Ana -- Would you please let me know if my reply to the comment by Jason Rothbaum is accurate -- at least, generally-speaking? His comment & my reply are 7th from the bottom of this column, as of today's date (29/1/23). By the way, my handle here is Gil Obregon just 'cause I like that name. My actual name is Phil Moreno, which is the name that your Dad knew me by (momentarily) when I wrote him a fan letter and he replied -- in the early '90s. I was running a tiny Graham Bond fan club, and the only one on this side of the Pond, at the time. P.S. If you happen to have, or know of, any "connections" with Brian Auger, Tony Reeves expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of playing with him to me, at my suggestion -- to Mr. Reeves.
Loving your version of "Get Back" YP 💖 "A Salty Dog" is exquisite. Procol Harum deserve to be seen as a genre of music of their very own. Nobody sounded like them before and nobody has sounded like them since.
@@toddparke8535 He called it a desert island album, he just said that A Salty Dog probably won't be a big hit for them. To predict that the general public might not love a song is different from saying that you don't like it personally.
I just disagreed with Hiseman about Don Ellis. Ellis had a very innovative band and some great soloists (Ellis himself was a great soloist, and used a four valve trumpet capable of generating microtones on the trumpet.).
I had the pleasure of meeting Jon Hiseman a few times, he was a lovely bloke. Ballad Of John And Yoko was a fantastic single as was Salty Dog, Procol we're great. In The Ghetto, what a gorgeous record even though I'm not an Elvis fan. I didn't realise so many Jazz singles had been released for mass consumption, Miles, Herman etc. You wouldn't get away with that sort of thing today.
Did Jon ever mention me?! I was his biggest fan on the east side of Greater Los(t) Angeles -- don't know about the west side, though. Kidding, of course -- about mentioning me. I did once write a fan letter to him, though, and he answered a question about the Solid Bond (Graham Bond) album. 🥁
Jon Hiseman was a truly great drummer who undoubtedly knew his Jazz, but with the exception of Procol Harum’s magnificent “A Salty Dog” he seems quite dismissive of many of his Rock contemporaries here. Tragically, Keith Moon was his own worst enemy but in the fleeting time he was here, he left an indelible stamp on music (imo) so it’s always nice to hear positive input from fellow-drummers. The Album charts were terrific that year! Another exceptional video YP, thank you.
Thanks, Linda. It's really cool that he praised Keith Moon 'cause a lot of drummers who were into jazz thought Moon's drumming was a joke. I'm not suprised he praised him though 'cause Jon Hiseman, like Keith Moon, had a very original approach to drumming. He loved jazz and rock and his drumming style reflected that. Colosseum recorded some truly great albums and I think their greatest achievement is that, unlike many others bands who mixed jazz and rock, Colosseum never sounded bland.
Absolutely one of the finest drummers ever. Been listening to Colosseum a lot lately and trying to copy his chops. Don't know why it took so long for me to learn of this magnificent band.
I don't think I've ever seen this many jazz records in a Blind Date. Three Dog Night was a classic example of a group that had great success on one side of the Atlantic and very little on the other. Status Quo may be the most extreme example only in reverse.
I'll admit to not being overly familiar with Jon Hiseman or Colosseum as they never made it here in Canada, but he certainly knows his Jazz. I do appreciate that he hears the drummer as much as anything, when that's your instrument, in the same way I hear drums, bass and vocals. Spot on about The Bee Gees - a hit or miss band with some solid B level tracks and a lot of meandering pieces. He does confuse me, though, when he's not keen on the Who and Beatle singles. Both are attention grabbers even without knowing the band. That said, right on about Keith Moon! My apologies to the Elvis fanatics, but this one is horrid to me - a strong message song but presented with so much melodrama it almost sugar coats it. Sphleh. Another fun video, YP!
A hit or miss band? Respectfully disagree. They had a long string of hits in 1967-68, songs that have aged very well. After their 1969-70 breakup they WERE less consistent and bottomed out in 1973. But from 1975-79 they put out more excellent music for their genre than anyone else.
Thanks, Fab Gear. I'm not surprised about his reaction to "The Ballad of John & Yoko". I think that's probably the worst single the Beatles ever released. It just sounds like the sort of song nobody would have paid attention to if it had been recorded by any other band. Too generic and it sounds like a mediocre album track. Just my opinion, of course..
@@SuperNevile Lennon almost became a parody of himself in 1969. He was constantly giving interviews to the press that year and those are among the worst and most annoying interviews I've ever read. It's truly odd because Lennon was in the most popular band in the world and yet in those interviews he comes across as the sort of unsuccesful wannabe rockstar who has to tell outrageous and controversial things to the press in order to get some attention.
@@YesterdaysPapers I rather like Paul's thick bass work in 'John and Yoko', as well as the pregnant pause to accentuate the final verse. Neither of us is wrong as, always to each his own, but I'd easily put Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da as their worst - the one Beatles track I have never liked. That said, the only 'original' album Ballad appeared on was the Allen Klein rushed album, Hey Jude. McCartney was already angry about what was done to the Let It Be album so I can only imagine his thoughts on Hey Jude.
