Drum Teacher Reacts: KEITH MOON | The Who - The Real Me

[@rakeshadhin]

The Who is the only band in the world with a lead singer, a lead guitarist, a lead bassist and a lead drummer!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA! Well said

[@cuebj]

True. If anything, Townshend played a sort of lead rhythm or rhythm lead. Also a factor in their being pretty much at war with each other leading to huge energy and on the edge element of their live shows

[@mdindestin]

There was no weak link.

[@georgeprice4212]

And the Lead Drummer was also an explosives expert, too. 😂

[@1967DIF]

Amen!

[@sukie584]

John Entwistle is for me hands down the greatest bass player in rock . Absolutely all played lead. His bass solo on My Generation is also incredible.

[@standbytogo123]

Thunder fingers

[@chriswills9437]

I gasped when you said you didnt know who the bass player was...John also played horn

[@garryiglesias4074]

The Who are on the apex of the rock mountain. Not the only one, there are places for many great bands up there, but they are definitively "top tier". British have a lot of top tier band in my taste, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, we are lucky to have so many choice within great music.

[@standbytogo123]

@@chriswills9437 LOL

[@standbytogo123]

Well he is from New Zealand

[@woverby1963]

I know we are focusing on Keith here and he slays it as always but holy crap that bass line is lethal!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Unreal bass William. WOW

[@jimpalmer792]

The OX, rocks !!!

[@steverounds8574]

Think of what it takes to get a drum instructor doing a video about the drum part to stop the song and compliment the bassist? THAT was John Entwistle! And he is also playing all the horns!

[@greghenz6850]

Thunder fingers

[@DavidOmaha1]

Masterful bass!

[@steverounds8574]

This song is The Who at their finest. Every member is playing lead, yet they are playing as a completely cohesive unit. One of the greatest compositions ever!

[@genkakuzaii]

The fun part about this particular song is that Townshend is arguably playing the least amount of lead out of the four ^^ He's a masterful rhythm guitarist.

[@loosilu]

@@genkakuzaii One of Townshend's gifts is that he knows the power of taking something away (like the third verse of this song).

[@genkakuzaii]

@@loosilu Yeah for sure. I've always admired him much more as a composer and songwriter than a guitarist.

[@Scott-ly2nk]

They are in a way like the allman brothers they all go out. On their own but no when to come back to finish up the song

[@1donjuego]

@@genkakuzaiiwow. And for me he is one of the great guitar gods.

[@marcweeks9178]

Saying "I don't even know who the bassist is in The Who" is like saying, "I don't even know who the lead singer is for The Rolling Stones."

[@joelopez8839]

I was about to subscribe to his channel until he said that.

[@richardcampbell2261]

@@joelopez8839 Yeah! You know it. How could anybody not know the name of John Alec Entwistle; The greatest bass guitarist of all time.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

Not to mention he played every horn on the album! He was incredible.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

​@@maggieshevelew1693yeah, I went to one of John Entwhistle's concerts! MAGNIFICENT!! he had a wall of instruments and during the concert, he played every one! his brother was at the concert, playing guitar! the name of the group was "Ox", which we know was John Entwhistle's nickname.

[@samuelmoulds1016]

​@@joelopez8839aaah.... actually..... don't penalize a man for his honesty. would you rather he lied through his ass!!?!

[@jenndavin]

The bass player of The Who was a French horn/trumpet player by trade before playing base. His fingering style comes from playing the French horn. He often played horns on their songs. John Entwistle. Just and FYI if it's not in the comments chain.

[@mojorider8455]

Someone once said, " other bands had a rhythm section---The Who? They had an assault team!" Moon and Entwistle were amazing and IN YOUR FACE all the time with energy and fiery drum fills and incredible bass lines.

[@donkensler]

Moon was around 90% fills and 10% keeping time, and that really works for this band.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

Jimmy Page wanted both of them

[@jamesswain1586]

I can't believe you never heard of JOHN ENTWISTLE THE OX

[@bonedaddy6583]

It's like they were challenging each other.

[@TrevRockOne]

Quadrophenia is one of the best rock albums ever made.

[@KatzenjammerKid61]

There's a wild movie also.

[@gregswail5779]

The very best, in my opinion. Cannot believe the music teacher was not really aware of John, bass player of the millennium for goodness sake.

[@NigelOrmsvik]

Pete Townshend had the incredible ability to take you on a time machine in your mind. If you were an 18 year old English teen in 1964, and just happened to be in Brighton UK when the Mods invaded, Quadrophenia takes you back there every time. Amazing Journey no less, and Pete nails it to perfection.

[@TheMrzero35]

Most of my freinds l8ke Tommy better. Love Tommy but Quad is to me better.

[@playa3214]

You're statement is correct but i would leave "one of" out of your assessment.

[@davidbourgoin523]

Best way to experience Keith is to watch him on video. The sheer joy he has when playing is a wonderous thing. His playing always seems chaotic but he was always able to replay the same parts for each performance.

[@danquinnell3502]

The way his arms seem to flail about you would never think he could be hitting things in time…. But does he ever!!! Totally wild. I’ve never seen or heard off anyone attempt to mimic him. Maybe the Mad Drummer for movement, but not the incessant abuse of his toms.

