Charlie Watts RIP
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Mindless thuggery. No excuse for violence in such a situation.
And according to Keith Richards Brian Jones was a wife beater aswell.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
seemed a well-merited punch to me.
editor
hiraethified
It's pretty much a 'standard' kind of kit, particularly for jazzers, although there's an extra cymbal in there. Ringo Starr had a similar kind of set up, and going way, waaaaay down the fame list, it's what I use (plus the essential cowbell, of course!).
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
Some great tributes here, and explanations of why he was such a brilliant drummer.
www.theguardian.com
‘Not just a drummer – a genre’: Stewart Copeland and Max Weinberg on Charlie Watts
The Police and Bruce Springsteen drummers share memories of their late Rolling Stones counterpart, explaining his technical brilliance, his verve – and his clothes-folding skills
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Not surprised to see that Stewart Copeland is a fan.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
“Tattoo You” is a superb LP (much better than “Black and Blue”) and “Undercover” has a majority of good tracks. After that it gets very patchy although “Voodoo Lounge” has some moments that hark back to glory days.
Good piece, I was going to post that.Some great tributes here, and explanations of why he was such a brilliant drummer.
‘Not just a drummer – a genre’: Stewart Copeland and Max Weinberg on Charlie Watts
The Police and Bruce Springsteen drummers share memories of their late Rolling Stones counterpart, explaining his technical brilliance, his verve – and his clothes-folding skills
Here's another really good appreciation of Charlie Watts as a jazz-lover (by Richard Williams) :
Charlie Watts : a rock 'n' roll legend whose true love was jazz
ska invita
back on the other side
heard paint it black tonight....always liked the loose but fast drums on this, really makes the track
