The best description of Moon's style was from John Entwistle: "Keith didn't play music to dance to, he played music to fall down stairs to". He represented the wild, unrefined expression rock and roll was supposed to be - nobody played with more personality than Keith Moon (guitarists included).
They used to say The Who's music was for fighting, not dancing. Roger has said as soon as Keith joined the band, the music became more aggressive. There was supposedly an interview where John was asked how he became such a great bass player, and he said "Having to keep up with Keith Moon."
Won't find another Alice Cooper on the planet, I liked listening to him on the radio when he had his show. One of the "most interesting men in the world".
The day my older brother left for Viet Nam he handed me the album Tommy and said "This is the best rock group in the world" 2 months later he was killed. Long Live the Who, the best rock group EVER!
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity, and Keith Moon walked that line w/ a drunken stagger. And he turned that insanity into some of the best drumming ever
The 60s gave the world the best pop music; the 70s gave us the best rock music. Since then it’s been downhill all the way. Welcome to the world of Simon Cowell ☹️
@@stetay2 Pop == popular music. Music doesn’t get much more popular than The Beatles. Nobody talked about Rock music in the 60s. There was Roch’n’roll, but that belonged to the previous decade.
@@stetay2 Pop and Pop-Rock were pretty much synonymous back in the 60's, so the groups you mentioned were exactly just that in the pre-progressive age.
I once read about when Keith and Peter Noone were making thunderflashes in the hotel room and the management were coming up the stairs, so they flushed 'em down the toilet, but they burned so hot that it didn't put 'em out and it blew the wall out of the side of the hotel!😂 You've gotta laugh!
"The Who is Love and I Love The Who" said our Keith Moon. And, it's so heartwarming to hear the affection and respect from Alice as he shares Moonie tidbits. Really special.
Yeah there are stories. Like Graham Chapman visiting Keith in his hotel room. Graham at the time was a massive Gin drinker. Keith asked Graham what he wanted for drink and Graham replies Gin. Keith calls room service a couple of times but nobody brings up the Gin. So Keith vanishes and comes back with a bottle of Gin. Graham asked him where he went. Keith mentioned he climed through the window, over to the neighbours room and took the Gin
And you've got to give credit to John Entwhistle who was probably the only bass player who could match it with Keith Moon and make sense out of the Who's rhythm section.
first time i heard I CAN SEE FOR MILES,THE whole song was unreal,the drummer was astounding,those licks,i can close my eyes and hear keith tearing it up,in perfect sync,rip you genius you
I remember it, 1967, I had just moved to Seattle. I heard that song on the radio and everything about it blew me away. Keith's drumming was outstanding but so was Pete's guitar and the lyrics. I turned up the radio every time it came on. I called my friend who lived in Vancouver and told him about the song and all he wanted to talk about was Itchy Koo park. I thought he was nuts. Anyway, one of my favorite WHO songs, I can see for miles.
To borrow from Bill Graham in regards to the Grateful Dead I would say: Keith Moon, he's not the best at what he did, he's the only one that did what he did.
Miss people like Moon, Bonham & Freddie Mercury...we don't have Rockstars like this anymore in the U.K. charasmatic , tortured geniuses...like the great actors Ollie Reed , Robert Shaw and Richard Burton.
@@rickwilliams967 no one is talking about Peart? Are you kidding me.. then you’re hanging around the wrong people/videos. And btw, I don’t think any of them should be compared as if any of them are the better person. They all had strengths and unique abilities that no one else had
@@rickwilliams967 Oh.. no! You didn't read anything about your favourite drummer in 10 min and now you went salty. Naw.. poor you. It's not only about the abilities of a drummer or bass player. They need to fit with the rest as well. Could Bozo and Moon have switched places? Maybe.. but likely not. Both were top drummers but there's nothing that says the chemistry with the rest would have worked out.
I still remember where I was the first time l heard My Generation...l got to see Moonie live three times & l think we both were having a good night. Also remember that awful day in ‘78, so damn sad he didn’t get proper help, but maybe he just wanted to go, l’m sure Pete & Rog tried. Bless you Keith, & you as well John , amazing ef’n band, does it really matter to us who was the best? For all we know the best isn’t even born yet.
Listen to the drum riffs on the rests between verses on "Young Man Blues" from Live at Leeds-----Moon's playing was wholly unique, undeniably original, and a force all of its own
@@gabrielmartines3510 "Originally named after a drinking club consisting of mainly Cooper, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilsson with additional members including John Lennon. The main mission of the original Hollywood Vampires was to drink until no one could basically stand up."
