one of the most surprising things in Townshend's autobio was the revelation that after Moon died, Phil Collins was one of the drummers who offered to fill in. would've liked to hear what that'd sound like.
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Sunday, 20 July 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
http://youtu.be/v-ErHX4IEIA
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 July 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
uh Midge Ure on co-lead guitar
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 20 July 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
Mick Karn on bass? What the hell is this?
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 20 July 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
damn, Phil is jamming that clip
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Sunday, 20 July 2014 23:52 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, but Phil wasn't a mod. Kenney had a history with the Who, from touring together (he and Keith once played "Magic Bus" together on the same kit) to playing on most of the Tommy soundtrack. Great as Phil was, they barely knew the guy.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 21 July 2014 04:24 (nine years ago) link
Not a mod? B-but he was in A Hard Day's Night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiKj007MA0g
― dow, Monday, 21 July 2014 04:36 (nine years ago) link
i get WHY Phil wasn't the choice (and it's hard to imagine him juggling Genesis, the solo career AND the Who throughout the 80s), i'm just saying it's an interesting scenario to imagine.
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Monday, 21 July 2014 12:45 (nine years ago) link
I can't think of many moments of Collins as sessioneer when he hasn't shone.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 July 2014 13:27 (nine years ago) link
The Sessioneer Shone would be a good title for a compilation of his sideman work
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Monday, 21 July 2014 13:50 (nine years ago) link
That video cracks me up-Pete looking like he is going to sit in later with Ultravox, and Collins ready to go for the Jimmy Buffett set.
― campreverb, Monday, 21 July 2014 14:33 (nine years ago) link
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, July 21, 2014 5:24 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Not sure about Collins during the 60s, do know that the Action are one of his all time favourite bands and he seemed to have a predeliction for 60s soul too which might suggest he was at least leaning toward mod. THink he may have been too young to be actively involved in any mid 60s scene. Not sure how old he was when he was in Flaming Youth
― Stevolende, Monday, 21 July 2014 14:42 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I realized after dow's AHDN post that Phil was too young to be a mod (he was 13 in 1964). And while Phil no doubt dug mod sounds, Jones and the rest of the Who came up through (and helped define) mod culture itself. So the Who and Jones felt a kinship that Phil couldn't have shared, largely due to the age difference.
That said, yeah, it would've been fascinating to hear Phil play with the Who. And it could've happened; Daltrey's idea was that the Who would have a revolving door of drummers, but Townshend shot him down and insisted on Jones. The irony is that Phil really seemed to love the Who, while Jones, by his own admission, only knew the hits when he joined.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 21 July 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link
Pete and Phil both played on Paul McCartney's Press to Play album as well!
http://www.maccafan.net/Albums/PressToPlay/Friends.jpg
http://www.maccafan.net/Albums/PressToPlay/Friends2.jpg
― bus people are fine broad thinkers (soref), Monday, 21 July 2014 15:41 (nine years ago) link
that is an amazing prince's trust clip.
― akm, Monday, 21 July 2014 17:48 (nine years ago) link
"Angry" is by far the worst song on that album.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, July 21, 2014 10:56 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
a poignant bit from Pete's book about the period after Face Dances when Roger wanted Kenney out:
"Why was this new system not working for Roger? Roger literally used to dance to Keith's drums. He was balletic in his upper-body movements, just as I was balletic sometimes in my leaps and splits. (I once said to Roger that if you could combine his torso with my legs you'd have a hell of a man.) But when Kenney joined the band, Roger couldn't dance to the music any more. He claimed that Keith had always followed the vocal line, and that he in turn followed Keith. And Keith was gone."
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
Roger otm
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
Dig Roger here at 1:33 demonstrating Keith playing with the vocal:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLMc6J9h3mU
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
Can Pete come out already
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 July 2014 18:56 (nine years ago) link
i mean he's pretty open about his attraction to Jagger and other men in the book. if he'd acted on those impulses, it's difficult to imagine he'd hold back given how detailed the book is about everything else that ever happened to him.
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Monday, 21 July 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
wouldn't count on it some dude, have you seen how he walked back 'Rough Boys'?
― campreverb, Monday, 21 July 2014 19:06 (nine years ago) link
The explanation is so goddamn gnarled
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 21 July 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
oh god, rog playing back the vocals and drums to behind blue eyes and just being totally joyful <3
― a biscuit/donut hybrid called “bisnuts” (stevie), Monday, 21 July 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't there someone he dun it with in his book? I forget who, boom boom.
― Mark G, Monday, 21 July 2014 23:32 (nine years ago) link
i haven't finished it yet, jeez spoiler alert much
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 11:27 (nine years ago) link
It's OK, it wasn't Basil Brush really.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 11:30 (nine years ago) link