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I was unshore at the begining on this video, but the longer it went on the more I enjoyed it. I love this. Also great choices. Thanks

I could listen to you for hours. No matter the subject. ❤

Very interesting Andy. It's a shame the sound was clipping at times.

Very interesting. Always wanted to play trap kit, but I became a percussionist in Latin/Cuban/jazz (conga, timbal, bongo, etc.). Loved the history lesson. 🙏👍

Love "Black Market" 😁👍👍👌

Epic - a great voice!

is EVH a shredder?

Steely Dan is a must in my collection, but does it get as much attention as it should? It is like a perfectly crafted instrument polished and exhibited in its case. But when you want to play, you grab hold of your rather beaten up, finger marked, buckle scratched guitar, and strike. A few bends, scrapes, buzzes, and crunches later, you realise you've not listened to Idlewild enough. Great video, and I totally get it. Steely Dan, is your perfect desert island disc until you get sand in your socks.

Thanks for articulating this response Andy. Mike is awesome and the “Time in Place” album is the greatest. Love all your vids. We are into the same stuff. Slade. Yessss. ( bumped into Don Powell in the Co op in Bexhill once!😆) Grew up on them. They were the original reason I got into guitar……… Then there was “ Birds of Fire”……….. Holdsworth, Henderson etc. x

Andy have you heard the Early Split Enz Albums 1975-77 Mental Notes Second Thoughts Dizrythmia Absolutely Brilliant

Hi Andy, what is that snare drum? Looks like white satin flame finish.cheers

Fascinating video. And you got some chops on you mate!

Andy, I’m a subscriber, a big Yes fan (Going for the One is one of my favorites) and I have enjoyed your long form analyses of progress rock, as well as this interview with Mr. Powell, the bands drummer… As an American, here’s my personal take on why Slade was not bigger in the USA … I remember seeing Slade once on TV (Midnight Special? Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert? I don’t recall…) and I remember that I thought they looked weird and I did NOT like the music much, while the first time I saw Nazareth or Bad Co., I remember thinking, YEAH, this is cool music! So… Why did Slade not make it in the USA? They had a Great singer… the bass player plays chords (cool, not typical) … they had energy … BUT … not all the songs were as catchy as “Feel the Noize”… as heard in this performance, the ballad was actually pretty good, but most of the other songs had unimaginative lyrics, the rhythms don’t grab me, the lead guitar is super basic… and I don’t think Americans knew what to do with the IMAGE… the costumes had too much contrast… the bass player and drummer looked cool, the lead guitar player was flashy in his silver suit, BUT the platform shoes with high water pants… just look dorky! And the lead singer should look as cool,as he sounds, but he does not look cool… PLAID pants like your grandpa would wear, news boy hat, suspenders.. which the Brits call “braces”…. What were they thinking? It didn’t seem to bother the Brits, Auzzies and Europeans, but we Americans like our glam rockers to look cool, like the NY Dolls, Bowie, or T Rex… Cheap Trick had a weird image, with two handsome longhairs up front, plus a drummer that looked like an overweight accountant, but Rick Nielsen had his own complete image, so he looked dorky in a cool way, not dorky in a dorky way…. Music is more than image, so for sure, I have an open mind and I will check out some more of their material, especially their six number one songs, to get a more complete assessment of their development and quality… and yeah, I can see how they might have influenced KISS, but from the start I think KISS had better songwriting and a more complete image. They may have analyzed Slade and improved on the formula … ??? I thought KISS was basic and fun as a teen, but at the time (1970-1975) that Slade was most popular (I was born in 1960) I was a bigger fan of Cream, Procul Harum, Yes, the Stones, Hollies, Elton John, Zeppelin, Beatles, Bowie, Kinks, the Who, and many American acts, including Grand Funk, Santana, ZZ Top, Todd Rundgren, the Eagles, Allman Bros, as well as LOTS of MOTOWN!

Brilliant! I look forward to more like this.

I have twice met Ringo, a real inspiration, as a drummer and as a person. such a warn, relaxed and down to earth guy with a great sense of humour.

Awesome video. Informative and enjoyable. Thank you Andy👍😎 from Australia

Unfortunately Zappa got Benny Hill to write his lyrics.

I would have used two fingers, but not all of the ones you chose. 😎 JT

Really nice video. I really love playing around with rhythm and I love drums but I'm not a drummer. Really interesting history

Plenty of ignorance and hate to go around. I would rather listen to artists express themselves even if they have suffered setbacks. Thanks for making this. JT

Good list. Especially for the inclusive of Paul Rodgers, in my opinion far better than Plant, Gillan et al. But... no list complete without God Stewart in it! Best wishes!

13:10 hilarious. I can totally relate to this, when I was teaching large course during the pandemic and my daughter came in asking whatever. (Great list!).

Adam neely is just jealous that he doesn't have a British accent

Mine was Bridge Over Troubled Water by The Ray Coniff Singers.

What about Kenny Roger's and The First Edition?

