He did - Brain Salad Surgery - ELP

Well said mate

Or started with them

He did...only it was Tossed

Then he wouldn’t have been Keith

Where's Freddie Mercury and Mick Mars?

Just beautiful.... Great comment amigo!

That's clever!

@@patrickcostello4146 Out having a Mars Bonfire.

Kudos

I loved Alice Cooper's quip that half of the stories you hear about him, Jim Morrison, Ozzy, etc. are true while everything you've heard about Moon is true, and you haven't heard half of it.

"Yeah,we partied for two weeks that night..."

Lol😂

Zak Starkey is up there with my Top 10 Best Live Drummers, he's incredible. On the other hand, I'd have to say that Moon is up there with my Top 10 Best Dead Drummers. Oh c'mon...... he would have said the same thing !

And Zak plays drums because of Moon, not Ringo. Ringo bought his son a guitar, but Moon bought him a drum kit and Zak took to the drums instead.

@@moondawg3693 - after Moon died, lots of people pestered Townsend about being the replacement for Moon, and he said people would start by saying that "I heard you are looking for a drummer," and he would reply to them, "Naa-ah, we just got rid of one, Thanks."

Not only did the Godfather inspire him, he literally ascended Moon's throne, both literally & stylistically...much to the chagrin of his more famous percussionist, father.

@@electricglove Please enlighten us...he certainly plays in a much more busy, Moon-like style, than his legendary father.

Ah,clever analogy!👍

well said, Ms. Cait. succinct & poignant

Shame he was into kids. Sick bastard

Yes. VERY clever, Ms. Cait. Bravo!

I can't believe I never made the connection between their names. I feel like an idiot! 🙃

@Ethernaut Really? Reading YT comments about Moon, Lou Reed, Cobain, etc and seeing terms like “genius” “brilliant” “greatest” used so loosely is comical. I’ll bet you’re brilliant, too!

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Not sure what part of the world you are from but in the UK 'brilliant' is not always meant in an exceptional way.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 aye, calm down my guy

@@ryanhughes8653 You must have stumbled into the wrong conversation. We’re as calm as morticians at work. How about you?

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 You're not nearly as brilliant as you think, Doc.

Take my thumbs up and get outta here! :-)

@jason crashing alacrity. Have a thumbs up.

Very punny, dude.👍

*slow clap

🤣🤣

He reportedly had several wildly different sides to his personality, abd would also get super in character if he put on a costume.

I'm quite sure that Keith's income level was much higher than the beard's

He's putting it on. Keith was from a working class family from Wembley in London.

Keith 'borrowed' the accent from one of the Who's managers -- Kit Lambert. He was the son of the composer Constant Lambert, read history at Oxford and served as an officer in the British Army. Bit posh, he was. His nickname was 'The Baron'. Moon had a lot of fun fooling naive interviewers into believing he was to the manor born. Recordings of Lambert speaking are not common on YT. A short example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbeRprhn1buWeqs.html

@youztube99 Thaaank you!!

Not bad...

Out here in the fields, I drum for my meals...

nice!

Play the tape machine make the toast and salad when i'm mobile.

We won't get croutons again

Genius? That’s a stretch. He was lacking in technique, so headed a different direction. I’ve known better drummers in late 60’s garage bands.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Your looser name says it all, grow up punk.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Stand back everyone, we got a critic.

@@nick-dq1hh So Nick, you’re uncomfortable when folks disagree with you. Good luck in life.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 No, I don’t care about this need to say “I tell ya I knew this one guy in a small band that was much better.” Great, show me their music and contributions to music. Not much. We all know very good, unique players that never go on to do anything special. There’s still a next step that separates the two drumming contributors. He’s not a genius, but this metric of certain music critics/players that skews the reality of the music...I don’t care. Nothing about some garage band player has anything to do with how much of a drummer he was and what he contributed. It’s a way to undercut and project. Relax. Music is far more open that you’re making it out to be. The reality is at least half of this topic and comment thread has nothing to do with his drumming, but his personality. What he’s a genius drummer, or a LOON drummer? Huh. Who’s a loon drummer? It’s not a common saying. He’s a loon, personality-wise too. So you took a skewed take that this was just the subject of drumming. Look at the video you’re watching again. There’s more going on.

not a titch of competition l ever saw betwixt any combination of brit bands at the time. they shared early influencers, grew up together, all splendidly happy for each other's success. l learned about that when the Stones showed up for that sgt pepper thing.