I recall an Q & A with Ginger Baker with fans on youtube, it could of been to promote his book. Somebody asked him about Jon Hiseman and he said one word 'wan**er'. The questioner, I think, wanted to know what Baker thought of Jon as a drummer but Ginger brought it down to a personal and insulting level. Now I got to know Jon for a number of years as I wrote a biography on him and by my account and all the other accounts he was a decent and fair man. Perhaps Baker was still smarting when Jon took his place in The Graham Bond Organization and got great reviews from people like Chris Welch and some even saying the band didn't miss Ginger.
Hey martynh -- Interviewed Dick H-Smith, was in touch with Pete Brown for a few years, am currently in touch with Tony Reeves -- and some other things -- as I founded a tiny Graham Bond fan club that ran from 1985 to 1999. Please get in touch.Thanks! P.S. Hiseman -- my all-time favorite drummer!! Here's to King Toot-Uncommon!!! (or perhaps I should say, GRAHAMmond BOND!!)
@@gilobregon I never interviewed Dick for 'Playing the Band' as he died in 2004 and I started the book in 2006. I interviewed a lot of people, including Pete Brown. I did go to Alicante to meet Dick's son, Arthur, to look over his dad's archive. I had a new book on Jon this year called Jon Hiseman's Journey in the Time Machine. It's an album by album book and covers 75 of Jon's albums.
@@martynhanson Thank you for your oh so rapid reply. My head is still spinning (round and round) as we speak! I'll get back with you sometime during the month. By the by, I suggested to Tony Reeves that he play with Brian Auger and the idea appealed to him. He seems to recall having jammed with Auger once or twice in a club(s) during the "early days". If you perchance are positioned to be able to get that message to Auger -- by whatever means -- I would, of course, very much appreciate it.
@@gilobregon I've never had any dealings with Brian Auger as my projects has not made it necessary. Once I have finished a project I go on to the next one and leave all the others behind.
The track at #12, *Galveston* by Glen Campbell was issued in Australia as Capitol CP-8072 in March, 1969 with *How Come Every Time I Itch, I Wind Up Scratching You* as the B-side. Indeed, barring two records, one on Top Rank in January, 1962 and another on the Australian-owned W. & G.(White & Gillespie) label in early 1969, all Glen Campbell's Australian 45s(including EPs) have been on the Capitol label from 1962 to 1980, switching to Warner in 1981 and Atlantic in 1982.
Not clear what he meant about Three Dog Night when he said, “If whoever it is can get up on stage and give a good performance, that’s what matters, not that it’s going to be a hit or not.” Does he like it? If he meant what he said, then he would be delighted to know that Three Dog Night became one of the top-drawing concert acts. Many have been dismissive of TDN but they sure did know how to pick and interpret songs. Songwriters like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Hoyt Axton, Paul Williams got the deserved attention they received. By the way YP, I’m really digging that version of Get Back!
He may not have recognised the Beatles because there was no Ringo and George on that particular track. But John Lennon pretty much always had that Sun Records slap-back echo on his vocals by this time.
Great stuff for Colosseum chroniclers like me, although some of Jon's opinions are 'debatable'. Thanks for that! R.I.P. Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Barbara Thompson.
5:31 #11 reminds me of when I was in second grade and was always confusing the Oliver movie soundtrack with the guy who did the cover of "Good Morning Starshine". I'll bet he sold some records to people who thought they were going to hear "I'll do anything." and "Consider Yourself".
Funny, I'm Free is one of my very favorite tracks on Tommy. Re Keith Moon "But nobody seems prepared to take him seriously"??? Huh? YP, can you clear this up for me? Nice to see Johnny Nash at #25 on the singles chart. He was a Houston Texas born soul singer who visited Jamaica in 1968 and immediately recognized the singing talent of Bob Marley and the Wailers. He signed him to a label and recorded many songs with him aimed at the US market without much success. But Nash himself had many reggae hits that brought reggae to an international audience like I Can See Clearly Now, Cupid, Hold Me Tight and Stir It Up.
I don't know if they still feel the same way nowadays but back in the 60s and 70s, most jazz drummers thought Keith Moon's drumming was a complete joke. Ginger Baker for instance, who came from a jazz background, hated Moon's drumming style and he'd get quite angry whenever people would draw comparisons between the two. It's refreshing that Jon Hiseman rated Keith Moon 'cause most drummers who came from a jazz background and even plenty of rock drummers didn't take him seriously musically.
@@YesterdaysPapers thanks mate. I remember when Miles Davis was asked what he thought about Moon's drummer he said "He's not that cool" So it seems that a lot of jazz musicians are cool (no pun intended) to Moon. But all my punk and rock friends think he's excellent. Me too.
Around this period, Bill Bruford used to wear a pair of white Superga on which he wrote 'Moon go home'. Mooney wasn't taken seriously back then for real.
Two points here; The track by The Who was eventually only released as a single in the States and other countries. In the UK, it was only on the album. How can this chap describe John Lennon as sounding like Elvis here. The number of times I heard it, it never reminded me of Elvis.
