Rock drummers must be in tip top shape. Distance runner shape.
Boston’s drummer just died on stage this last week. He was 67. Heart attack.
Ginger baker, in his mid-seventies can’t even practice. He is racked by arthritis.
Eric Clapton, disabled by some inflammatory ailment, is giving his final concerts over the next couple of weeks before permanent retirement.
Even Lars Ulrich says he won’t last much longer as the demands of live concerts may be more than he can handle, and he runs 1/2 marathons.
Phil Collins can’t drum anymore because of his ailments, and he hadn’t even been the full-time live drummer for Genesis since he replaced Peter Gabriel.
“Boston’s drummer just died on stage this last week. He was 67. Heart attack.”
I didn’t know that. Damn, how terrible. Although he did go out doing his craft, but sad.
For me the first two Boston albums were in a class by themselves. I’d play them at max and it was euphoric. Still is.
And yes drummers: Neil Peart wrote about his workout routine in prep for a tour, was quite serious.
A new documentary came out last fall about Rush and it was shown at theaters nationwide for a couple days. Was great, of course.
Peart motorcycles between venues and on the last tour he rode in rain got his feet wet had massive infections on both feet but finished the tour. Someone commented he was in agony playing the second half of the tour.
All three members of Rush are consummate professionals.
Thanks for posting this thread!
Yup. Carl Palmer is still going strong. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake are worm food now.
They made great music. What a weird era. I wish I was around at the time, but grew up on 80's crap instead.
Clapton couldn’t perform this weekend so he’s postponing his last USA concert til Sept.