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This is what made The Who unique: the drummer was really a comedian, the singer was really an actor, and the guitarist was really a composer (in the classical sense). The only one who was foremost a musician was the bass guitarist; he had the most formal musical training. And each of them took the lead on every song.
Such self-destructive behaviour; no one in the music world was surprised when he died. My memory of him: he was chaotic, hyper-crazy, zany, true-life characature of a rock star. Great band, great drummer, Keith was made to live the part!
I’m pretty stoked that is Keith Moon week. To me he was the most entertaining drummer ever and one of my favorites. He was a little crazy perhaps but fir right in with the WHO. Arguably they were the best live act ever and Keith had so much to do with the energy of those shows.
Not sure if you’ve heard the Roger Daltry song Under a Raging Moon: A moon tribute. Features cozy Powell, Carl Palmer, Stuart Copeland and others. Worth a listen
Moonie does one vocal performance on "Bell Boy" from Quadraphenia. It's poignant for me because it's so incredibly sensitive all while growling like a bear eating lunch. I hope you cover it because it feels like his story with his random cymbal crashes and his colourful and larger than life timing. Long live Moonie.
I love this early film from before they adopted their eventual band name: The High Numbers 'I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying'. A bit too much footage of people dancing, but still shows a good amount of Moon.
Hey, hey Andrew. Happy to declare this upload ‘not too boring’. It has been said that Keith Moon was striving to make his kit the lead instrument in the band. So, too, with Entwistle and his unique, acrobatic,thunderous bass. Pete Townshend, by contrast, also famously said he’d ‘Never played a lead break in his life’. With these seemingly conflicting approaches we have, music lovers, The Who. David Bowie said: ‘Where there’s trouble there’s poetry’. The music of The Who lives, breathes and inspires.
Andrew I'm a long time lover of the channel. PLEASE give your feedback of the Who's greatest live song. Young Man's Blues at the 1970 Isle of Wight. Your reactions are so spot on as they're is nothing that compares to real humans playing real instruments
Live at Hull is arguably better but there is no video of this performance that I’m aware of. Regardless, Live at Isle of Wight is an absolute banger of a performance.
There was a song recorded in tribute to Keith Moon by Roger Daltrey on a solo album, featuring appearances by 7 drummers including Stewart Copeland, Ginger Baker and Carl Palmer. Might be worth a listen. It's a mid 80's tune.
Keith Moon was the... Andy Kaufman... Jackson Pollock... Andy Warhol... Jim Carrey... of drumming. Both criticized and loved at the same time, you’re never quite sure if they are genius or overrated at their craft. If you do something they way YOU want to do it and absolutely ignore everyone else you will either fail miserably or potentially become a remembered icon.
I think he took lots of drugs and drink throughout the 70s since he accidentally ran over and killed his friend/chauffeur in 1970 (they were trying to escape thugs at a club). Close friends says that he was never the same and that moment constantly haunted him.
Andrew, you pulled a face when you read that Kieth had a fondness for The Goon Show, I assume you haven't heard of the Goons (Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine) check them out they were extremely funny also much loved by our monarch HRH Charles III. Having seen The Who in the early 70's the Loon & the Ox were the rhythm section that many rock bands of the time would give their high teeth for.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums - It blows my mind that he often hadn't used hi-hats! I had to do only *one* single band practice without one, during my early years (due to its broken pedal getting fixed by my Big Bro, who'd lived an hour's drive away), and I was crying on the inside the whole time! 😅 And my band mates at the time were big Who fans and constantly persuaded me to drum more like him - while I was actually influenced by Stewart Copeland and Larry Mullen jr! And I wasn't too keen on Keith's all-over-the-place style either! I do appreciate it much more now that I'm older, though 😊👍
You should listen to Liberty DeVitto, Billy Joel's drummer for around thirty years, he drums from what I've seen and heard a lot like Keith Moon, but minus the pyrotechnics and destroying drum kits.
I'd be curious to see a comparison discussion of how Kenny Jones, Simon Philips and Zak Starkey (his Godchild) played Moonie's parts in later Who incarnations. Townshend lost his hearing playing My Generation on the Smothers Brother's Show when Moonie blew up his kit, sending a cymbal into his arm. Lover of Surf music.
