Stretching and Warming Up The Body
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If you don't 'get' his playing that's fine. It doesn't mean Keith Moon was no good. It means you don't 'get' his drumming.
Much of what he played was not easy and was extremely original. His drumming was a very large part of what defined the hugely popular "Who sound."
He doesn't have Peart's precision or Bonham's feel. He's just Moon, and he played his heart out...
I think its obvious by the studio recordings that he was perfectly capable of keeping time and playing relatively neatly. He had his own way of doing it, but it was done.
Thats part of what made Moonie great-at the time he blew people away-theyd never seen ANYTHING like him!
Of the many famous drummers of the era, I find Moon's style is one of the hardest to imitate. Try playing songs like Won't Get Fooled Again in a live band, and try to stay true to his drum parts
I also found a video of Buddy rich and jerry lewis doing a drum off . Only thing is . Its a 61 mb file and i only have room for 26 mb. Ill post as soon as i can find a host.Oh i tried to compress it in RAR and it only compressed it down to 51 mb
Funny you should say that....I was just reflecting on some recent live footage I saw of The Who with Zak Starkey on drums. Although he wasn't trying to copy Moon, I thought he encompassed the spirit of Moon's playing much better than most.
Was Moon the drummer for the song, Eminence Front (sp?)
Without Keith before him, there would be no Peart now.
It's funny how my, "I don't get his drumming" or "I could never hear where his 1 is at" can turn into Moon bashing.It's only my opinion and I'm sure there are other drummers who we admire where someone else will disagree. C'mon guys don't turn this into, "you don't admire him, what's wrong with you" kind of thing. dc
I stumbled across this the other day . and i thought it should be hosted for everybody to see.I think Keith was blasted when doing this solo. Any opinions ..?I think his playing was so sloppy at times..He reminds me of some drunk at a show that just wants to have a laugh on the drums..
I have to confess, I never ever "got" Keith Moon's drumming.
I'm not a big keith moon fan at all, he blew up his drums, trashed his gear, and had no respect for his craft.
This about covers it, I think. I only really got exposed to his later stuff, which simply didn't strike any chords in me. I'll take some time and hunt out some earlier material.