One of my best friends is his brother- in- law , and he arranged to get me a T- shirt signed by him ! I’m 62 and I felt like a teenager who got free concert tickets ! Alice opened for Motley Crue’s Final Tour , tour , and his theatrics is second to none ! Peace ☮️
In Keith's own words, " I am the best ("Keith Moon Style", said in a lower tone) drummer in the world." And he was. I have seen more skillful drummers, but nobody was as maniacal as he on the drums. My favorite.
I agree Moony is the best, certainly in terms of that untamed, explosive style nobody comes close. People talk about Baker and Bonham a lot, and while I think they ok the guy who seems to get forgotten is Ian Paice, great drummer.
I applaud this guy for staying in the spotlight so long, and not completely losing his shit! I'd go golfing with him any day...the stories would be epic!
Pretty impossible to say who is the best drummer, although I certainly respect Alice's opinion. He is spot-on about nobody else has played like him. Moon was a surf music fan and was influenced by the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson's drumming style (although he obviously changed it quite a bit!). The interesting thing about the Who was that Entwhistle held down the rhythm AND played these incredible bass runs. In my view, if anyone in that band was the "best ever" it would be Entwhistle.
Entwistle doesn't get the credit he deserves...truly one of the greatest of all time. It's hard to find a Who song where he isn't playing something cool on the bass.
Pete Martin you obviously don’t know what the fuck your talking about. Yes Keith was a beach boys fan but in no way was he influenced by Dennis Wilson. His biggest influence was Ginger Baker.
I just saw the video of The Who playing in some american show and he put like a stick of dynamite in his drum kit, and it blew up with all his band mates around it and him behind it, if he had been a little bit nearer the kit he could've died, this guy really was super crazy
During rehearsals on the show, they pyro was pretty small and only gave off a little puff of smoke. Keith got the pyro guy to increase the charge (some say double, some say triple). Pete has said that was where his hearing loss began, not to mention his hair got singed from it.
Great insight from Alex. My favorite point was when he says Moon did this crazy stunt but that was only ten minutes of the day. No telling what he did the rest of the day. Always knew Moon was nuts. There was never anyone like Keith Moon and highly doubt there ever will be.
You enter a Holiday Inn Express for a night of peace and sleep, the counter send the bellboy- Moon. Could you just imagine it? Hey you forgot a bag at the desk- "No problem mate, I'll fetch it right away for ya"-- First stop the pool..
People often change, but when I look in your eyes, You could learn a lot, from a life like mine, The secret to me, it ain't flown like a flag, I carry it behind this bleeding little badge, What says, "Bell boy!"
Alice tells of Moon on another documentary about Bob Gruen and his rock photos and he says Moon The Greatest Rock Drummer Of All Time ! Now that is a ringing endorsement as Alice would man well know!
Thanks Alice, your comments about Keith being the best drummer in the world may settle a few arguements. I have read that he and Neil Smith were good buddies too. Brilliant stuff.
I mean there's so much that you can put into a Keith Moon biopic that I think most people would go 'is this for real or is it made up?'. Since a lot of todays pop stars are shown to be clean cut, any Keith Moon story would shock people.
Love this man!!!-my mother swore she went to school with him back n the day in AZ...her mom was a devout pentecostal,my mom's rebellion shining through!!lol!
Moon will never win any awards for technicality and was not schooled or refined in any way behind the drums. So, many of the drum guru's out there will deride him as a sloppy, lazy performer. But there was NO ONE in rock before or after that sat behind a kit and generated the kind of explosive, frenetic wall of sound that Moon created. Roger Daltrey said the first time he heard him play, it was like a jet engine taking off. They controlled him somewhat in the studio but like Hendrix, you had to see him live to appreciate his genius.
Absolutley Dana. Everytime I listen to I Can See For Miles Keith's drumming sends chills up my spine. The drums were the center of the piece. The rest of the band just filled in.
Before joining The Who Kieth was in The Beachcomders & one night Keith hit his drums so hard they broke through the stage floor. After that Kieth had to tie his drums to something to keep it from happening again.
Well, since all of these opnions on who is the best drummer is purely subjective, here's my pick. Having heard live performances of most all the groups with the "Best-Drummer Ever" over my years. My opinion based on pure musicality, sense of rhythm, complimentary content, and overall best entertained by is Ginger Baker. For me, moon was fun to watch but is far down on my list as far great rock drummers go. And I saw plenty of him at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.
I love the way Alice tells a story he's so entertaining to listen to I'm such a great fan of Alice Cooper recently I covered one of the Elsa songs and I'm having a bastard next weekend such a great inspiration
..he's really slowed his backswing..but like all of us age will make u up a club.. 6iron go to 5iron....I heard he's using ladies clubs....coupe you fuck don't cheat at golph....just cheat your fans their all nitwits anyways
Circa 1970 I just bought Tommy. My mother, who was from the silent generation, who had grown up on Sinatra and Dorsey, asked to hear some of the album. I played the Underture for her. She listened quietly. When it was done, her only reply was, "That was some really good drumming. I really enjoyed that." I didn't know enough yet, to understand just how good Keith Moon was, but she, who never listened to a rock song before, noted how good the drummer was. I guess that says something.
