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Post by mrmustard on Mar 26, 2011 14:03:30 GMT
Ok. Bear in mind this list comes from a guitar player. We have some similar tastes in drummers.
Ringo - the only choice for the beatles Bill bruford - amazing musician and technician but with feel! Michael giles - one of the most over-looked drummers ever Alan White - seems to be able to play anything and with anyone John bonham - the best right foot in the business. Him and John Paul jones made zeppelin what they where IMO Denny Carmassi - Rock Candy just sends shivers down my spine everytime I hear the intro - ok I know it's a remake when the levee breaks but this does it more for me than levee
John densmore - another underrated drummer. He's got great feel and groove and really made the doors. Simon kirke - it's what he doesn't play that really counts. Matt Cameron Steve White Carl palmer - seem him with Asia and Qango Mitch Mitchell Ian Paice - the best drummer Whitesnake have had Keith moon - like ringo - the only possible drummer who could have played in the Who. Kenny Jones is a great drummer but couldn't fill the hole that moon left. Ok so at times Moon was a mess and sometimes live the Who sounded like they were going come off the rails at any moment but that's what made them so exciting. Zak does a good job though.
There's probably a few more that I can't think of right now but this lot pretty much do it for me.
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Post by Mr Kite on Mar 26, 2011 19:32:22 GMT
I`m off to see The Black Country Communion in July who`s drummer is Jason Bonham . That`s going be weird . It will be the comparing him to his dad kinda thing which is unfair but then again I thought Zak Starkey was brilliant when I saw him with The Who. I have always been a bit partial to Nick Mason`s drumming on the Live At Pompeii . A Saucerful Of Secrets is quality
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Post by mrmustard on Mar 26, 2011 20:02:53 GMT
Hi mate. The Black country communion? Isn't Joe bonamassa and Glen Hughes also in the band? That will be some gig. I have heard a few live tracks by them on Planet Rock. Great band.
Nick Mason is a decent drummer. I have read an interview with dave gilmore in which he says he has used other drummers for songs that nick wasn't suited for. I dont know of any pink floyd songs nick hasn't played on but then I am not a massive floyd fan. Have you ever heard of pink floyd using session drummers?
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Post by Mr Kite on Mar 27, 2011 18:17:58 GMT
Alright Musty! Yeh I love Joe Bonamassa thats the main reason I`m going to see them I have seen Joe twice a few years ago before he really became big time . And as Joe would say he was "Awsome !" That`s a good question about Nick . As at the time in the late 80s the rebirth of Pink Floyd after Roger "God " Waters left Dave Gilmour wrote a load of songs and asked Nick to join him and for some legal reasons Rick Wright could join but not be a member as such (Still with me ?) And there you have a Pink Floyd band/album . A Momentry Lapse Of Reason was the name and a additional drummer was used and his name was .. Jim Keltner! And another shocker for me was when I went to see them on tour they used an additional drummer . So there you go . Still you gota love the Floyd . Not long now for The Wall Tour I been staying in for weeks so I can afford a program and a T. Shirt . Hard times or what.
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Post by tkitna on Mar 27, 2011 20:26:13 GMT
Have you ever heard of pink floyd using session drummers? Jeff Porcaro played on a good bit of the Wall, but was uncredited. Roger Waters said in an interview once that Mason couldnt get the right feel on some of the songs.
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Post by KeepUnderCover on Jun 16, 2011 14:33:27 GMT
The only three bands that are tied with The Beatles as a band for me are:
Yes Genesis Porcupine Tree
I have seen Yes and Porcupine Tree live, both twice, and both were amazing! Genesis, unfortunately I've always missed, but their later stuff is weak compared to their prog early days.
Really looking forward to the new Yes album, coming out in less than a week! I've heard the snippets, and it sounds like a winner.
Another classic band I like a lot is Rush, and of course King Crimson. King Crimson's latest album is in particular brilliant, I can't turn it off!
