Hi. This blog is about listening to music. The focus is on the listener, not the artist. It's about getting as much as possible out of music.
Here goes: Topic for consideration and/or discussion: Great rock bands have several things in common. First among these things - a great drummer. Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, the Beatles (by the way, if you are among those who don't think that Ringo Starr is a great drummer: 1. You're wrong. 2. Listen to the placement of the snare on "Lovely Rita". It's so beautifully behind the beat, and he holds it there - that is, his sense of tempo is almost unerring. Among musicians, this is known as having "great time." Much more on this as we go. 3. He is known as someone who almost never makes a mistake in the studio. Think of how many great takes have been wasted by playing errors. Not by Ringo. 4. Listen to the drum entry on "Hey Jude". 5. Do you really think that the three other Beatles and George Martin wouldn't have noticed that the drummer on all those tracks wasn't good? 6. Disregard John's statement about Ringo not being the best drummer in the Beatles. That was John being "iconoclastic" or, if you prefer, "idiotic". He was - by a mile.), and of course, the Stones. With all due respect, etc., Charlie is the best musician in the band. I very much doubt that they would have been famous without him. Suggested listening: "Let it Loose", "Love in Vain", "Jigsaw Puzzle".