Lol. Nobody realizes it and nobody will acknowledge it but the drummer and bass player are almost always the two most important players in every rock band.
Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman feel is indeed the key to the Rolling Stones. I think Charlie mostly lets Bill stay ahead of him. It creates a cool laid back weighty sound.
Contrast to the Police where Stewart is ahead of Sting creating a feel of strife and urgency. Another band where the rhythm section defined their sound.
Contrast two Rush drummers and how it changes the feel of a song. One sounds like Led Zeppelin while the other doesn’t at all.
https://youtu.be/SZYr_J9H54I
https://youtu.be/_-4YOOMqKgk
Peart can delay the pocket when he really concentrates and puts his mind to it like in the chorus or intro but he always slips back to playing on the beat. It changes the feel of everything including the guitar solo.
No surprise Keith likes to work with Steve Jordan - possibly the greatest Blues feel drummer on the planet.
Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman feel is indeed the key to the Rolling Stones. I think Charlie mostly lets Bill stay ahead of him. It creates a cool laid back weighty sound.
Contrast to the Police where Stewart is ahead of Sting creating a feel of strife and urgency. Another band where the rhythm section defined their sound.
Contrast two Rush drummers and how it changes the feel of a song. One sounds like Led Zeppelin while the other doesn’t at all.
https://youtu.be/SZYr_J9H54I
https://youtu.be/_-4YOOMqKgk
Peart can delay the pocket when he really concentrates and puts his mind to it like in the chorus or intro but he always slips back to playing on the beat. It changes the feel of everything including the guitar solo.
No surprise Keith likes to work with Steve Jordan - possibly the greatest Blues feel drummer on the planet.