I was just 6 when I watched Top of the Pops with the Who playing "I can See for Miles" He was the only drummer who mashed his kit-all the others just seemed to do tapping with a few light hits on the cymbals-I loved it . His kit was well beaten up! Now I think about how totally original and powerful is the drum track to ICSFM-it's not background, it's part of the tune. All his stuff was. There's been no one close to it in the near 50 years since KM's gone.
This is so cool. I love that they had to duct tape his headphones on his head so they didn’t fall off. That’s how you know your drummer is really into what he’s doing haha
The duct tape started during concert tours when Keith Moon couldn't keep the headphones on while playing on stage. He needed the headphones as monitors to hear the rest of the band. Bob Heil, who's company Heil Sound was doing the sound system, came up with the tape idea. (Bob Heil's also the one who made the talk boxes for Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh.)
Absolutely love the way these drums sound. The snare is so warm and the toms are full & dry. Cool cut time feel change up on the chorus. He just had raw talent, but there is something very honest about that I've come to appreciate over the years.
@@EligarEsooI could watch the earlier color footage of the OG “4” (just take a look at my channel uploads; specifically my most recent shady-shorts lol & u will quickly pickup on my issues with Daltrey 😝) live in concert. The 1970 Isle of Wight footage is a master class - especially Pete doubling as sound engineer. But whenever Keith Moon is in frame, it’s incredibly hard to pay attention to anyone else because his playing is so… surreal 🤷🏻♀️ (for lack of any better adjectives) - like a force of nature 😮 Watching the OG band towards “the end”/1974ish - it becomes harder and harder to watch Keith Moon…in the same way it was extremely uncomfortable to watch Any Winehouse forget the words to all the song she wrote about her own trauma 😞
When I used to listen to Tommy's Acid Queen, I would hear the screams in the background and thought it was supposed to be a dramatization of Tommy reacting to the acid. What I didn't realize was that, no, it was just Keith playing the drums, as you can plainly hear in this isolated track.
Listening to this as bad ass as it was was actually bitter sweet knowing that Keith was struggling to play like he used to on this one and you can tell he’s trying to keep the Keith magic alive as best as he can
Regarding Keith Moon (your reply 11 months ago), which song would you say was Moon's pinnacle? If you feel this song (Who Are You) was, as you said, Keith trying to find his way back to his prime? I want to play the best Moon song for my nephew who's learing drums.
@@arknell the first Hoo album is the best starting point. Kieth was maybe only 19 or 20 and was a powerhouse on “Leaving Here”, “Motorin’” and John Enwistle’s instrumental “The Ox” to name a few.
I've always thought that, the best drummer ever, the best bassist player and Mr Pete Townshend at guitar. If I could travel back in time, I would have serious problems about which of them I should pay more attention to.
3ds max you the idiot you meth head! Unless you double check what you write these stupid cell phones change words all the time! So when someone writes something and there’s an obvious error it’s the spell checking stupidity of the phone! Now hurry up and do your next hit dim wit! Sorry just kidding I haven’t had my morning coffee yet!
This is where Jim Henson got his inspiration for 'Animal', but he was one hell of a player. And, singer too -- 'Bell-boy'. Rest in peace Keith, you deserve a rest mate.
Jake Lakota You know Jake, first off hope your still on this earth and doing well, since your comment is 4yrs old but I was just watching this video and said to myself, Damn he sure seems like a goofball!! But man I bet he would show you a damn good time of it and that big ass smile, just like you stated!! Alright brother just wanted to agree with your comment! Peace.
@@frasermalcolm2645 dude that was big in the sixties when everybody beat their wives, you just can't judge him off that alone. The model he was with before he died loved him and he never did to her what he did to his baby momma. He was definitely fun to be around, he was the life of the party and went out that way
I still think he and John Bonham were the best rock drummers. We who followed his antics were shocked he died over 30. Thought for sure he would be a member of the 27 club. Loved that looney boy!
holy shit... what a great piece of video to have..... oh my god... thank you to those who upload all this great music.. sometimes it really takes my breath away.. amazing..
Its about time a video like this was put onto youtube because all of those people who say that Keith couldn't drum will finally be able to see that he was absolutley fantastic and that he didn't just hit any random drum and hope for the best!
@@ParkaMonkey1994 That was a bit harsh. I've always placed Moon in my top 3 rock drummers. Anybody that can't appreciate his skill shouldn't be saying anything against him.
He did use a hi-hat in the studio throughout his career (from Litte Billy, Tommy all the way to Who are You). Live, he didn't use one from 1966-1972 but he did have a hi-hat on his kit live from 1973-to his final Shepperton show in 1978. He used them for occassionally.
