Re: Master of the ghosts

[Rasmus Heide <rasmusheide@xxxxxxxx>]

Christopher Fedak wrote:
> 
> Rasmus Heide wrote:
> >
> > Christopher Fedak wrote:
> 
> > > I would've loved to have seen that clinic! I'm not familiar 
> > > with any Little
> > > Feat (although recommendations are welcome), but I really enjoy 
> > > his playing
> > > on S 'n' S!
> >
> > You shoulda heard him thundering out Little By Little then! This 
> > was
> > completely unannounced, but I recognized it straight away as it 
> > was so
> > radically different to his usual drumming style.
> >
> > Then later when he did Kallalou Kallalou - somewhat looser and 
> > more
> > tentatively - it was the same thing - he is so loud and powerful.
> >
> > Kallalou Kallalou came up after someone asked him to demonstrate
> > something he'd had trouble learning.
> 
> Would you believe I had to throw on the CD to remember which one 
> was KK? :-) 
I believe that - when I had the pattern in my head I had to check to
find out which song it was.

> I love
> that album, and pretty well have every nuance memorized (especially 
> the rhythm section!),
> but for the life of me I can't put some of those titles to the 
> music!

It's funny. This was exactly one of Hayward's criticisms of the album
too - that it lacks any form of of commercial leanings (and therefore
comparatively didn't sell very much) and he said: "The song titles 
have
nothing to do with the songs." I guess except for Little By Little
maybe.

I guess my fave was always Easily Lead. Any idea why it's called this?
I've never checked the lyrics, but I have hunch it's RObert nodding
backwards at Zep saying this is what we could have been doing now if
fate had been different...

> My favourite
> RH examples are Trouble Your Money (love the interplay between the 
> snare rim & high hat,
> as well as the off kilter fills and cymbal work)

Hayward's a very busy drummer, isn't he? The clinic was great - to 
just
sit there watch him thunder away in his peculiar fashion.

> and Pink And Black (rockabilly meets the
> electronic age!).

Yep! The totally left-field way of blending different styles together.
It's a one of a kind album.

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