[@brianjacob8728]

or watch zak starkey live today.

[@pantherman16]

I played Air Drums to Won't Get Fooled Again repeatedly as a teenager. When I actually saw Moon play the drums, and how easily he glided through what seemed atomic playing made me love Moon forever.

[@saburu79666]

Dude! How can you not know The Who's music?!? 🤯 You have a moral obligation now, to listen to a greatest hits album forthwith! Keith is a God amongst drummers. ❤🙌🏼❤

[@Roddy1965]

Whole album needs a front to back listen. Damn epic. Seen it live twice. Religious experience.

[@brianjacob8728]

the who's best album

[@ramalama9650]

Quadrophenia is the greatest album ever written. It's a masterpiece. The more you listen, the better in gets. If you watch the film, it makes you want to listen to it again.

[@brianjacob8728]

@@ramalama9650 agree on the album. They rushed the editing on the film. It deserved better...

[@dpollard5286]

Yes, Quadrophenia and Dark Side of the Moon.

[@Roddy1965]

@@ramalama9650 I have the movie on DVD (remember those?). Really good stuff.

[@keefriff99]

Entwistle and Moon may be, pound for pound, the most talented rhythm section in the history of rock. Yeah, yeah…bring up whatever prog rock or technical death metal band you want…for their time, they were unmatched, and their influence is extraordinary.

[@tyronesharp401]

You are correct

[@mickthemerciless9694]

Great improvisation.

[@daddyboy3546]

Yes…and then there is McCartney and Starr

[@Rassskle]

@@daddyboy3546 STARR and McCartney were mostly POP, the distinction here is ROCK.

[@allbottledup9513]

@@Rassskle Starr and McCartney were mostly rock, not pop. They just didn’t hold a candle to the talent of Entwistle and Moon.

[@loosilu]

Someone described Keith's style as a the sound of a drum kit falling down a flight of stairs, then landing perfectly.

[@ericbergstrom3953]

Keith played like an autistic kid who ate a whole box of Cap'n Crunch. Fucking wild.

[@anthonygant5620]

Oh' that's "flipping" perfect and hysterical. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lawsonic]

Quote from Pete Townsend..."One of the areas in which Roger and I have come to appreciate Keith since he has gone is that there’s no drummer who is quite so orchestral. He was an embellisher, a decorator; he was a percussionist in the truest sense. He could keep a beat, but that wasn’t what he aimed at. He aimed at decoration, augmentation - at supporting the music, at generating uplift. That was his passion when he played. And it’s where his personality expressed itself most acutely. He just exploded in a continual stream of machine-gun spurts of energy. But, for many years I was the timekeeper. People say that I’m a better rhythm guitarist than a lead guitarist, that’s because for 20 years I had to keep time. I was the drummer" Read More: Pete Townshend Says He Was the Who's 'Timekeeper': Exclusive Interview | ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-interview-2017/?trackback=fbshare_flat_3&trackback=tsmclip&

[@thomasgoldthorpe508]

Absolutely true, but, that led to some of the greatest tunes and parts ever recorded!

[@jamestiburon443]

Great insight. Ty

[@stephenhodges3350]

Keith played Premier drums. His kit was on permanent display above the entrance to the Premoier factoty in South Wigston in Leicester.

[@davidforman6191]

He did play Ludwig at one point but would have been Premier by Quadraphenia

[@nighttrain022]

@@davidforman6191 @ stephenhodges3350, I also have seen where Keith was known to play Gretsch snares at some times, but definitely think of him playing Premier Snares along with his Premier kits.

[@CaptainTedStryker]

Played the bass part on the first take, just for fun? Absolutely legendary! RIP Ox.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Incredible

[@ridefast0]

I heard that the first take bassline deliberately included 'all the notes' to help the mixing desk set up the bass EQ!

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

You really need to WATCH him play- it's really quite astonishing. He's so incredibly unique and entertaining to watch- there's nobody like him.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I believe you!

[@ronastin5929]

John Entwistle was at heart a horn player, you can hear it in his bass playing. Absolutely brilliant.

[@geoffpoole483]

I think one of the reasons The Who worked as a band was Entwistle's musicianship.

[@christophercasey6775]

Entwistle kept it together. He was the most musically trained.

[@fontiscreator316]

Entwhistle played the horns on Tommy, and even earlier on "I'm a Boy" and "Whiskey Man"...

[@peternissen4822]

Entwistle started as a French Horn player; So handy to have in your band!

[@rickandgen]

The bass player is the great John Entwistle “The Ox”, he also played the horns. Extremely talented, influenced Chris Squire and Geddy Lee.

[@rickandgen]

This entire album is a drum and bass tour de force!

[@drumvc8060]

The Who had a lead singer, lead guitarist, lead bassist, and lead drummer 😊

[@ridefast0]

'Horn section' was John Enwistle (bass) also playing horns. Class.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤯

[@gr8fulgeorge]

90% of the horns on all their stuff was by THE OX! Blue Red and Grey....just him and Pete on a uke.

[@HaFannyHa]

The immediate interplay between Keith Moon and John Entwistle's bass is magnificent! John Entwistle composed and played ALL the brass parts. I cannot believe you've never listened to this before!!!!!!!