I don't understand why people think this is fake. This is really keith moon playing. Every mistake and drum fill that you hear in the final version is here in this version.
misfit Technique is a means to an end. You can't see technique through a recording, and if someone gets the sound they're seeking then whats it matter?
Awww Keith Moon Master of all things drums especially drum fills, no one in modern music has anything close to his fills, he's simply put the goat of all drummers
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...'OUR DEAR BOY' WOULD HAVE BEEN 68YRS OLD TODAY!!! FOREVER YOUNG AT 32.....NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER ANOTHER LIKE MOONIE.....LOVE YAH SWEETHEART ALWAYS....XOXO
Back in the 90's, I remember Pete (on TV) saying that he just recently noticed how much space (or room) that Keith's drumming provided him (for his Guitar work). Pete was even more impressed having fully understood what Keith had accomplished musically.
I’m trying to imagine how difficult it must be adjusting to his absence after growing close to him. He was such a charming talented charismatic individual. His poor friends and family must miss him every single day. I miss him and I never met the man !! The stories I’ve heard him make me wish I had a time machine just so I could hang out with him. The Who has been a HUGE source of comfort and strength for me. They broke the mold when they made Keith Moon.RIP Keith Moon 🌝 🌚 🌙 Rip John Entwistle ( ox 🐂 )
Keith is one of the greatest rock percussionists to ever sit behind a kit AND he truly lived more than most of us ever will in his short but awesome life ! RIP Keith ✌️
Being a huge Moon fan, and a drummer...there's no doubt Keith Moon was the one of the greatest rock and roll drummers of his time. Even tho todays drummers are far more technically advanced...no one lived the rock and roll lifestyle like him...NO ONE!. Rock and roll=Keith Moon!
Austin Young Agree, Keith play drums like it was a keyboard sometimes and was the musical link onstage with The Who. I can never decide if Keith or Bonham was the greatest rock-drummer, one day I say Keith the other Bonham.
When you went to see the WHO you went to see Keith the 'juggler' too! In the early days at the WHO shows he had sticks flying in the air, catching them on beat as they destroyed their instruments by the climax of the show. He whirled and twirled those sticks to the beat. He had sticks that reflected light so you could see them. He went through quite a bit of drum sticks in a show. I'm 70 years old this was back in the 60's. It was all a part of the show with Pete doing his gymnastics.
The world needs more Keith Moons. Genuine, real, take it or leave it attitude. Genius, mad man, kind hearted soul. Imagine the stories he could tell, lived many lifetimes and taken away far too soon.
bloody hell ... this was keith when he wasn't at all in the best shape of his life - probably the worst ... and he stills manages to blow my mind... genius ... he plays his heart out and gives it everything he's got till there's nothing left... literally till the end and ultimately the end of him ...... jesus this man !! o.o
He IS my favorite drummer..He ALWAYS looks like he was an extension of the drums itself... Watching him play "A Quick One" during the Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus is quite a performance.
@mrs.perkins That performance of A Quick One by The Who is INCREDIBLE!!! Gotta see it to understand exactly why. Their energy n tight sound coupled with their showmanship is the best hard rock performance I have ever seen. Long Live The Who 👊💥❣
i have to admit that you are the first one to reply properly to me...then i have to agree that he was a showman and the perfect drummer for the who...but saying that he's the best ever is not right for everyone who can play way better and can come up with more creative things than he did...agree?
Who cares who's the better drummer! Keith was the best fit for The Who. And no matter what you think of him as a drummer he made one hell of a rockstar. I enjoyed the vid.
It's not fake. It's the real isolated track. I just had a listen to the original. Same tone, same dynamics, same structure and arrangement. I love the Keith groans coming through the drum mics! Very 'Moon' indeed.
Perfect is shit..True style and power has invention,and oh my and even fuck ups that sometimes that sound way better than boring endless perfection dross.
Exactly. Join drum & bugle corps if you want to play in front of technical judges, or join Rush/Dream Theater if you want your audience to critically analyze your playing. True rock and roll is meant to be played for audiences who recognize that the best bands are greater than the sum of their imperfect parts.
Yeah,and a very very weirdly ignored deal homelessness,scares the ... out of me,It's like as soon as you fall,with an illness too,all of a sudden those you thought were friends ignore you.....I know that one.
Keith Moon's peers seemed to regard him as one of, if not the greatest, drummers ever. You'd think if he was as overrated as some claim, they'd have had a different opinion. I guess those who knock him must just be better judges than the cream of the rock music industry. Or wrong. It's a tough one to call.
