Good so hear! I grew up when so many people admired Eric. He’s quite hated now for his opinions. I personally don’t care, he’s a great musician and performer.
Watts was the luckiest drummer in history. He was a very mediocre (at best) drummer that didn’t have the chops to play in a band that needed a drummer that had a major role. I’ve not once ever seen or heard him go a drum solo. He was what the Stones needed. A beat keeper that didn’t do fills and stayed way far in the background to Jagger and Richard’s leads.
The two , were & continue to be mates.Both spent time with Alex Korner's Blues Inc. Ginger made music history , by voting Watts out, but," with recommendation ". Leaving an avenue /opportunity open for Charlie to join Brian Jones in a little band called The Rolling Stones.
Tasteful,I used to live by the Hollywood bowl I stopped dead on my tracks when I heard tales of brave Ulysses it sounded better than anything I've heard
@@basher5107Baker influenced more rock drummers than anyone. He came at the right time to be the gold standard to the rest of the great rock drummers that followed him. His personality has nothing to do with his percussion prowess.
Sorry, He was a pretentious conceited a-hole who was ok behind a kit but never an influential drummer and Bohnam would have schooled him any day of the week and twice on Sunday
@dirtworshiper2800 Funny you should say that, I saw Buddy Rich at the Fillmore East in 1969, and people in the audience were shouting out requests for "Toad"! 😄
@@plm8550 - I've seen one on DVD back when they played, cant remember if its in London or MSG, was really good, Jack looked pretty weak from sickness but he still played like no one else.
@@OlafProt Blind Faith was a failure and lasted all of 6 months. I saw Ginger Baker’s Airforce at Sunderland Locarno in ‘71. They were positively the worst band I’ve ever seen. A collection of 10 or 11 pissed up smack heads each not knowing what the other was doing. That lasted about 5 minutes.
That’s what the comment section is for,opinions and I respect yours but Zeppelin was far more important to music than Cream could ever be,they Along with Peter Grant got bands paid there value rather than ripped off by shoddy promoters and changed the way music was created There will never be a band of greater influence than Led Zeppelin.✌🏻
@@Smokey_da_Bear My faves are Copeland, Collins, Katche, Harrison, Philips and Gadd, so the Bonham / Baker stuff is out of my lane really. Maybe you're right.
I saw their reunion at MSG in 2005. Quite nice to see them. Jack was not feeling great but sounded quite good. All in all a treasured memory.
Great interview😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
And 12 years later, it happened! Took 12 years!
Eric the love of my life😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He is going to read it and find Outlook!!!
Did he ever get a COVID booster?
Good so hear! I grew up when so many people admired Eric. He’s quite hated now for his opinions. I personally don’t care, he’s a great musician and performer.
Charlie Watts did swing when drumming. I even swing when I play my own drums to.
Watts was the luckiest drummer in history. He was a very mediocre (at best) drummer that didn’t have the chops to play in a band that needed a drummer that had a major role. I’ve not once ever seen or heard him go a drum solo. He was what the Stones needed. A beat keeper that didn’t do fills and stayed way far in the background to Jagger and Richard’s leads.
The two , were & continue to be mates.Both spent time with Alex Korner's Blues Inc. Ginger made music history , by voting Watts out, but," with recommendation ". Leaving an avenue /opportunity open for Charlie to join Brian Jones in a little band called The Rolling Stones.
Ginger. Possibly the best drummer ever. So jazzy. So Buddy Rich.
Ginger Baker isn’t even in the conversation plus that humble peaceful attitude of his endears him to all🤮
Tasteful,I used to live by the Hollywood bowl I stopped dead on my tracks when I heard tales of brave Ulysses it sounded better than anything I've heard
@@basher5107Baker influenced more rock drummers than anyone. He came at the right time to be the gold standard to the rest of the great rock drummers that followed him. His personality has nothing to do with his percussion prowess.
Sorry,
He was a pretentious conceited a-hole who was ok behind a kit but
never an influential drummer and Bohnam would have schooled him any day of the week and twice on Sunday
@dirtworshiper2800 Funny you should say that, I saw Buddy Rich at the Fillmore East in 1969, and people in the audience were shouting out requests for "Toad"! 😄
it would be awesome to see them back together. 😊
they're dead lol
they did get back together and they did a small tour of both Europe and America 2005, 12 years after this video.
@@frankdiscussion2069 2 of 3 are, yes.
@@hammer44head Only Royal Albert Hall in London & MSG in NYC - I was lucky enough to be at one of the MSG shows.
@@plm8550 - I've seen one on DVD back when they played, cant remember if its in London or MSG, was really good, Jack looked pretty weak from sickness but he still played like no one else.
He wasn't wrong
Was Clapton wrong when he said England should be a white only society?
It looks like Clapton is reading to the left of him.
Indeed ! Maybe he wrote it prior to the interview!!
Teleprompter Clapton
Blablabla
For a fella who really only had real success for 2 years or so in his career you would have thought Baker would have jumped at the chance.
Are you high again?
@@joebloggs8636
What success did he have outside of Cream?
@@OlafProt
Well er…sell a few records…just a few.
@@OlafProt
Blind Faith was a failure and lasted all of 6 months.
I saw Ginger Baker’s Airforce at Sunderland Locarno in ‘71.
They were positively the worst band I’ve ever seen.
A collection of 10 or 11 pissed up smack heads each not knowing what the other was doing.
That lasted about 5 minutes.
Who can forget Claptons rallying cry..."KEEP BRITIAN WHITE!!!"?
...and ?
@@patcola7335
And what dipshit?
@@patcola7335
And what 🤡?
@@patcola7335, you’re right. It’s better forgotten!
@@williamlangan5902 He had a point.Look at it now.
such an over rated band, each member is clearly delusional.
They are that,they had four or five decent tunes in an era of great music
@@basher5107 led zep had maybe 50 no comparison.
That’s what the comment section is for,opinions and I respect yours but Zeppelin was far more important to music than Cream could ever be,they
Along with Peter Grant got bands paid there value rather than ripped off by shoddy promoters and changed the way music was created
There will never be a band of greater influence than Led Zeppelin.✌🏻
Speaking of delusional...
Honestly, I think Ginger Baker just scared everyone to death. Wildly overrated. Compared to John Bonham, Baker was a roadie. *Ducks for cover*
John Bonham couldn't swing a bag of shit! Ginger was the pinnacle.
@@Smokey_da_Bear My faves are Copeland, Collins, Katche, Harrison, Philips and Gadd, so the Bonham / Baker stuff is out of my lane really. Maybe you're right.
It’s like comparing a child or an apple to an orange. They are both two of the best to ever do it.
@@humanbeing5300 You saying I can't have a favourite child? (I'm joking, of course).
@@Nick_Barre just don’t tell them when they both in room together