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24FPS
It's all a matter of personal taste. Do you want to hear Keith Richards in say 1999, or listen to a player like Steve Vai.
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TooTough
His afterword in NOT FADE AWAY is all fake then?
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TooTough
His afterword in NOT FADE AWAY is all fake then?
Not exactly,but I think it's mostly Giuliano taking liberties with what Ginger actually said. Get "The Rolling Stones Story" cassette and hear Ginger telling the stories himself.
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stonehearted
Yes, all of the above true. Add to that the more recent factor of being in constant pain because of degenerative osteoarthritis and also being forced to work and tour again after having lost his farm and his beloved horses through the unscrupulous actions of a scheming local banking official.
If you notice from his earlier interviews--that is, the 70s and even 80s--until very recently he used to smile frequently and be more soft spoken, not at all spiteful and surly in his interviews. Now when he laughs it's a rueful, nicotine-addled rasp full of lung tissue.
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Bastion
Have you seen Beware of Mr. Baker? It was so sad when he was asked to take his glasses off...
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JamesPhelge00
Having hung out with Ginger Baker and help set his kit up at Ealing - I have never seen him as a jazz drummer. He was a good blues rock drummer and his forte was long drum solos. Maybe people think long solos = jazz.
Jazz drummers around at the time were Phil Seaman, Buzz Green and Mike Hugg - the latter playing jazz with Manfred Mann trio.
I always measure Werther rock drummers are any good as jazz drummers by asking - how many top jazz musicians are queuing up to play with this guy. The answer is usually none.
I think Baker got mistaken for a jazz drummer because he looked a bit like Phil Seaman and also seemed just as stoned. )