@@daskritterhaus5491 yes & many British musicians turned up to support the Stone's" Rock n Roll Circus", which had Lennon, Pete Townsend, Keith Moon & others in attendance. At the time, the film was held back & not released as the Stones didn't think their performance was up to scratch? The word on the street was because The Who totally out-shone them on their own show. Many years later it was released (limited I think?) & we also bought it on video at the very beginning of the 1980's. We were & still are, big fans of the Stones & the Who👍

@Dr. Bombay I say epicness!!

Sadly true...

To much or not to much... Wait... how do I much anyway?

Fuck Yeah

@Steve Stone and brandy. Still, it is most epic!

Good point

So it's like "dog years", only it's "Keith years"....yep, I can accept that.🤔👍

yeah 2 x 3 = 33 . . ..same as jesus and alexander the Great . . . ..-do you think he really died ? !!!! lol ...

To me The Who would have all been perfect for a British version of The Monkees.

I agree, he could have pursued acting.

@@railwaymaster1163 The Who were waaayy better than The Monkees.

I think he was in character pretty much the entire time he was in the band

Indeed Foster. Keith was due to fly out (mid September 1978) to Tunisia to film several roles in Monty Python’s Life Of Brian but …

Ringo's unique style was largely a byproduct of his playing a right-handed drum kit despite being left-handed.

Love the No No Song

hoyt axton's song

No thankyou please, it only makes me sneeze

It's a cover.

And then he finds it hard to find the door.

😎

@the walkin dude And you knew him well, didn't you? Or maybe you're just full of shit.

True or not the skit with Steve Martin may have been representative of his behaviour.

the walkin dude how did he ever rip through those walls?

I mean, i can see him wanting to, and not being fazed by the prospect of having to pay for the damage. what "tools" did he muster up for this bit of insanity?

Or Caddyshack

Ringo was on Monty Python briefly , with Lulu on the talk show parody , "It's".

George was in one of their movies. The one that financed with the help from his house!

@@christopherfletcher5384 Yes, EMI had a contract to produce "Life of Brain," but reneged at the last moment. Python eventually won a settlement from them, but still needed financing. So George mortgaged his house, formed Handmade Films and produced the movie. His reason? He want to see the picture. Eric Idle called it the most expensive cinema ticket ever. All the Beatles loved Python, but there were opinions on the Idle and Innes's side project, the Rutles. George participated in it; Ringo liked it, except for moments that echoed the sadder times; supposedly Paul initially didn't like it, but Linda did; and John reputedly refused to return the copies of the film and soundtrack they were given to preview.

Keith and Ringo were in '200 motels', the Frank Zappa movie. That one has some rather pythonesque elements. The perverse aspects were cranked up for it, but otherwise the same bizarre and surreal humor

Maybe your lifetime, I was born in 94. Way after he was dead.

Ringo was not a great drummer.he was rather mediocre but he was good with the Beatles music.

Who was dead?Ringo id still alive and kicking John and George have passed.

@@leeallred1337 great band = great drummer.

The Beatles were doing an interview and they were asked if they thought Ringo was the best drummer in the world. I believe it was John that replied "He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles". Ringo has great charisma and all but out of the 4 of them he was by far the most expendable.

If a young Alice Cooper called someone else insane then yes they were truly way way out there

I enjoyed his stories of Keith...Alice is a fascinating guy who was there and survived.

A movie should be made- cause one of kind clips just 'highlight' his loved humoristic side.

Definitely no drummer like moony. His drumming was one continuous drum solo throughout every song he ever accompanied.

Moon was outrageous to compensate for being a mediocre drummer. A non-musician would surely think it cool, a sign of individual style, but his drumwork was antithetical to the idea of a band, to not form a dependable rhythm unit with bass player and rhythm guitarist. He sucked.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 agree about the rules and such, I do respect the way u think.... however The Who was the one and the only band who thought that they could stand out being antithetical...cause there are no such rules or walls as long as they are accepted by at least some , .all such rules are made up by musicians....Tommy Rock Opera...played by just 4 of them sounds too organic and natural than the music played by academically trained musicians and robotic timed drummers who play drums reading notes trying to be as perfect as they can, which sounds so dead to my ears...just my opinion..thinking that there are " rules" we need to follow when playing an instrument limits the possibilities for progress or improvisation.,. I still think there are no such rules to follow, The Who fans think the same way I think...Again, I respect ur opinion and I am sure u r not a who fan but there are many Neal Peart fans, who is the professor of drummers, but too robotic to me...he plays the same way that we hear on the record,.... playing by the seat of the pants is the organic way, of course with all the imperfections., Those imperfections are so organic and do not sound synthetic at all..love Moonie to death..I bet Moonies way of drumming or thinking would put all drum teachers on the planet to starve, I know. ...Charlie Watts had feel, , Peart had Technique, Bonham had feel as well as technique,...however Moonie was different from all of them....always a treat to ears and eyes...Kenney Jones sucked to follow Moonie, of course Kenney is a good drummer just like all others, but not fit for Moonies type of drumming..no wonder Daltrey fired him.