Though he was never formally diagnosed, I've ALWAYS thought that Moonie was bipolar with huge hypomanic episodes. Certainly his destructive behaviours and his addictions (attempts to self-medicate?) would be consistent with that.
I don't agree with some of the comments that say he got better after the 60s. Some of his best drumming was on records in the 60s, though the production was very different, and it was much more melodic, but the fills are unbelievably crisp and melodic. The 70s stuff was heavier, but I think the nicest stuff was some of the studio recordings from the 60s. That's just a matter of taste, but I think these guys taking the opposite view are missing something really special about his earlier stuff. One of the problems on those earlier albums is how constant and loud the cymbals are, though you kind of get used to it.
Elvin Jones is just about my favourite of the jazz drummers - I love triplets. I'm surprised he'd even heard of Keith, but I can see some connection in their styles.
I always assumed that Keith Moon was a Geordie version of a Bova Boy or Welsh street hood..... I blame Townsend for that assumption after his quote about Moon being a typical Geordie in an orange suit. lol Listening to this, I see Groucho Marx playing the drums. Wouldn’t be surprised if Moon was just acting out his version of a comedian with a big Groucho influence.
I always would put Moon over Bonham .Just because there are drummers that can copy Bonham pretty well there so close ,But no one can copy Moon cant be done ... The only thing you can copy is you can throw a tv out your window and thats it and Hopefully walking dead is on because i cant take another episode of that !!!! stay well
Whoa! Viv Prince is one of my favorite drummers. OTOH, it's not clear whether he plays on the favorite tracks of mine on Pretty Things' Get the Picture, like th-cam.com/video/TJqw1MLnkU0/w-d-xo.html - Greetings from Finland, the Land of Käärijä!
I know he's considered all world and close to or at "the best." But his solos suck. I'm not saying that as a cheap put down, I like him. He thinks solos are boring, he's prolly never seen a Neil Peart solo huh? He didn't want to do it very long because he's not very good at it, but that's OK. So he's probably outside of the top 20 for me. Rolling Stones polls, like so many others are very strongly leaning toward popularity contests. Sorry, but #2 is ridiculous, IMO.
Much of what Keith did was showmanship rather than pure drumming talent. He was always driving or playing off the other members of the group, especially Roger’s vocals. He just didn’t have Peart, Rich type chops to impress as a solo nor did he aspire to that. He was all about flamboyance and over-the-top playing as part of the group.
@@nostromo526Who cares about doing a solo?! That wasn’t his thing. Rich and Bonham loved doing solos; Peart, eventually not so much, but he gave the audience what it wanted. Seriously though: Keith Moon wouldn’t be held in such high regard by many drummers EVEN TODAY if he was nothing more than flamboyance and over-the-top playing. Listen to The Who. In Moon, you’ll hear somebody who’s much more than just drinking and smashing drums.
@@vinceventresca6763 I have listened to the Who. Many, many times, I love the band, it's one of my favs. The other guy just said people love drum solos so Neil kept doing them. Drinking? LOL they all did it back in the day. Moon and Bonham just did it to excess.
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This is what made The Who unique: the drummer was really a comedian, the singer was really an actor, and the guitarist was really a composer (in the classical sense). The only one who was foremost a musician was the bass guitarist; he had the most formal musical training. And each of them took the lead on every song.
NAILED IT!
AMAZING!
Beautifully put! Bravo
“The most terrifying thing that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me.” - Joe Walsh.
I'm happy to see you examine The Who in-depth. A seminal band, with incredible songs and outstanding players. Great reaction.
I hope the Rock'n'Roll Circus performance of "A Quick One..." is in this week.
"A Quick One While He's Away" Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Any doubt of Moon's greatness will be dispelled.
I just watched that for the first time; Very cool! 🤩 Thank you for the recommendation! 😀👍
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Going mobile isolated drum track 👍pure genius
Such self-destructive behaviour; no one in the music world was surprised when he died. My memory of him: he was chaotic, hyper-crazy, zany, true-life characature of a rock star.
Great band, great drummer, Keith was made to live the part!
The Bass Drum incident on
The Smother’s Brothers show
Did permanent damage to
Townsend’s right ear.
Rest in chaos, dear boy…
I’m pretty stoked that is Keith Moon week. To me he was the most entertaining drummer ever and one of my favorites. He was a little crazy perhaps but fir right in with the WHO. Arguably they were the best live act ever and Keith had so much to do with the energy of those shows.