When Kieth came to Melbourne he got on a local bus and ordered the bus driver to take them to Brazil! The story was molly Meldrum found him and got him back to the Motel where he swang from a chandler pretending to be a pirate.
He had a drinking problem. A dr. prescribed him pills that would make him feel drunk so he wouldn't drink. He was invited to a party thrown by Paul McCartney when he was with Wings in Hollywood. He was so afraid that he would drink while there; and, did. That was the night he died. At the autopsy, they found 19 of those pills in his stomach!
@@phlushphish793 That happened in London after attending a party thrown by McCartney in honor of Buddy Holly. I believe he died in the same flat where Mama Cass Elliot had died.
In almost all rock bands the drummer is kind of a supporting player. The film Spinal Tape with its serial drummers even made a joke about it. But Moon was just as much a Who core member as Townsend, Entwistle and Daltry. And his drum patterns mirror the music beyond the typical mere keeping of the beat.
All the best rock bands in history, wouldn’t be squat without the drummer. Integral member of the groups. Beatles, Nirvana, The Who, zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath etc etc
I can listen to this all day! Keith has done everything I would love to the do if I had the money. This era you will end up in prison but a guy can dream!
I loved story when the hotel manager knocked on Keith's door to know what all the banging was. He stepped inside and was horrified to see that Moon had nailed all the furniture to the ceiling so everything was upside down. 😆
He said he was the best "Keith Moon style" drummer ever...it's the height of narcissism to say you are the best, even if you are! Tasteful to give props to high achievers in your instrument....🙄
Neil Peart talked about his influences on his "Anatomy of a Drum Solo" DVD. At one point he divided his favourite drummers in those who recorded solos, and those who put all of their tricks and abilities directly in the songs. First he dropped a few names of solo-recording drummers. Then he started with "There were also drummers like Keith Moon. ... actually, there were no drummers like Keith Moon!" ua-cam.com/video/Uu46KZRp9co/v-deo.html
John Bonham is the THE greatest rock drummer of all time. Nobody else had the unique combination of Sound, Groove, technical ability, dynamics, power and sensibility. He knew when to get on top and when to lay back. His drumming was more about feel than perfection. He had that incredible right foot and don't forget about his hi-hat work and those sick fills, that are often never mentioned (overlooked). He remains the All Around perfect drummer for rock. He could have played in a Funk band or a Metal band just the same. He was extraordinary
It's so interesting how some of these stars are normal people, who are just putting on a role for their crazy rock persona, while others actually are that strange.
Roger Daltrey said that it was a brand new Lincoln Continental. They had a hell of a time getting it out of the pool because it was on the third floor! Holiday Inn used to put The Who in old rooms that needed renevating to cut down on hotel costs. And they still charged them $16K and got the room done for free.
So tired of hearing about the greatness of john bonham. He was , for the most part very pedestrian, listless, and basically a pounder. Moon was emphatic, innovative , articulate, creative, and one of a kind! Bonham couldn't hold a candle to moonie!
Thank you Mr Cooper Moon the Loon 🤪 As a 7 or 8 year old I loved the album cover for You can go to Hel.. I loved that song so much as a child. .A friend of my mother had to order it I still remember the day he brought it home. What a wonderful time it was too be a child..The 70s.🧸 Funny thing is when I think about it I had no concept of what He'll was..I just know you where as cool as Fu.k😎
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The best description of Moon's style was from John Entwistle: "Keith didn't play music to dance to, he played music to fall down stairs to".
He represented the wild, unrefined expression rock and roll was supposed to be - nobody played with more personality than Keith Moon (guitarists included).
That truly is the best description.
They used to say The Who's music was for fighting, not dancing. Roger has said as soon as Keith joined the band, the music became more aggressive.
There was supposedly an interview where John was asked how he became such a great bass player, and he said "Having to keep up with Keith Moon."
John also said that Keith didn’t play left to right,he played forwards and he never saw another drummer do that
I met Entwistle in '93. He was a lovely man. He was also crazy in his own way. Used Gold Records for target practice.
Many of his parts amount to one long fill interrupted with very short, occasional bursts of the beat.
I could listen to Alice tell stories forever.
Won't find another Alice Cooper on the planet, I liked listening to him on the radio when he had his show. One of the "most interesting men in the world".
+fallguye6011 very much so ... fascinating individual to say the least. I would love to sit down for a coffee with him.
