Re: Drummers for JAE

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In a message dated 96-04-11 18:36:52 EDT, OwtuFuel@usa.nai.net writes:

>Zak seemed pretty exciting at the Ringo show. But 
>on "The Rock" he seems generic.

     The album style generally struck me as largely typical of
mid-'80's "power pop," so it might have been a sign of the
times -- almost 10 years ago, at that.

>But, wasn't this what John wanted? Generic musicians 
>and singers supporting wildly original bass-playing?

     I just got a copy of John's interview in "Bass Player,"
which included Steve Luongo's comments:

          "The assumption is that you need to simply 
          play simply and stay out of the way, but the
          opposite is true.  John looks for a drummer 
          who can stand up to him. He's a scrapper
          who wants you to get back in his face ...
          It's almost like playing with another drummer
          ... The result is a highly improvisational musical
          conversation that's different every night.
          ...
          Overall, whether we're laying it down or going
          off on one of John's trademark `tangents,' he's
          the ultimate team player, because the better you
          are, the better he is and vice versa."

     John also was asked about the "internet connection"
to the LfD tour: 

          "One of the immediate benefits has been the 
          amount of fan response. I've been pleasantly 
          surprised to see how many people of all ages
          know my solo records and want to hear my
          music, as opposed to a set of Who tunes."

Excerpts from C. Jisis, "John Entwistle[:] Return of
the Ox," 7 BASS PLAYER 49, 52-53 (April 1996).