geoffpikey
3:10 Sat Aug 24
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Cymbal, I think you mean.
Unless you are referring to him dressing as a Nazi for a joke. Prince Harry obviously a fan!
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Ridikzappa
3:02 Sat Aug 24
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He used far too much symbol during play imho
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Takashi Miike
2:14 Sat Aug 24
Re: Keith Moon
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loved him, he was great to watch and loved his biography but it must have taken a lot patience to play with him. I have a couple of full concert dvds and it's always funny watching townsend looking over at him with a mixture of anger and amusement
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geoffpikey
1:49 Sat Aug 24
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Find it odd Hunt, that you don't rate him. He was loose, unorthodox, clearly had mental problems. But, fucking hell, could he drum!
https://youtu.be/NJH8DmPfVmU
Even if going back to that era, John Bonham was just a big heavy metronome. Moon seemed to be playing a solo gig in his head! Every 10 seconds. Astonishing, unhinged talent. And astonishing idiot. Shame.
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mike hunt
1:41 Sat Aug 24
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sorry but i never rated him as a drummer, he must have been an absolute nightmare to play with
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tr3bor
1:35 Sat Aug 24
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I can see for.Miles
Baba O.Reilly
Great drumming Mr Moon
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geoffpikey
1:28 Sat Aug 24
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Having read "Dear Boy" (biography by Tony Fletcher) years ago, Keith Moon was far more complex than widely accepted.
Brilliant drummer, but constantly unhappy. Destroyed things, yet adopted a the "plummy accent" of early Who manager Kit Lambert to appear "posh". Pete Townshend once said: "our job is to keep him off the booze, and stay on the drums." And Townshend himself was spiralling into alcoholism at the time. That's how bad it got.
Strange man, Keith Moon. Love his work, but must have been a nightmare to live with on a daily basis.
Wonder if Curbs knew him well? Brother Bill Curbishley was The Who's manager in the 70s.
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simon.s
1:15 Sat Aug 24
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Reed stopped knocking around with Moon because he was too much. That tells you all you need to know.
Anyway, I raised a glass in his honour today.
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Bungo
12:01 Sat Aug 24
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only1billybonds 11:58 Fri Aug 23
Yup. Or the PDC of the team.
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only1billybonds
11:58 Fri Aug 23
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Bungo
I think part of Moon's appeal was anything could happen at any time. Had the Who been a football team Moon would have been the dodgy keeper who could be greatvon his day.
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Bungo
11:53 Fri Aug 23
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only1billybonds 11:50 Fri Aug 23
I'm sure I read a piece with Townshend once that said that playing with Moon made his guitar playing less extravagant and more rhythmic as he needed to help hold the beat down as Moon wasn't!
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only1billybonds
11:50 Fri Aug 23
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As has been said he could be all over the place but he somehow made it work. He and Bonham have always been my favourite drummers and i have been lucky enough to have seen both of them live. I also saw the definitive E Street band line up in 82 and Max Weinberg will go down as one of the great drummers if our time.
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Bungo
11:42 Fri Aug 23
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geoffpikey 10:07 Fri Aug 23
Love the fact that Moon had his cans gaffa taped to his head.
Only way they were going to stay put.
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zebthecat
11:35 Fri Aug 23
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That is fantastic Geoff
It a brilliant collective performance but the bass playing is astonishing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dsyo2Ox-0
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mallard
11:23 Fri Aug 23
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‘They should've jacked it in when Moon bought the farm’
You could probably say that for most bands, that continued after losing a key player.
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Bungo
11:06 Fri Aug 23
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Gavros 8:57 Fri Aug 23
I used to drink in The Anglers in Teddington where their exploits were legendary, including holing up in one of their houses now and then with crates of whisky for drinking competitions. Loser was the first to be taken to hospital.
Bit before my time unfortunately.
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Leonard Hatred
10:47 Fri Aug 23
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They should've jacked it in when Moon bought the farm.
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geoffpikey
10:07 Fri Aug 23
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He died shortly after this. Even now, an incredible performance, by all. "Won't Get Fooled Again" 1978. THIS is ROCK.
https://youtu.be/ODKZGBrAtxY
The Who died when Moon died.
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zebthecat
9:03 Fri Aug 23
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BigDingus 8:53 Fri Aug 23
He wasn't the most techical and could be a bit all over the place but it really worked because The Ox held the whole band together.
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Gavros
8:57 Fri Aug 23
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He lived down the road from oliver reed.
Bet they had one or two big nights in.
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BigDingus
8:53 Fri Aug 23
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OK hes wasm't the best technical drummer in the world but ' it ain't what you play its how you p\\ay it' !
Would have loved to have gone up the pub with him
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