+Monte Alto +fallguye6011 Check out the episode of the British Panel show Nevermind The Buzzcocks that he hosted. It's hilarious. Full of stories.
Dvdsky Hi there Dvdsky, thanks for the info, I'll definitely check it out. :)
You, sir, are a loser!
The day my older brother left for Viet Nam he handed me the album Tommy and said "This is the best rock group in the world"
2 months later he was killed. Long Live the Who, the best rock group EVER!
Sorry for your loss. I'm sure your brother is Rocking out to the who on the over side.
@@pyroed7044 With Keith?
Sincere thanks to your brother for his service and sacrifice.
Brother new his music 👍👍👍
Sorry for your loss, but also, your brother would be so happy for you to rock on! :)
Alice is always cheerful in his interviews. A very likeable man.
A very intelligent man also.
His radio show blows balls though
He's a Born-Again Christian.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie
eh, nobody's perfect :)
@@schplafff So you've shut yourself off to what made Western Civilization a world beating phenomenon of freedom? Cool.
Alice Cooper has known everybody. The same man who can talk intimately about Keith Moon and Glen Campbell, two masters of music, is impressive.
He and Glen bonded due to their faith. What i really admire about Alice is that he is a humble Christian. He isnt judgemental.
@@artlover4668 Tbf, most rockstars can't really be judgemental, especially if they're Christian.
Dave Mustaine, take notes!
@@artlover4668 they were also golf buddies
@@artlover4668 No one should be a Christian, but he's had a few good tunes.
Met Alice Cooper. Such a sweet & cool guy!
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity, and Keith Moon walked that line w/ a drunken stagger. And he turned that insanity into some of the best drumming ever
What a great story and what a good bloke alice cooper is too.This era will never be repeated.
The 60s gave the world the best pop music; the 70s gave us the best rock music. Since then it’s been downhill all the way. Welcome to the world of Simon Cowell ☹️
@@ffrederickskitty214 rolling stones THE BEATLES the who kinks are NOT POP
@@stetay2 Pop == popular music. Music doesn’t get much more popular than The Beatles. Nobody talked about Rock music in the 60s. There was Roch’n’roll, but that belonged to the previous decade.
@@stetay2 Pop and Pop-Rock were pretty much synonymous back in the 60's, so the groups you mentioned were exactly just that in the pre-progressive age.
There was only one thing crazier than Keith Moon. That was Oliver reed and Keith Moon.
Reed could show you the way to the bar. Moon could show you the way to the bizarre.
@@Thebuilderofthings1 OK, that's good. I don't care if you stole it or not, it's a keeper.
@@SpaceCatttttWhat?
@@Thebuilderofthings1 Just saying it's rare for a line like that to be original.
Not saying it's not.
@@SpaceCattttt It is not original as I heard it elsewhere. Now I get it.
What an insight he has about Keith. Every single time I hear Alice Cooper talk, I am even more impressed with his wisdom and thoughtfulness.
I love our British hellraisers, read up when Keith and Ollie Reed got together! RIP Keith, you were a one of a kind.
I once read about when Keith and Peter Noone were making thunderflashes in the hotel room and the management were coming up the stairs, so they flushed 'em down the toilet, but they burned so hot that it didn't put 'em out and it blew the wall out of the side of the hotel!😂 You've gotta laugh!
"The Who is Love and I Love The Who" said our Keith Moon. And, it's so heartwarming to hear the affection and respect from Alice as he shares Moonie tidbits. Really special.
As crazy as Joe Walsh and Bon Scott were, NO ONE will EVER be crazier than Keith Moon
Walsh said the most terrifying thing that ever happened to him was when Keith Moon decided he liked him.
Funny cus Keith taught Joe all the crazy crap to do.🤣
Yeah there are stories. Like Graham Chapman visiting Keith in his hotel room. Graham at the time was a massive Gin drinker. Keith asked Graham what he wanted for drink and Graham replies Gin. Keith calls room service a couple of times but nobody brings up the Gin. So Keith vanishes and comes back with a bottle of Gin. Graham asked him where he went. Keith mentioned he climed through the window, over to the neighbours room and took the Gin
Joel said one night I met Keith moon for three months.
@@Vor_Tex_Sun They were on like the 10th floor at the time. There was a ledge. Just a ledge.
And you've got to give credit to John Entwhistle who was probably the only bass player who could match it with Keith Moon and make sense out of the Who's rhythm section.