5:53 This time they got the spelling of "Oh Happy Day" right in the USA chart, but still left it wrong in the UK chart. At least it was a step in the right direction.
I love Jon Hiseman. I like that he praised Moon. I could definitely understand his criticism of Williams. Williams was brilliant but Miles was trying to tred between free and straight ahead in this album. Williams was a bit stuck between the worlds, so to speak. I am actually not a fan of this period of Miles work because he didn't have a clear idea and his players were trying to guess. (I view his entire output from 68- mid 70s suffers from over reliance on brilliant side players, the sole exception being Jack Johnson. I know Miles is considered brilliant but while I admire his interest in electronics and rock rhythms, this period was hit or miss for me. Jon did say Tony was a brilliant drummer but I think he functioned better as a leader or with other players than with Miles-just my opinion). Williams was trying to develop an independent coordination style of drumming, like Alan Dawson, and I think the only English rock drummer who seemed to understand and integrate what he was doing a little bit was Brian Davison of the Nice-you can hear it a bit on the Nice version of Country Pie. You can admire a person's skill and still dislike what they play-I think that was what Hiseman was saying-Jon was either totally straight ahead or totally free in his recorded work-the Wolfgang Dauner records show him in a freer mindset. There are some exceptional musicians about who I feel the same way (Jaco comes to mind immediately. He was a great player but his sound really didn't appeal to me at all. I can't the late Jaco's ability, but I never liked the vast majority of his work, but that's me.) Hiseman was perhaps the best drummer to emerge in late 60s UK. I agree Ginger was probably a bit jealous of him. I love Baker but I think Jon is just much more interesting. I didn't agree with his assessment of Don Ellis, but that's ok. I don't know if that Archie Shepp album was Beaver Harris on drums but that was Archie's emphasis-to combine free and straight ahead. Jon's biggest hero (as well as Robert Wyatt's and Mitch Mitchell's) was Elvin Jones. He was their main model. So, I understand if he uses him as a reference point.
I don’t think I ever listened Tommy otherwise than playing the album, it’s the way it’s designed. Though I used to play Pinball Wizard which is probably the only title that can be singled. Nice take on Get Back 😉
Another interesting look to the 1960s, though I not familiar with the work of Jon Hismen. I enjoy reading the comments as much as the video itself. Sad to see *_Badge_* moving down the charts, my favorite song by Cream
Paul McCartney played drums on ''The Ballad of John and Yoko''; the others disregarded the song due to their aversion to Yoko. Certainly, this song had to have appeared as a solo John, on one of those awful records he recorded with Yoko. Although I like it, it's not a ''Beatle'' song at all. Thanks, Yesterday's Papers.🤗🤗🤗
They didn't 'disregard' the song. They were away, Lennon wrote it quickly and wanted it recorded quickly. If the other two had an 'aversion'' to Yoko, why did they work with her and him later on?
I'm not familiar with Colosseum, I know of Hiseman from his drumming with Jack Bruce on the "Things We Like" album. I don't understand a lot of his comments on Tony Williams, don't know what "goofing on the eights" is supposed to mean, don't know what there would be about Tony's playing that would give him "the horrors" and make him think it was a "very bad rock drummer" except that Tony was a lot more flexible with his phrasing than Hiseman so maybe Hiseman felt it was awkward or something. And I can't really tell if he did or didn't like Tony's cymbal sound---those old K Zildjians made in Turkey that all the cymbal makers are trying to copy these days. He's right about the big bands of the day, however--more emphasis on tight ensemble playing than soloists.
Some people think "Colosseum Live" was their highlight or climax. Anyhow, no need to compare the albums, they reflect in their own way the two main line-ups of Colosseum: Jon Hiseman, Dick-Heckstall-Smith, Dave Greenslade, first with James 'Butty' Litherland (voc, g) / Tony Reeves (b), and then with Clem Clempson (g, voc) / Chris Farlowe (voc, jokes, yodeling 🙂) / Mark Clarke (b, voc).
A very robust set of criticisms, to be sure! As for the comment about switching from sticks to brushes, and even back and forth being something he can't do? There are simple videos right here on UA-cam (For instance, among others, Anthony Stanislavski) showing how to do that. I'm not even a professional drummer, and I can do that. Mr. Hiseman is a superb drummer, deservingly admired, but that's puzzling, and that comment was a load of bollocks!
I was "removed" from your channel's comment section? Please let me know why (??). On second thought, please just delete all of my comments/ replies -- including this one -- from this video. Different color avatar "dot" -- but, still me! Thank You! ............ "In the great (around the derby) name of, King Toot-Uncommon"!!
Yet another prodigy of John Mayalls . People remember the Mayall guitarists , but what about his drummers , Kedf Hartley , Jon Hiseman Colin Allen not to mention the drummers on TurningnPoint , Empty Rooms and USABUnion , haha , couldn’t resist . Please don’t anyone write in saying they were drummerless.
