MSN: The 30 Richest Drummers in the World

[arglebargle]

No Ginger Baker. Oh well, he's probably drunk his way through all his money.

Sadly Keith has passed on, but then if he'd lived he'd have no money left after wrecking so many hotel rooms.

Or Ginger might have blown it all on the polo ponies again, or retired once more to an olive farm in Italy. Bill Laswell can only ressurect your career so many times.....

A story about Keith Moon, of unattested veracity but told to me directly, said that the destroying the trap set schtick came about on a gig where Moon was falling down drunk, and fell into the trap set, wrecking it, while continuing to flail about. The crowd responded to it so well that the band decided to use it as a theatrical flourish.

 

[wittenacious]

Or Ginger might have blown it all on the polo ponies again, or retired once more to an olive farm in Italy. Bill Laswell can only ressurect your career so many times.....

A story about Keith Moon, of unattested veracity but told to me directly, said that the destroying the trap set schtick came about on a gig where Moon was falling down drunk, and fell into the trap set, wrecking it, while continuing to flail about. The crowd responded to it so well that the band decided to use it as a theatrical flourish.

... Great insight. Love it.

I can see that story having happened re: Keith Moon... virtually no doubt about it.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Odd list numbering. I can see Ringo at the top, but Grohl at #3 especially with Watts at #6 and even Henley at #4.

I don't think Lars gets enough credit. He takes a lot of **** from people, but he is a lot better than people give him credit, but quality drummer isn't the basis that I'm questioning this list with. I'm questioning it with how many albums I think where sold per artist.

You've got to be good to be any of these guys. Just because you're good doesn't mean you will sell albums. Just because you're not great doesn't mean you won't sell tons of albums.

I guess Grohl had Nirvana and Foo Fighters, but the Foo Fighters are overrated IMO. That doesn't mean I think they suck, it's just I think they get a lot more hype than I think they are good. That isn't uncommon these days. There is absolute **** out there making millions. What is hell is wrong with people these days. I can't even go into most topics that I feel most people on this planet are morons about...

SMH. Lars is such a stiff drummer.

 

[QT]

U2 !!!!

 

[YosemiteSam]

SMH. Lars is such a stiff drummer.

Weren't you the one that said Megadeth is better than Metallica? :laugh2:

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Weren't you the one that said Megadeth is better than Metallica? :laugh2:

I didn't say that on here, but yeah, they definitely are. Having said that, it doesn't take much to be better than Metallica. I went to one of their concerts after their real metal days. What a joke. It was like watching a poison concert. They were more concerned with how they looked walking around the stage than how they sounded.

What a pathetic excuse for a band.

In terms of drummers, what Lars does is what you don't do if you're a drummer.

Carry on, though, Sam.