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To: LS

Very odd you don’t find Iommi interesting or inventive. He was probably the biggest influence on me before I started playing guitar. You said you are a musician, I’d like to hear your influences.


36 posted on 11/03/2009 5:06:51 PM PST by Blue Highway ("Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself" Barack Obama, Oct 15, 2008 Presidential debate)
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To: Blue Highway
At the time, 1964, Ringo was a great drummer: variety of beats, a little slow, but steady. Never overplayed.

By the late 1960s, my favorites were Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus---where he was absolutely at his best), Ginger Baker with Cream (didn't care for his "Air Force" work), and Cozy Powell with Jeff Beck. Despised Keith Moon and Neal Peart---they just overplayed. Mitch Mitchell was ok, but too jazzy, but I liked the guy with Deep Purple who played in that same genre.

Jeff Beck's drummer today is stunning. Carmine has completely lost it---you can barely tell it's him any more. There is some session guy I don't know who plays on a lot of Christian albums particularly "Point of Grace" and is a master of understatement, with power---kind of a new Ringo.

37 posted on 11/03/2009 7:36:31 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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