Best rhythm sections...
Having secured myself a stone roses ticket i've been musing on why I like the band so much.
Partly because they were big during my formative music years.
Partly because brown and squire wrote some cracking tunes.
But also because the rhythm section: mani on bass and Reni on drums, are excellent. Interesting without being wanky and spot on timing-wise.
The more I've thought about this the more I've realised that almost all of the rhythm sections of my favourite bands have the same qualities. My all time favourites are Steve scipio and Sam Kelly of Cymande, but also cream, Hendrix experience (tho' mitch mitchel is a bit much at times) and Gomez*. I think all these have rhythm sections that creative and solid.
Doubtless there are jazz rhythm sections that are more accomplished than all of the above, but I find the jazzers more difficult to anylise. (Some I find unmusical - despite dave's efforts Pastorius eludes me.)
Personally my musical outlets have always been bass and percussion (and in private drums), so may be there's some personal bias at work here. Or may be it's just that I'm shite at more melodic/complicated instruments.
Anyhoo I'd be interested to learn of any other interesting rhythm sections, and our esteemed members thoughts on them and rhythm sections generally.
* I like the Beatles too. McCartney is a really interesting bassist - unusually melodic. I also think Ringo is wrongly maligned. He's interesting and solid, if not brilliant.
Partly because they were big during my formative music years.
Partly because brown and squire wrote some cracking tunes.
But also because the rhythm section: mani on bass and Reni on drums, are excellent. Interesting without being wanky and spot on timing-wise.
The more I've thought about this the more I've realised that almost all of the rhythm sections of my favourite bands have the same qualities. My all time favourites are Steve scipio and Sam Kelly of Cymande, but also cream, Hendrix experience (tho' mitch mitchel is a bit much at times) and Gomez*. I think all these have rhythm sections that creative and solid.
Doubtless there are jazz rhythm sections that are more accomplished than all of the above, but I find the jazzers more difficult to anylise. (Some I find unmusical - despite dave's efforts Pastorius eludes me.)
Personally my musical outlets have always been bass and percussion (and in private drums), so may be there's some personal bias at work here. Or may be it's just that I'm shite at more melodic/complicated instruments.
Anyhoo I'd be interested to learn of any other interesting rhythm sections, and our esteemed members thoughts on them and rhythm sections generally.
* I like the Beatles too. McCartney is a really interesting bassist - unusually melodic. I also think Ringo is wrongly maligned. He's interesting and solid, if not brilliant.
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definitive video, its more about the body of work & the feel they
had.
:-D