It is him. He used a hi-hat on this song, you can see from the video. This was his last album and the hard living was beginning to show. This shows, while he was a brilliant drummer, his timing wasn't great. It was his pure energy and natural style that will never be matched. I've heard a lot of drummers try to imitate Keith and invariably they don't 'get it' - the fill that finishes at 1:12 is typical - no one else can imitate this kind of fill and what you hear there is very 'Keith'.
ever listen to any of Bonham's iso tracks? He grunts and growls and howls during the demanding stuff. Mostly during the longer fills. I love it. Those wacky Brits are/were truly a force.
I don't know if this is true or has any relation at all but i heard that judo fighters scream because they would have more strength and i thought that this may be a reason for those growls that drummers do sometimes haha
@@guilhermechiavoloni It has to do more with exhaling so your movement feels more fluid or something... I guess you can aply that to drumming too with it also being a mental queue
Apparently he would scream, shout and swear playing his drum set, whether live or in the studio. Other rock drummers do too, I think it might be the same thing as why some great guitarists grimace during solos kinda tuning in to the instrument/beat or soul of the composition.
When we were learning how to play instruments in the late 70's early 80's, we of course listened to all the greats, Zep, Who, Sabbath, Doors, etc. We never compared, they were all in the same rare air, Bonham, Moon, Ward, Jones, Butler, Entwhistle, etc... I don't understand where it comes from when people feel the need to compare. They were all great and their style helped make the band they were in. Im hoping that happens again with music someday. Such an exciting time.
That’s because when he started with a new sound he influenced others to copy that sound and combine that with age health. It’s the same with anything. Unique copied old ..
I'm currently recording 8 tracks to a click and everybody is worried about great production and perfection on their track...well Fuck that ! Kieth had his demons but was such a dynamic powerhouse live, a Neutered click track kieth would totally Destroy what he brought to our Drummer table...a feast of Tumultuous chaos that inspired thousands! Bless Kieth!
I read for his studio tracks he was always on time, sober, energetic, and ready to work. It's what he really lived for. It's when he wasn't drumming the problems began.
I started playing guitar at 11 years old. At that time, I was into all the guitar heroes..and their bands. Black Sabbath was my first love. But I loved The Who. “The Final 24” episode really made me respect him more. Rest In Peace Mad Cap
Man...Moonie the Loonie... I'd give all my savings to witness this.. f'n rad dude attend an AA meeting and sit in the center of the room & make these grunts and groans while high beaming every person surrouding him in the room EPIC!
The is DEFINITELY MOONIE! How do I know? - I just synced up this video with my MP3 of "Who Are You?" and played them simultaneously! They sync up perfectly! Try it yourself!!!!!!!!
The audio is taken from the album version, when they filmed this part for The Kids Are Alright Keith Moon played live (different) drums along to the rest of the tracks, as did Pete Townsend the guitar and Daltrey the vocals.
I don't know what's more hilarious: the video or the discussions going on in the comments? cigarettetenor, if You created this video: it's fuckin brilliant!
Pete called him "sloppy". Listen to him play on the original Tommy on 'Sparks' and on the 'Underture". First he holds it all together and suddenly you've got a virtual drum lead. Try that on a Townsend composition. My view, Moon is the best I ever heard.
I think the main reason why people think Moon was the best drummer ever is that he made a spectacle of it. He had so much fun doing it that people simply refuse to accept that he wasn't the best, or even close to the top-10. Listen to the number of times he misses the beat, misses entire drums, it's NOT good.
Oh, those bashing Keith Moon aren't fans of either of those drummers. Probably a bunch who are used to today's drums done to click tracks, then quantized to be exact.
that's what Keith used to say: "I'm the best Keith Moon Type drummer in the world" he had developed a new style of drumming combining many different influences and then melding them into his own, he could do this because he did not have a music teacher telling him he could not, that it wasn't proper, ot the right way to do it as far as I am concerned there is no right way learn the fundamentals and develop your style, learn as many grooves as you can, country, swing, rock, fusion
@StretchPhotography this video was made for The Kids Are Alright (though I think it was first shown on Top of the Pops!), where the band play live in the studio, so it's different to the LP version, which I think the drum track is from. This video clip is also supposedly the last time Moon played with the Who (August 1978)...
Technical skill is something anyone can learn. It's not important. Creativity is. Don't forget he played like no other drummer had ever played before him in the sixties: loud, wild, unpredictable, at the forefront. He is the first rock drummer, in that aspect. There is not a drummer on this world today that doesn't owe him thanks for making the drums MORE than just a way to keep time, including Bonham or Ringo for example, who've both admitted to this many times.
