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Post by ace5150 on Oct 6, 2019 10:41:09 GMT
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 6, 2019 16:49:29 GMT
Sad news but not unexpected.
Not the easiest of people to get along with if you study his past but an outstanding drummer and musician.
Some of the drumming in Creams 'White Room' that Baker performs with ease,isn't replicated in any cover version (that I've seen) by other drummers as they just can't master it I presume.
RIP.
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Post by daz on Oct 6, 2019 17:26:34 GMT
Heard of him of course, but know little of his music.
RIP Ginger.
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Post by flyingsquad on Oct 6, 2019 18:04:37 GMT
RIP Ginger.
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Post by jno on Oct 6, 2019 19:24:19 GMT
RIP Ginger
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Oct 6, 2019 20:24:44 GMT
RIP Ginger
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Post by pr1 on Oct 7, 2019 2:19:16 GMT
Rest In Peace.
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Post by thecraftyleek on Oct 7, 2019 3:55:37 GMT
A superb drummer. Cream really were an amazing group.
Have a listen to their version of Robert Johnson’s Crossroads. While it is regarded as a Clapton blues guitar classic, what’s going on behind Eric’s rip roaring guitar solo is as much a jazz jam session.
This is what Baker and Jack Bruce brought to the band.
Cream are often only referred to as one stage in Clapton’s long career. But it’s often forgotten that he did not write many of their songs. Baker, and especially Bruce along with Pete Brown, wrote far more than Clapton, the latter of whom only put roughly one song on each album.
The band also broke up due to the belligerent jazz-heads Baker and Bruce arguing about volume on stage. If there’s a Rock & Roll Heaven, I’m sure Ginger and Jack will be jamming away up there.
RIP.
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Post by thewoodster on Oct 9, 2019 22:39:33 GMT
RIP ginger.
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Post by billymedhurst on Oct 14, 2019 18:13:41 GMT
RIP Ginger.
I understand that both Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce were very tempestuous; Clapton having to at times physically separate them.
As Cream existed for such a short period of time; come and gone in the blink of an eye; it could (possibly?) be argued that they are/were at least as influential as The Beatles.
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Post by Portland Road on Oct 30, 2019 6:41:10 GMT
They certainly were a foundation for 'rock music'.
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Post by ltd on Oct 30, 2019 10:11:45 GMT
They certainly were a foundation for 'rock music'. You can certainly hear their influence in Black Sabbath's first album, arguably makes them one of the progenitors of heavy metal? |
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