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Why did you even come here? Just trying to spread the misery?

@@archstanton4365 Despite today’s leftists and most youth drowning in identity politics and political correctness, adult minded people know that critique and dissent are necessary to balance vacuum-brained hypersensitivity and agreement w/ every group. Moon is over-rated, but he can still be your he-ro!

+905Alive The Crazy "Rolls-Royce Smash-the-drums-up Desecrated-egg-salad Psychedelic nutter."

the RR was actually a suicide attempt into a mud pond

“Not to be Taken Away”

it's on Amazon Prime if you have it.

Saw it on the big screen when it came out. 1979. Amazing.

I have it on DVD

Saw it. Can't remember much about it other than Moon buzzing about like a keystone bobby. However I do have the double vinyl with booklet.

The DVD was even better because of isolated tracks and camera angles u could watch.. Wont Get Filmed Again !

That was said by Pete

“That will go down like a lead balloon”….

That reply was needed.🎈😂🎈

It wasn't a new band. He was actually the last guitarist of Yardbirds, after Clapton and Beck

I heard it was actually John Entwistle who said that.

Very well said!

@@railwaymaster1163 I appreciate that.

There should be No biopic EVAU!!!!

@@eveglead1913 well there will be. Production starts this summer!

Very good thing to say.

Ringo didn’t sober up until a good 15 years later.

He and his wife both A A 'ers I believe I read decades ago....

@@vgr112261 it’s never not funny how people just say whatever on KZfaq without any thought or research just to type something

Lived to make many bad movies and half-baked albums.

Yes Ringo was a big partied at one time and maybe Moons death put him on the straight and narrow. Now Ringo at 81 looks and sounds great while poor old Keith has been gone for almost 43 years. Moon died at 32 but looked 55 at least.

comma

Lead balloon.

Now that is a movie I would go see for sure!

Actually, that would be a great movie! Trying to figure out who could possibly play Moon? I haven't a clue who could pull it off.

I'm kinda surprised it's never been done yet --- it would be such a funny movie (and sad at the end)

I just thought of someone that would have been perfect to play Keith. Dudley Moore! Of course he's gone now, but if they had made a movie of Moon's life years ago, Moore would have been perfect for the part! Anyone agree?

I've always thought that, he looks so free when playing the drums

I'll drink to that

i think he was obsessed on entertaining everyone around him, so they wouldn't hate him or something as convoluted in his own mind. we all know that person that has to be the life of the party maybe because, who else is going to do it.

GREETINGS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ARKANSAS WHAT WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THESE TWO MEN WE'RE NOT UGLY

Yep Moon wasn't a sloppy drummer, he just heard a different song in each ear.

That's... Polyrhythms are not THAT crazy and kindof a staple of math rock and some branches of metal.

Very true!

You're talking "pre Yoko." Fact...

@@bobhoffman5581 At least it wasn't permanent.

@@railwaymaster1163 ???

Yet the Beatles lasted 7 years and the Who lasted 60+. :)

There's stories that go back and forth about that one. I've also heard that it was John Who said that originally, and then Keith actually had the balls to say it to Jimmy, which sounds about right to me. ;) Cheers mate!

"John and Enwhistle"? .....They are the same guy?

@@oilburner9989 oops I meant Keith...thanks

@@TheRollingStoness Any time!👍

While Moon is my favorite drummer ever, as a bassist I don't know if I could have played with him. The bassist is supposed to follow the drummer. It's impossible to follow Moon. I'm guessing that's why Entwistle also played a lead bass. The Who. The band with three lead instrumentalists, none of whom cared what the other two were doing. Incredibly, it worked. And will likely never be duplicated, ever.

@@jimalexander687 John Entwiste replied that Kenny Jones, shortly after he took over the drum throne, was much easier to play with than Moony because of his consistency. I also read once that The Who always sounded as though they were ready to explode, even during subtle parts of songs. So true. That all changed when Mr. Keith Moon passed.

Best Brit band with the most talent at every position!

I called Moon "The Octopus" cuz he played like he had 8 arms!!

Jim Alexander Cream were in the same mold, I’m sure no one told Ginger Baker how to play? And the same thing with Jack Bruce, although Bruce, was a bit more restrained than Entwhistle !

I believe he left the house and sold it, with the Rolls still in the pool.

