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		50 years ago today, the coolest drummer of all time found himself a steady and lucrative gig ( ultimateclassicrock.com)		75
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FirstNationalBastard

2013-01-12 03:42:40 PM

Charlie Watts and Ringo are both proof that what most bands need is a competent timekeeper who can keep the beat going, and that not every drummer needs to be a Neil Peart wankster.

Pray 4 Mojo

2013-01-12 04:02:50 PM

Never understood why he couldn't hit the snare and the hi-hat at the same time.

Not a fan of his... not a detractor... but he always looked like he was one miss hit from a complete trainwreck the way he "air times" with his hands. Reminds me of Rain Man.

/Drummer
//Hit 'em hard
///Keep it simple
////Chuck Biscuits FTW

Nothing To See Here

2013-01-12 05:09:40 PM

. . . pay for the Pizza.

brap

2013-01-12 05:16:33 PM

I love his work on "Get of Of My Cloud" in particular, that simple rat a tat a tat tat fill is so awesome.

This is a late parrot

2013-01-12 05:19:46 PM

There are lots of good drummers, but there is only one Mickey Hart.

brap

2013-01-12 05:24:00 PM

I like how he always looks stonefaced and like he'd rather be ANYWHERE else. He's definately the Buster Keaton of drumming.

fusillade762

2013-01-12 06:20:51 PM

Anton Fig?

sno man

2013-01-12 06:38:44 PM

FirstNationalBastard: Charlie Watts and Ringo are both proof that what most bands need is a competent timekeeper who can keep the beat going, and that not every drummer needs to be a Neil Peart wankster.

Yea but Neil's more fun to air drum along with.

AdolfOliverPanties

2013-01-12 06:54:18 PM

Charlie is great. The perfect feel for every song. The stomp of "Brown Sugar" with the toms is a thing of beauty.

Lord Summerisle

2013-01-12 07:04:16 PM

Thought the headlne was surely referring to John Bonham.

endtimethirtyfour

2013-01-12 07:22:37 PM

Scot Halpin? (not the greatest, but a good pinch hitter...)

Slu

2013-01-12 07:24:26 PM

Charlie seems like a guy that doesn't appreciate how great his gig is.

John Buck 41

2013-01-12 07:24:47 PM

John Densmore?

jicon

2013-01-12 07:30:21 PM

Allegedly in it for the paycheck in the early days. Apparently not cheap to hire. He played with Ron Woods' brother before Charlie joined the Stones.

Coolest thing I heard about him was Mick moaning one night 'Where's my drummah?' in a hotel. Charlie in leather jacket, knocked on Mick's door, Mick answered and Charlie clocked him in the face. 'Im not anyone's drummer'. Adjusted his jacket and went back to his room.

sno man

2013-01-12 07:35:46 PM

As long as we're playing this game, it's three years early, and he's moved on, but here's a little Mitch Mitchell love.

JasonOfOrillia

2013-01-12 07:48:40 PM

That article had nothing to do with Neal Peart.

Krumet

2013-01-12 07:57:26 PM

Lucre.

Dirty lucre.

sno man

2013-01-12 07:58:58 PM

11 years early for Neil with the boys but... (from the 30th Anniversary show)

exploding pork

2013-01-12 08:18:35 PM

jicon: Allegedly in it for the paycheck in the early days. Apparently not cheap to hire. He played with Ron Woods' brother before Charlie joined the Stones.

Coolest thing I heard about him was Mick moaning one night 'Where's my drummah?' in a hotel. Charlie in leather jacket, knocked on Mick's door, Mick answered and Charlie clocked him in the face. 'Im not anyone's drummer'. Adjusted his jacket and went back to his room.

Even cooler: Watts got out of bed, shaved, put on a suit and freshly shined shoes, decked Jagger and said, "Don't ever call me your drummer again. You're my farking singer."