Not sure if you’ve heard the Roger Daltry song Under a Raging Moon: A moon tribute. Features cozy Powell, Carl Palmer, Stuart Copeland and others. Worth a listen
Martin Chambers
Roger Taylor
Cozy Powell
Stewart Copeland
Zak Starkey
Carl Palmer
Mark Brzezicki
Mark Brzezicki and Zak Starkey - outro[5]
Moonie does one vocal performance on "Bell Boy" from Quadraphenia. It's poignant for me because it's so incredibly sensitive all while growling like a bear eating lunch. I hope you cover it because it feels like his story with his random cymbal crashes and his colourful and larger than life timing. Long live Moonie.
I was a Bellman through college and that song was my theme! Love it!
@@johndrx165 I did it most of my life, not so much a real bellman but definitely "always running at someone's heels."
I love this early film from before they adopted their eventual band name: The High Numbers 'I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying'. A bit too much footage of people dancing, but still shows a good amount of Moon.
Thanks!
I just watched it and enjoyed it a lot, too! 😊 Thak you for the tip! 😀👍
Hey, hey Andrew. Happy to declare this upload ‘not too boring’. It has been said that Keith Moon was striving to make his kit the lead instrument in the band. So, too, with Entwistle and his unique, acrobatic,thunderous bass. Pete Townshend, by contrast, also famously said he’d ‘Never played a lead break in his life’. With these seemingly conflicting approaches we have, music lovers, The Who. David Bowie said: ‘Where there’s trouble there’s poetry’. The music of The Who lives, breathes and inspires.
Andrew I'm a long time lover of the channel. PLEASE give your feedback of the Who's greatest live song. Young Man's Blues at the 1970 Isle of Wight. Your reactions are so spot on as they're is nothing that compares to real humans playing real instruments
Live at Hull is arguably better but there is no video of this performance that I’m aware of. Regardless, Live at Isle of Wight is an absolute banger of a performance.
Top 5 of my favorite drummers
He has the most legendary joining a band story I know of.
Technically he never joined the band 😉
Happy Moonday! Looking forward to this series!
That's clever 😀
One thing "Live at Leeds" that sez it all !!!
There was a song recorded in tribute to Keith Moon by Roger Daltrey on a solo album, featuring appearances by 7 drummers including Stewart Copeland, Ginger Baker and Carl Palmer.
Might be worth a listen. It's a mid 80's tune.
Keith Moon was the...
Andy Kaufman...
Jackson Pollock...
Andy Warhol...
Jim Carrey...
of drumming.
Both criticized and loved at the same time, you’re never quite sure if they are genius or overrated at their craft. If you do something they way YOU want to do it and absolutely ignore everyone else you will either fail miserably or potentially become a remembered icon.
PERFECT ANALOGY!
I think his absolute best work is on Quadrophenia. One of my favourite albums ever.
I think he took lots of drugs and drink throughout the 70s since he accidentally ran over and killed his friend/chauffeur in 1970 (they were trying to escape thugs at a club). Close friends says that he was never the same and that moment constantly haunted him.
Andrew, you pulled a face when you read that Kieth had a fondness for The Goon Show, I assume you haven't heard of the Goons (Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine) check them out they were extremely funny also much loved by our monarch HRH Charles III. Having seen The Who in the early 70's the Loon & the Ox were the rhythm section that many rock bands of the time would give their high teeth for.
Alright! Loves me some Moonie! 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼
I hadn't known before that he'd died at 32 just like John Bonham!
OMG!
I just clicked too
"This guy is just chaos", LOL! 😄
HAHA YUP!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums - It blows my mind that he often hadn't used hi-hats! I had to do only *one* single band practice without one, during my early years (due to its broken pedal getting fixed by my Big Bro, who'd lived an hour's drive away), and I was crying on the inside the whole time! 😅
And my band mates at the time were big Who fans and constantly persuaded me to drum more like him - while I was actually influenced by Stewart Copeland and Larry Mullen jr! And I wasn't too keen on Keith's all-over-the-place style either! I do appreciate it much more now that I'm older, though 😊👍
You should listen to Liberty DeVitto, Billy Joel's drummer for around thirty years, he drums from what I've seen and heard a lot like Keith Moon, but minus the pyrotechnics and destroying drum kits.
