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12-19-2006, 09:49 PM
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I think John Bohnam is the worst rock and roll drummer who ever lived.
now, if THAT doesn't liven up the forum, nothing will! | 
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12-19-2006, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Masherbrum  :ohyeah: Wow, I see some post in here for "shock value". |
You are obviously not a drummer. I know you said you drummed for 14 years but I don't belive it. You do realise session drummers were called on Kinks albums like Arthur and Village Green. The Kinks are my favourite band so my opinion cannot be based on a bias.
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12-20-2006, 09:10 AM
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Keith Moon for me, honorable mention goes to Mitch Mitchell.
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12-20-2006, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Zombeels You are obviously not a drummer. I know you said you drummed for 14 years but I don't belive it. You do realise session drummers were called on Kinks albums like Arthur and Village Green. The Kinks are my favourite band so my opinion cannot be based on a bias. |
If you say so...I'm not going to get into a shouting match in a forum.
Also, naming the bands first couple albums, as this was even done with the The Beatles and session drummer Andy White. He gets a bad rap for the onstage fights he was in with Dave Davies. But, The Kinks were a damn "tight band".
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12-20-2006, 12:32 PM
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| | The Pink Floyd Authority
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Originally Posted by PickAttack Keith Moon for me, honorable mention goes to Mitch Mitchell. |
I'm done with this thread. Have fun.
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12-21-2006, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by runtfan Although his output is passable, if unspectacular, Don Henley is the stiffest most uncomfortable looking drummer I can think of. I was watching the Hell Freezes Over DVD the other night and it looks as if it's his first time behind a kit. |
Well, I think it's a case of a great singer/songwriter who can't really play any instrument particularly well, so he plays drums just to have something to do when Glen Frey's doing lead vocals, you know...something like that, anyway. | |
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12-21-2006, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Reverend Rock Well, I think it's a case of a great singer/songwriter who can't really play any instrument particularly well, so he plays drums just to have something to do when Glen Frey's doing lead vocals, you know...something like that, anyway. |
And with a band like the Eagles, I'm not sure the rhythm section mattered that much any way...
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12-21-2006, 07:22 PM
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because they were so laid back? | |
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12-21-2006, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Spike And with a band like the Eagles, I'm not sure the rhythm section mattered that much any way...
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I like the Eagles, and you probably meant this as a slam against them, but you happen to be right. The Eagles are all about the singing and guitar playing, along with the tunes that will highlight those two aspects. The rhythm section just has to hold down the fort. No heavy lifting was really ever required. | |
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12-21-2006, 11:10 PM
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In defense of the Eagles, there are few bands in existance who can play live such letter-perfect reconstructions of their studio records. A big part of that kind of consistancy has to come from the rhythm section, actually. Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt may not be technically impressive show-offs, but they do indeed lay down a strong anchor. | |
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12-22-2006, 02:54 PM
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| | Older than Dirt
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Every one of these drummers previously mentioned (including Henley, but probably not the Velvet's Moreen Tucker) could still play circles around the modern MTV Superstar known as Rikki Rocket. :ha:  | |
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12-22-2006, 05:41 PM
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Everybody's worse when compared to Buddy Rich. This guy can't be touched with apologies to Louis Bellson the best double bass work i've ever heard and i'm not a Jazz guy. Saw a video of Neil Peart doing a tribute to BR and it paled in comparison to anything Buddy has done in my opinion though he may be one of the best rock drummers out there.
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12-22-2006, 09:19 PM
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Buddy Rich is indeed the standard by which all other great trap-set drummers must ultimately be compared. | |
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12-22-2006, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Reverend Rock Buddy Rich is indeed the standard by which all other great trap-set drummers must ultimately be compared. |
Oh yea?
Well...he's no Rikki Rocket, & he never woulda cut it playin' with Def Leppard, & he didn't have nearly as many Tats as Tommy Lee. 
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I think he's 61 years old in one or both of them and playing in a tux to boot.
