[angusyoungfan]

Keith Moon the legendary Who drummer is the first legend in this serious i shall start i will do a legend every saturday and this time it is Keith Moon Enjoy.



Biography
Keith Moon Born on August 1946, in Wembley London, to Alfred and Kathleen Moon cultivated a reputation as one of rock's great characters. His devil-may-care propulsiveness was always apparent in a drumming technique which eschewed conventional rhythm and goaded fellow instrumentalists into equally powerhouse retorts. His talent enhances the cream of the Who's output, including "The Ox" (1965), "I Can See For Miles" (1967) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (1971) while his quirky compositions for the group have included "I Need You", "Waspman", "Cobwebs And Strange" and "Tommy's Holiday Camp". A life-long fan of surf music, Moon also inspired the Beach Boys/Jan And Dean selections on the 1966 EP Ready Steady Who. This particular fascination was also apparent on the drummer's lone solo album, Two Sides Of The Moon, which included a version of Brian Wilson's "Don't Worry Baby". The set featured material by John Lennon, Harry Nilsson and the Who, but a supporting cast drawn from the Los Angeles music fraternity failed to conceal it's self-indulgence. Its release emphasized the euphemistic "rock 'n' roll life-style" in which Moon was now trapped, and having established a reputation for unconventional behaviour, he now felt compelled to live up to it. Tales of destruction were legendary, but Moon was now increasingly debilitated by drug and alcohol abuse, and his professional life inevitably suffered. Indeed "Music Must Change", a track on Who Are You (1978), was left without a drum track when he was unable to hold the required beat. "I'm still the best Keith Moon-style drummer in the world" he defiantly proclaimed, but the failure doubtless hurt. Sadly, the album was to be the last to feature Moon, who died in September 1978 as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs. Admired in both the rock and jazz fields, his talent was bound to his extrovert personality and the sound of the Who has been appreciably different without him. Since his death his standing as a musician has increased and many feel that Moon was unique in his chosen field. His private life was another affair, and this is superbly documented in outrageous fashion in Tony Fletcher's recent biography.

Discography

Keith With The Who

The Who Sings My Generation[1965]


Happy Jack (A Quick One)[1966]


The Who Sell Out[1967]


Magic Bus - The Who On Tour[1968]


Tommy[1969]


Live At Leeds[1970]re-released 1995


Who's Next[1971]re-released 1995


Quadrophenia[1973]


The Who By Numbers[1975]


Who Are You[1978]


Here are some projects Keith Moon featured in

Two Sides Of The Moon; MCA 2136,1975
Two Sides Of Moon; MCAT 2136,1975 (8-Track)
Two Sides Of The Moon; BMG Music 60038-2 (cd with bonus tracks)

45's
Don't Worry Baby/Don't Worry Baby
MCA 40316,1974.( Promo copy)

Here are some albums Keith played on.
Artist/Title/Year

Jeff Beck "Truth",1969
Dave Carlsen "Pale Horse",1973
Bo Diddley "20th Aniversary Of Rock And Roll",1976.
"Flash Fearless Vs. The Zorg Women" (Various Artist),1976
Roy Harper "Flashes From The Archives",1974.
Mike Heron "Smiling Men With Bad Reputations",1974.
John Lennon "Sometime In NYC",1972
Harry Nilsson "###### Cats",1974
Lord Sutch "Hands Of Jack The Ripper",1972
"Songs Of Lennon And McCartney" (Various Artist),1977

Soundtracks Keith played on

That'll Be The Day,1973
Stardust,1975
Mahoneys Last Stand,1976
All This And World War II, 1976

So there you have it one of rocks great drummers who lived up to the rock and roll sterotype of the se drugs and rock N Roll . keith Moon may have dies tragically but he went down a legend an inspiration to millions and a man never to be forgotten .

Z :smile:


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[rabid_fox]

I hear he found it hard getting taxi's.

[khammett]

I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

[haggis]

I had the privilege of seeing him live in '76... wonderful talent...completely off his trolley!! :grin: :grin:

[angusyoungfan]

On 2003-04-19 15:30, haggis wrote:
I had the privilege of seeing him live in '76... wonderful talent...completely off his trolley!! :grin:  :grin:

Yeah Moon The Loon Great personality shame about his death though but he lived the rock N roll lifestyle too much and thats the price he paid .

Z :smile:

[angusyoungfan]

On 2003-04-19 15:29, khammett wrote:
I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

Yeah i've been reading his biography and im almost done now so this was the first person that popped into my heas when i thought about starting this next week it shall be a guitarist .

Z :smile:

[khammett]

On 2003-04-19 15:34, angusyoungfan wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:29, khammett wrote:
I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

Yeah i've been reading his biography and im almost done now so this was the first person that popped into my heas when i thought about starting this next week it shall be a guitarist .

Z :smile:

Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

[steppinout]

Cool, thanks for that, it was interesting. Keith Moon was frickin awesome.

[angusyoungfan]

On 2003-04-19 15:37, khammett wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:34, angusyoungfan wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:29, khammett wrote:
I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

Yeah i've been reading his biography and im almost done now so this was the first person that popped into my heas when i thought about starting this next week it shall be a guitarist .

