Drum solos

[Andrew Gilham]

In-Reply-To: <199511092136.QAA17610 at dogberry>

I think I upset Steve:

> > were a chance to go to the bar.  Case in point, Ginger Baker's solo in
> > the middle of "Brainstorm" (on the HW _Levitation '80_ tour).  All
> > very
> > clever, and all very pointless.
>
> Right, now you're going to get it, some things just can't escape comment
> however busy I am.

Cor, I don't think I've taken this much stick since I slagged _Live
Chronicles_! :)

I dunno, it's fifteen years ago, memories fade, so I honestly don't know
which of these scenarios is most accurate:

(a) it just went over my head (entirely possible)

(b) up till then, I'd associated "Brainstorm" with approx. 10 minutes of
BLANGA with strobes, and I was resistant to change

(c) he really did go on and bloody on :)

I think what I mean to say is, as a rule, drum solos don't do a lot for
me, no matter how technically proficient.  Al's solos were an exception,
and I was, like, trying to pay him a compliment without it turning into a
love-fest :)

- Andy