[@davidblankenship2720]

Exactly what I thought, must have been in a drum and fife group?

[@geoffpoole483]

​@@davidblankenship2720 I think he played in a jazz band during his school days.

[@stevenwitt1812]

My favorite Who album and song! Incredible album from beginning to end. They are at their very best here! The bass player, John Entwistle, plays those horns too.

[@jamesjohnson77]

Agree with you Steven, much prefer Quadrophenia to Tommy although that's the one that gets all the accolades.

[@joeygavadeels2784]

The WHO were the complete package mate!

[@victorsixtythree]

In your Who listening journey, be sure to include their live concert album "Live At Leeds" - cited by many critics as the best live rock recording of all time.

[@stevenmonte7397]

Side 2 is phenomenal!!!! (All of it is good, but side 2 medley is AMAZING!)

[@AS-xj9cy]

Nah peter frampton is regarded as better

[@Rassskle]

@@AS-xj9cy By who......apart from his mother ?

[@christopher9152]

@@AS-xj9cy Frampton was and is a talented guitar player, but that's just plain absurd. No one considered him to be among the greatest live rock acts of all time, whereas The Who is commonly placed among the top handful of bands.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Townsend does not agree.

[@ArniePorter]

The greatest rock band in the world and this album is their Magnum Opus. Check out the whole album. You won’t be disappointed.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I will!

[@makelikeatree1696]

Plus a lesson in modern English history from the early days of rock and roll.

[@timothyhudson2399]

Keith Moon was "beautiful chaos" on the drums. Always unconventional. Always exciting and unique.

[@sethcohen4119]

Check out the extended Live at Leeds (the one that starts with Heaven and Hell) - you can hear every tiny detail Keith Moon plays. It's one of the best live recordings ever and he really shines on it.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Heaven and Hell live is SOO MUCH BETTER than the live album.

[@cubstransplant1361]

Check out Live At Hull. The sound quality is better and Moon sounds incredible...as does the whole band

[@darwinsaye]

Not so much a horn section, but the bassist also played French horn. When you hear French horn parts on the Tommy album, that’s also John.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

John Entwistle was a great presence on bass! Very personal way of playing. There's something that reminds me of Geddy Lee.

[@ephesians.6]

That something is his melodic/lead bass playing, which caught Andy's attention right off the bat!

[@Tim091]

Geddy is a huge Who fan.

[@andrewholburn3094]

Bo Diddley?

[@charlesmarkley220]

Other way around. 😊

[@loosilu]

@@Tim091 All three Rush members were Who freaks.

[@johndrx165]

In the later years, he did not use a snare. You have to see his drum setup. Also, one of the best videos of him is from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus from 1968. They did not release the movie for years because The Who blew the Stones away. Bass is the great John Entwhistle. Any live footage from 1968-1977 of The Who is pretty incredible. The Isle of Wight and Kilburn have some of the best video, next to the R&R Circus.

[@mfr58]

Yeah that Rock and Roll Circus footage is spine tingling.....

[@finessemuse1]

And don't forget Tanglewood fully filmed concert from 1970: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJPFqqx9i8eDbck

[@cuebj]

I used to buy into The Who outdoing Stones on RRC. But Townshend and Daltrey have said how they blew it by doing their usual full-on blast show without relating with either that intimate audience or the cameras. They contrasted their bullying sound with Jagger's intimacy with audience and cameras. Also, Stones were carrying Brian Jones, who was semi-conscious shaking maracas or strumming guitar like zombie. The others were having to cover his lead while also doing their own rhythm work. They sacked Jones, and he died soon after. Not releasing the film was a kindness to Jones's families. The Who remain my favourite group, but I don't like their bombast in RRC

[@mfr58]

@@cuebj Interesting perspective, but without knowing any of the back story when I first heard and watched the video, for me their energy and musicality in RRC remains a high spot in my experience of rock music.

[@jasonwebb71]

Yep, "A Quick One.." from Rock and Roll Circus is a good insight into Keith's playing "personality".

[@stevejohnston8254]

The greatest classic four piece band ever. By the way, the “horn section” you refer to here was brass played bass man John Entwistle.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info Steve!

[@billsager5634]

That's the thing with these classic rock band, not only were band members highly skilled on their main instrument, many were accomplished multi-instrumentalists. For example, John Entwistle began playing Piano at age 7, Trumpet at age 11, and switched to French Horn when he played with the Middlesex Schools Symphony Orchestra. Entwistle and Pete Townsend were schoolmates, and initially formed a Jazz band together, but switched to rock (more audience appeal). Concerned about not hearing his horns with rock, he switched to bass - and became one of the greatest bassist ever. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin's bassist) started on Piano ad Organ, before taking up the bass. Highly skilled, he has spent much of his career as a session musician. Paul McCartney, not only played bass, he also played guitar, keyboards, piano, drums. Jack Bruce started playing the upright double bass, as a kid in jazz bands. He also played guitar and keyboards. Can continue, but you get the idea. These classic rockers were well rounded, highly skilled musicians!

[@jeremymerrifield219]

@@billsager5634 pretty sure Jack Bruce played cello to a very high standard

[@billsager5634]

@@jeremymerrifield219 Yep. That was my point regarding how well rounded these classic rockers were. As a teen, Jack Bruce won a scholarship to Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where he studied cello and musical composition He was also an accomplished Jazz musician..