Z :smile:

Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

HEY!!! Wasn't even thinking about doing Angus .. and he is a legend right!! ROCK LEGEND!!!!!

Z :smile:

[steppinout]

On 2003-04-19 15:37, khammett wrote:
Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

you got that right!

I'm not a big fan of Angus.

[angusyoungfan]

On 2003-04-19 15:41, steppinout wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:37, khammett wrote:
Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

you got that right!

I'm not a big fan of Angus.

HEY!!!

Listen you guys should really check out some of his live guitar solos if you can i mean he kicks ass .

Z :smile:

[haggis]

Well this really ain't my argument, as I'm not overly keen on either ac/dc or Metallica; but Angus Young was a breath of fresh air when he came on the scene...Kirk Hammett is just one of hundreds of run-of-the-mill shred-merchants who bring absolutely nothing new to the rock and roll dinner table....GO ANGUS DA DA DA DA DA DA DA!! :grin: :grin:

[khammett]

Hmm..... maybe people got the wrong impression. I like AC/DC and think Angus is a great guitarist, just not what I would consider a "legend".

[haggis]

On 2003-04-19 15:54, khammett wrote:
Hmm..... maybe people got the wrong impression. I like AC/DC and think Angus is a great guitarist, just not what I would consider a "legend". 

fair enough...just so long as you don't expect a "legend" thread on Kirk either.. :grin: :grin:

[mrbung1e]

On 2003-04-19 15:37, khammett wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:34, angusyoungfan wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:29, khammett wrote:
I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

Yeah i've been reading his biography and im almost done now so this was the first person that popped into my heas when i thought about starting this next week it shall be a guitarist .

Z :smile:

Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

neither is buckethead :wink:

[steppinout]

On 2003-04-19 15:51, haggis wrote:
Well this really ain't my argument, as I'm not overly keen on either ac/dc or Metallica; but Angus Young was a breath of fresh air when he came on the scene...Kirk Hammett is just one of hundreds of run-of-the-mill shred-merchants who bring absolutely nothing new to the rock and roll dinner table....GO ANGUS DA DA DA DA DA DA DA!! :grin:  :grin:

Yeah Angus brought a lot new to the rock and roll dinner table... Power chords and pentatonics! Whoohoo! I have nothing against those, but when you play them the same in every single song, it kinda gets bland.

But I don't care, make a legends topic on him if you want, it might be interesting and I might learn something!

[khammett]

On 2003-04-19 16:04, mrbung1e wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:37, khammett wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:34, angusyoungfan wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:29, khammett wrote:
I wasn't expecting a drummer! Nice stuff though, Moon is (was :sad: ) a great drummer.

Yeah i've been reading his biography and im almost done now so this was the first person that popped into my heas when i thought about starting this next week it shall be a guitarist .

Z :smile:

Btw, before you start next weeks, Angus is not a legend :wink:

neither is buckethead :wink:

Damn right :wink:

and haggis, don't worry I'm not expecting one on Hammett

[frankyz84]

Nice thread Angus. And i for one look forward to the next one. And yes Angus Young is a legend in my personal opinion. I look forward to reading his biog when you do one.

Round of Applause to Zak.

[adds]

On 2003-04-20 00:47, steppinout wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:51, haggis wrote:
Well this really ain't my argument, as I'm not overly keen on either ac/dc or Metallica; but Angus Young was a breath of fresh air when he came on the scene...Kirk Hammett is just one of hundreds of run-of-the-mill shred-merchants who bring absolutely nothing new to the rock and roll dinner table....GO ANGUS DA DA DA DA DA DA DA!! :grin:  :grin:

Yeah Angus brought a lot new to the rock and roll dinner table... Power chords and pentatonics! Whoohoo! I have nothing against those, but when you play them the same in every single song, it kinda gets bland.

But I don't care, make a legends topic on him if you want, it might be interesting and I might learn something!

It aint what chords and scales you use its how you do it.If it sounds right then thats all that matters.I would say Angus is a legend.I would certainly say hes more of a legend that say Vai or Malmsteen for eg.

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[weonlywonfiveone]

On 2003-04-20 07:22, adds wrote:

On 2003-04-20 00:47, steppinout wrote:

On 2003-04-19 15:51, haggis wrote:
Well this really ain't my argument, as I'm not overly keen on either ac/dc or Metallica; but Angus Young was a breath of fresh air when he came on the scene...Kirk Hammett is just one of hundreds of run-of-the-mill shred-merchants who bring absolutely nothing new to the rock and roll dinner table....GO ANGUS DA DA DA DA DA DA DA!! :grin:  :grin:

Yeah Angus brought a lot new to the rock and roll dinner table... Power chords and pentatonics! Whoohoo! I have nothing against those, but when you play them the same in every single song, it kinda gets bland.

But I don't care, make a legends topic on him if you want, it might be interesting and I might learn something!

I would certainly say hes got more of a legend that say Vai or Malmsteen for eg.

Easily, no question about it.