Favorite Keith Moon moment?

Ever noticed?.... Keith Moon's drum solo on "Won't Get Fooled Again" is basically Ringo's drum solo on "The End".

there will never another drummer like Keith. Truly one of the greats lml

As a 62 year old who idolized Keith Moon 45 years ago, I’m pleased as punch seeing young drummers who appreciate him. 🤙

one of the most insane drummers, I just love how intense he is, he was always so happy, he used to break snares with how hard he was going!

Well done! This is the best concise overview of his style that I've yet heard. And I completely agree with your take on his importance to the early sound of The Who.

Thank you Man!!! I've been waiting to see a video about him! Hats off to Keith Moon ! Great video !

I love the glowy green sticks too!!

i was waiting for this !!

Oh boy am I excited to see a descending tom fill because that's 90% of Moon's drumming.

Great video - never seen anyone nail that WGFA solo so perfectly. More, please! I could watch (and listen to) Keith Moon playing drums for the rest of my life. So much life and joy and magic in his playing. And I really love all the tiny things! That impossible fill at around 0:53 in Amazing Journey. How he f**ks up and goes to the tom break a measure early at 1:07 in Sensation but is so cool you don’t notice it until the 673rd time you’ve heard the song. His entire drum part on Song is Over, particularly the cymbal crashes during the solo and that beautiful circular swirl at the very end. That insane kick work starting at 4:15 in Bargain that just builds and builds. He managed to reinvent the drums on almost every song he played. I love Keith Moon and his drumming so, so much. Pure magic. What a legacy.

Thanks for this! I've always found Moon's drumming difficult to emulate.

You summed it up nicely Cobb; we’ll done!

Nicely done! I was 12 when he died, and reports pretty much just said "overdose". Poor guy was just trying to get control over his rampant alcoholism. He asked for MEDICAL help and was given a type of sedative that should only be given in the hospital. Damn.

Great job as always.

Thank you! My favourite Keith Moon moment. The drumming on Happy Jack

Moon liked to use the double bass as a flam slightly doubling what would normally be a single bass drum pedal hit. It's weird but effective and it's often overlooked in terms of folks trying to emulate his playing or play in his "style".

I love this series sm

I enjoyed your commentary and demonstrations of a beloved drummer in the rock ‘n’ roll genre. Keep up the great work!

Thank you for your time

Don’t know if Kieth was the best drummer ever, but easily and by FAR my favorite to watch and listen to. Excellent job of parsing out some of his pieces.

Never boring

As much as i love Bonham, nobody teaches me musical aggression and as much emotional feeling as Moon. He was the best. Listen to Roger Daltrey talking about his genius as he played lead alongside the vocals, as was mentioned here by the host.

Moon never used a hi-hat. He was forced in to using one for Who Are You, but he struggled with it.

I can tell you as a bass player. I sent an audition video for the Quadrophenia tour about 12 years ago. I used the 1973 live from Toronto has the music tracks. These videos are still on my channel. Playing who music all my life and then playing in a live situation with Keith Moon was maddening it first. But after a couple of weeks I started to fall into it and it was quite the thrill indeed. And exhausting. It raised my playing endurance by four levels. It may sound funny, but I think John should have actually paid a little more attention to him.

Nice analysis. I would just add, Young Man Blues from Live at Leads, which is super fun.

In the live at leeds, amazing journey/spark drum part is crazy

In the 00’s I knew a drummer who was obsessed with Moon, like he was his bastard child, but only angry about it when he played. For sure he brought Moon Power to his London art rock punk band called IKARA COLT. If you like it fast and raw - check them out!

He sure was crazy, when he used the double bass he would change to a left foot lead, but always lead with his right when he was using a single pedal.

I'm sure Keith Moon will be delighted.

you need to do matt helders or matt tong

Yes the first one

AAA+++ Video Youth!

Moonie and Charlie Watts are the inner and outer limits...every other virtuoso falls in between...love both of them, and none in-between...both of them cant be replaced, all in-between can be easily replaced nowadays, many talented kids out there.

Explained excellently for musicians and non-musicians alike. Well done, kiddo. (I'm old. I can call you kiddo)

I think the only time I’ve seen a keith playing on the hi hat live was when they’d play bell boy from quadrophenia

I played with the vocals also - i was nicknamed 'moon'

Check Sina covering Pinball Wizard. She has mastered Moon's frantic style.

when asked what instrument he played, he often said "lead drums" as a joke.

told you I was watching it.

Phil Rudd Drumming Style AC/DC

Curious about your insights as to what pattern he's playing on the album version of Baba O'Riley under the violin solo. It sounds to me like it's a train beat that steadily grows into what eventually because a chaotic storm of 16th notes.

The Who was a rhythm guitarist with a lead bass and a lead drummer.

Do you think you could do a video on Scott Asheton or Albert Bouchard?

Can you do one of bev bevan (the move And ELO)

Do you ever analyze Mick Avory of the Kinks? He’s pretty underrated and has a unique (in my opinion) style.

Can you do a video on Anthony Williams?

I've watched a few vids on Keith Moon's drumming style and songs are talked about, but no one ever mentions a song I think he crushes, Daddy Rolling Stone.

I feel like most drummers either adopt a Keith Moon style of drumming, or a John Bonham style. For example, Tre Cool reminds me of Moon; Dave Grohl reminds me of Bonham. Another great video 🍻

Drumbo from captain Beefheart when?

Cobwebs and Strange

Keith would have been a flamenco guitar legend if he was gitano

Cool👍🏻 but too short...

another important factor was his nailing his bass drums to the stage, also you mention in harmony with roger, i disagree roger and keith werent good friends and its a common confluict drummer v vocalist and keith wud play over roger as to make him strain to be heard also his cotant 8s during fills on his bass drums really drove the band. many drummers doing fills dont play bass drums and hi hat wise he wudnt use them live as they were too quite but wud use them in the studio

Aren’t you The Flash?

great job showing us Keith’s style, but to go the extra distance you really should have blown up your drum kid with some improvised explosives. Nothing quite captures his innovative sound like a thunderous bass drum being blown to bits, sending cymbal shrapnel flying through the air at high speed.

funny to have some lessons when he never took lessons and played what the music needs

John Bonham way better