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Post by Mr Kite on Jul 1, 2011 20:21:24 GMT
Like The Rush . Nice one Under A new band I`m lovin at the mo Tame Impala Kinda Psychedelic Rock but they have a twinge of Beatle trippy magical history , speghetti on the plate kinda thing and thanks to the bleedin BBC showing them on Glasto , there friggin sold out next week ! Enjoy Progsters
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Post by mrmustard on Jul 9, 2011 20:40:17 GMT
Anyone (mr kite perhaps) heard the new Yes album 'Fly From Here'? I say Yes album, there ain't no Jon Anderson which is a major flaw in the project. Well produced album all the same with Trevor Horn at the helm and a Roger Dean cover to boot!
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Post by Mr Kite on Jul 10, 2011 10:39:54 GMT
No not me . I can`t see me listening to it without Jon , it`s not Yes for me . I`m still getting over the shock of Drama . Who knows I may hear it one day . And as I allways say , you can`t call it until you hear it . Nice cover though
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Post by Mr Kite on Aug 28, 2011 18:07:29 GMT
Hello again Progster (s) Got a new album last week Zechs Marquise Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare Very Tangerine Dream with a bit of an upbeat behind it Hard to describe , and even harder to pronouce ! here is a live tune , the video is a bit Cloverfield camera work But it`s a great perfomance And a band for you Yes lovers Check this band out The Wobbler It`s so Yes , you can not but love it Sorry we didn`t get to chat MrMusty
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Post by Mr Kite on Oct 12, 2011 21:41:04 GMT
Well we`ve had something new . Here is something old
The god damn brilliant Focus - Sylvia/ Hocus Pocus Prob, the greatest Prog instrumental`s ever !!!
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Post by mrmustard on Oct 12, 2011 23:03:37 GMT
Sylvia is a great piece of music but not the best in prog in my view. Red by King Crimson blows this away. Here's the album version......
Here's a live version.......
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Post by Mr Kite on Oct 15, 2011 14:33:45 GMT
I do like King Crimson but Red is not one of my fav`s Just never got into it . I will stick it on now and see how the lamb lies
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2012 14:27:45 GMT
I just had to resurrect this thread because I feel like I'm on familiar ground here. I'll have to come back to it when I have a bit more time, but for now: Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans is my fave, though, Heart Of The Sunrise and Awaken are my favorite songs. Nick played on ALL of The Wall except for "Mother" and ALL of The Final Cut except for "Two Suns In The Sunset".
I met YES in '04 but the only one who wasn't a disappointment was Rick Wakeman. Very amiable chappy. I made a straight faced joke with him: He was talking about deciding what he should do for his next "live" move that wouldn't be a logistical nightmare. For a joke, I suggested "King Arthur" on ice. and he started talking about it like it was a legitimate viable idea to consider. He didn't laugh so I didn't either.
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Post by BeatlesForever on Jan 2, 2012 15:53:27 GMT
I just had to resurrect this thread because I feel like I'm on familiar ground here. I'll have to come back to it when I have a bit more time, but for now: Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans is my fave, though, Heart Of The Sunrise and Awaken are my favorite songs. Nick played on ALL of The Wall except for "Mother" and ALL of The Final Cut except for "Two Suns In The Sunset". I met YES in '04 but the only one who wasn't a disappointment was Rick Wakeman. Very amiable chappy. I made a straight faced joke with him: He was talking about deciding what he should do for his next "live" move that wouldn't be a logistical nightmare. For a joke, I suggested "King Arthur" on ice. and he started talking about it like it was a legitimate viable idea to consider. He didn't laugh so I didn't either. Hi amadeus! How are you? I am very familiar with YES, I have always loved their debut album YES as well as the FRAGILE album, TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS and the 90125 albums. That is so cool that you met YES in 2004. What do you think of GENESIS? Take care.