I love Keith Moon stories. He was from another planet. Glad he visited ours. ❤️ RIP Mr Moon!
first time i heard I CAN SEE FOR MILES,THE whole song was unreal,the drummer was astounding,those licks,i can close my eyes and hear keith tearing it up,in perfect sync,rip you genius you
I remember it, 1967, I had just moved to Seattle. I heard that song on the radio and everything about it blew me away. Keith's drumming was outstanding but so was Pete's guitar and the lyrics. I turned up the radio every time it came on. I called my friend who lived in Vancouver and told him about the song and all he wanted to talk about was Itchy Koo park. I thought he was nuts. Anyway, one of my favorite WHO songs, I can see for miles.
One of the best drummers of all-time, that's KIETH MOON. R.I.P. KIETH.
To borrow from Bill Graham in regards to the Grateful Dead I would say: Keith Moon, he's not the best at what he did, he's the only one that did what he did.
When I first heard Live At Leeds, I realized Keith was the best drummer I’d ever heard.
One of my all time favorite albums.
My first "Who" album (actually an 8-track, but you know what I mean).
Keith does amazingly well in the Woodstock film too.
Miss people like Moon, Bonham & Freddie Mercury...we don't have Rockstars like this anymore in the U.K. charasmatic , tortured geniuses...like the great actors Ollie Reed , Robert Shaw and Richard Burton.
We don’t have Rock anymore full stop 😣
Yet no one is talking about Peart... Damn shame. He could put all of those guys to shame, even if they were combined together like Voltron.
@@rickwilliams967 no one is talking about Peart? Are you kidding me.. then you’re hanging around the wrong people/videos. And btw, I don’t think any of them should be compared as if any of them are the better person. They all had strengths and unique abilities that no one else had
@@rickwilliams967 Oh.. no! You didn't read anything about your favourite drummer in 10 min and now you went salty. Naw.. poor you.
It's not only about the abilities of a drummer or bass player. They need to fit with the rest as well. Could Bozo and Moon have switched places? Maybe.. but likely not. Both were top drummers but there's nothing that says the chemistry with the rest would have worked out.
Got to meet Alice once and he was really cool, seems like a down to earth guy with a great sense of humor!!
Humour*
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Nope,Google it,humor is an acceptable spelling of the word.
Alice is a True Legend. ⭐️🎸
Cooper is a very well spoken person. His stories are so entertaining and informative.
Keith Moon. Absolute legend. Best drummer ever. Taken far too soon.
I still remember where I was the first time l heard My Generation...l got to see Moonie live three times & l think we both were having a good night. Also remember that awful day in ‘78, so damn sad he didn’t get proper help, but maybe he just wanted to go, l’m sure Pete & Rog tried. Bless you Keith, & you as well John , amazing ef’n band, does it really matter to us who was the best? For all we know the best isn’t even born yet.
Listen to the drum riffs on the rests between verses on "Young Man Blues" from Live at Leeds-----Moon's playing was wholly unique, undeniably original, and a force all of its own
Gosh Jay, so agree.
And still the best drummer..he’s still talked about today and will be forever..he certainly left his mark on earth..r.i.p Keith
Yes 45 years later and as soon as you mention the great Keith Moon as I did in our local recently everybody looked up!!.. Brilliant👍
I think Moon is the greatest drummer. I saw him live, man, he absolutely destroyed them.
magprob John Bonham was a way better drummer but Keith was one of a kind.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@fw1421 keith was also one of Johns inspirations... John sat crosslegged in the drum room while Keith recorded Wont get fooled again in Awe
So lucky. I was a child..but I did get to see Alice a couple of times
Love the way Alice tells his stories, seems to have alot about Keith Moon
They were good friends. They were part of the original Hollywood Vampires alcoholics club.
And it sounds like knowing Keith Moon means having a lot of stories about him. lol
@@amerocker Wans't Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix part of it too?
@@gabrielmartines3510 IDTSo...read this...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Vampires
@@gabrielmartines3510 "Originally named after a drinking club consisting of mainly Cooper, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilsson with additional members including John Lennon. The main mission of the original Hollywood Vampires was to drink until no one could basically stand up."
The hotel was in Michigan where the Lincoln Continental was driven into the pool. Both the hotel & pool have been removed, they are no longer there
One of my best friends is his brother- in- law , and he arranged to get me a T- shirt signed by him !
I’m 62 and I felt like a teenager who got free concert tickets !
Alice opened for Motley Crue’s Final Tour , tour , and his theatrics is second to none !
Peace ☮️
Keith moon what a legend.
Alice Cooper and Bill Ward are two of my favorite story tellers in Rock/ Metal!
Coop is one of the best story tellers of Rock History, hands down ! Fantastic insight !
In Keith's own words, " I am the best ("Keith Moon Style", said in a lower tone) drummer in the world." And he was. I have seen more skillful drummers, but nobody was as maniacal as he on the drums. My favorite.
well put - nobody played with more passion and personality than Moon.