He was always doing something crazy like that. His antics used to have me in stitches. 😂

He also drove over his chauffeur trying to avoid paparazzi.

Seems like that is a made up story, never actually happened.

@@kpax45 cause you weren't there, nice

not that surprising seeing as They were both freemasons and blood relatives . .

In 1963 a reporter asked Paul McCartney if he thought Ringo was the best drummer in the world, and Paul retorted with "he is not even the best drummer in The Beatles"

You should see them in the Frank Zappa movie 200 Motels.

Throw Bonham & Peart in there and there's a ton more after them also. Moonie is my favorite and Ringo was no slouch either. RIP Charlie Watts.

Please get your fake quotes right, it wasn't Paul, it was supposed to be John, but really neither of them ever said it. @@butler-macdonald8351

Blew out Pete's eardrum and caught some of his hair on fire 😄

@Greg Moonen if u see other parts of that show The Smothers brothers didn't realize who they invited on.. same with Russell Harty which was more hilarious! The Who would always destroy lipsync if shows demanded them to do it .. moon would drum in the air and stare at camera

@@scottgarrison1457 The Who did "Long Live Rock" on "The Old Grey Whistle Test," where they mimed playing, but the vocals were live. You could tell because Pete botched the lyrics.

Townshend almost died during that explosion!

@@jamesb.9472 yup...and Peter Cook.

"Not Only . . . But Also" was hilarious. :-)

@@jamesb.9472 “dirty uncle Bertie , they call him at school” 🤣🤣

@@jamesb.9472 Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were a British comedy team, sort of the precursors to Monty Python. There is a movie with them called “Bedazzled”.

You are right on about Keith and his style, he really was a tremendously talented drummer.I was very fortunate to have seen the band at least four or five times and that rhythm section was untouchable in its greatness.There will never be anything like them again, both men left us way too soon.Moonie the loonie and John the Spider Entwhistle may you both be at peace!

I had the same opinion as you where Moon was concerned basically no one could get anywhere near him……until by chance I saw a clip of a American tribute band called Live The Who not only does he look like Moonie he’s very very close style wise check them out you will be astounded trust me 👍

“Most unique”. He’s either unique or not. Do you know what it means ?

@@Mod-rw9cw I'll ask your mom in the morning

@@sylvesterbestertester1013 How old are you? 3.

Right on

That movie didn't change Ringo's status he was always known as a great drummer just because you just saw that movie . Doesn't mean it just happened. Millennials are so self centered you think the Beatles are just getting recognition now. Because your alive to see it . Gtfo.

@@tinpanally51_36 also stop trolling here, you were reported by others and myself on this site for bullying .. nothing says share the music and "love is all you need" like trolling..

@@tinpanally51_36 You sound like a horrible person. And millennials are all adults. Some of them are 40 years old. You're thinking of Gen Z, you dolt.

@@tinpanally51_36 you know what? I agree with you 1110%. Ringo did some great fills and him drumming on Rain is probably one of my favorites.

@@tinpanally51_36 ps ive never seen that movie.

Do you think he went to eternal life or will perish?

Don't we all brother. Don't we all.

Keith always had the best one liners

That's what I was before I came back this time.Not all it was cracked up to be.Ba dump tish.

You a fan yet?

Good one... Chair on the album.

Apparantly Roger "decked" Keith a time or two. Until The Management informed him theat Assaulting the Drummer was "couterproductive" to group unity and creativity! This is true (apparantly.)

There was an interview (I think it was in Fantastic Journey - if you're a Who fan it's a must see) where Keith was sat in the canteen at Shepperton studio with an axe (not a guitar, an actual axe) on the table. When asked what it was for, Keith's reply was "It's for Roger, have you seen him?". From a camaraderie perspective The Who was a band of two parts with Roger in one and everyone else in the other.

Roger was a physical bully and literally used to beat them up to get his way. They a l m o s t kicked him out of the band in the late 60’s because they were sick of it.

Roger was all about the music. He didn't do drugs and the shenanigans of the others particularly Moon wore him down. Roger said he didn't care what they did in their own time but nothing that affected them performing. Roger did say their drug consumption got that bad they played faster and faster and became so erratic he couldn't sing. That led to the arguments and fights.

Yes, Keith could be funny as hell. I love seeing concert clips of the Who with Moon and Townshend busting each other's chops in between songs.

Moonie was notorious for his bad timekeeping. It used to drive the others crazy. I saw him in action and couldn't take my eyes off him, but perfect rhythm? Not according to his bandmates.

That's what Entwistle was for.@@bobikdylan

He almost looks like a young martin scorsese.