[@barbaracaroll]

Indeed the greatest band especially live they couldn't be touched

[@ephesians.6]

Great review! Your expressions throughout the video are the exact way we feel, and why we all love The Who so much. Also, Quadrophrenia is one of the best albums of all time. Listen to the whole thing! In order without stopping! Eargasm central! Cheers!!!

[@frbyrd-tg5co]

'hands down', the most phenomenal bass performance ever recorded. The pairing of the bass and drums is TIGHT, barely any room for wandering or stagnation by either player. The entire album's production quality amplifies the individuals to god-like status. The best 2-LP composition.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup this is special

[@jagr1959]

recorded in one take

[@keithroberts4952]

Not only did John play the bass but he played the brass as well. Multi tracked of course. Just like on the song, My wife!

[@joshuabush2569]

Moon used to play a lot off the vocals, he also played every inch of his kit... Certainly one of a kind and one of my favourite drummers.

[@loosilu]

In this song, to my ear, he's playing off the guitar. It's as if the guitar is a lighting strike and the drums tumble down from it.

[@harrykadaras9459]

@@loosilu Awesome way of describing Moon's playing.

[@marksimpson2321]

Exactly. Listen to the clip from 'Classic Albums' where Daltrey talks about how Moon is playing to the vocals on Bargain, which is one of the many reasons Moon is just outstanding!

[@joekosmowski3865]

The who at the Isles of wight is incredible,check it out wont be disappointed.

[@sharonmattox]

I agree, the bass playing is INSANE in this song! Absolutely brilliant!! I never really paid much attention to the drums in this particular track, but when you pointed out the "crescendo fills", I could hear them as well. Keith Moon was one of the greats of that era, for sure! I think you should definitely do some more reactions to The Who. I would watch and enjoy. ❤😊

[@hawkeyegeorge]

Listen to this with headphones on. It's insane.

[@loosilu]

My favorite part is the third verse, where the guitar drops out. One of Pete's gifts is he knows the power of taking something away.

[@nelsonleduc8833]

In case no one else has mentioned this, John Entwistle also played the horn parts.

[@AnyRoadAnyTime]

Great one! Keith was an absolute force of nature behind the drum kit. Totally unique. Not exactly the most technically proficient player, BUT he had an energy unlike anyone. Frenetic, chaotic, dishevelled, yet beautiful and icredibly organic. No one will ever be able to truly duplicate his playing. A true legend.

[@cuebj]

Zak Starkey does a pretty good job. Hence, he's been playing with Daltrey and Townshend for decades. Moon taught him drumming, not his dad, Ringo

[@halweiss8671]

He was a freight train going down the mountain with no brakes.

[@marksimpson2321]

Id rather listen to Keith Moon than technical drummers whose sound and playing has no emotion drive character or sound at all. Moon's deummimg on Tommy Live at Leeds Who's Next and Quadrophenia (c 1969 - 1974 respectively) is with almost no exceptions at all brilliant.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Keith had technique if you listen closely

[@rossmorley]

Just discovered this app first with Soul Sacrifice a magic moment at Woodstock and l play this track in my car alot. Now my favorite The Who album which l purchased when first released unsound just liked the cover and was a fan of the Who and still am but they were not as good in my mind after Keith Moon passed away. A great band a great drummer who l feel it would depend on his mood as to how he would beat the skins l am shore he would play the drums differently every time and Roger Daltry with his microphone twirling was something to see live a great singer and entertainer and Pete on lead guitar with his antics the jumping and the windmill arm antics on guitar and last but not forgetting John the Ox Entwistle on Bass standing rock solid holding everything together. One of the best groups who had everything including one of the best drummers and l feel also one the best if not the best Bass guitarists both sadly no longer with us sadly missed ❤RIP Agreat App keep up the great work

[@cynergy4]

Moon and Bonham are my two fave drummers. I think of Moon as the lightning and Bonzo as the thunder

[@finessemuse1]

That's an awesome description! Could have not said it better. 2 of my favorite rock drummers of all time. :)

[@wayneg9145]

Hello, the snare was actually a Premier 2000, 14 x 5.5.

[@warnerbasement1628]

Keith Moon was the lead instrument in the Who and it was mostly Entwhistle and also Townshend who acted as the rhythm section. Interestingly Roger Daltry also provided a rhythmic framework for Moon to emphasize in his vocal delivery and cadence. That unpredictable improvisational nature of being the lead instrument and only having the most basic motifs as guidelines really let Moon go off the rails in the best way possible, and it's also a huge credit to his bandmates who put up with that s**t because most bands would NEVER allow that without trying to fix it or just stop the song and glare at you with the rage of a 1000 suns. I look at Moon and The Who as proto-punk in some ways in being both frenetic off the rails, scrappy and powerful and where the expected form is less important than the outcome. In playing Who songs I have to purposefully be off and rushed in the approach. Starting rolls early. Using a double bass flam hit instead of a single bass drum hit. Using messy quad rolls across the kit. Doing slightly off triplet rolls across the kit. Weird snare accent placement. And of course just barely using the hi hat relying on a crash cymbal to keep "time". When I play 3 up tempo The Who songs by the end I'm just dripping in sweat from head to toe. I think that workout is the only reason Moon stayed alive as long as he did. Amazing drummer. Not the best technically but perfect for that band and just hugely influential. He was also fun. I listen to his playing and it always brings a smile to my face because he so damn on the edge of disaster but keeps it from falling apart. It's exciting. It's hilarious.