Perfect. Averages around 155 BPM but he ALWAYS rushes through the fills, "a waxing and waning tempo" as dishonest musicians will say, and it couldn't sound better. This kind of gem has modern studio work driving me mad.
"One of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me." Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh is Ringo Starr's brother in law.
Yeah, like Uncle Joe was the 'sane' one. Lmao.
I like Keith
@@tosinoparinde9563
🥸 we like keith
Joe told the story about Keith driving the Rolls Royce into the swimming pool.
"I learned to play the drums, before I had a drum kit. I was a mental drummer" - Keith Moon.
I was just 6 when I watched Top of the Pops with the Who playing "I can See for Miles" He was the only drummer who mashed his kit-all the others just seemed to do tapping with a few light hits on the cymbals-I loved it . His kit was well beaten up! Now I think about how totally original and powerful is the drum track to ICSFM-it's not background, it's part of the tune. All his stuff was. There's been no one close to it in the near 50 years since KM's gone.
He was rather mental after he got the drum kit as well.
@@azynkronMoon the Loon.
I think he sucks
@@bmw_m4255 you sound uneducated
This is so cool. I love that they had to duct tape his headphones on his head so they didn’t fall off. That’s how you know your drummer is really into what he’s doing haha
MJR Initiative I'll tell you what's cooler than the duct tape is how much keith loved blowing up toilets.
Better than staples.
I didnt even notice it was duct tape until I read the comments
The duct tape started during concert tours when Keith Moon couldn't keep the headphones on while playing on stage. He needed the headphones as monitors to hear the rest of the band. Bob Heil, who's company Heil Sound was doing the sound system, came up with the tape idea. (Bob Heil's also the one who made the talk boxes for Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh.)
Lol I literally have to do that when recording drums too. This is the video I got the idea from around 8 years ago
Absolutely love the way these drums sound. The snare is so warm and the toms are full & dry. Cool cut time feel change up on the chorus. He just had raw talent, but there is something very honest about that I've come to appreciate over the years.
Nothing beats 70's Premier Drums Imho
He's such an amazing drummer that you can hear the vocals in the drums
@@EligarEsooI could watch the earlier color footage of the OG “4” (just take a look at my channel uploads; specifically my most recent shady-shorts lol & u will quickly pickup on my issues with Daltrey 😝) live in concert.
The 1970 Isle of Wight footage is a master class - especially Pete doubling as sound engineer.
But whenever Keith Moon is in frame, it’s incredibly hard to pay attention to anyone else because his playing is so… surreal 🤷🏻♀️ (for lack of any better adjectives) - like a force of nature 😮
Watching the OG band towards “the end”/1974ish - it becomes harder and harder to watch Keith Moon…in the same way it was extremely uncomfortable to watch Any Winehouse forget the words to all the song she wrote about her own trauma 😞
I could not have put that better. Your comment says it all.
A good drummer plays along with each member, accentuating certain parts
When I used to listen to Tommy's Acid Queen, I would hear the screams in the background and thought it was supposed to be a dramatization of Tommy reacting to the acid. What I didn't realize was that, no, it was just Keith playing the drums, as you can plainly hear in this isolated track.
Listening to this as bad ass as it was was actually bitter sweet knowing that Keith was struggling to play like he used to on this one and you can tell he’s trying to keep the Keith magic alive as best as he can
Still seems fine too me tbh. Just a little rusty; Still a godamn beast.
Regarding Keith Moon (your reply 11 months ago), which song would you say was Moon's pinnacle? If you feel this song (Who Are You) was, as you said, Keith trying to find his way back to his prime? I want to play the best Moon song for my nephew who's learing drums.
@@arknell the first Hoo album is the best starting point. Kieth was maybe only 19 or 20 and was a powerhouse on “Leaving Here”, “Motorin’” and John Enwistle’s instrumental “The Ox” to name a few.
@@arknell In my view, it's "My wife". Try to listen to the isolated track if possible.
animal from the muppets.. may sort of be modeled on keith 🔮
The three of them, John, Pete and Keith, were basically the greatest three in rock and roll history.
I've always thought that, the best drummer ever, the best bassist player and Mr Pete Townshend at guitar. If I could travel back in time, I would have serious problems about which of them I should pay more attention to.
The ultimate definition of power trio. I grew up with them. I love new music but The Who is timeless.
Roger Daltrey was a great singer, in my opinion, 3rd, behind Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury
I'm not seeing it
If you're auditioning for a drummer, get the one who tuck tapes isolation headphones onto his head. You won't be disappointed.
3ds max you the idiot you meth head! Unless you double check what you write these stupid cell phones change words all the time! So when someone writes something and there’s an obvious error it’s the spell checking stupidity of the phone! Now hurry up and do your next hit dim wit! Sorry just kidding I haven’t had my morning coffee yet!
