Best frontman, ever.
Axl Rose? Really, Angus?
Posted on 05/25/2016 7:20:38 AM PDT by Borges
Classifying anyone as the “most successful” at anything tends to reflect more on the source than the subject. So keep that in mind when I make the following statement: John Philip Sousa is the most successful American musician of all time.
Marching music is a maddeningly durable genre, recognizable to pretty much everyone who has lived in the United States for any period. It works as a sonic shorthand for any filmmaker hoping to evoke the late 19th century and serves as the auditory backdrop for national holidays, the circus and college football. It’s not “popular” music, but it’s entrenched within the popular experience. It will be no less fashionable tomorrow than it is today.
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There is one drummer, who rarely gets mentioned, and that’s Liberty DeVito, of Billy Joel’s band. I think a lot of the reason I listen to Billy Joel is just to hear Liberty’s drumming.
Yes, I am the proper vintage to have heard skynyrd when they were new.
And I call out for Stairway to Freebird whenever the occasion warrants - usually for solo acoustic acts :-)
So you don’t listen to Stomfront or River of Dreams? :)
He played drums on those as well. He was let go in 2006.
Best frontman, ever.
Axl Rose? Really, Angus?
Kieth Richards (and will decline the honor in person)
Richards is the driving force behind the captivating music of the stones. Jagger is the entertainment , but without Richards I don’t think the stones would have survived too long, let alone become the sustainable force they are.
In 75 (?) Skynnrd’d’s mgr saw us play and offered to make us the #2 band in his organization. We thought he wanted too big a cut and said no. Six (?) months later Skynnrd’d’s went down in a plane crash & we would have been top band.
If you ever read “Life”, Keith’s autobiography, he comes across as a pretty sharp guy. Amazing with all the chemicals his consumed over the years.
Front man
Steve Perry - Journey - no voice matches his IMHO.
Orbison had the most perfect set of pipes of that era
Great one.
Have come to appreciate Freddie Mercury more as I focus on the vocal side. He, Steve Perry, and Roy come to mind as truly gifted in that regard.
I occasionally tune in to “Classic Vinyl” on Sirius XM and check out what they’re playing.
Like to play “ can you name that tune , group” when listening to that station, especially when theres a group of younger relations in the car.
Usually can get them in 5- 10 seconds max. They ask how can you do that.
Answer” This is what i grew up with, when you could actually hear the words, and the music was captivating and memorable.
Second answer: we didn’t have iPhones/ear buds, so we sang these songs to ourselves as a way of entertainment while doing other things.
Oh wait a sec he did play on Stormfront. But only one song on ROD. He didn’t play on the first three studio albums.
Correct. But he was an absolute monster on “Songs In the Attic”.
Thanks for that summary and insight. Enjoyed reading it.. Like Skynyrd especially Curtis Lowe
I don't know how to judge drummers but heard that Buddy Rich was pretty darn good.......(pre R&R of course)
If you ever read “Life”, Keith’s autobiography, he comes across as a pretty sharp guy. Amazing with all the chemicals his consumed over the years.
Thanks. Will take a look at it.
Miss the old SilentJonny - AI threads. Remember you from those :):):)
Another bassist I really like is Colin Moulding of XTC. The bassline on “The Mayor of Simpleton” really makes the song.
Imagine their body of work if the plane had not gone down.
:^(
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