Thanks to Alice for sharing these stories of my favorite rock star ever....although Alice and Ozzy are high on that list too!
best rock drummer
both moon and bonham were great but nobody has ever been able to come close to moons style he edges out bonham
I agree Moony is the best, certainly in terms of that untamed, explosive style nobody comes close. People talk about Baker and Bonham a lot, and while I think they ok the guy who seems to get forgotten is Ian Paice, great drummer.
I applaud this guy for staying in the spotlight so long, and not completely losing his shit! I'd go golfing with him any day...the stories would be epic!
you do know he's a scratch golfer...has one hell of a game...
What a beautiful story teller, articulate, interesting and funny
man i wish he could talk about that time when syd barrett and pink floyd stayed at is house on their really short US tour in nov.67'.
Pretty impossible to say who is the best drummer, although I certainly respect Alice's opinion. He is spot-on about nobody else has played like him. Moon was a surf music fan and was influenced by the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson's drumming style (although he obviously changed it quite a bit!). The interesting thing about the Who was that Entwhistle held down the rhythm AND played these incredible bass runs. In my view, if anyone in that band was the "best ever" it would be Entwhistle.
+Pete Martin Pete Townshend was the engine that drove the Who
Entwistle doesn't get the credit he deserves...truly one of the greatest of all time. It's hard to find a Who song where he isn't playing something cool on the bass.
Pete Martin you obviously don’t know what the fuck your talking about. Yes Keith was a beach boys fan but in no way was he influenced by Dennis Wilson. His biggest influence was Ginger Baker.
I would probably have to agree that Entwhistle was technically the best musician in the band.
~ No "h" in Entwistle.
Thank you, Alice! Best drummer ever says it all. Come to my restaurant in Austin sometime, I'll cook for you and the missus.
Thanks, I will. atb, Vincent x.
The more I hear about Keith Moon the more you've got to like the guy. I wonder who would be a good actor to play him in a movie?🤔
Pete Doherty would be my choice Jim
I once heard Mike Myers was thinking of playing him.
I love this man since 1974. God bless the Alice.
I just saw the video of The Who playing in some american show and he put like a stick of dynamite in his drum kit, and it blew up with all his band mates around it and him behind it, if he had been a little bit nearer the kit he could've died, this guy really was super crazy
Was the Smothers Brother Show. Bette Davis was in the wings and passed out apparently
During rehearsals on the show, they pyro was pretty small and only gave off a little puff of smoke. Keith got the pyro guy to increase the charge (some say double, some say triple). Pete has said that was where his hearing loss began, not to mention his hair got singed from it.
"Anything that didn't kill Keith, he found hilarious..."
~Peter "Dougal" Butler
One of my favorite guests to be on Top Gear. It was so fun to listen to his stories. Clarkson really enjoyed it too obviously.
One of the best drummers, certainly for his influence, but I am impressed by how well Zack Starkey could emulate his feel.
simon lambert that’s very interesting, the kid can play. Just saw The Who last month!
Zak
Thats because moon is his godfather and basically taught zac to play when he was young! Moon and ringo were best friends!
@@juliebryne2903 Moon and Starr!
Moonie babysat Zak and his two siblings. Can you even imagine?
Great insight from Alex. My favorite point was when he says Moon did this crazy stunt but that was only ten minutes of the day. No telling what he did the rest of the day. Always knew Moon was nuts. There was never anyone like Keith Moon and highly doubt there ever will be.
Alex? Who the fuck is Alex?
@@jchis9852 🤣👍
@@jchis9852 LOL. A very underrated comment!
"You could learn a lot, from a life like mine."
You enter a Holiday Inn Express for a night of peace and sleep, the counter send the bellboy- Moon.
Could you just imagine it?
Hey you forgot a bag at the desk-
"No problem mate, I'll fetch it right away for ya"-- First stop the pool..
People often change, but when I look in your eyes, You could learn a lot, from a life like mine, The secret to me, it ain't flown like a flag, I carry it behind this bleeding little badge, What says, "Bell boy!"
@@amerocker "Always running at someone's heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel"
@@amerocker "I got to get running now..."
Ain’t you the guy that used to set the paces...
Alice Cooper is my man. He tells a good story. In Waynes World he spoke about the history of Milwaukee. I'm not worthy!!
"Thats right Pete" great scene, and thats his actual guitarist he is talking too
You gotta love booth Alice and Keith !
this sounds like a great idea for a sitcom
Alice tells of Moon on another documentary about Bob Gruen and his rock photos and he says Moon The Greatest Rock Drummer Of All Time ! Now that is a ringing endorsement as Alice would man well know!
OMG love this about Keith
Thanks Alice, your comments about Keith being the best drummer in the world may settle a few arguements. I have read that he and Neil Smith were good buddies too.
