Although the last years of her life, I know she played sitting down while she was fighting cancer…
Here’s Mimi Parker in action…
I’m STILL bummed about her death…
But generally speaking, I appreciate the talent of Collins and Peart, etc, but there is something about a simple, pared down set up like this that I find real appealing. It’s doing a lot with a little…
And now that song’s gonna be stuck in my head for all the days!!!
I think the Violent Femmes drummer often plays a stripped down kit. Sometimes, he’s not even actually using a drum kit at all! And I notice he’s standing here.
In general, I tend to favor simple over complex in almost all things. I also find something appealing about drummers who use smaller kits, or even not full kits, as well as drummers who keep it simple. She has a reputation among the average rock fan of not being very talented, but I really think one of my favorite drummers of all time is Meg White. She used a very basic drum kit, just like a beginner like me usually starts with. Her drum kit here has one less piece in it than my beginner 5 piece does.
For sure!!! There are few bands that are as underrated as Throwing Muses, just in general. They are so fantastic. Kristin Hersh is an amazing songwriter.
My former step-nephew was in a neo-punk band in Hollywood early 90s and he played standing up. It was because played drums in his HS’s marching band and couldn’t get used to sitting.
That was his band’s description. We only watch him play once, so I can’t even remember the music. But I feel like I heard other people use that term when I went back to university in the mid-90s, so I think it was a thing at that time?
Most of my research has been on the 70s and 80s… Seems like it was a thing… there is even a book on it…
I guess I need to put another book on my list…
That’s the problem with a phenomenon like punk, that it’s been around long enough and has spread enough, that there are tons of terms that people used over the years…
Not quite sure where to post this, but this seems about right. I’ve been listening to different stations around the world lately. Around mid days I keep coming back to KPTF - “Listener-sponsored commercial-free community radio from the largest county in Texas.” I’m delighted to find a very progressive station anywhere, but especially in Texas. (Keep fighting that good fight, friends!)
This morning is the program No Expectations with Marcus French. Some of the music is in keeping with MLK Day (right now: Mahalia Jackson Take My Hand, Precious Lord), but there’s also been Rage Against the Machine, Gil Scott-Heron, Nina Simone, and other singers/groups appropriate to today’s multiple events. I know I’m much appreciating this.
Bobby Gillespie admits that he borrowed the standing up playing from Moe Tucker, and that he was not a good enough drummer to have more than two drums.
Still good enough to produce some fantastic songs.
Your Kenan gif (and your reaction) is exactly my reaction when Adam used the expression. That, I do remember.