Hey Ledgies! Let's play "let's humble Mick"

[LindseyRocks]

Ok gather around all. I've got a great new game for us, in light of Mick's recent quest for hungry little puppy dogs who will lap up anything fed to them:

This new game is called "Let's Humble Mick"

The rules are simple - each contestant rates Mick's drumming in relation to other artists he/she also listens too. The point is not to be insulting, but objective. Humility is the key here, something which Mick seems to have been lacking recently.

So how do you rate Mick's drumming?

ok, I'll get us started:

Mick's a competent drummer, and he knows how to do what's necessary to make the music work as a whole. I'll give him that. But I've always found his drum solos rather boring. He's not particularly innovative in trying to break new ground. When I really want to get excited about a drummer, I listen to guys like Stewart Copeland (Police), Gavin Harrison and Chris Maitland (Porcupine Tree), Zoltan Csorsz (The Flower Kings), Phil Collins, and Manu Katche (Peter Gabriel), as well as Alan White and Bill Bruford (Yes and King Crimson) and Neal Peart (Rush).

Now I realize that these people are in a totally different genre of music, but who cares. That's irrelevant, as the point of the game is to humble Mick.

lol - you think I'm being mean? Well, probably a lilttle. But actually, I really am speaking from the heart, as I've always felt there was nothing too exciting about Mick's drumming. Simply put, he is NOT the reason that FM is my favorite band.

david