Posted on 09/25/2020 3:18:09 PM PDT by DoodleBob
arguably the two best Rock Drummers ever.
#3 ?
There’s never been another like Bonham, and there never will be again. He was a giant.
They didn’t just break the mold when they made him; the mold exploded.
When I was a yute I happened to be near Tower records in Hollywood one summer day (1972?). I looked a lot like Bonham, so much so I had two girls begging me for an autograph. I told them they were mistaken. They refused to believe me so I signed for them. True story Maynard.
I completely agree. Bonham and Moon weren't quite the same style, but each was at the apex of his own style.
Rock and Roll is the greatest opening beats of all time.
An example of playing a stupid drinking game and winning a stupid prize-but still a damned shame-great drummer...
I have the Mothership CD in my truck-love to crank it up and jam on the way to/from work and errands...
Saw Led Zeppelin live in the early 70’s, from right down in front - great show and it was loud.
in Palm Springs at a swimming pool when a kid ran out and said Micheal Jackson died - a guy said he can’t I have tickets for his show next month.
Bonham was 32 years old when he died and to me that seemed positively ancient at the time. Also in 1980, Led Zeppelin was considered one of the "dinosaur bands" in the rock world along with Pink Floyd who also put out their best album the previous year "The Wall".
I consider myself one who can hold my liquor pretty well but 40 shots in a night is out of my league for sure.
I read it was 40 shots, but it started early in the morning, before rehearsal. Healthy people dont chug vodka on the way to practice.
I remember wondering why a band would break up bc the drummer died. I was about 9 yrs old. I understand now why they disbanded.
Not really a roll model for our youth.
Great drummers for sure, but there have been and are many. Neil Pert. Bill Bruford, Ginger Baker, etc.
Source. Little Richard’s Keep A Knockin’
So glad to have seen the band live at the Long Beach auditorium.
With Jethro Tull as the warm up act, believe it or not.
Led Zeppelin also didn’t like the idea of music videos; people were “watching” music instead of hearing/listening to it.
Lol
i disagree- this is the greatest opening beat of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOEQTJV_3-w
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