Ginger Baker, Wow....

[ABM]

Watching one of those old Cream concerts on Palladia. Holy Crap that guy can wail!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Does your wife know about your avitar?

 

[Denny Crane]

He sings pretty good, too. I see a recent video of Cream and they still rock.

 

[ABM]

Does your wife know about your avitar?

Of course not.

 

[Masbee]

Watching one of those old Cream concerts on Palladia. Holy Crap that guy can wail!

Yeah, he was pretty much considered GOD among rock drummers at the time.

Are you surprised that you forgot how good Baker was, or did you just find out about him after all these years? Don't forget his stint with Blind Faith.

Of drummers from popular bands from that era I am also fond of Mitch Mitchell of the Experience, Densmore of the Doors and a big-time fav: Keith Moon of the Who. I adored his style.

Cream, the Doors and Hendrix were before my time, though I listen to them plenty thanks to that new thing, FM Progressive radio. Bands putting out records and touring are the ones that make the biggest impression when kids get into music.

So, my early favs when I first was into rock music in the mid 70's were Keith Moon, John Bonham of Led Zepplin and no. 1, Neil Peart of Rush. One of the first rock Albums (yes, a real-live long-play vinyl record) I purchased was A Farwell To Kings by Rush. I listened to it most every night for a year. Peart is outstanding on that (and other albums, assuming you like progressive rock - if you don't like progressive rock you will hate it).

Moon and Bonham became rock cliches, with their lifestyles and deaths, parodied mercilessly on Spinal Tap. Peart, at least, proved you don't have to be a buffon to be a great drummer.

 

[Denny Crane]

I found this to be quite clever.

Anagram for Mongo
Lyrics by Neal Peart

There's a snake coming out of the darkness
Parade from paradise
End the need for eden
Chase the dreams of merchandise

There is tic and toc in atomic
Leaders make a deal
The cosmic is largely comic
A con they couldn't conceal

There is no safe seat at the feast
Take your best stab at the beast
The night is turning thin
The saint is turning to sin

Raise the art to resistance
Danger dare to be grand
Pride reduced to humble pie
Diamonds down to sand

Take heart from earth and weather
The brightness of new birth
Take heart from the harvest
Shave the harvest from the earth

Reasoning is partly insane
Image just an eyeless game
The night is turning thin
The saint is turning to sin

Miracles will have their claimers
More will bow to Rome
He and she are in the house
But there's only me at home

Rose is a rose of splendor
Posed to respond in the end
Lonely things like nights,
I find, end finer with a friend

I hear in the rate of her heart
A tear in the heat of the art

The night turns thin
The saint turns to sin

 

[julius]

I always liked Mary Ann myself.

 

[ABM]

So, my early favs when I first was into rock music in the mid 70's were Keith Moon, John Bonham of Led Zepplin....

Great feedback. Thanks for all of that!

On that note, I happened to watch a Zep movie, The Song Remains The Same, last night on (again) Palladia. Kinda weird cinematography, but the live music segments were cool enough. Heh, one thing's for sure, Plant sure did like to "flaunt" himself, didn't he?

Thanks again.......

 

[crandc]

Man, talk about blast from the past. As kids, my cousin & I took in all the great bands. We had second row seats for Cream and they totally rocked, although my ears rang for days afterwards.

I used to do wild things with my hair when I went to rock concerts.

But my cousin has lost his hair but gained a husband.

 

[gambitnut]

Of course not.

What's that drink she's holding?

 

[ABM]

What's that drink she's holding?

Some type of froofy drink. We were in Orlando.