Brilliant stuff.
Alice is a cool dude and still cant believe that havent made movies about Keith Moon and John Bonham!!
Supposedly, there has been a Keith Moon biopic in "development hell" for the last 40 years.
I mean there's so much that you can put into a Keith Moon biopic that I think most people would go 'is this for real or is it made up?'. Since a lot of todays pop stars are shown to be clean cut, any Keith Moon story would shock people.
I think the person that came closest was Mike Myers. That was a least 5 to 10 years ago. I am pretty Roget Daltry was trying to produce it
This might just be the best video on all of UA-cam.
Love this man!!!-my mother swore she went to school with him back n the day in AZ...her mom was a devout pentecostal,my mom's rebellion shining through!!lol!
Man Alice COoper is one of a kind, what a great storytellers, something about people like him and Elvis man...theres a certain air to them
Moon will never win any awards for technicality and was not schooled or refined in any way behind the drums. So, many of the drum guru's out there will deride him as a sloppy, lazy performer. But there was NO ONE in rock before or after that sat behind a kit and generated the kind of explosive, frenetic wall of sound that Moon created. Roger Daltrey said the first time he heard him play, it was like a jet engine taking off. They controlled him somewhat in the studio but like Hendrix, you had to see him live to appreciate his genius.
very well put i very much agree moon was genious
Absolutley Dana. Everytime I listen to I Can See For Miles Keith's drumming sends chills up my spine. The drums were the center of the piece. The rest of the band just filled in.
Before joining The Who Kieth was in The Beachcomders & one night Keith hit his drums so hard they broke through the stage floor. After that Kieth had to tie his drums to something to keep it from happening again.
Dana James yeah that's Bullshit. Who are you is about as technical and precision driven as they come
Well, since all of these opnions on who is the best drummer is purely subjective, here's my pick.
Having heard live performances of most all the groups with the "Best-Drummer Ever" over my years.
My opinion based on pure musicality, sense of rhythm, complimentary content, and overall best entertained by is Ginger Baker. For me, moon was fun to watch but is far down on my list as far great rock drummers go. And I saw plenty of him at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.
Alice is so beautiful
Alice, is a great guy. I saw him three times. Chicago 1975, South Bend , Merrillville.
His Overlord Upon High Star Plaza Merrillville now gone and Morris Civic in S Bend great shows😎
@@flyingburritobro68 yes, also The Chicago Stadium, now gone.
His Overlord Upon High missed the one in Chicago!
I adore Alice's laugh and it's so cute how he entertains himself with each story he tells.
Alice likes people. You can just tell and his interactions with others and what that means to him
Alice is easily one of the best raconteurs and entertainers
Moon inspired me to play drums, that was 1977 after hearing The Who in 74, Odds & Sods via my Cousin Kevin 😆
RIP Mr Moon
I love the way Alice tells a story he's so entertaining to listen to I'm such a great fan of Alice Cooper recently I covered one of the Elsa songs and I'm having a bastard next weekend such a great inspiration
..he's really slowed his backswing..but like all of us age will make u up a club.. 6iron go to 5iron....I heard he's using ladies clubs....coupe you fuck don't cheat at golph....just cheat your fans their all nitwits anyways
Go inhale a fart, fading.
Circa 1970
I just bought Tommy. My mother, who was from the silent generation, who had grown up on Sinatra and Dorsey, asked to hear some of the album.
I played the Underture for her. She listened quietly.
When it was done, her only reply was, "That was some really good drumming. I really enjoyed that."
I didn't know enough yet, to understand just how good Keith Moon was, but she, who never listened to a rock song before, noted how good the drummer was.
I guess that says something.
Alice holds the secret of longevity in rock roll, aside from being a great frontman, being a decent reliable person.
Him and Clapton.
Love this story and Alice. I bow down to the master.
I could listen to Alice forever💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
*_I liked the drums beacuse of Ringo Starr BUT I became a drummer beacuse of Keith Moon_*..
I want THAT on my tombstone
That last line is so true,no-one has ever come close to Moonie`s drumming.
0:29. Moon was a TRANSFORMER before being a transformer was cool
When Kieth came to Melbourne he got on a local bus and ordered the bus driver to take them to Brazil! The story was molly Meldrum found him and got him back to the Motel where he swang from a chandler pretending to be a pirate.
He had a drinking problem. A dr. prescribed him pills that would make him feel drunk so he wouldn't drink. He was invited to a party thrown by Paul McCartney when he was with Wings in Hollywood. He was so afraid that he would drink while there; and, did. That was the night he died. At the autopsy, they found 19 of those pills in his stomach!
Michael Simion There should be a movie made about him. He was an amazing man, and also Ringos son who is his god son is now drumming for the WHO.