[@georgehorniman]

Towards the end of the song it sounds to me like Moon is fighting? Fighting his demons? Fighting to put his whole heart and soul into the song? Fighting off the drum roadie to stop him destroying the kit? Fighting over a bottle of brandy? Probably all these things but it makes it a memorable performance. I can feel his exhaustion at the end. Love you Keith.

[@elskid206]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your interruptions and your rewinding the video because you have something of great depth to add. Too many times these reaction videos are nothing more than the surprise of the viewer or all they can add is how much they like it. You go back and show us the beauty of what YOU hear cuz I CAN'T do that without you.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yay! Thank you!🙏

[@nanciemaslanik2930]

Only 1 Keith Moon . Never to be forgotten ever

[@sakeboersma]

Quadrophenia… it follows me all my life. What an album! Thnx for your video!!

[@fractaljack210]

My favourite bass line. Love The Who. More, please.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

More on the way!

[@paladino444]

Note , not only was Entwhistle the genius bass guitarist on this but he also did all the horns.

[@kyleturner1359]

Apart from the lyrics, this song is ALL about the rhythm section. Moon and Entwislte are the absolute stars on this track. An incredible track...thanks for the reaction.

[@steveshute3810]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this song. It'd be great if you can allocate some time to dive deeper into the Who's catalog, because their music is very unique, creative, and inspired. IMHO, they're one of the top 5 rock bands of all time. I'm a huge Rush fan; Moon greatly inspired Neil Peart, and Entwistle greatly inspired Geddy Lee.

[@loosilu]

Same with Alex Lifeson and Pete Townshend.

[@KatzenjammerKid61]

Thanks for the video. I don't think I ever really realized what a force of nature Keith was - the pace he sets is primal and relentless in this song - which is precisely what Quadrophenia explores as a whole. Chaos is an internal clash of personalities and "voices" in our heads and as you say, Keith has brought everything to the performance, dancing on the edge.

[@masonparadis4237]

My first Who concert was the Quadrophenia tour 1973. Belle Vue, Manchester. 75p! It was life-changing for this 13 yr old. My friend and I came out exhausted and speechless. It says in the sleeve notes something like the bassist sounded like a bleedin DC10. Very accurate! RIP John and Keith, two very dear boys. I camped out overnight to make sure of better seats in 1975. Fantastic times.

[@glendirienzo1365]

John Entwistle's Bass parts were on fire. This is a rare song where Keith was using a high-hat. He didn't like playing with one.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I need to study Keith a lot more Glen!

[@standbytogo123]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums He had been known to play Ride on a crash cymbal.

[@moontheloon1969]

Hi hat on who are you....

[@glendirienzo1365]

@moontheloon1969 Yes, but in general, Keith didn't like to use high hats.

[@moontheloon1969]

@@glendirienzo1365 i honestly dont think he played hi-hat on this track, he was at 3/4 crazy at this point

[@S2Sturges]

Kieth's drums of that era: Premier Custom Built (mahogany) Two 22″ × 14″ bass drums 18″ × 16″ floor tom 16″ × 16″ floor tom 16″ × 16″ single-headed (concert) tom-tom 15″ × 12″ single-headed (concert) tom-tom 14″ × 10″ single-headed (concert) tom-tom 13″ × 9″ single-headed (concert) tom-tom 14″ × 8 ″ mounted tom 14″ × 8 ″ mounted tom 14″ × 8 ″ mounted tom 14″ × 6½″ or 5½″ snare timpani ** And what you wanted to know...... Keith favoured Ludwig Supraphonic 400 snares although he had a soft spot for Gretsch chrome-over-brass snares. Keith’s favourite Gretsch wood shell snare was the “Gretsch DRB Special.” Source: thewho.net

[@jerrybailey5797]

Keith Moon was definitely a unique drummer , outstanding !

[@invisibledooley]

Keith and John play so well off of each other in this one, Pete is mixed way in the back, Roger is at his peak, John is probably also contributing the horn parts.

[@mfr58]

Moon had a largely unrequited passion to be a beach boy style singer....his drumming is not about technique, it's all about visceral expression and unbridled energy....that unique force just drove the band to dizzying heights, despite any short comings in craftsmanship.....

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Brilliantly said. Thank you

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

BS. That's like saying that Jackson Pollack's abstracts are terrible landscapes. They are BEYOND landscapes, portraits, still lives. Those were mastered, and his art taken to another level. Maybe YOU just can't see Moon's masterful technique yet? Keep listening, and maybe some day you will get it.

[@geoffpoole483]

A point worth noting about Quadrophenia is the very British references to mods, scooters, zoot suits and suchlike. I don't know how popular the album was in the US. I recommend you listen to Quadrophenia in its entirety, and check out Who's Next, Live at Leeds and Live at the Isle of Wight. This might start a row in the comments but if you're going to have just one Who album, go for Who's Next.