@3ds max Over a typo? I bet you really lose your shit when your mother forgets to pack your lunch.
This makes me smile. Greatest thing to my ears!
This is where Jim Henson got his inspiration for 'Animal', but he was one hell of a player. And, singer too -- 'Bell-boy'. Rest in peace Keith, you deserve a rest mate.
I bet he was a fun guy to be around. His smile was infectious.
Jake Lakota You know Jake, first off hope your still on this earth and doing well, since your comment is 4yrs old but I was just watching this video and said to myself, Damn he sure seems like a goofball!! But man I bet he would show you a damn good time of it and that big ass smile, just like you stated!! Alright brother just wanted to agree with your comment! Peace.
@@timthegunguy47 ,
@@frasermalcolm2645 dude that was big in the sixties when everybody beat their wives, you just can't judge him off that alone. The model he was with before he died loved him and he never did to her what he did to his baby momma. He was definitely fun to be around, he was the life of the party and went out that way
Roger Daltrey was on Howard Stern a few years back and talked about how Keith was funny as hell, and would crack them up all the time
I still think he and John Bonham were the best rock drummers. We who followed his antics were shocked he died over 30. Thought for sure he would be a member of the 27 club. Loved that looney boy!
John Bonham et Keith Moon les 2 plus grands batteurs de l histoire du rock.👍
What an awesome drummer. Creative, original, clever, surprising.......damn!
holy shit... what a great piece of video to have..... oh my god... thank you to those who upload all this great music.. sometimes it really takes my breath away.. amazing..
I watch this video daily Keith Moon always makes me smile obviously look as if they are having a great time. Fabulous video and song amazing.
Its about time a video like this was put onto youtube because all of those people who say that Keith couldn't drum will finally be able to see that he was absolutley fantastic and that he didn't just hit any random drum and hope for the best!
That's about the stupidest observation I ever read.
@@renoraider9817 how so sir?
@@ParkaMonkey1994 That was a bit harsh. I've always placed Moon in my top 3 rock drummers. Anybody that can't appreciate his skill shouldn't be saying anything against him.
@@renoraider9817 That's pretty much what I was saying.
Listen to Won't get Fooled Again isolated drums, absolutely incredible!!
in my opinion the best drummer keith moon
Why?
Incredible. If you listen carefully you can hear Moon emote vocally many times to match the physically. Fuckin awesome!
You can clearly hear him!
Yeah, Bonham did the same thing. Listen to his isolated Fool In the Rain and All of My Love.
Ja Mo really I have to pay attention.
yes they were both great drummers ... cheers
I have a newfound respect for Keith Moon after listening to the isolated tracks. Pretty wild shit
He did use a hi-hat in the studio throughout his career (from Litte Billy, Tommy all the way to Who are You). Live, he didn't use one from 1966-1972 but he did have a hi-hat on his kit live from 1973-to his final Shepperton show in 1978. He used them for occassionally.
I love that Keith just can't keep still and Pete trying to make him. Fecking genius. RIP Keith.
I don't understand why people think this is fake. This is really keith moon playing. Every mistake and drum fill that you hear in the final version is here in this version.
Beau Ferchaud It certainly sounds basic enough to be Keith Moon. I have never been a major fan.
Craig Hancock Agreed but his lack of technique just turns me off. Fair to him for what he managed considering his minimal level of technique
he he ok
Plus, you can hear his voice when he gets to the most complicated parts.
misfit Technique is a means to an end. You can't see technique through a recording, and if someone gets the sound they're seeking then whats it matter?
He has to be the hardest hitting, most original sounding drummer in history! I dont think there was or is anyone that can compare to Keith Moon!
Far from hardest hitting tho.
Eloy Casagrande hits so much harder
Dave Grohl also for that matter
Keith was always who everybody wanted to see in that band.
Joey Jordison, The Rev and Dave Grohl definitely are in that category too
Chris Adler-Lamb of God
Ummm... John Henry bonham hits literally 50x harder n stronger
to say he lived life to the full is a unstatement, god bless Keith, thanks for the memories.
Awww Keith Moon Master of all things drums especially drum fills, no one in modern music has anything close to his fills, he's simply put the goat of all drummers
love Mooney but watch buddy rich for five seconds and you'll known that statement about fills is bullshit
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...'OUR DEAR BOY' WOULD HAVE BEEN 68YRS OLD TODAY!!! FOREVER YOUNG AT 32.....NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER ANOTHER LIKE MOONIE.....LOVE YAH SWEETHEART ALWAYS....XOXO
Back in the 90's, I remember Pete (on TV) saying that he just recently noticed how much space (or room) that Keith's drumming provided him (for his Guitar work). Pete was even more impressed having fully understood what Keith had accomplished musically.
