Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts

Charlie was a pioneer in the early days of Rock. Way back, and for a few years in a row, he was voted #1 rock drummer by Playboy magazine. I loved his intros on a number of songs. His style fit the music perfectly, and that’s the job of a good drummer. I love listening to Get Yer Ya Yas Out because of Charlie. Great Stuff and he was a musical drummer who came up with his own riffs.

Also we must not forget Don Everly died on the 21st RIP.

He was cool.
very sad.
R.I.P brother 

So sorry to see you leave us Charlie -RIP.  We have enjoyed your long tenure as the keeper of The Stones.

Denny Laine's comments about him on his recent IG post was a brief -lovely tribute . . 

“80 is too young.” On what planet?

On the same one you'll reside on if your lucky enough to hit 79 and hopefully not regret saying what you did on a memorial type post , on the eve of your 80th should karma come calling. Its a mans life.  

Coltrane….lacking cohesive thoughts eh?

I've been streaming The Stones every day since Charlie's passing. It takes me back to my teenage years playing drums in my garage band. 
A couple takeaways have been how Charlie always played what was needed, no more, no less. And the tone of his Gretch kit was always perfect, I'm not too familiar with the music or type of production after the 90's.
Another takeaway having nothing to do with the band is how highly compressed remasters have ruined the purity of the drums. Deep, processed thumps from the kick drum and the lack of wood timbre does not make for enjoyable listening. I'm so pleased more of the Stones great albums are being remastered for the better.

Lastly, after some critical listening, I could hear Keef's solid background in the blues in almost everything he played. This and Charlie's signature style and sound are what defined the Stones for me.

 

lowrider, what are your favorite Stone's albums?

@goofyfoot 
I'd have to say Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, and Exile. I love the tunes, and I'm also a Mick Taylor fan. I think he and Keef made magic together.

I'll also throw in Some Girls as a fav. I took the train into Manhattan to buy the record at Discomat, a large record shop
which had crazy low prices.

https://youtu.be/E9rWlf2dczs

lowrider, I have to agree about Mick Taylor. My original favorite was Begger’s Banquet. That was until I heard Exile. Between The Buttons is in there somewhere but it has to be the Decca Mono pressing. I’m guessing that you’ve seen them live which I never have.

@goofyfoot 
Start Me Up!! I saw them live in 1981, it was the Tattoo You tour and I was in college at Syracuse. I didn't even buy the album. 
Actually, now I don't think the album is that bad.

Yes, Beggars Banquet is definitely a good one.

Oh yeah, I could have gone to see Steel Wheels and the next tour here in Philly but turned down the tickets. At this point they were playing the largest stadiums in the US and even tho i was only in my 30's, I had no interest in that.

"Some Girls" was so different, I loved it. "Tattoo You" was even  more different, I couldn't decide if I liked it. Eventually I did.

@tvad 
So, you got to see the band when they were about 60 years old? There's got to be some members who saw them when they were young.

@tvad 
Jagger would have been about 55 in 1998. Wyman would be 60 and retired.

Yes a big loss.
He was the only grown up in the band. But being a R&R band you don't need grown ups. He took his music seriously, not himself or the whole "Rock and Roll Lifestyle" (check out the Cake song of same name) I  think I will go take a listen to some Stones right now.

RIP Mr. Watts

She's a Rainbow!!!!! SO good!!!!

I just now found this out running across this post that’s sad. bdp24 sometimes less is more, I been playing since a little kid and have always thought he was unique and awesome. He’s doing more than you think he plays with his wrists and I love how he plays the snare with no hihats and the cool sound he gets with his china as a crash cymbal. I got my first Gretch kit because of him and them being Jasper shells bought some Camco’s and Fibes. The stones will never sound the same just like Led Zeplin could never pull it off with out Bonaham.
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