tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post3489736737181781991..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Aesthetics: Some Hints from David HumeBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-57204470797406014512012-09-22T09:54:59.654-05:002012-09-22T09:54:59.654-05:00Ringo always seems to get taken for granted, proba...Ringo always seems to get taken for granted, probably because he looks so ordinary and unpretentious. But wow, if you just start listening to what he is doing, it is amazing. There are really flashy drummers like Stewart Copeland with The Police, but Ringo is a 'musical' drummer and I hardly know of another one like him.<br /><br />A lot of music is loved, I think, because it is predictable and soothing. It sounds just like you expect and makes for good background to your life. I just don't find that kind of music very interesting if you actually listen to it.<br /><br />But have no fear, Prof. Scruton and I are still talkin' to ya!Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-85697941649209880962012-09-21T15:38:20.061-05:002012-09-21T15:38:20.061-05:00I had never really thought of Ringo as an outstand...I had never really thought of Ringo as an outstanding drummer, but you make some interesting points here. I remember, years ago, seeing an interview with him on television in which, in response to the question of what he wanted to be most remembered for, he answered, "For being the best rock 'n' roll drummer in the world." It sounds like you think he may have a chance at it.<br /><br />The number of truly creative drummers in the world of rock and pop music must be quite small, I think, largely because the music is so strongly defined by a steady beat, as you say. There's Jim Keltner, who worked with Ringo and many others. A drummer who has particularly impressed me in recent years is Jay Bellerose, who has worked with <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jay-bellerose-mn0000775870" rel="nofollow">scads of people</a>, and who always adds something special to the mix; a real musician. (I'd hunt down some links if I wasn't at work!)<br /><br />It's funny that you should pick on U2. Their rhythm section, especially, was widely noted for being barely competent in the early years. They've improved in the meantime, but the U2-sound doesn't call for a great deal of subtlety. That said, I will confess that, on most days, if given a choice between The Beatles and U2 I'd probably choose the latter! I suppose that neither you nor Roger Scruton will talk to me again...<br />cnbhttp://cburrell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com