The "Americana" Grammy winning standout over the past 15 years has been Jason Isbell (and the 400 unit). But I get it. Your "Americana" umbrella is huge and encompasses everything uniquely American with NO (direct) influence by the UK. But this dude is the best song writer over the past 15 years IMHO and worth a listen.

So when will you review Trout Mask Replica? Fast and bulbous!

It's nice to finally hear someone else say they hated "Exile on Main Street." It's a mystery why it's so well liked.

Hell yeah

Fascinating.

Excellent! More drumming please, maybe some short lessons.

The most important person in the band, by far

“Drums” is one of the ultimate concepts of humans not using their intellectual abilities. Hear me out… I’ve been a musician since 1989 and a high school music teacher/director since 2000. I embrace the evolution of rhythmic instruments but I am baffled that drums, guitar, and bass became the standard instruments as opposed to the continuation of evolution. Think about it… when a child pursues music, these three instruments have been the core instruments. However… acoustic drums inherently sound bad. On their own, each individual drum is not pleasant to the human ear. Even if tuned perfectly by Steve Gadd, if you hit a tom, it rings out in an unpleasant sound. Cymbals are harsh, abrasive, and non-musical. When was the last time that you hit a cymbal next to someone’s face without risking their deafness and your black eye? I understand all about dynamic range, blah, blah, blah. But I also think outside the box and embrace diversity in creating percussive rhythms. My favorite “drums” = tabla. But, there are so many options. So many choices beyond the harshness of a snare drum or a lifeless thuddy bass drum. We got stuck, we didn’t question it, we followed those who came before us and inspired us, and we forged ahead with blinders. So many musical percussion instruments out there that can integrate the full dynamic spectrum of frequencies and create unique coloration to complement other musical instruments in an ensemble. And, lest we forget how difficult it is to tame the many unwanted frequencies, timbres, and the ringing out that requires anything from Moongels to wallets, tissue paper, etc… in order to tame the unwanted nastiness. If ever we can deservedly use the term “sheep” to describe us, playing drums would be high on that list. I’m open to opinions and thoughts…

Before Run Runaway and after Lock Up Your Daughters, Slade had a huge hit with My Oh My, which reached number 2 in 1983

Great video Andy. It's great to understand that this is a combination of African, South American, European and Asian all coming together in the drum kit. It is worth mentioning that the Swing technique timing of the stick free falling and reflecting back is really oscillations determined by the length of the stick from the hinge. Quite amazing, really. Gotta watch out for the auto-gain on the iphone which makes the recording volume duck when the drums hit it loud enough. When you talk right after the playing, the volume takes a few seconds to increase because of that shitty automatic gain control feature. And that solo at the end was just wicked!!!

'Ana* retardedness?'

Zappa always said that he was not the greatest guitarist but the most dangerous.

As a life-long drummer, I found this a great watch and learned a few pieces of history I didn’t know! Also, great playing!! As an aside- I recommend checking out the Billy Martin book “Claves of African Origin” where he details many of African rhythms and how they evolved through slavery in the Americas (and influence pretty much all modern music!)

Well probably one the best brands but for best band would be 35 years ago

I don't know if 'Restoration Ruin' by Keith Jarrett has passed you by but it is astonishingly awful.

God I loved Slade as a kid I was about 7 to 9 years old. My story - I was too young to see them as a kid, then was into AC/DC at 16 and was going to the Monsters of Rock with Slade supporting, I had a strange opinion that they were my kiddie band and I wasn’t that interested. So when they were due to come on during the day I went to have a wee in the disgusting ’toilets’ and heard them start. Only to come back to the crowd going mad. They were throwing massive toilet rolls out into the crowd, Dave stood on a speaker stack, a massive wall of sound Noddy wailing, with the crowd throwing containers of water, beer and piss up into the crowd. They were bloody fantastic and for me, stole the day and made me reassess my childhood prejudices.

Great thanks for sharing great insight& history fantastic playing ❤

Relayer is my favorite Yes LP. But I have listened to Going for the One a lot lately thanks in part to you and the fact that it stayed in my car. I like going for the One better when I listen to it as the one After Relayer as opposed to the one Before Tormato. (if that makes any sense).

Love it.

Keith Jarret and Oscar Peterson both continued playing after sufferinf strokes and no one dared criticize them when they continued performing with one hand paralized!

Slade were huge in Germany too .... wish I had my teen tapes back !

Cool I know how to play the drums now. Thanks Andy!

The Jazz Crusaders(later the Crusaders in 1971) Herbie Mann Hank Crawford Jeremy Steig Charles Lloyd Quartet The Free Spirits - Live At The Scene 1967

Non-drummer here: great video, amazing solo (made me put a comment down). I enjoy your videos, but this was something else!

'Be' from 'Whatever Happened to Slade ?' (1976) sounds like the best version of The White Stripes . Slade also had a very charming song titled 'Sign of the Times' from that era that ended up being the b-side to 'Lock Up Your Daughters'. Concerning their early 80s material it was so exciting to see Slade performing 'We'll Bring the House Down' on TOTPs ! I love so many of their songs from this time including ' Let Me Luv Into Ya' and 'My Hat My Coat' ; thank you Slade !!!