[@deBebbler]

The Real Me has always been my favorite Who tune. Thanks for doing this one.

[@kenroza3395]

Really enjoyed your video. As a long time fan of The Who your reactions to this song was similar to my own when I first heard it. As you probably have learned the fantastic horns are done by the fantastic bassist Entwistle.

[@stevewest4994]

I saw an interview with Shel Talmy who produced the early Who records. Talmy was a pioneer in using separate mics on all the drums. He had seen Keith's chaotic style and begged him to be careful of the expensive microphones--kind of "please hit anything you like, but not the mics". He said that Keith, amidst all his craziness, seemed to hit as close to mics as he possibly could but he never hit one.

[@jackp8583]

Moon used Premier drums. Double bass, 3 toms, 2 floor toms, an additional floor tom in place of a hi-hat, & 3 crashes. He toured with that set up through Quadrophenia.

[@mattrogers1946]

Yup!

[@timottes334]

Your facial reactions remind me of when I, as a young metal drummer, first started listening to The Who in the early 80's. I knew of Moon as the Loon and my metal friends ( I was in a metal band at the time ) never talked of him as a drummer. When I heard him... it was a revelation!! One needn't be just a 4 on the floor timekeeper, one could be a musician and speak thru the instrument, the drums... as much as a guitarist could speak thru their instrument. I was hooked on The Who and Moon from then on... and most metal drummers became boring by comparison... Your conventional mindset calls parts in his playing mistakes. That's your problem in not knowing his playing, not him making mistakes... When you listen to him more, especially on something like Live at Leeds... you will understand that he is an extremely proficient technical drummer; and by that I mean his speed, power, stick control and timing are excellent... and his creativity is without equal. What I soon realized as a drummer... is that one cannot play as he did and not be technically excellent. That his technical abilities were channeled differently... doesn't mean he didn't have them!!! I think him the most talented young drummer I've ever seen & heard with The Who in '64 & '65 (Leaving Here studio 1964. ) I wish his drumming would have taken first place with him rather than the looning... PS : Townshend said that whenever he could... Bonham came and observed Keith's playing and, according to him... admired Keith's playing immensely; and he was actually there watching when Moon recorded Won't Get Fooled Again for Who's Next... If you don't believe he had technical ability... that song was cut in one or two takes live, according to Glyn Johns... to the 8 and one half minute synth track by him, Townshend and Entwistle... That's playing to a click live for 8.5 min's with other musicians and cutting it in no more than two takes... and he is doing way more than just laying down a groove in the song, lol!!! THAT'S HOW FUCKING GOOD HE WAS!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yo thanks for that. Can't wait to listen to more. True original

[@walterevans5658]

It's funny listening to this song as a drum analysis. This is always the song I go to in order to impress someone with John Entwistle's bass playing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yeah the bass is awesome

[@denniseldridge2936]

Great to hear you listening to my long-lost cousin (there are Moons on my dad's side). It was often said (as both a compliment and an insult) that Keith played along to the other instruments as opposed to the band relying on his beat for timing. I think it was a more nuanced situation with a lot of give and take. He could be a wild child when left to his own devices, but was quite serious as a musician. Some notes. John Entwistle was a genius and very much underrated. You should hear his bass runs on the version of My Generation from the movie The Kids Are Alright. He gets a bass tone that would not be common for another ten years hence. As for the horn section, it was likely a synth creating that. Pete Townsend was a very early adopter the synth and sequencers, but real, analog synths, ones that allowed for real creativity. Now the kids just download a bunch of sounds, and the software limits the range of variations to whatever the programmers decided. Analog synths are limitless in their possibilities. And now a rant about "mistakes". Here we go. There are many nowadays who were born long after punk died, about 1986, who would say that they like punk, but don't really know what punk actually represented. Punk was about reclaiming rock as true folk music, music for ordinary folk that was not born in strict conservatories overseen by grey old farts in tweed that would scold you if you held one note for a microsecond too long (this is actually true, from talking to a top classical pianist). I've seen other reactors actually note that a band like Voice of Bacheprot was not playing a part a certain way or had some "flaw". Good lord, if you could travel back to 1970s New York and stop into CBGBs to watch the Ramones, or a S*x Pistols concert just about anywhere, your brain would explode pointing out the flaws lol. This is one of many reasons The Who are considered godfathers of punk (the very subject of this rock opera itself is about as punk as it gets - the actually reference "the punk in the gutter" in one song on the album. Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest lol.

[@georgeprice4212]

John Entwistle was known to play horns in the studio with The Who. That’s definitely not synthesized horns.

[@cheneyrobert]

16 August 1972 I saw them live at Vorst National in Brussels…..incredible live band…. I cut the cellophane on Quadrophenia and played it in my basement on a Sansui quadraphonic stereo…..thanks for the segue down memory lane 👏👏👏😎🥂

[@jay-remedy-plz]

One of their best songs undoubtedly. WASP did a phenomenal cover on it with Blackie Lawless back in 1989.

