I suspect Mick's ousting was a far more significant blow. All speculation, of course, but if the band continued on with Pete replacing Topper, things might have been fine.Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.Flex wrote:Drummers never matter.Kory wrote:I always thought John Maher was pretty essential.
Old but 'Fit' Acts
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It's clear you're not a Rush fan.Flex wrote:It's a competitive race to the bottom!Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.
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He's Canadian, so clearly he has to be by law.revbob wrote:It's clear you're not a Rush fan.Flex wrote:It's a competitive race to the bottom!Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.
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The Hell I am.Wolter wrote:He's Canadian, so clearly he has to be by law.revbob wrote:It's clear you're not a Rush fan.Flex wrote:It's a competitive race to the bottom!Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.
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Oh shit. I'm sorry. I somehow thought the Doc said that. Replace Canadian with "huge nerd."Flex wrote:The Hell I am.Wolter wrote:He's Canadian, so clearly he has to be by law.revbob wrote:It's clear you're not a Rush fan.Flex wrote:It's a competitive race to the bottom!Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.
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Ha ha, someone thought Flex was me. Loser.Wolter wrote:Oh shit. I'm sorry. I somehow thought the Doc said that. Replace Canadian with "huge nerd."Flex wrote:The Hell I am.Wolter wrote:He's Canadian, so clearly he has to be by law.revbob wrote:It's clear you're not a Rush fan.Flex wrote:
It's a competitive race to the bottom!
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Well, they kicked major ass last night. Richie Bacchus bought me a beer before the show, and I talked to him, Jesse, and Danny a bit afterward. All super nice dudes.muppet hi fi wrote:Maybe he was calling Maria a stupid midwestern dopeKory wrote:muppet hi fi wrote:Oh really??? I'll make sure to tell Maria!Kory wrote:I met Danny in a phone booth in '97 after their show in Seattle. Helluva nice guy. The new album is decent. I'm glad it wasn't one of those phoned in reunion affairs.muppet hi fi wrote: Ha! Their guitar player, Danny Sage, is my niece Maria's long term boyfriend. Apparently Joe Strummer was a big fan.
And for all you D Gen fans who are Bruuuce haters too: Danny's a big Springsteen fan (bootlegs and all) and Bruce is a big D Gen fan (has played with Jesse Malin many times). So there.
He was in the phone booth, I was passing by. Maybe he was calling Maria?
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What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.Flex wrote:Drummers never matter.Kory wrote:I always thought John Maher was pretty essential.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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"Plenty of good bands." Sorry.Heston wrote:What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.Flex wrote:
Drummers never matter.
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Heston wrote:What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.Flex wrote:
Drummers never matter.
I'm no expert on KISS but I don't believe their bass player ever left. Sounds like a worthy experiment though.
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Er....if you read further down the quote it's referring to drummers. Maj is alluding to Topper leaving.revbob wrote:I'm no expert on KISS but I don't believe their bass player ever left. Sounds like a worthy experiment though.Heston wrote:What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:
Well, maybe more than bass players.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Agains, as the Doc pointed out, this point is moot, because we're talking about good bands. Not KISS.Heston wrote:Er....if you read further down the quote it's referring to drummers. Maj is alluding to Topper leaving.revbob wrote:I'm no expert on KISS but I don't believe their bass player ever left. Sounds like a worthy experiment though.Heston wrote:What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote: Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).
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There was a lot going on with GnR, but there sound and feel got way lamer when Adler got the boot and Matt Sorum took over. Probably Smashing Pumpkins if I liked them enough to listen to any post Jimmy Chamberlain material.Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote:Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).Wolter wrote:Well, maybe more than bass players.Flex wrote:Drummers never matter.Kory wrote:I always thought John Maher was pretty essential.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Yeah, I have to think that's largely unrelated, in that they were getting terrible for so many reasons starting before he left.matedog wrote:There was a lot going on with GnR, but there sound and feel got way lamer when Adler got the boot and Matt Sorum took over.
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Yeah bass players were also mentioned and my policy is to never pass up an opportunity to point out the KISS sucks and more so because of that asshole on the bass.Heston wrote:Er....if you read further down the quote it's referring to drummers. Maj is alluding to Topper leaving.revbob wrote:I'm no expert on KISS but I don't believe their bass player ever left. Sounds like a worthy experiment though.Heston wrote:What about KISS?Silent Majority wrote:What about the Clash?Dr. Medulla wrote: Plenty of good bands were worse when the original bass player left (e.g., PiL, Gang of Four), but I can't think of a single band that was crippled by losing a drummer (Zep never tried, the Who's problems were not Kenny Jones).
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