I think that Moon was a troubled soul , but , he knew how to have a REALLY good time , and he had a drumming style NO ONE could touch. The influence of Viv Stanshall , Lord Sutch , Oliver Reed and other FUCKNG LOONIES did'nt help. As far as Jazz was concerned , I still think he was the Buddy Rich or Gene Krupa of his realm , but , of course, he played a LOT crazier , and made it musically make sense. Somewhere , I believe Jazz had a factor in the development of The mOONIE STYLE.....And , that's OK.
MY FAVORITE QUOTE GOES THUSLY -
The Mighty , mighty BadassMotherfucker (and sweetheart of a guy , besides.)
REG PRESLEY !!!!!!!!!!"Well , Moonie , and Ronnie , our drummer , got on like
a house on fire. Ronnie put gapper tape on his sticks , so they would'nt slip off....Moonie showed up an hour early , sawed all of his drumsticks in half , then wrapped the tape back around his sticks , so , when he tried to play , his sticks kept splitting in two ! "
I , myself , saw an original poster from The Grande Ballroom in Detroit , the bill was The Who , The Troggs and The MC5 in 1967. Could you imagine ?
You're welcome , Melissa , though I can't remember what I did......
Thanks John and Gringo: YEAH! Isn't that the truth. And he always looked like he was enjoying the whole experience of playing, having fun, makin' seriously good noise.
And he was nice and LOUD! :D
John Battles said:
I agree about Moon having that rare , organic approach. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?
Gringo Starr said:
Mooney had a huge influence on me. His playing was so organic and from the heart. No jazz school bullshit just hit those things! He changed the way drummers would approach the instrument.
melissa scott said:
Since I'm talking from one 'OO 'ead to another, Mr. G. Starr, would you say Moon had an influence on you as a drummer? The more I read about him, the more I'm intrigued by what he did.
Would love to hear a drummer's perspective.
Ditto for the guitarists on the Hideout re Mr. Townsend's influence, if any...
Mel, who is still grateful to the babysitter who let her stay up late to watch The Who on the Tom Jones Show :D
Gringo Starr said:
Thee 'OO!! Probably third place in the 'Holy Trinity' of the British Invasion by most enthusiasts but they are my favorite! Yes, I am an American, a total U.S. 'Garage-in-the-mid-sixties' freak and a die-hard Who fan!! Arguably the first Punk band in Rock and Roll history as well as having one member blow away the song writing skills of Lennon/Macartney (spelling?) and Jagger/Richards in a single bound (starting with The Who Sells Out). I love the whole sordid story of these boys, the four opposite personalities, the fights onstage and the love that would come later. The music of the Who is by far the most timeless out of the other two bands mentioned above and I expect time will prove that out (in time). Way too much for me to say about these lads so just let me get on the board here; I am one of the Who-Heads!