Off Topic Saints Not606 Music Thread

That's Stuart Adamson isn't it ?

 

Hi Ian - Neil Peart actually retrained late in his career (after his wife and daughter died) with a jazz drummer (whose name sadly escapes me) to compensate for arthritis etc. He basically re-learned how to play drums (which is evident in this clip). In earlier performances he holds a far more rock-like style in play.

There are certainly a lot of jazz influences in their play - hence why they’re held as the gold standard for musicianship amongst rock bands (though Geddy Lee’s voice is quite hard to love!) Geddy is constantly voted in music mags as the best ever bass player (he also sings and plays keyboards with his feet at the same time in the live shows). I would definitely suggest you’d find it hard to find a more accomplished drummer than Peart across any genre.

I’d implore you to check out the documentary about them on Netflix. It’s a fascinating watch. They’re the most un-rock and roll, rock band ever!

EDIT: found it, he retrained with Freddie Gruber.

 

Many years ago a few of us went up to the Wigan Casino and the Mecca in Blackpool to see what all the fuss was about this 'Northern Soul' thing. Being born in London my accent was a dead giveaway that I wasn't exactly a local and my mate Gary was a right Hampshire lad so we were not expecting a warm welcome, but what the hell. What a surprise when we were found the only thing that mattered was the music and the dancing. So different from away matches.

We ended up going to a fair few of the Northern Soul venues and met some really great people. The music wasn't always the best and some of it I just didn't get, but it was fun spending time with people with funny accents, drinking strange tasting beer and eating fish and chips with mashed peas, gravy and bread and butter.

This track by R. Dean Taylor is one of my all time favourites from those days. It's just a great record .....

 

Funnily enough one of my least favourite songs of theirs!

 

This is great, particularly from about 2:35 in. He’s a human metronome.

 

I Like it , but can understand how some may not .

 

I’ll sit down and plough through Hemispheres long before Spirit!

 

Cracking video & a very smart tune.

 

Time for some Gong. This was Daevid Allen (aka Divided Alien, aka Dada Ali)’s last outing before his demise in 2015, and most of the guitar work on this album is provided by Fabio Golfetti (aka Fabuloso Golfcart). Together with Orlando Allen (aka Flamedog Alien) on drums, Dave Sturt (aka Unicorn Strut) on bass, “neoprog” guitar by Kavus Torabi (aka Spiral K Octoflash) and saxes and flutes by Ian East (aka Eastwinds) they make a rather nice noise:

 

This is one of the first albums I owned, I bought after hearing it through my big brother's bedroom wall..

R.I.P. Neil Peart...

 

Yes Jasp, I preferred him in The Skids than any of his work with Big Country personally.

 

Don't know anything about the Skids . Will have to investigate . Did like a lot of Big Country though .

 

Nostalgia overload today, this is a very early musical memory, love this...

 

Yes on lead base. Edit; sorry, but late.

 

BASS ?

 

Not like a bass I have seen before ...

 

Laces.

I looked up Neil Peart and was surprised to find that he was put on to Gruber by Steve Smith who was the drummer with Vital Information. Peart also studied with Peter Erskine who is one of the greatest drummers in jazz and who is probably best known for his tenure with Weather Report. I also was unaware that Neil Peart had also made two records with the Buddy Rich big band too which was the reason he started taking lessons with Freddie Gruber. I have never heard of the latter although it is pretty interesting as there are so many great teachers in jazz who never record but whose input in valued by all kinds of musicians.

The weirdest connection I was ever aware of was Joe Satriani who was a pupil of Lennie Tristano. They would seem to be polar opposites . This track, "C minor complex" has always staggered me. Loads of different people studied with the reclusive Tristano as he probably investigated the whole process of improvisation more thoroughly than many of his contemporaries.

 

Thanks, Ian. Will check it out.

 

Ok, one for the Gaffer tonight from a fellow Austrian, Falco.. Ralph is "commissioned" to bring the good times back to the Saints...

 

By huge coincidence, was watching the same clip on YouTube on Friday just because I like a bit of 80s when the mood takes me.