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Good showman i the Krupa foundation.
I have him at #3 behind Bonham and Peart.
I'd be curious to see a comparison discussion of how Kenny Jones, Simon Philips and Zak Starkey (his Godchild) played Moonie's parts in later Who incarnations. Townshend lost his hearing playing My Generation on the Smothers Brother's Show when Moonie blew up his kit, sending a cymbal into his arm. Lover of Surf music.
NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY
Though he was never formally diagnosed, I've ALWAYS thought that Moonie was bipolar with huge hypomanic episodes. Certainly his destructive behaviours and his addictions (attempts to self-medicate?) would be consistent with that.
Definitely some stuff goin on with him
I don't agree with some of the comments that say he got better after the 60s. Some of his best drumming was on records in the 60s, though the production was very different, and it was much more melodic, but the fills are unbelievably crisp and melodic. The 70s stuff was heavier, but I think the nicest stuff was some of the studio recordings from the 60s. That's just a matter of taste, but I think these guys taking the opposite view are missing something really special about his earlier stuff. One of the problems on those earlier albums is how constant and loud the cymbals are, though you kind of get used to it.
I'm pretty sure the explosive was in the snare drum on the Smothers Brothers show.
Elvin Jones is just about my favourite of the jazz drummers - I love triplets. I'm surprised he'd even heard of Keith, but I can see some connection in their styles.
I always assumed that Keith Moon was a Geordie version of a Bova Boy or Welsh street hood..... I blame Townsend for that assumption after his quote about Moon being a typical Geordie in an orange suit. lol
Listening to this, I see Groucho Marx playing the drums.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Moon was just acting out his version of a comedian with a big Groucho influence.
Crazy you were not familiar
Happy to get on it now!
Not every Rock drummer knows every Jazz drummer either, though.
@@mightyV444 every rock drummer should know Moon. No excuses!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums his unique style and unconventional spots on Won't Get Fooled Again...perhaps one of the few perfect rock tunes
@@skyhighjaysly3623 - Andrew is a Jazz drummer, though! 😉
I always would put Moon over Bonham .Just because there are drummers that can copy Bonham pretty well there so close ,But no one can copy Moon cant be done ... The only thing you can copy is you can throw a tv out your window and thats it and Hopefully walking dead is on because i cant take another episode of that !!!! stay well
Why do I need somebody to read an Wiki Article?
Why do people listen to audio books?
Whoa! Viv Prince is one of my favorite drummers. OTOH, it's not clear whether he plays on the favorite tracks of mine on Pretty Things' Get the Picture, like th-cam.com/video/TJqw1MLnkU0/w-d-xo.html - Greetings from Finland, the Land of Käärijä!
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I know he's considered all world and close to or at "the best." But his solos suck. I'm not saying that as a cheap put down, I like him. He thinks solos are boring, he's prolly never seen a Neil Peart solo huh? He didn't want to do it very long because he's not very good at it, but that's OK. So he's probably outside of the top 20 for me. Rolling Stones polls, like so many others are very strongly leaning toward popularity contests. Sorry, but #2 is ridiculous, IMO.
He saw plenty of Bonham solos, since they were good friends. Just not his thing I guess. Neil Peart cited Moon as a major influence.
Much of what Keith did was showmanship rather than pure drumming talent. He was always driving or playing off the other members of the group, especially Roger’s vocals. He just didn’t have Peart, Rich type chops to impress as a solo nor did he aspire to that. He was all about flamboyance and over-the-top playing as part of the group.
@@nostromo526Who cares about doing a solo?! That wasn’t his thing. Rich and Bonham loved doing solos; Peart, eventually not so much, but he gave the audience what it wanted.
Seriously though: Keith Moon wouldn’t be held in such high regard by many drummers EVEN TODAY if he was nothing more than flamboyance and over-the-top playing.
Listen to The Who. In Moon, you’ll hear somebody who’s much more than just drinking and smashing drums.
@@loosilu Yes his influence was huge either way.
@@vinceventresca6763 I have listened to the Who. Many, many times, I love the band, it's one of my favs. The other guy just said people love drum solos so Neil kept doing them. Drinking? LOL they all did it back in the day. Moon and Bonham just did it to excess.
Eric Carr was an amazing drummer
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