He couldn't recognize the Beatles? Three dog night? Procol Harum? I get that he is a Jazz fan and a jazz drummer, but at least know your contemporaries.
Hiseman probably seldom listened to contemporary pop and rock radio. Some people -- especially musicians, seems like -- did not. Apparently, didn't want their own music/ musical tastes, "contaminated".
Interesting four jazz tracks are reviewed here and he had different opinions on each of them. Some he liked and others not. In the album charts were two of my favorite LPs by the Beatles and Beach Boys. Happy Halloween.
Thumbs up again for another fascinating Blind Date. But this joker has a tin ear for melody - and no ear at all for lyrics - he's funny in his ignorance though.
Get ready then.......apart from staying an interesting live proposition , most of Townshend's post '73 recordings suck in the extreme..which was the price he was prepared to pay for conquering Uncle Sam's highly profitable market.
@@johnfazzari6208 Wasn't meant personally , just a bit of cynicism aimed at 60s icons , like the Who or Kinks who lost their edge in the 70's while cleaning up the U.S. market. At least the Stones stayed somewhat interesting till about 1980.
It's easy to judge now after 50+ years of listening to this by-now-classic music, but most of Lennon's solo stuff hadn't been recorded yet and he was at this point only famous as one of the Beatles. By '69, they had a tendency to sound different on every new song, and his voice didn't sound like that in a lot of their other songs, certainly not the famous ones.
To be fair, that single by the Bee Gees was pretty mediocre. A far cry from their first two or three albums. And "The Ballad of John & Yoko" was a very average Beatles single, in my opinion.
You’ve done this brilliantly! A fantastic insight into my dad’s musical mind 1969.
Missing you dad 🙏🏻❤️
Oh wow, very cool! I'm a big fan of your dad's music. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!
Every Colosseum and Paraphernalia fan misses your mum and dad, Ana. They will remain unforgotten, that is for sure. I listen to their music every day.
Ana -- Would you please let me know if my reply to the comment by Jason Rothbaum is accurate -- at least, generally-speaking? His comment & my reply are 7th from the bottom of this column, as of today's date (29/1/23). By the way, my handle here is Gil Obregon just 'cause I like that name. My actual name is Phil Moreno, which is the name that your Dad knew me by (momentarily)
when I wrote him a fan letter and he replied -- in the early '90s. I was running a tiny Graham Bond
fan club, and the only one on this side of the Pond, at the time.
P.S. If you happen to have, or know of, any "connections" with Brian Auger, Tony Reeves expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of playing with him to me, at my suggestion -- to Mr. Reeves.
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Loving your version of "Get Back" YP 💖
"A Salty Dog" is exquisite. Procol Harum deserve to be seen as a genre of music of their very own. Nobody sounded like them before and nobody has sounded like them since.
Thanks, Sophie! I agree, "A Salty Dog" is a masterpiece. Such a great band.
@@YesterdaysPapers ❤
Jon Hiseman can obviously critique jazz, but he doesn't get pop. Procol Harum, to me, is the best band ever.
@@toddparke8535 He called it a desert island album, he just said that A Salty Dog probably won't be a big hit for them. To predict that the general public might not love a song is different from saying that you don't like it personally.
I really liked A Salty Dog. Lots of good music that month.
Far and away the most knowledgeable comments about jazz of any Blind Date thusfar. Excellent musical insights and right on the money.
He definitely knew his jazz. I think Colosseum were probably the first jazz-rock band ever.
I just disagreed with Hiseman about Don Ellis. Ellis had a very innovative band and some great soloists (Ellis himself was a great soloist, and used a four valve trumpet capable of generating microtones on the trumpet.).
I had the pleasure of meeting Jon Hiseman a few times, he was a lovely bloke.
Ballad Of John And Yoko was a fantastic single as was Salty Dog, Procol we're great.
In The Ghetto, what a gorgeous record even though I'm not an Elvis fan.
I didn't realise so many Jazz singles had been released for mass consumption, Miles, Herman etc. You wouldn't get away with that sort of thing today.
The jazz songs featured here weren't really singles, they were just album tracks that he was asked to review.
Did Jon ever mention me?! I was his biggest fan on the east side of Greater Los(t) Angeles -- don't know about the west side, though. Kidding, of course -- about mentioning me. I did once write a fan letter to him, though, and he answered a question about the Solid Bond (Graham Bond) album. 🥁
In the Ghetto is a lovely so g your rite.
@@ericcrawford3453 Hey Eric, you missed an "N", my friend. Or maybe you have a cold? 🤒 👃
I have a cold and I missed the n, sorry.
Jon Hiseman was a fabulous drummer, but often got overlooked. He’s truly one of the greats.
Agreed, amazing drummer. Colosseum are also very overlooked. "Valentyne Suite" is one of my favourite albums of 1969.
He didn't recognise John Lennon, singing about, er, John Lennon? I guess drummers really are a different breed.
Jon was a master musician; an incredible drummer and band leader. I loved this.