I’m trying to imagine how difficult it must be adjusting to his absence after growing close to him. He was such a charming talented charismatic individual.
His poor friends and family must miss him every single day. I miss him and I never met the man !! The stories I’ve heard him make me wish I had a time machine just so I could hang out with him.
The Who has been a HUGE source of comfort and strength for me. They broke the mold when they made Keith Moon.RIP Keith Moon 🌝 🌚 🌙 Rip John Entwistle ( ox 🐂 )
LOVE the rawness and energy in Moon's playing. His sense of feel was remarkable too.
Cool clip.
The best, Keith Moon type, drummer in the world!
god ( or whomever you’d like) bless you for posting this
Keith is one of the greatest rock percussionists to ever sit behind a kit AND he truly lived more than most of us ever will in his short but awesome life ! RIP Keith ✌️
I love all the little things he does on here, you can really appreciate it more with the track isolated
Amazing. . Keith Moon never fails, love him
Being a huge Moon fan, and a drummer...there's no doubt Keith Moon was the one of the greatest rock and roll drummers of his time. Even tho todays drummers are far more technically advanced...no one lived the rock and roll lifestyle like him...NO ONE!. Rock and roll=Keith Moon!
Nobody could duplicate this..Brilliant drumming.
Austin Young Agree, Keith play drums like it was a keyboard sometimes and was the musical link onstage with The Who.
I can never decide if Keith or Bonham was the greatest rock-drummer, one day I say Keith the other Bonham.
Bad drumming
When you went to see the WHO you went to see Keith the 'juggler' too! In the early days at the WHO shows he had sticks flying in the air, catching them on beat as they destroyed their instruments by the climax of the show. He whirled and twirled those sticks to the beat. He had sticks that reflected light so you could see them. He went through quite a bit of drum sticks in a show. I'm 70 years old this was back in the 60's. It was all a part of the show with Pete doing his gymnastics.
There is nothing like watching Keith Moon play the drums. He was amazing!!!! RIP Keith
The world needs more Keith Moons. Genuine, real, take it or leave it attitude. Genius, mad man, kind hearted soul. Imagine the stories he could tell, lived many lifetimes and taken away far too soon.
Best drummer ever in my opinion lots come close but there will never be another Keith moon!!!!
What a hero! Lovend the man! X from Holland!
Moon the loon the most original drummer to ever live. Mad man.
bloody hell ... this was keith when he wasn't at all in the best shape of his life - probably the worst ... and he stills manages to blow my mind... genius ... he plays his heart out and gives it everything he's got till there's nothing left... literally till the end and ultimately the end of him ...... jesus this man !! o.o
that Mooney for ya... and we will never see the likes of him again.... one of a kind,!!.
Sorry but he's mediocre
He IS my favorite drummer..He ALWAYS looks like he was an extension of the drums itself...
Watching him play
"A Quick One" during the Rolling Stones
Rock n Roll Circus is quite a performance.
@mrs.perkins That performance of A Quick One by The Who is INCREDIBLE!!! Gotta see it to understand exactly why. Their energy n tight sound coupled with their showmanship is the best hard rock performance I have ever seen. Long Live The Who 👊💥❣
Amazing. . Keith Moon never fails, love him
The yelling is hilarious. And awesome!
When I think of all the drummers I have watched over the last 61 years good ,bad or in between this guy was always my favorite .
He looks like a small child playing with his two older brothers . They are adorable :-)
Exactly my thoughts.
i have to admit that you are the first one to reply properly to me...then i have to agree that he was a showman and the perfect drummer for the who...but saying that he's the best ever is not right for everyone who can play way better and can come up with more creative things than he did...agree?
Perfectly imperfect
Who cares who's the better drummer! Keith was the best fit for The Who. And no matter what you think of him as a drummer he made one hell of a rockstar. I enjoyed the vid.
It's not fake. It's the real isolated track. I just had a listen to the original. Same tone, same dynamics, same structure and arrangement. I love the Keith groans coming through the drum mics! Very 'Moon' indeed.
The soundtrack is real but the film isn't shot while recording. The hihatt starts before Moon does. ;-)
Groan
Keith Moon a perfect drum machine. With soul
Yes he was Sir
I love the faces he’s making at the drums
I love the sounds after the tom rolls. Aahhhh.