Stone cold.

strutin

2013-01-12 08:21:12 PM

The weirdo dumb fark at my work would say there is no drummer that ever was or will be better than.. ah crap... the dead crazy guy that drove his car in a pool and blew up a hotel toilet with Dynamite...brb

google says:..the who's keith moon.

now, i'm not a fan of that kind of music, so i couldn't tell you one way or the other, just throwin' it out there is all.

Top Geezer

2013-01-12 08:26:37 PM

Charlie is amazing. Most folks forget (or don't know) that he's a jazzer at heart, and even led a group on a Charlie Parker tribute record. He & Keef are the heart of the Stones. There's a reason why they went on past Wyman bailing out and Brenda's (er, Mick's) dubious solo records. Hell, the title of Exile On Main Street (one of the greatest rock & blues records ever) should've been called When Charlie Comes In. Cuz that's the when the action -really- starts.

LewDux

2013-01-12 08:28:02 PM

exploding pork: jicon: Allegedly in it for the paycheck in the early days. Apparently not cheap to hire. He played with Ron Woods' brother before Charlie joined the Stones.

Coolest thing I heard about him was Mick moaning one night 'Where's my drummah?' in a hotel. Charlie in leather jacket, knocked on Mick's door, Mick answered and Charlie clocked him in the face. 'Im not anyone's drummer'. Adjusted his jacket and went back to his room.

Even cooler: Watts got out of bed, shaved, put on a suit and freshly shined shoes, decked Jagger and said, "Don't ever call me your drummer again. You're my farking singer."

Stone cold.

He went to bed without shaving first? Not cool

Ginnungagap42

2013-01-12 08:31:33 PM

/ LOL wut?

douchebag/hater

2013-01-12 08:49:56 PM

He's no Keith Moon, thank God.

And this.

brap: I like how he always looks stonefaced and like he'd rather be ANYWHERE else...{than being in front of the media}

Kurmudgeon

2013-01-12 08:56:31 PM

strutin: google says:..the who's keith moon.

Defnitely, Charlie won't be cooler than Keith until he's just below room temperature.
/Keith will still be the better drummer though.

mrEdude

2013-01-12 09:08:51 PM

he may be understated
but he is the backbone to a lot of great songs

Hilarity_N_Sues

2013-01-12 09:12:02 PM

Hay gais! Wat's goin on in dis thred?

Benalto

2013-01-12 09:20:54 PM

Pray 4 Mojo: Never understood why he couldn't hit the snare and the hi-hat at the same time.

Not a fan of his... not a detractor... but he always looked like he was one miss hit from a complete trainwreck the way he "air times" with his hands. Reminds me of Rain Man.

/Drummer
//Hit 'em hard
///Keep it simple
////Chuck Biscuits FTW

He did that in the early days to make it easier to mix the drums.

Nothing To See Here

2013-01-12 09:23:33 PM

Jumpin Jbot

2013-01-12 09:32:30 PM

exploding pork: singer

Came for this, leaving satisfied.

John Buck 41

2013-01-12 09:32:50 PM

Nothing To See Here: [imageshack.us image 800x600]

No idea. Which guy am I supposed to be looking at and who is he?

Nothing To See Here

2013-01-12 09:38:13 PM

John Buck 41: Nothing To See Here: [imageshack.us image 800x600]

No idea. Which guy am I supposed to be looking at and who is he?

Left. Tré Cool
Right. Mike "the sack" Fasano

max_pooper

2013-01-12 09:52:54 PM

Slu: Charlie seems like a guy that doesn't appreciate how great his gig is.

He's quit the band after every tour for the last fourty some odd years.

He is just a great rock n roller that hates everything a out being a rock star. He shunned groupies choosing to be faithful to his wife who he's been married to for over 40 years. While Keith and Mick wear their flamboyant rock star uniforms on stage, Charlie wear jeans and plain shirt.

Martonio

2013-01-12 09:54:17 PM

But Larry Mullen Jr wasn't even 2 years old in 1963!