Jon Hiseman was a truly great drummer who undoubtedly knew his Jazz, but with the exception of Procol Harum’s magnificent “A Salty Dog” he seems quite dismissive of many of his Rock contemporaries here. Tragically, Keith Moon was his own worst enemy but in the fleeting time he was here, he left an indelible stamp on music (imo) so it’s always nice to hear positive input from fellow-drummers. The Album charts were terrific that year! Another exceptional video YP, thank you.
Thanks, Linda. It's really cool that he praised Keith Moon 'cause a lot of drummers who were into jazz thought Moon's drumming was a joke. I'm not suprised he praised him though 'cause Jon Hiseman, like Keith Moon, had a very original approach to drumming. He loved jazz and rock and his drumming style reflected that. Colosseum recorded some truly great albums and I think their greatest achievement is that, unlike many others bands who mixed jazz and rock, Colosseum never sounded bland.
He was dismissive of Procol Harum as well.
@@toddparke8535 Correction: Dismissive here only of, "A Salty Dog". I know that's what you meant, but that's not how it reads......
Absolutely one of the finest drummers ever. Been listening to Colosseum a lot lately and trying to copy his chops. Don't know why it took so long for me to learn of this magnificent band.
Definitely a magnificent band, love them.
One of my favorite rock albums is the first one by Tempest (self-titled). Also fun to listen to the BBC performances by Colosseum and Tempest.
I’ve never even heard of them before
what an incredible group of singles
I don't think I've ever seen this many jazz records in a Blind Date. Three Dog Night was a classic example of a group that had great success on one side of the Atlantic and very little on the other. Status Quo may be the most extreme example only in reverse.
Bay City Rollers, the Smiths. Both huge in the UK...did little or nothing here in the States.
His review of Three Dog Night is bizarre. That was one great song
Damn, I gotta go listen to the A Salty Dog album now.
Brilliant album.
@@YesterdaysPapers yessir
The King was on top once again. But a slow decline was coming in the new decade. Thanks a lot Col.Tom Parker.
Yep ......the "colonel" (who never saw the insides of an army barrack) must be one of the most loathed creatures on this planet .......ever !
Interesting. Jon was a great drummer and made some pertinent comments on the predominantly jazz material presented to him.
Some jazz greats included!
Thanks YP always loved John's work cheers
nice that they gave hiseman a lot of jazz to react to
my mom had tons of big band albums....no woody herman.
I'll admit to not being overly familiar with Jon Hiseman or Colosseum as they never made it here in Canada, but he certainly knows his Jazz. I do appreciate that he hears the drummer as much as anything, when that's your instrument, in the same way I hear drums, bass and vocals. Spot on about The Bee Gees - a hit or miss band with some solid B level tracks and a lot of meandering pieces. He does confuse me, though, when he's not keen on the Who and Beatle singles. Both are attention grabbers even without knowing the band. That said, right on about Keith Moon! My apologies to the Elvis fanatics, but this one is horrid to me - a strong message song but presented with so much melodrama it almost sugar coats it. Sphleh.
Another fun video, YP!
A hit or miss band? Respectfully disagree. They had a long string of hits in 1967-68, songs that have aged very well. After their 1969-70 breakup they WERE less consistent and bottomed out in 1973. But from 1975-79 they put out more excellent music for their genre than anyone else.
Thanks, Fab Gear. I'm not surprised about his reaction to "The Ballad of John & Yoko". I think that's probably the worst single the Beatles ever released. It just sounds like the sort of song nobody would have paid attention to if it had been recorded by any other band. Too generic and it sounds like a mediocre album track. Just my opinion, of course..
@@YesterdaysPapers For me, John's obsession with Jesus (to the point of identification) was wearing a bit thin......
@@SuperNevile Lennon almost became a parody of himself in 1969. He was constantly giving interviews to the press that year and those are among the worst and most annoying interviews I've ever read. It's truly odd because Lennon was in the most popular band in the world and yet in those interviews he comes across as the sort of unsuccesful wannabe rockstar who has to tell outrageous and controversial things to the press in order to get some attention.
@@YesterdaysPapers I rather like Paul's thick bass work in 'John and Yoko', as well as the pregnant pause to accentuate the final verse. Neither of us is wrong as, always to each his own, but I'd easily put Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da as their worst - the one Beatles track I have never liked. That said, the only 'original' album Ballad appeared on was the Allen Klein rushed album, Hey Jude. McCartney was already angry about what was done to the Let It Be album so I can only imagine his thoughts on Hey Jude.
Don Ellis did his best work scoring The French Connection. One of the best scores ever.
Love it.
Sorry, but I'll take "Electric Bath" as my favorite. A subjective judgment of course.
#15 song this week The Ballad Of Elvis and Yoko
I recall an Q & A with Ginger Baker with fans on youtube, it could of been to promote his book. Somebody asked him about Jon Hiseman and he said one word 'wan**er'. The questioner, I think, wanted to know what Baker thought of Jon as a drummer but Ginger brought it down to a personal and insulting level. Now I got to know Jon for a number of years as I wrote a biography on him and by my account and all the other accounts he was a decent and fair man. Perhaps Baker was still smarting when Jon took his place in The Graham Bond Organization and got great reviews from people like Chris Welch and some even saying the band didn't miss Ginger.
