I'm in a rock n' roll band!

[*Bob*]

My band:

Lead Vox - Sting

Lead Guitar - Steve T (take your frustrations out on your axe)

Rhythm Guitar - James Barber

Bass - Louisa

Drums - Sean (following the Phil Collins template)

Dancer - SMBJones

Backing Vox - Tillie, Rosie H and Daizie (wearing only Aviator sunglasses and a sheet of Bacofoil)

Keef and Mike P - Roadies.

Hugenot and HAL9000 - sit up front and take turns driving the van.

[Jeremy]

Mockney, I really have to pull you up on the Phil Collins thing. His drumming has never been more than workmanlike as far as I can tell. I challenge you to name a Genesis track which will change my mind.

Not a big Lars Ulrich fan, he certainly hits the drums hard, but there's no flair, subtlety, or inventiveness. I guess their music doesn't really call for it though.

Everett Morton from The Beat... now there's a drummer. Stewart Copeland. Mitch Mitchell. Brooks Wackerman.

[kpc]

Drummer - Topper Headon. In Westway To The World, the rest of the The Clash gave the credit for the band being able to adapt to a number of styles down to Topper's ability.

Vocalist has to be Robert Plant - surely rock'n'roll is all about excess.

[Jah Lush]

I know this is all a load of bollocks but....just for fun. It's a rock'n roll band right.

Vocals - Iggy Pop

Lead Guitar - Jeff Beck

Rhythm Guitar - Keith Richards

Keyboards - Ian McLagan

Drums - Charlie Watts

Bass - Glenn Matlock

Saxophone - Bobby Keys.

[Jeremy]

kpc - good choice with Topper. He performed admirably on some of the funk-influenced stuff like Train in Vain and Lost in the Supermarket... nice hi-hat rolls and stuff. I like the drumming on Armagideon Time, too.

[Keef]

Oooo sax. I want the bird from The Zutons.

[Jah Lush]

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

The Bonzos - The Intro And The Outro

[mockney piers]

here you go Jeremey

Los Endos

You may not like it, especially the hairstyles, but you be hard pressed to call any of it workmanlike.

[*Bob*]

Mockney - I refer you to the piece of music at the end of the 'Jazz Club' clip from earlier on.

[mockney piers]

You're a cruel man *bob*. :-)

While you're here Bob, I can't help buit notice that the music to CBeebies' "Same Smile" is a blatant rip-off of The Primitives' Crash. Would they receive royalties for that, or could they sue?

[Keef]

Not a big Lars Ulrich fan, he certainly hits the drums hard, but there's no flair, subtlety, or inventiveness. I guess their music doesn't really call for it though.

Not sure I agree there is no inventiveness, but I can't argue about subtlety. Still, I guess this is always going to be influenced by the music we listened to when we were yoots.

Agree that Copeland is a brilliant drummer. Nice guy too.

[*Bob*]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> While you're here Bob, I can't help buit notice

> that the music to CBeebies' "Same Smile" is a

> blatant rip-off of The Primitives' Crash. Would

> they receive royalties for that, or could they

> sue?

I'd have at least changed at least a couple more notes - to be on the safe side. The question is, with it being on CBeebies, would it really be worth suing for the ?20 of royalties?

[Jeremy]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> here you go Jeremey

> Los Endos

>

> You may not like it, especially the hairstyles,

> but you be hard pressed to call any of it

> workmanlike.

No youtube at work... will check it out tonight (maybe).

[Brendan]

Quote:

Jeremy

Not a big Lars Ulrich fan, he certainly hits the drums hard, but there's no flair, subtlety, or inventiveness. I guess their music doesn't really call for it though

You can?t for a moment suggest that he is some sort of one trick pony. If you look at Metallica?s music over the years he has been extremely versatile shown heaps of individuality in adapting and switching between styles.

Not that I care. Give me Battery or Damage Incorporated any day of the weak.

[Jeremy]

I guess you could argue that the band have shown versatility (especially with their pioneering "Metalli-ballads"), but Lars plays pretty much the same thing on every song, just at different tempos.

[Jah Lush]

Drummers eh! Ooomph flap, ooomph flap, oomph flap. Unless you're Billy Cobham or Keith Moon and all over the blinking kit like a lunatic it's pretty much about keeping the back beat like a metronome and let's face it for the most part this is about rock n' roll isn't it? So, ooomph flap, oomph flap, oomph flap it is then.

[Brendan]

And a bit of weedelee weedelee weedelee weedelee weehaah!

[Jah Lush]

Nah! That's just being flash.

[Brendan]

And what about wam bam chichi bow wow?

Anyway I?m dead impressed that Jeremy is on first name terms with Metallica?s drummer.

[Jeremy]

You should hear what he calls me.

[Easties EL]

Danny Goffey on drums from Supergrass

John Squire on Lead Guitar

Mani on Bass

Andy Bell on guitar

Liam Gallagher on vocals.

They all look uber cool too. Which I think is the most important thing in being a rock band.

[randombloke]

Bass Vocals Philip Lynott

Drums Brian Downey

Guitars Scot Gorham Brian Robertson

Oh hang on a minute....

[Jeremy]

Mockey... so "Los Endos"... you're right I don't like the song, it's effects-soaked nothingness.

But yes, there is some nice drumming in there. I was impressed with the rolls on the bell of the ride.

"Best drummer ever" though? Not even close. That accolade might have to go to Buddy Rich. Not really someone I'd listen to, but for pure ability, he's hard to beat.

[giggirl]

I'm on holiday this weekend so what am I even doing looking on the forum? I haven't got time for this but just wanted to chip in and say that for bass playing and all round GOD LIKE GENIUS, you couldn't do any better than John Paul Jones. He would be my first choice. Like Keef, I'm also a big Jeff Beck fan so I would go with him too. Or Slash. Or Jimmy Page. Dave Grohl would have to be in my band - but there again he would be way too exhausted to play drums. I'd wear the little cutie out. John Bonham was Dave Grohl's hero so I think that basically what I've just done is reform LedZep. But that's a good idea right? Plus I've already got the T shirt so that's one less thing to worry about.

[randombloke]

Al Murray is quoted today as saying sorry to Brian May of Queen..he was "Allocated" Led Zep as his favourite band, rather than Queen.. So as usual it's a BBC fit up.