Re: QUAD tops WN in Drumming ?!?

[mleaman@sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)]

>M.L.
>
>>I do think the drumming on QUAD is better than that of WN
>
>Ah-hah! We disagree again! 

JJM:

Well, you're not the first and won't be the last, I'm sure.

>(Maybe I'm just ticked-off because you didn't choose any of my brilliant
>suggestions for your store...that was you wasn't it?)

Yeah, that was me. I DID admit that they were brilliant. But Generations was
my first choice, and I learned a long time ago that I'm most often right the
first time and second-guessing doesn't serve me well.

>I do think Moon was at his absolute best on WN.  Just phenomenal.  WGFA  is
>an obvious masterpiece but nothing on Quad can top the brilliance of
>"Bargain" or "Goin' Mobile" or even "My Wife" (notice the steady eighth notes
>on the bass drum - very rare for Moon and I can only think of  "Long Live
>Rock" as another example.)

Well, for the non-drummer point of view, I think the drumming on QUAD is
more interesting and sounds more complex...working around the flourishes and
so on. I freely admit that QUAD is my favorite Who album...as well as my
favorite album period, and has been since 12/73.



                   Cheers                   ML

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long