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Rock Nerd Opinion I May Hold Solely To Be Contrary: Bill Ward was a better drummer than John Bonham.

Also: Tony Iommi had the worst hair in heavy metal, and that is a feat.

21 Comments

  1. Tor Haxson

    Contrary opinions are what we do as enthusiasts.

    I think vice guaraldi’s “skating” inspired “the 11”.

    • Luther Von Baconson

      on to something here, Tor

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XJGf6PnmI

    • Some old nobodaddy

      Except that Skating is in 3/4…

      • Tor Haxson

        Of course “skating” on the album is in 3/4, only a bunch of acid heads would play it in the original 11.

        • Tor Haxson

          I love this blog…

          Here I am sitting listening to Vince Guaraldi, aoxomoxoa out-takes, 1970 sabbath, and Zeppelin

          This makes 2017 just sail by,

        • Some old nobodaddy

          A measure of 3/4 and a measure of 7/8? Sure, why not?

    • DC Reade

      Still waiting for that Phil & Company to do a “Eleven>>Carol of the Bells” breakout.

      Maybe next Christmas.

      No “Shootout at the Fantasy Factory” yet, either…maybe there should be a petition.

  2. Wrayven

    Absolutely no question that Bill Ward is better than John Bonham(at least for me he is). Bill Ward has a better touch with more dynamics & swing. Bonham was better at changing time signatures and is titanic in his own right. I like Sabbath better and the main reason is their rhythm section of Bill Ward & Geezer Butler. The fact that Paranoid was written as an afterthought for the record company is too funny. They all claim it took less than hour to write, record & mix. Don’t know why you just didn’t post the whole concert Paris show though:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_de_Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Fran%C3%A7aise

  3. Spencer

    What Tony Iommi lacked in hairstyle he more than made up for in the Potato Salad department …remember to use the English pronunciation of potato while reading this.

    • Spencer

      Honourable mention in the bad hair department (though sadly not in the tater bin) goes to the dearly departed Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot.

      • Luther Von Baconson

        a cool hockey dad afro. off to a good start this morning Spencer.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8wYH7sxBk

        • Spencer

          Nice! Love me some Killer Dwarfs….question is who wore it better?

  4. Slothencod

    Here’s the classic Kim Mitchell vid

    https://youtu.be/MXnTbmPxv5g

  5. Mulebyrd

    hard to beat that rhythm section of Bill and Geezer. love this blog and may 2017 be better than the last.

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