[@richharris9489]

I just thinking that. Its off the headless children came out on 1989 i believe

[@pantherman16]

This song highlights the Who's brilliance in drums, brilliance in the bass, brilliance in guitar playing, brilliance in songwriting and lyrics, brilliance in singing, brilliance in orchestra complementary arrangements, and horns. That THE REAL ME is one sliver of a fantastic Rock Opera, and it's not even the Who's most famous Rock Opera is why we all LOVE THE EFFING WHO!

[@KevyNova]

The Who live was a force of nature. I HIGHLY recommend “Amazing Journey/Sparks” from Live At Leeds. No band has ever been more powerful.

[@RonHeusdens]

Good taste🎉

[@jonnysongs]

I love that too bro

[@mattrogers1946]

Dig their set at The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus. They blew everyone off the stage that day.

[@mightymitch5930]

I would have to say that Quadrophenia was Keith's most amazing drumming. This song is amazing, but you should really also listen to "5:15" and "The Punk and the Godfather". Saddest day for rock and roll was the day that Keith died. He was taken from us way too soon. I would also highly recommend reading the book "Full Moon", by Dougal Butler, Keith's personal assistant for many years.

[@dr.phibes7359]

So refreshing to see this classic track get the review it deserves....loved it.

[@johnhess1211]

Keith Moon played Premier drums. The bassist was John Entwistle.

[@JeffreyOakarPhotos]

Very interesting take from someone coming in new to The Who. I agree, the "mistakes" are glorious. When Thelonious Monk first hit the jazz scene, his piano playing was ridiculed, mocked and basically discarded as mistake ridden and eccentric. It's the same with Moon. Today, Monk is considered a unique master at what he does ...unique to the point where nobody really could or wanted to imitate (Herbie Nichols came close). Moon is the same. One of a kind. A shooting star. Misunderstood. "Mistake prone". Glorious. The Best.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Beautiful comparison with Thelonious. By any regard his technique was 'wrong' also. Magnificent!

[@alanhope1190]

Keith Moon’s drumming: controlled chaos. Keith Moon’s life: chaos

[@TwinMillMC]

Entwistle and Moon = the best rhythm section is Rock no contest. Pretty sure Moon played a Pearl set. As a bass player myself, Entwistle was my favorite Rock bass player of all time and still is. Saw The Who 2nd row at Madison Square Garden here in NY Quadrophenia tour. Entwistle was like 20 feet away from me wearing the coolest red cowboy boots. I actually cried when Entwistle played the opening bass line of The Real Me.

[@24hourjukebox55]

Man, where have you been ? The Who have been knockin' it out the park since about 1965. Their playing and song-writing has always been outstanding...Quadrophenia is phenominal.....

[@theclawyaww3740]

You gotta watch Keith Moon live he was crazy lol

[@mindlessdroid3630]

They had possibly one if the best four album stretches for any band with Tommy, Live at Leeds, Who's Next and Quadrophinia and also an often overlooked but IMO great album following that in Odds and Sods.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can't wait to dig in

[@stevebinning977]

"Odds and Sods* was a Best of compilation album.

[@joesimon2018]

I really like how Keith drummed the overture to Tommy....how he tied everything together rhythmically. Probably not the flashiest drumming but very creative.

[@jpsimonds]

Totally agree. Very musical.

[@patriciolegett1757]

Moon's kits were Premiers, custom made for him with special reinforcements in the metal parts in order to save them from his onslaughts! Saw them many times in the seventies when they were at their peak.

[@mattrogers1946]

Exactly!

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Shout out to the person that suggested this for Andrew's first dive into The Who. Nice one! Now someone suggest John Densmore!

[@petervandervlies6427]

Saw The Who in Rotterdam Ahoy in 1975 . John Entwistle playing verry verry loud and Keith Moon joyning the party. So we had a two and a half our rithme section concert. One of the best rock concerts i've ever heard.

[@darrylbennett4297]

My favourite performance from moon the loon. It’s so good. Dig into this album it’s amazing and so ambitious.

[@maccagrabme]

Love the crazy drumming style, excitement, raw sound, vibrancy, youthful energy, the 60s era it was based on, the space and ambience in the sound, cant get enough of them and the movie is brilliant. Also love Tommy. I am amazed at when you listen to just the raw drumtrack its so far away from todays quantized drums and has a ton of imperfections BUT it never sounded out of place in the context of the music, it somehow worked perfectly, he had a unique sense of timing.

[@andrewholburn3094]

What the OP needs to realise is that Keith played the off-beat, they are not 'mistakes'. If he had done ANY homework before posting this unapologetic drivel.

[@daviddilling481]

Been a Who-head since high school. Moon and Entwistle were a juggernaut rhythm section. Ive pitched The Real Me to so many people over the years, particularly Entwistle's bass line, because it is probably the best single example of The Who's might, skill, and creativity. I have a long list of favorite Who songs but if I could only pick one song to represent their gifts it would be this one.....and I love watching Andrew's face as he is repeatedly blown away by Moon and Entwistle. This brings me joy. Now go listen to the rest of Quadrophenia. To me its their best album next to Who's Next. Long live The Who....Enjoyed this video greatly.

[@TerryVonCannon]

Great comments. John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Pete Townsend were all virtuoso performers and Moon was an extreme showman. I know you really like to see the actual video of the bands playing. Please check out and give your feedback on Young Man Blues Live at the Isle of Wight. It is their hardest rocking song the ever performed! Moon is really pushing things and you can see his kit as well.

