows, but one week they had Meatloaf, with Mr Kulick on guitar, which was exceptionally good... series was called "Meltdown"

Best show money can't buy...

That TC track was called "Sloe Gin" ("I'm so f*ckin' lonely..." sung in a frightenly good drunken voice), written by Bob Ezrin and the late Michael Kamen...

I always thought he was more in the vein of Warren Zevon...

[Freuds_Cat]

I didnt realise that Michael Kamen had died. I loved a lot of his stuff, especially Edge of darkness with Eric Clapton. I was at the Wall concert in Berlin and I know he did that and the Eric Clapton 24 nights gigs in 91 where I was also present.

[Highlander]

'fraid so Bret... there is some good interview and in-depth study of how he worked on the Metallica S&M DVD, if you like that sort of stuff; probably the best linking of an orchestra with rock-music, end-of-story...

[SKATE RAT]

CHARLIE WATTS.

[Nocturnal]

That summer wine song totally reminds me of the Calexico song 'The ballad of Cable Hogue".  




Not sure how I got 2 of these video's in this post.

(Edit: because you used the embed code. All you have to do is use the regular URL)

Thanks Dave!

[Dave W]

(No "great drummers" content here)

Now the actual movie "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" had a nice song called Butterfly Mornings. Duet with Stella Stevens and Jason Robards.
It doesn't start until about the 2:30 mark but trust me, this whole clip is worth watching unless you're offended by the sight of Stella Stevens' bottom.    

[Stjofön Big]

Great movie. And Slim Pickens, too!

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

'fraid so Bret... there is some good interview and in-depth study of how he worked on the Metallica S&M DVD, if you like that sort of stuff; probably the best linking of an orchestra with rock-music, end-of-story...

Sad that Michael Kamen passed away all right. He did such a great job on S&M!
Lars Ulrich did a good job on DRUMS too!! They all did real well & looked sharp tooo

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Did this painting called No Quarter 15 years ago.



Trippy red & gold shimmer at the bottom from the camera.

"The snow falls hard & don't you know
the snows of Thor are blowin' cold
They carry the news that must get thru
Walking side by side with Death
The Devil mocks their every step
The Dogs of Doom they howl & moan
They choose the path where no one goes
They hold no quarter" ~ Led Zep, No Quarter

Bonzo was amazing! The Best Ever Drummer

Bonzo checked out 29 years ago today!
Watchin' How The West Was Won.
No, not the flick with Jimmy Stewart as a Mountain Man. lol

Saw Bonham do a 45 minute Moby Dick in '71 in L.A.
Seems the others were busy with more shenanigans than usual. heh
He wasn't boring at all. AMAZING the entire solo!!!!!!!