Totally agree with this. A hot dog player who tries to be a soloist all the time is rarely as good for a song than a guy who tries to do all he can to compliment a tune rather than stroke his own ego.
From one Drummer to another, it's just the way it has to be. Drumming for/in music is such an art, such an important part of a song. Solos are fun from time to time, but solos rarely if ever are needed to make a song (great).
Neil young on the beach. Happens to be my favorite Neil album.
It's right up there for me. I've been talking/thinking about my Top 4 Neil Young albums for quite some time and have never placed "On The Beach" out of that category. Here's my Top 4 Neil Young albums by the way...
(Not necessarily in order here)
1.
"Ragged Glory."
2.
"On The Beach."
3.
"Zuma."
4.
"Tonight's The Night."
I was listening to "Lookout Joe" from "Tonight's The Night" before and turned it up a bit. God, I love that song. I really like "Walk On" & all of the "Blues" titled songs from "On The Beach", especially "Vampire Blues."