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Your favorite rhythm section?
- Thread starter Thir13teen
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Zipped through 4 pages pretty quickly but I didn't see Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton...
Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts
John Paul Jones and John Bonham
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
John Entwistle and Keith Moon
Ronnie Lane and Kenny Jones
In no particular order!
John Paul Jones and John Bonham
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
John Entwistle and Keith Moon
Ronnie Lane and Kenny Jones
In no particular order!
Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney
Bill Buford & Chris Squire
Keith Moon & John Entwistle
Geezer Butler & Bill Ward
Les Claypool & Tim Alexander
Flea & Smith
Bill Buford & Chris Squire
Keith Moon & John Entwistle
Geezer Butler & Bill Ward
Les Claypool & Tim Alexander
Flea & Smith
My favorite would be Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, but tough to deny JPJ and Bonham. Geez and Bill Ward too... there are too many great options!
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Phil Lynott / Brian Downey
Oh and of course the great rhythm section of Harry Shearer and Ric Parnell
Oh and of course the great rhythm section of Harry Shearer and Ric Parnell
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For Rock, I notice a lot of posts mentioning the Who and the Stones.
i'd like to bring up that with the Stones, the rhythm section was Watts, Wyman, and Richards. The role of the Rhythm Guitar in that band can't be overlooked. Nowadays, Woods is part of it, but it's really Richards driving that rhythm section.
Same with the Who. By themselves Moon and Entwistle were practically cacophonic, but because Townsend was actually a rhythm guitar player the role reversals that the band engaged in not only transformed the music, but set the bar for the form.
Speaking of the classics (rock), Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker would be my least favorite rhythm team. While I adore their playing as individuals, one can often get the impression from their live recordings that they really weren't listening to each other as they should.
I love Rush, Yes, Kansas, Tool and lots of other prog rock bands, but while their drummers are awesome and their bass players very influential (for me, at least), the nature of the music is so elaborately arranged that they avoid freeform jams and open ended grooves. If you go off the reservation in any of these groups, stuff starts going wrong really fast. For me, that freeform, openended thing is one of the best parts of classic Rock. Nevertheless, "Spirit of Radio" is a terrific example of lockstep performance by bass/drums.
So I'm going to go with the Led Zep team: Jones and Bonham. Individually, they were virtuosos. But as a team, they were like a single musical entity. They played tight arrangements when called for, and their improv skilled were matchless. If Page went off the reservation, they not only followed, but added to the moment thereby pushing the soloist to greater heights.
I'm also going to bring up Fleetwood and McVie. As individuals, they aren't quite in the same category as Bonham/Jones, but as a unit they are capable of the same kind of thing. Unfortunately for Lindsey Buckingham, an immense talent, his solo material never sounds as good as his Fleetwood Mac material and I suspect that the mysteriously organic groove from the two old brits in the back is a big part of that.
i'd like to bring up that with the Stones, the rhythm section was Watts, Wyman, and Richards. The role of the Rhythm Guitar in that band can't be overlooked. Nowadays, Woods is part of it, but it's really Richards driving that rhythm section.
Same with the Who. By themselves Moon and Entwistle were practically cacophonic, but because Townsend was actually a rhythm guitar player the role reversals that the band engaged in not only transformed the music, but set the bar for the form.
Speaking of the classics (rock), Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker would be my least favorite rhythm team. While I adore their playing as individuals, one can often get the impression from their live recordings that they really weren't listening to each other as they should.
I love Rush, Yes, Kansas, Tool and lots of other prog rock bands, but while their drummers are awesome and their bass players very influential (for me, at least), the nature of the music is so elaborately arranged that they avoid freeform jams and open ended grooves. If you go off the reservation in any of these groups, stuff starts going wrong really fast. For me, that freeform, openended thing is one of the best parts of classic Rock. Nevertheless, "Spirit of Radio" is a terrific example of lockstep performance by bass/drums.
So I'm going to go with the Led Zep team: Jones and Bonham. Individually, they were virtuosos. But as a team, they were like a single musical entity. They played tight arrangements when called for, and their improv skilled were matchless. If Page went off the reservation, they not only followed, but added to the moment thereby pushing the soloist to greater heights.
I'm also going to bring up Fleetwood and McVie. As individuals, they aren't quite in the same category as Bonham/Jones, but as a unit they are capable of the same kind of thing. Unfortunately for Lindsey Buckingham, an immense talent, his solo material never sounds as good as his Fleetwood Mac material and I suspect that the mysteriously organic groove from the two old brits in the back is a big part of that.
Phil Lynott / Brian Downey
Oh and of course the great rhythm section of Harry Shearer and Ric Parnell
Agh. You got me! I should have mentioned the Thin Lizzy team. Great catch!
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