/Keith Moon reference was already taken

Dumb-Ass-Monkey

2013-01-12 09:58:25 PM

I was going to say that Watts always seemed like a jazz drummer in a rock band.

Then I RTFA - Watts has become one of the most legendary drummers in rock music history, but ironically, his background was primarily in jazz

blue_2501

2013-01-12 09:59:49 PM

I like Rush and all, but Mike Portnoy would run circles around Neil. Also, Dream Theater is a goddamn legend.

Charlie Watts and Ringo are both proof that what most bands need is a competent timekeeper who can keep the beat going, and that not every drummer needs to be a Neil Peart wankster.

Meh, that's what the Bass Player is for. OOHH! BURN!

John Buck 41

2013-01-12 10:00:57 PM

Nothing To See Here: John Buck 41: Nothing To See Here: [imageshack.us image 800x600]

No idea. Which guy am I supposed to be looking at and who is he?

Left. Tré Cool
Right. Mike "the sack" Fasano

Don't wanna be that guy so I won't. But thanks at least for the names.

Grandemadaca

2013-01-12 10:17:46 PM

This is a late parrot: There are lots of good drummers, but there is only one Mickey ~~Hart~~ Dolenz.

FTFY

bungle_jr

2013-01-12 10:32:15 PM

brap: I like how he always looks stonefaced and like he'd rather be ANYWHERE else. He's definately the Buster Keaton of drumming.

i could always crack up bandmates by doing my impression of charlie...stonefaced, staring off into all directions except at them or forward...hi-hat/ride cymbal stick up while other stick hits the snare...

W.C.fields forever

2013-01-12 10:36:04 PM

I 've seen them 3 times.1999,2000 and 2003.And when Jagger introduces the band,Charlie by far
gets the loudest response from the crowd.

/Saw the Stones tour bus in the fast lane going 50 mpg.Right blinker on.

Benalto

2013-01-12 10:38:40 PM

I think my favorite drummer is Grant Hart. He always played like ..Grant Hart. When Husker Du did hardcore he didn't cheat, didn't do 'oompa' beats, he played really really fast rock and roll drums. One thing that always amazes me is his mad improv skills on this: http://youtu.be/amUYpAwedLs.

rhiannon

2013-01-12 11:12:56 PM

strutin: google says:..the who's keith moon.

Ahh yes, the ultimate question...

AdolfOliverPanties

2013-01-12 11:21:05 PM

blue_2501: Also, Dream Theater is a goddamn legend.

When they play covers of other people's music, they're pretty good.

Their own music is farking God-awful shiat.

alexjoss

2013-01-12 11:27:40 PM

Keith Moon---nobody will ever come close

TheVeryDeadIanMartin

2013-01-12 11:33:33 PM

Still yelling at the kids in the back...

sleeper2995

2013-01-12 11:42:49 PM

GypsyJoker

2013-01-12 11:57:48 PM

"Hey, guys."

GypsyJoker

2013-01-13 12:00:31 AM

blue_2501: [www.metalinsider.net image 620x384]

I like Rush and all, but Mike Portnoy would run circles around Neil. Also, Dream Theater is a goddamn legend.

"Why does Mike Portnoy need so many farkin' drums?"

Solid Muldoon

2013-01-13 12:04:30 AM

Krupa?

blue_2501

2013-01-13 12:05:43 AM

AdolfOliverPanties: blue_2501: Also, Dream Theater is a goddamn legend.

When they play covers of other people's music, they're pretty good.

Their own music is farking God-awful shiat.

I'll admit that I'm not the biggest fan of the earlier stuff. And I admit I'm not the biggest fan of the vocalist (though he's gotten better about toning down his "hair band" roots).

But after Jordan joined the band, they put out epic albums one after another.

The Dance of Eternity
The Glass Prison
The Test That Stumped Them All

And if you don't like any of that stuff, then you're... well, you're just trolling at this point. There really is no other explanation.

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