Sounds exactly like Trevor from Gta. Haha
Would have loved to have met this absolute drummer, total looney and nice guy, nobody could fill his shoes, self taught(bit like me), RIP Mr Moon
He was self taught and then he took drum lessons. The interview with the drum teacher that gave him the drum lessons is on here.
There is no subtitute 🤟. RIP Keith Moon
He shouldn't die like that 🥺
Perfect is shit..True style and power has invention,and oh my and even fuck ups that sometimes that sound way better than boring endless perfection dross.
Exactly. Join drum & bugle corps if you want to play in front of technical judges, or join Rush/Dream Theater if you want your audience to critically analyze your playing. True rock and roll is meant to be played for audiences who recognize that the best bands are greater than the sum of their imperfect parts.
Yeah,and a very very weirdly ignored deal homelessness,scares the ... out of me,It's like as soon as you fall,with an illness too,all of a sudden those you thought were friends ignore you.....I know that one.
Cheers!
Keith Moon's peers seemed to regard him as one of, if not the greatest, drummers ever. You'd think if he was as overrated as some claim, they'd have had a different opinion. I guess those who knock him must just be better judges than the cream of the rock music industry. Or wrong. It's a tough one to call.
At this point, I'm about ready to say I'd take him over peart, if only because he's more FUN.
It is him. He used a hi-hat on this song, you can see from the video. This was his last album and the hard living was beginning to show.
This shows, while he was a brilliant drummer, his timing wasn't great. It was his pure energy and natural style that will never be matched. I've heard a lot of drummers try to imitate Keith and invariably they don't 'get it' - the fill that finishes at 1:12 is typical - no one else can imitate this kind of fill and what you hear there is very 'Keith'.
hahaha funny how Keith scream and yells, i bet it was to try to make John laugh under the recording
roythewho I think its just something he did when playing a more demanding fill. You can hear it in substitute too
ever listen to any of Bonham's iso tracks? He grunts and growls and howls during the demanding stuff. Mostly during the longer fills. I love it. Those wacky Brits are/were truly a force.
I don't know if this is true or has any relation at all but i heard that judo fighters scream because they would have more strength and i thought that this may be a reason for those growls that drummers do sometimes haha
@@guilhermechiavoloni It has to do more with exhaling so your movement feels more fluid or something... I guess you can aply that to drumming too with it also being a mental queue
Apparently he would scream, shout and swear playing his drum set, whether live or in the studio. Other rock drummers do too, I think it might be the same thing as why some great guitarists grimace during solos kinda tuning in to the instrument/beat or soul of the composition.
The screaming must have relieved the tension in trying to lay down this track. One of my Who favorites.
It's so Human, and that's what makes it great!
When we were learning how to play instruments in the late 70's early 80's, we of course listened to all the greats, Zep, Who, Sabbath, Doors, etc. We never compared, they were all in the same rare air, Bonham, Moon, Ward, Jones, Butler, Entwhistle, etc... I don't understand where it comes from when people feel the need to compare. They were all great and their style helped make the band they were in.
Im hoping that happens again with music someday. Such an exciting time.
Stick around. Daddy's comin...
The older he got the more "normal" his drumming sounded.
@@JC-sj2pd in Tony Fletchers "Moon" 1999, Keith never practiced or even had a drum kit in any of his many homes.
That’s because when he started with a new sound he influenced others to copy that sound and combine that with age health. It’s the same with anything. Unique copied old ..
What an amazing artist of music 🎶
I'm currently recording 8 tracks to a click and everybody is worried about great production and perfection on their track...well Fuck that ! Kieth had his demons but was such a dynamic powerhouse live, a Neutered click track kieth would totally Destroy what he brought to our Drummer table...a feast of Tumultuous chaos that inspired thousands! Bless Kieth!
Many of their most classic tracks from Who’s Next and Quadrophenia were recorded to a click.
He still played to a click though
..... he was rough and got a little off time but he still did metronome
I read for his studio tracks he was always on time, sober, energetic, and ready to work. It's what he really lived for. It's when he wasn't drumming the problems began.
This guy definitely landed on the spectrum.
Which one? lol
@@hueyj1975 aspire?
He definitely had aspbergers.
Roger Daltrey stated in a number of interviews that he thought Moon was autistic. He was probably ADHD as well - the two often occur together
Major ADHD, and I mean major! Probably needed at the least a diet change and rehab.
I started playing guitar at 11 years old. At that time, I was into all the guitar heroes..and their bands. Black Sabbath was my first love. But I loved The Who. “The Final 24” episode really made me respect him more. Rest In Peace Mad Cap
If it weren't for Keith Moon, rock 'n' roll drumming wouldn't be what it is today... period.