Hey martynh -- Interviewed Dick H-Smith, was in touch with Pete Brown for a few years, am currently in touch with Tony Reeves -- and some other things -- as I founded a tiny Graham Bond fan club that ran from 1985 to 1999. Please get in touch.Thanks! P.S. Hiseman -- my all-time favorite drummer!!
Here's to King Toot-Uncommon!!! (or perhaps I should say, GRAHAMmond BOND!!)
@Maxine McKenzie 23 VERY old "news". Was that IT??!..... NEXT!..........
@@gilobregon I never interviewed Dick for 'Playing the Band' as he died in 2004 and I started the book in 2006. I interviewed a lot of people, including Pete Brown. I did go to Alicante to meet Dick's son, Arthur, to look over his dad's archive. I had a new book on Jon this year called Jon Hiseman's Journey in the Time Machine. It's an album by album book and covers 75 of Jon's albums.
@@martynhanson Thank you for your oh so rapid reply. My head is still spinning (round and round) as we speak! I'll get back with you sometime during the month. By the by, I suggested to Tony Reeves that he play with Brian Auger and the idea appealed to him. He seems to recall having jammed with Auger once or twice in a club(s) during the "early days". If you perchance are positioned to be able to get that message to Auger -- by whatever means -- I would, of course, very much appreciate it.
@@gilobregon I've never had any dealings with Brian Auger as my projects has not made it necessary. Once I have finished a project I go on to the next one and leave all the others behind.
Absolutely, magical Jon.#respect.
The track at #12, *Galveston* by Glen Campbell was issued in Australia as Capitol CP-8072 in March, 1969 with *How Come Every Time I Itch, I Wind Up Scratching You* as the B-side. Indeed, barring two records, one on Top Rank in January, 1962 and another on the Australian-owned W. & G.(White & Gillespie) label in early 1969, all Glen Campbell's Australian 45s(including EPs) have been on the Capitol label from 1962 to 1980, switching to Warner in 1981 and Atlantic in 1982.
Not clear what he meant about Three Dog Night when he said, “If whoever it is can get up on stage and give a good performance, that’s what matters, not that it’s going to be a hit or not.” Does he like it? If he meant what he said, then he would be delighted to know that Three Dog Night became one of the top-drawing concert acts. Many have been dismissive of TDN but they sure did know how to pick and interpret songs. Songwriters like Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Hoyt Axton, Paul Williams got the deserved attention they received. By the way YP, I’m really digging that version of Get Back!
Thanks, glad you dig it!
On one of those jazz tracks, he appeared not to like it. Then called it "unpretentious" as if that were a bad thing. (?) Confusing.
@@jeffclement2468 He said he enjoyed that track even though he wasn't really a fan of Woody Herman.
He may not have recognised the Beatles because there was no Ringo and George on that particular track. But John Lennon pretty much always had that Sun Records slap-back echo on his vocals by this time.
Great stuff for Colosseum chroniclers like me, although some of Jon's opinions are 'debatable'. Thanks for that! R.I.P. Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Barbara Thompson.
Didn't know "Badge " even made the charts. Can't stop listening to this song. Love your work 👌
5:31 #11 reminds me of when I was in second grade and was always confusing the Oliver movie soundtrack with the guy who did the cover of "Good Morning Starshine". I'll bet he sold some records to people who thought they were going to hear "I'll do anything." and "Consider Yourself".
Funny, I'm Free is one of my very favorite tracks on Tommy. Re Keith Moon "But nobody seems prepared to take him seriously"??? Huh? YP, can you clear this up for me? Nice to see Johnny Nash at #25 on the singles chart. He was a Houston Texas born soul singer who visited Jamaica in 1968 and immediately recognized the singing talent of Bob Marley and the Wailers. He signed him to a label and recorded many songs with him aimed at the US market without much success. But Nash himself had many reggae hits that brought reggae to an international audience like I Can See Clearly Now, Cupid, Hold Me Tight and Stir It Up.
I don't know if they still feel the same way nowadays but back in the 60s and 70s, most jazz drummers thought Keith Moon's drumming was a complete joke. Ginger Baker for instance, who came from a jazz background, hated Moon's drumming style and he'd get quite angry whenever people would draw comparisons between the two. It's refreshing that Jon Hiseman rated Keith Moon 'cause most drummers who came from a jazz background and even plenty of rock drummers didn't take him seriously musically.
@@YesterdaysPapers thanks mate. I remember when Miles Davis was asked what he thought about Moon's drummer he said "He's not that cool" So it seems that a lot of jazz musicians are cool (no pun intended) to Moon. But all my punk and rock friends think he's excellent. Me too.
Around this period, Bill Bruford used to wear a pair of white Superga on which he wrote 'Moon go home'. Mooney wasn't taken seriously back then for real.
I love 'I'm Free' but Daltry could have/should have lowered his "lighter than air" vocals for that one, at least a bit.
I always like hearing well regarded drummers sing the praises of Keith Moon.
