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To the best of my knowledge also a decent bloke, in contrast to at least a couple of other Stones. Great musician.
Some technical notes from top engineer Steve Albini.
https://twitter.com/electricalWSOP/status/1430215811629817859
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Ohhh. Yes, the Stones are his band, as much as anyone else's (per, not least, the legendary story of him punching Jagger into next week after Mick referred to him as "his drummer", with Watts informing him that Jagger was his singer), and yet Charlie was the one who seemed to need it the least, quite happy to go off and indulge his real love of being a brilliant jazz drummer after knocking off from his day job in the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world. RIP.
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I'm assuming that Covid did for the Stones' touring ambitions (and probably a lot of other golden oldie touring outfits), but this has to be the final nail, or do they soldier on like Queen, missing key components of what made them who they were?
Farewell to a great drummer, his performance on Gimme Shelter writes him into the percussion Hall of Fame even had he done nothing else.
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View PostIt still shocks me a bit when a rock n' roll star dies of, essentially, old age.
I hope the Stones stop touring as the Stones.
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Awwwh Maaaaan no. RIP.
Love the decking Jagger story and also the one about unexpectedly turning up at Keefs place to try smack for the one and only time as his jazz idols were all long term junkies and he wanted to know what it was like.
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- Mar 2008
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- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until Jose is fired), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
His total calmness when he drummed always had me wonder how he navigated the chaos of that job. He seemed so out of place with the rest of the band. I saw the Stones twice but really too late: 1989 Steel Wheels Tour and then again in 1994 or 1995 but I don't know what tour that was. Again, it was late and the records weren't good by then.
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Originally posted by danielmak View PostHis total calmness when he drummed always had me wonder how he navigated the chaos of that job. He seemed so out of place with the rest of the band.
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Hie doesn't feature, at least not as a talking head. But a docu on drummers ought to mention him, as well as people like Hal Blaine, Bernard Purdie, Steve Gadd, or -- alone for the remarkable story -- Jim Gordon.
The credited line-up looks like a terribly white affair: Stewart Copeland, Nick Mason, Clem Burke, Roger Taylor, Kain Paice, Rat Scabies, Topper Headon... And Jim Keltner,. who'll likely be the most interesting of the bunch.
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- Jan 2012
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- Worthing
- The Hammers, until Mark Noble goes.(he's still there, sort of)
- Garibaldi, dipped in tea.
If they don't start with Clive Stubblefield - and, of course, include Phil Collins - it won't be worth the watch.
(Bugger, just realised my avatar isn't there anymore, better get on that thread...)
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The tedious thing about music fans who critique drummers--and who suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect--is that they think drumming is about playing as fast or as hard as possible. Or both.
Except that the really good drummers--like Ringo or Charlie--did neither.
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