Nah
@@kcorpora1- can you play like this? I'm gonna say no
@@FazMaTaz what you say and think and feel has no bearing lol!
“My friends call me Keith, you can call me John” great quote from Keith during an interview lol
One thing you cannot accuse Mr Moon of never having fun or enjoying playing the drums and being a rock and roll drummer.
No not at all! Absolutely
Man...Moonie the Loonie...
I'd give all my savings to witness this..
f'n rad dude attend an AA meeting and
sit in the center of the room & make these
grunts and groans while high beaming every
person surrouding him in the room
EPIC!
The is DEFINITELY MOONIE! How do I know? - I just synced up this video with my MP3 of "Who Are You?" and played them simultaneously! They sync up perfectly!
Try it yourself!!!!!!!!
The audio is taken from the album version, when they filmed this part for The Kids Are Alright Keith Moon played live (different) drums along to the rest of the tracks, as did Pete Townsend the guitar and Daltrey the vocals.
I don't know what's more hilarious: the video or the discussions going on in the comments? cigarettetenor, if You created this video: it's fuckin brilliant!
God I love that little kid comin out about 45 secs in .. Great inspiration on how to not give spit about fame.. Bless him..
Really miss Moonie, one of the best one-off drummers, and is one of the reasons took up drums as a young teenager.
he was great. loved his drumming the best in quadrophenia. those rolling toms
were awesome.
The inspiration for “animal” from the muppets 😂
Thought that was actually Steve Gadd
Krupaaaaaaa.
Thought the inspiration for animal was Ginger Baker?
I think it was Mick Fleetwood that did that?
I never met Keith but know I would like him he's so cool
Only drummer in the world to make a guitar playing face while playing the DRUMS!
So cool to hear him wailing. Really getting into it. Moon the beast!
Even like this, in the last years of his life, Moon was better than almost every drummer ever. He was fantastic, best drummer of all time.
Pete called him "sloppy". Listen to him play on the original Tommy on 'Sparks' and on the 'Underture". First he holds it all together and suddenly you've got a virtual drum lead. Try that on a Townsend composition. My view, Moon is the best I ever heard.
I saw keith moon with the who in memphis ... years ago.
amazing.
What a character. And what a drummer.
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@@p-squash8846 Good.
I think the main reason why people think Moon was the best drummer ever is that he made a spectacle of it. He had so much fun doing it that people simply refuse to accept that he wasn't the best, or even close to the top-10.
Listen to the number of times he misses the beat, misses entire drums, it's NOT good.
when the special ed group decides to sneak in the school band room at midnight 🌝
Keith is my favorite drummer. nobody else anywhere near as good! if u don’t like Keith then go watch your john bonham or neil pert videos.
Oh, those bashing Keith Moon aren't fans of either of those drummers. Probably a bunch who are used to today's drums done to click tracks, then quantized to be exact.
that's what Keith used to say:
"I'm the best Keith Moon Type drummer in the world"
he had developed a new style of drumming combining many different influences and then melding them into his own, he could do this because he did not have a music teacher telling him he could not, that it wasn't proper, ot the right way to do it
as far as I am concerned there is no right way
learn the fundamentals and develop your style, learn as many grooves as you can, country, swing, rock, fusion
@StretchPhotography this video was made for The Kids Are Alright (though I think it was first shown on Top of the Pops!), where the band play live in the studio, so it's different to the LP version, which I think the drum track is from. This video clip is also supposedly the last time Moon played with the Who (August 1978)...
Technical skill is something anyone can learn. It's not important. Creativity is. Don't forget he played like no other drummer had ever played before him in the sixties: loud, wild, unpredictable, at the forefront. He is the first rock drummer, in that aspect. There is not a drummer on this world today that doesn't owe him thanks for making the drums MORE than just a way to keep time, including Bonham or Ringo for example, who've both admitted to this many times.
Oh my God he’s gorgeous and his drums 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜we love you an miss you Keith Moon
Happy birthday keith!!!
So perfectly isolated! You sir are good!
why has cant i find the isolated one of wont get fooled again!? it use to up an now i cant find it anywhere on the internet! :'(
Its up there now
ua-cam.com/video/NJH8DmPfVmU/v-deo.html
@@petes0746 *12 years later*
Its there now
Or The Real Me...amazing.
This is just beautiful!
Perfect. Averages around 155 BPM but he ALWAYS rushes through the fills, "a waxing and waning tempo" as dishonest musicians will say, and it couldn't sound better. This kind of gem has modern studio work driving me mad.
Interesting, thank you
Yep, the Human Element in today's music no longer exists......
So he's sloppy and you paint that as good ?
Kick ass drum. R.i.p Keith.