Two points here;
The track by The Who was eventually only released as a single in the States and other countries. In the UK, it was only on the album.
How can this chap describe John Lennon as sounding like Elvis here. The number of times I heard it, it never reminded me of Elvis.
5:53 This time they got the spelling of "Oh Happy Day" right in the USA chart, but still left it wrong in the UK chart. At least it was a step in the right direction.
I love Jon Hiseman. I like that he praised Moon.
I could definitely understand his criticism of Williams. Williams was brilliant but Miles was trying to tred between free and straight ahead in this album. Williams was a bit stuck between the worlds, so to speak. I am actually not a fan of this period of Miles work because he didn't have a clear idea and his players were trying to guess. (I view his entire output from 68- mid 70s suffers from over reliance on brilliant side players, the sole exception being Jack Johnson. I know Miles is considered brilliant but while I admire his interest in electronics and rock rhythms, this period was hit or miss for me. Jon did say Tony was a brilliant drummer but I think he functioned better as a leader or with other players than with Miles-just my opinion). Williams was trying to develop an independent coordination style of drumming, like Alan Dawson, and I think the only English rock drummer who seemed to understand and integrate what he was doing a little bit was Brian Davison of the Nice-you can hear it a bit on the Nice version of Country Pie. You can admire a person's skill and still dislike what they play-I think that was what Hiseman was saying-Jon was either totally straight ahead or totally free in his recorded work-the Wolfgang Dauner records show him in a freer mindset. There are some exceptional musicians about who I feel the same way (Jaco comes to mind immediately. He was a great player but his sound really didn't appeal to me at all. I can't the late Jaco's ability, but I never liked the vast majority of his work, but that's me.)
Hiseman was perhaps the best drummer to emerge in late 60s UK. I agree Ginger was probably a bit jealous of him. I love Baker but I think Jon is just much more interesting.
I didn't agree with his assessment of Don Ellis, but that's ok.
I don't know if that Archie Shepp album was Beaver Harris on drums but that was Archie's emphasis-to combine free and straight ahead.
Jon's biggest hero (as well as Robert Wyatt's and Mitch Mitchell's) was Elvin Jones. He was their main model. So, I understand if he uses him as a reference point.
I don’t think I ever listened Tommy otherwise than playing the album, it’s the way it’s designed. Though I used to play Pinball Wizard which is probably the only title that can be singled.
Nice take on Get Back 😉
Thanks!
Another interesting look to the 1960s, though I not familiar with the work of Jon Hismen.
I enjoy reading the comments as much as the video itself.
Sad to see *_Badge_* moving down the charts, my favorite song by Cream
I like "Badge", too. Good song.
Paul McCartney played drums on ''The Ballad of John and Yoko''; the others disregarded the song due to their aversion to Yoko. Certainly, this song had to have appeared as a solo John, on one of those awful records he recorded with Yoko. Although I like it, it's not a ''Beatle'' song at all.
Thanks, Yesterday's Papers.🤗🤗🤗
They didn't 'disregard' the song. They were away, Lennon wrote it quickly and wanted it recorded quickly. If the other two had an 'aversion'' to Yoko, why did they work with her and him later on?
I really dig that 3 Doggy Night band man.
I'm not familiar with Colosseum, I know of Hiseman from his drumming with Jack Bruce on the "Things We Like" album. I don't understand a lot of his comments on Tony Williams, don't know what "goofing on the eights" is supposed to mean, don't know what there would be about Tony's playing that would give him "the horrors" and make him think it was a "very bad rock drummer" except that Tony was a lot more flexible with his phrasing than Hiseman so maybe Hiseman felt it was awkward or something. And I can't really tell if he did or didn't like Tony's cymbal sound---those old K Zildjians made in Turkey that all the cymbal makers are trying to copy these days.
He's right about the big bands of the day, however--more emphasis on tight ensemble playing than soloists.
Read his biography, then you won't have to guess so much -- probably (?).
Ouch, he so critical, but then again he is quite knowledgeable
I love your videos. Valentyne Suite is the best album by Colosseum. keep up the great work, Peace, Dave
Thanks! "Valentyne Suite" is my favourite Colosseum album as well.
Some people think "Colosseum Live" was their highlight or climax. Anyhow, no need to compare the albums, they reflect in their own way the two main line-ups of Colosseum: Jon Hiseman, Dick-Heckstall-Smith, Dave Greenslade, first with James 'Butty' Litherland (voc, g) / Tony Reeves (b), and then with Clem Clempson (g, voc) / Chris Farlowe (voc, jokes, yodeling 🙂) / Mark Clarke (b, voc).
5:36 Wow! Bob Dylan's bank manager must have been a happy man that month! :0)
3:57 Hey! Aimee Mann did a great cover of this (thought it was her own composition). :0)
He was wrong about the Bee Gees, they were awesome then and they will always be awesome
I love the Bee Gees' 60s stuff but that single was pretty mediocre, in my opinion.
