Post any old song you can think of.

[Highway Man]

Now tell me, where would you ever see showmanship like this , unrepeatable and probably one of the best British bands ever to grace a stage. Mesmerising performances like this just do not exist now. You would certainly get your moneys worth seeing these acting on stage like this. Pure heaven to watch.

 

[fillyboy]

Now tell me, where would you ever see showmanship like this , unrepeatable and probably one of the best British bands ever to grace a stage. Mesmerising performances like this just do not exist now. You would certainly get your moneys worth seeing these acting on stage like this. Pure heaven to watch.

There's a marvellous biography on Keith Moon called 'Dear Boy', it's also a very sad book. On his unique drumming style it turns out he paid for lessons from the drummer in Screaming Lord Sutch's band who was also apparently pretty wild. Zak Starkey (Ringos son) was taught to play by Moon and until recently he was the go to drummer for The Who as he was only one of a handful of drummers, maybe the only one who could emulate Keith's style.
In the book there was a whole chapter about his technique and interviews with other drummers who said Keith couldn't even keep the beat, others said that if you really know what to listen for, he's completely on top of the beat but there are so many fast and furious infills that most people, including some professional drummers wouldn't even spot the beat.
Armed with that info I revisited 'Live at Leeds' and I think I understood where they were saying. After he moved to America he rarely practiced, sometimes going months without playing. When making one of their films, it might have been 'the kids are alright', I'm not sure but it ended with a live performance and Keith's drumming was so bad it had to be over dubbed.

Very sad.

 

[fillyboy]

 

[transam]

Moon the Loon

There was one story that he hired a helecopter and got the pilot to fly over Oliver Reeds mansion at low level and Oliver Reed came out with a shot gun ???

 

[fillyboy]

Moon the Loon

There was one story that he hired a helecopter and got the pilot to fly over Oliver Reeds mansion at low level and Oliver Reed came out with a shot gun ???

Think he lived near you, Chertsey?. Jeez, you two together?, imagine the stories you could tell yer grandchildren.

 

[morqthana]

Absolute classic that cannot be beaten,

Hmmm. Not sure about that.

even led zeppelin couldn't do it, the riff was a demo riff they recorded and laid on the track.

The Who couldn't recreate the synth intro to Baba O'Riley - had to use a recording on stage.

 

[morqthana]

He sings well here, with none of the horrible throttled screaming that he usually does...

Nowt wrong with a bit of throttled screaming

 

[morqthana]

Moon the Loon

There was one story that he hired a helecopter and got the pilot to fly over Oliver Reeds mansion at low level and Oliver Reed came out with a shot gun ???

Rings true for both of them.

 

[SPLINE]

There's a marvellous biography on Keith Moon called 'Dear Boy'

I've got 'Dear Boy' in my teetering pile of books yet to read. Years ago I read 'Moon the Loon' by Dougal Butler, who was Moonie's minder/fixer/drug supplier etc. This was a salacious cash-in book released shortly after Moonie's death, but it is most entertaining and outrageous with all the best Moon stories. His antics on the set of the film 'That'll Be The Day' especially. On his drumming style...he was unique. The Who without Keith Moon sound like just any other rock group. Rat Scabies of The Damned was very influenced by Moon in his playing and behaviour....have a Riot On Eastbourne Pier:

(That is The Damned although credited to Captain Sensible).