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Post by mrmustard on Jan 2, 2012 20:49:01 GMT
I just had to resurrect this thread because I feel like I'm on familiar ground here. I'll have to come back to it when I have a bit more time, but for now: Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans is my fave, though, Heart Of The Sunrise and Awaken are my favorite songs. Nick played on ALL of The Wall except for "Mother" and ALL of The Final Cut except for "Two Suns In The Sunset". I met YES in '04 but the only one who wasn't a disappointment was Rick Wakeman. Very amiable chappy. I made a straight faced joke with him: He was talking about deciding what he should do for his next "live" move that wouldn't be a logistical nightmare. For a joke, I suggested "King Arthur" on ice. and he started talking about it like it was a legitimate viable idea to consider. He didn't laugh so I didn't either. I am a big Yes fan too. I know what you mean about disappointment upon meeting them. I have met Alan White a few times and he has come across really misearble. He also gets very defensive when asked 'so why couldn't you hang on for 6 months while Jon Anderson got better' instead of going on the road/record a new album with a singer from a tribute band. Steve Howe refuses to shake hands with fans as well. I can't comment on Jon Anderson or Chris Squire but I have heard that Bill Bruford is good with fans despite his grumpy, sardonic public persona. Rick Wakeman, as you say, is a great personable fellow. Have you read his Grumpy Rockstar books? Absolutely hilarious and a must read for just about anyone really. Just goes to show that meeting your musical heroes isn't always what you expect, but why should we expect them to be like anything? Heart Of The Sunrise is an amazing track as is South Side Of The Sky from the same album. The whole album is faultless really. Any thoughts on King Crimson?
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2012 23:23:06 GMT
Hey Beatlesforever: Genesis. I adore Genesis and contrary to popular opinion, they didn't suck when Gabriel left. Not even in the '80s. And Phil Collins is my favorite drummer.
Hi Mr. Mustard. How's yer sister Pam? I got into Crimson a little later into my 20s. Of course I already knew "In The Court of..." LP, but later I discovered '70s/'80s/'90s/'00 Crimson. I'm fond of RED. I like the Discipline era ("80s). And for their psuedo 'math-core' period ('90s-'00s), I like Thrak and The Power To Believe. But they are a little more impenetrable then the usual YES/Genesis school of prog, are they not?
Alright. Yes. Briefly; The first record I heard was Fragile. I was attracted by the fact that the music was adventurous and went on a sort of 'journey'. And 'THAT' bass sound. Nobody else sounded like that!
Then I read Dan Hedges's Biography. Loved the idea of a double album with ONE song per side, as a result, the first album I bought of Yes was Tales... And I made myself love it. After loving it, I could take anything!
And Yes without Jon? Drama wasn't anywhere near as bad as some fans maintain. And neither is this new one, which is basically the sequel to Drama If Yes HAD to stay the way the fetishistic fans want, They should've ended in 1981. The 1983 version of Yes only became so by accident. Trevor Rabin thought he was starting a new group called Cinema with Chris and Alan and later, Tony. But Jon got involved and the idea of the Yes 'brand' came about.
Here's a thought. Chris and Allan left Yes in '81 after Trevor Horn left, leaving Steve and Geoff with the Yes name.Now, what if...John Wetton and Carl Palmer joined Yes and Jon showed an interest in their group?
Incidentally, Are Deep Purple Peep Purple? There are SIX albums that have NO connection to the current lineup except for the drummer.
Yes IS Yes because it has some familiar Yes names in the band and someone put Yes on the record cover! Get used to it. Since 1980, change has been their way of working. The ultimate rule should be: If it sounds good, it's bichen! If it sounds bad, it's crap!
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2012 23:29:48 GMT
By the way, Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick is one of my top favorites ever!
also; this is one of my favorite pieces ever;
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Post by mrmustard on Jan 2, 2012 23:31:46 GMT
By the way, Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick is one of my top favorites ever! also; this is one of my favorite pieces ever; Yep. He's touring the album in the UK this year. I've got tickets to see him!
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 2, 2012 23:34:20 GMT
Andy Latimer?
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