[@cuebj]

YMB - awesome. Also on my bootleg at Filmore East

[@alvarhanso6310]

Keith pounded on Premier Drums. They recorded an ad for them with Keith doing a drum barrage for Who Sell Out. And John Entwistle is their bassist, and he did this bassline as a joke. Greatest rock bassist of all time.

[@Greg-om2hb]

Please find footage of MOON playing live. Even if you watch with the sound off, you can see instantly that his style of drumming is like no other, except maybe ANIMAL on The Muppets.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YES! Need some live The Who for sure

[@yenlard6683]

Check out Young Man Blues live from Isle of Wight in 1970. It’s epic 🔥

[@diogenesagogo]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Young man Blues kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2rFoHmwnbqJfZY

[@loosilu]

He's like the child of a ballet dancer and a jackhammer.

[@loosilu]

@@yenlard6683 On the very first drum roll, Keith broke one of his bass pedals. You can see him motion to the roadie, who fixes while Keith keeps playing.

[@wwilliams74127]

Ha! A drum reaction video and he mentions the bass. Entwistle is amazing

[@michaelp.7893]

Keith played "lead drums" the way Pete Townshend played lead guitar. I have heard his drumming tracks isolated and they're stunning. And John Entwistle on "lead bass" wasn't too bad, either. 😏

[@rabbakahn]

Just coming by this tonight I was taken back 50 years to when I was young., memories I had almost long forgotten. The smells came back alive with the sound of vinyl and blistering youth. Thank you for the trip back in time.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙌

[@angelo9725]

Keith Moon… the epitome of natural rhythm.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup. Natural musician

[@mikedonoghues4018]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Pete Townshend said that Moon had an internal metronome, but that rather than keep the beat he filled the space around the beat.

[@davidobrien3600]

I first listened to your reaction to this 10 months ago and you'll see that's when I gave my opinion and I'm only watching you for the 2nd time because I desperately needed to hear another reaction to The Real Me by a drum teacher. I wish you had more songs from The Who that I knew of and I would be able to listen to them and react to them but I subscribed the moment I first heard you 10 months ago and who has so many incredible songs. My playlist is over 40 songs but none of them were before 1971 except for Pinball Wizard. When they first started with songs like I Can See For Miles and My Generation and Magic Bus, those songs didn't work for me because they sound like a mixture of The Beatles & The Beach Boys but when 1970 came around they turned that sound from the old songs into hard rock in live shows and that gave me the opportunity to really enjoy those songs from their early year's. Please play more Who songs and if you can tell me what songs you've played so I can search them out and listen to your reaction I would really appreciate it. With so many badass songs and drum masterpieces you have to have more songs by The Who please. I love your reaction so much I subscribed the first time I listened and I'm listening to the same song again because I love the reaction so much I had to listen again for a 2nd time!!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Wonderful comments 🙏

[@davidobrien3600]

@@AndrewRooneyDrumsRight after I made this very long post to you, what do you know all of a sudden I see both "Won't Get Fooled Again" and the live version of "Young Man Blues" and I absolutely loved your reactions on both. Off the album "Who's Next", on "The Song is Over" Keith is the dominant instrument for the entire very long song. He hits hard, he had soft, he hits with Melody and dominates the entire song. But I could say that about "Bellboy" and the "Sea and Sand" "Doctor Jimmy", "Love Reign O'er Me" off Quadrophenia with many others off that album, "The Punk and the Godfather" and so many others but I'm so glad to see you finally seeing the light and answering me to the comment I made. I loved being wrong on this one Andrew. Awesome job brother

[@billwhitman4125]

In my opinion the greatest classic rock album of all time is ....Who's Next... Not a single song that you think of advancing past. Again.....my opinion. ..Greatest classic rock band of all time. In an era with the Stones , Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Cream ....it's a big call. Townsend is the greatest song writer, Moon and Entwistle are tops on drums and bass. With all that they had the greatest front man ..Daltrey. Who's Next...can't be beat. Your best reaction Andy. You know greatness instantly ... Thanks brother

[@morbidlyo7114]

Who's Next is AMAZING.

[@9211goat]

Great choice for drum reaction. Quadrophenia highlighted Keith's playing more than any Who album... song after song. "Horn section in the Who?" Yes, as you read, this was the 2nd rock opera written by Pete... and one of the premiere albums of the rock era.

[@mattrogers1946]

I know, right? Entwistle's first instrument was piano, followed by trumpet and French horn.

[@rcsox]

Pete Townsend (the guitar player) once said that the bassist John Entwistle was the real lead guitarist, lol!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA love it

[@gossamer1234]

certainly suggest one look at more than just Pinball Wizard, Baba O'Reilly and My Generation. Yeah, Entwistle the bassis is really freaking good. and yeah, he plays horns.

[@rickandgen]

I don’t think of them as “mistakes” , I prefer “perfect imperfections”

[@beatmet2355]

Bob Ross called them “happy accidents” lol

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Wabi Sabi.

[@dougferrell7047]

Human touches

[@jamesmorgan1402]

Great commentary; so true about being real and soulful in execution...that makes music beautiful, too!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YES