@@YesterdaysPapers Compared to something like “first of May”, you are absolutely right
A very robust set of criticisms, to be sure! As for the comment about switching from sticks to brushes, and even back and forth being something he can't do? There are simple videos right here on UA-cam (For instance, among others, Anthony Stanislavski) showing how to do that. I'm not even a professional drummer, and I can do that. Mr. Hiseman is a superb drummer, deservingly admired, but that's puzzling, and that comment was a load of bollocks!
I think you've misunderstood what he said.
What is the instrumental re-creation of the song in the end of the video? Usually, I can recognise it, but now I'm completely out.
This guy stunk up the place, I'm sorry but he is in the running for the worst of the worst. Thanks y.p. keep them coming.T.C.B
Eric Crawford I agree, this guy was way off!!
I k ow I. Suprised there arnt more people saying how of target this guy was. T
C.B.
It won't change your view, I'm sure. But, please read my reply to the comment by Jason Rothbaum (below here).
I was "removed" from your channel's comment section? Please let me know why (??).
On second thought, please just delete all of my comments/ replies -- including this one -- from this video. Different color avatar "dot" -- but, still me! Thank You! ............ "In the great
(around the derby) name of, King Toot-Uncommon"!!
Predictable comments…..how dare someone criticise my favourite pop band mixed with I don’t understand jazz.
Yet another prodigy of John Mayalls . People remember the Mayall guitarists , but what about his drummers , Kedf Hartley , Jon Hiseman Colin Allen not to mention the drummers on TurningnPoint , Empty Rooms and USABUnion , haha , couldn’t resist . Please don’t anyone write in saying they were drummerless.
Hey! I've got Rock Machine I Love You. Number 18 in the Top 20 Lp's.
He couldn't recognize the Beatles? Three dog night? Procol Harum? I get that he is a Jazz fan and a jazz drummer, but at least know your contemporaries.
Three Dog Night were virtually unknown in the UK. They never had any hits in Europe.
@@YesterdaysPapers I retract the Three dog night comment. However, there is no excuse for a contemporary not recognizing the Beatles.
@@YesterdaysPapers They did have at least one hit in the UK. 'Mama told me not to come'. Remember it. Hated it.
Hiseman probably seldom listened to contemporary pop and rock radio. Some people --
especially musicians, seems like -- did not. Apparently, didn't want their own music/
musical tastes, "contaminated".
Interesting four jazz tracks are reviewed here and he had different opinions on each of them. Some he liked and others not. In the album charts were two of my favorite LPs by the Beatles and Beach Boys. Happy Halloween.
Happy Halloween, Chris.
@@YesterdaysPapers thanks and backatcha
Thumbs up again for another fascinating Blind Date. But this joker has a tin ear for melody - and no ear at all for lyrics - he's funny in his ignorance though.
It hurts me to hear anything but praise for The Who.
Get ready then.......apart from staying an interesting live proposition , most of Townshend's post '73 recordings suck in the extreme..which was the price he was prepared to pay for conquering Uncle Sam's highly profitable market.
@@PAULLONDEN I'm underwhelmed by your kind disposition.
@@johnfazzari6208 Wasn't meant personally , just a bit of cynicism aimed at 60s icons , like the Who or Kinks who lost their edge in the 70's while cleaning up the U.S. market. At least the Stones stayed somewhat interesting till about 1980.
How could Jon Hiseman trash Tony Williams?
Those jazz albums all sound the same to me
Oh, you must listen to the Bee Gees.
ARCHIE SHEPP!!
First IN!
Three Dog Night...I hate them so much. But they did all play on Kim Fowley's 1968 album OUTRAGEOUS which is one of the best things ever.
Love that album.
@@YesterdaysPapers Pro Tip: Never ever play Kim Fowley's Outrageous on a first date.
Never heard of him.
Exactly what I was going to say. That said,there are thousands of brilliant musicians who the general public will never ever hear of.
Yeah, Lennon sounds like Elvis except the "only" sounds english, this dude is full of crap, if you dont know lennons voice by 69 you dont know music.
It's easy to judge now after 50+ years of listening to this by-now-classic music, but most of Lennon's solo stuff hadn't been recorded yet and he was at this point only famous as one of the Beatles. By '69, they had a tendency to sound different on every new song, and his voice didn't sound like that in a lot of their other songs, certainly not the famous ones.
Who's this version of Get Back?
It's Yesterday's Papers' own recording on the song.
@@SmartCookie2022 where can I find it?
Yep, I recorded that version. You can only find it here on this video at the moment.
@@YesterdaysPapers You should do a video with all the covers you did for your videos.. I'd keep it in my favorites! ☺
@@SmartCookie2022 Thanks , I hardly recognised it .
This guy didn't know what he was talkin about or perhaps was just being sarcastic anywho beatles....elvis ...the who jeeeezz
And he didn’t know The Bee Gees?
To be fair, that single by the Bee Gees was pretty mediocre. A far cry from their first two or three albums. And "The Ballad of John & Yoko" was a very average Beatles single, in my opinion.
Good job he didn't praise the drumming-by-numbers on "The Ballad of John & Yoko" 🤮
"who is it? the beatles?"😄