villaajax Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Fair enough, different strokes. It's one of my personal favourites, though I share your opinion of American Pie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Currently obsessed with Meg White, White Stripes. Not claiming she's virtuoso, just brilliant at the job of drumming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLESpHrtvxs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I like her drumming in this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 yep, works for me, wonderful pure and simple sound from that band just add volume in fact I'm decorating tomorrow, think I better line up a few CD's so I don't forget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 That's one of the better performances I've seen of her, but I'm sorry chaps, I think Meg White is a truly awful drummer. She can't keep time for love nor money, always speeding up and slowing down. I get that the style is simplistic and there's nothing wrong with that if it's done well, but I don't rate her at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) She's obviously self taught, and even the way she sits at the kit looks awkward. But I give her props for hanging in there. She's a perfect fit for what he does, it's all raw and sloppy, that's the sound they go for. Or went for, he just trashed her in an interview... Edited June 7, 2014 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 he tends to give random interviews (they really are brother and sister / they really did get mattied on a boat up the amazon / at no point did they actually ever like each other) it appears to be a part of the ethos of that band I was listening to an interview 2 / 3 days ago and he says that he got her to lay down some basic backing just drum so he had something to play over, the idea being he would re do it himself later adding texture and quality and embellishing it Trouble was, every time he tried to 'improve' it, the rough basic original was better. So he had to keep her. Of the 17 versions, I'm taking that one as the true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Probs the last post on drummers, Emi Morimoto, of Shonen Knife. Exactly the same thing again, bags of energy, nothing clever just getting the job done without being all showy and edging towards drum noodling. Saw them live recently and she was brilliant and frankly I couldn't work out how those stick thin arms kept going for song after song after song. Crazy. Honourable mentions to non showy drummers Daf from Super Furries, again I've been lucky enough to see him play a few times just recently and he runs the band from the back of the stage, real work ethic (between pints of wine). Lastly, old school Rick Buckler, legend. I've also got a couple of old 50's / 60's singles of Gene Krupa if you want to hear a drummer at centre stage. Have a look at some Youtube footage of Gene and try not to think of Keith Moon, can't be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisp65 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 jeesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 7, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2014 I've also got a couple of old 50's / 60's singles of Gene Krupa if you want to hear a drummer at centre stage. Have a look at some Youtube footage of Gene and try not to think of Keith Moon, can't be done. Yep. Moon was a big Gene Krupa fan. We really should take this to one of the music threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Also for drumming what about Sandy Nelson or how about Cozy Cole playing Topsy part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Are you guys still banging on about drums? I just wanted to beat Drat to that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Re: Hendrix. I'm not going to stick a load of YouTube links in, because ICBA. But listen to: Red House (slow electric blues) Hear My Train a-Comin' (acoustic blues) Little Wing (delicate touch, beautiful) Purple Haze (metal riffery) All Along the Watchtower (great rhythm acoustic, plus three consecutive different style solos - regular + pseudo steel + wah wah) Johnny B. Goode, Come On, etc. - pure rock'n'roll fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Nothing sexier than a girl on drums, even Meg White. Leah Shapiro is my favourite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Back on topic: I wonder wonder who,I wonder who. Who. Who put the bop in the bop de bop de bop Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong. Who was that man,Id like to shake his hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 The solo in stairway to heaven or the eagles hotel california? I love both, but Hotel California for me. I remember a while back they had that two-part documentary on the Eagles and they showed some old tour footage throughout. Seeing Felder an Walsh going back and forth in that solo and the twinning up at the end was brilliant. I switch off the radio if I hear hotel California , probably American Pie is the only song that can top it in the boredom stakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2014 The solo in stairway to heaven or the eagles hotel california? I love both, but Hotel California for me. I remember a while back they had that two-part documentary on the Eagles and they showed some old tour footage throughout. Seeing Felder an Walsh going back and forth in that solo and the twinning up at the end was brilliant. I switch off the radio if I hear hotel California , probably American Pie is the only song that can top it in the boredom stakes Hey Jude says hi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Some classic VT Off Topic here. We're listing out some of the most iconic and successful songs of all time... saying they are crap and boring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Surely it's down to personal preference though, people like different things. If everyone liked the same things, the world would be crap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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