Our resident obituarist is en route to his Tuscan retreat to check if the beast has burned down the barn and eaten all the egg-laying chickens. So, in his absence:
Mitch Mitchell (left) RIP
Is Hey Joe the best ever debut single? Idle votes AYE. Can you come up with a better one?
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Troughing in The Wolsley on Thursday night, we spotted Nick Mason (sticks man of Pink Floyd) a couple of tables away.
I commented to Dr Lakelander how old he was looking.
She said - he's probably thinking the same thing about us...
I raced cars with Mason (and his spirited wife) at Bedford Autodrome last summer. He does look an old bastard, it is true - even Gilmour, the (clean living) genius guitarist of Floyd looks pretty old now - but he steers a car with verve and skill.
I looked after small amounts of Floyd tour money in the 90s. It was rumoured that Mason needed a crash course in drumming with a tutor before each tour.
Drumming isn't like riding a bicycle, in other words.
Does anyone think that (irrespective of his abilities or otherwise on the drumkit) Obama would have been elected if he had sported locks such as these?
I still reckon 'Hey Joe' was a turning point in rock music.
When Hendrix played with his teeth on TV, he was a sensation, and after that he was destined for glory!
I did think that 'bonking' his guitar was bizarre though, but I bet it sold a lot more records...
That hair has to be photoshopped. Indeed an excellent first single, although I admit to being a little alarmed at the lyrics. For songs about shooting your girlfriend I really rate Down By the River.
The afros are the McCoy, lil; I have seen lots of other pics from this same photoshoot.
I just reminded myself of the lyrics to Down By the River, which seem to be no less alarming.
Perhaps there's just no nice take on gunning down one's sheila.
I can't think of a better debut single.
Jimmy Hendrix is one of my all time favourite guitarists and the Fender Strat has to be the best sounding electric.
I heard a great guitarist the other night alternating between a Strat and a Les Paul - I wanted the LP to win because I prefer the image ... alas it was far FAR inferior in tone.
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