@@phlushphish793 That happened in London after attending a party thrown by McCartney in honor of Buddy Holly. I believe he died in the same flat where Mama Cass Elliot had died.
In almost all rock bands the drummer is kind of a supporting player. The film Spinal Tape with its serial drummers even made a joke about it. But Moon was just as much a Who core member as Townsend, Entwistle and Daltry. And his drum patterns mirror the music beyond the typical mere keeping of the beat.
It was once said that The Who were: a lead singer, a lead guitarist, a lead bassist and a lead drummer, all fighting for attention.
All the best rock bands in history, wouldn’t be squat without the drummer. Integral member of the groups. Beatles, Nirvana, The Who, zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath etc etc
I can listen to this all day! Keith has done everything I would love to the do if I had the money. This era you will end up in prison but a guy can dream!
Alice reminds me a tiny bit of Michael Scott in the way he speaks here. Awesome lol
Ha! Now that I think of it, Alice and Steve Carell's voices are very similar. Now I want to hear Steve sing "No More Mister Nice Guy"!
I loved story when the hotel manager knocked on Keith's door to know what all the banging was. He stepped inside and was horrified to see that Moon had nailed all the furniture to the ceiling so everything was upside down. 😆
Great story.
Moon was the template..Period
***** aye ,Baker =precision
He said he was the best "Keith Moon style" drummer ever...it's the height of narcissism to say you are the best, even if you are! Tasteful to give props to high achievers in your instrument....🙄
It's full stop mate. Periods are for girls
Rick Wakeman tells a really good Keith Moon story in his book. It’s really funny, worth reading.
Would love to watch the long-awaited Moon-biopic ...
Daltry called Moon ,,the funniest person he had ever seen ...
He was flawed genius our moony
Wow, great to hear about him, I just loved that guy so much how great he is at drumming. I knew he was crazy, but never expected it was so much. 😂
Neil Peart talked about his influences on his "Anatomy of a Drum Solo" DVD. At one point he divided his favourite drummers in those who recorded solos, and those who put all of their tricks and abilities directly in the songs.
First he dropped a few names of solo-recording drummers. Then he started with "There were also drummers like Keith Moon. ... actually, there were no drummers like Keith Moon!"
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The Holiday Inn became a Days Inn and has since been demolished.
Alice Cooper is one of the best Rock'n Roll star of all time! And such a smart guy!
John Bonham is the THE greatest rock drummer of all time.
Nobody else had the unique combination of Sound, Groove, technical ability, dynamics, power and sensibility.
He knew when to get on top and when to lay back. His drumming was more about feel than perfection.
He had that incredible right foot and don't forget about his hi-hat work and those sick fills, that are often never mentioned (overlooked).
He remains the All Around perfect drummer for rock. He could have played in a Funk band or a Metal band just the same.
He was extraordinary
You are damned right about John. He was extraordinary.
i was waiting for Alice to say " And if he was alive today, he would be using a fretlight guitar."
Awesome videos!
Gotta love Vincent Furnier. He always seems to have nice stories; he doesn't bad-mouth people.
Thaks Alice to tell us this story, thanks a lot !!!
I heard about 25 years ago, that they were going to make a movie about Keith...why hasnt this yet happened??!!?? Long overdue!!!
It's so interesting how some of these stars are normal people, who are just putting on a role for their crazy rock persona, while others actually are that strange.
Yeah Alice so tame but lovely guy
Thank you for SAYING IT!! Keith Moon was and IS the BEST GD DRUMMER EVER!!🎉
Thanks for sharing!
The last temptation rocks. And is underplayed. Side show. Some of thebest lyrics i heard great ending. Beautiful intro
Roger Daltrey said that it was a brand new Lincoln Continental. They had a hell of a time getting it out of the pool because it was on the third floor! Holiday Inn used to put The Who in old rooms that needed renevating to cut down on hotel costs. And they still charged them $16K and got the room done for free.
Ruger got that part of the story wrong. The pool was outside. You can Google pictures of the hotel. Holiday Inn in Flint Michigan.
love hearing stories about Keith Moon, but its still sad that he died so young. 32 is no age...
So tired of hearing about the greatness of john bonham. He was , for the most part very pedestrian, listless, and basically a pounder. Moon was emphatic, innovative , articulate, creative, and one of a kind! Bonham couldn't hold a candle to moonie!
Thank you Mr Cooper Moon the Loon 🤪 As a 7 or 8 year old I loved the album cover for You can go to Hel.. I loved that song so much as a child. .A friend of my mother had to order it I still remember the day he brought it home. What a wonderful time it was too be a child..The 70s.🧸 Funny thing is when I think about it I had no concept of what He'll was..I just know you where as cool as Fu.k😎