Kieth Moon was a legendary drummer. He was the Hendrix of drum players. No one is wired like him to be able to play like him. His playing went great with the Who's music. It's hard to picture him playing with another band.

KEITH MOON put the drums up front so you had to notice him. He was the greatest drummer ever ever no body can play like MOONY

So glad you used a '65 who song. Moon's drumming that era is criminally underrated

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

It's really great!

@rogerdaltrey7111

2 жыл бұрын

Keith may have been at his peak as a drummer 1965.

@demonsaint1296

2 жыл бұрын

Only three comments down for “underrated”.

@andthensome512

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't underrated back then.

@toepincher

Жыл бұрын

@@demonsaint1296 lol i didnt say moon was underrated, all i said was his drumming in '65 isnt nearly as talked about as his drumming in '69-'73

you can play the beat he lays down, but he fills like no one else. a one man band.

I think Moon took it to another level with Quadrophenia--the entire album. In many tracks, he basically played "lead guitar."

@Spreadsheeter

Жыл бұрын

Whats your favourite song in this álbum?

@DanSisken

Жыл бұрын

@@Spreadsheeter Hard to say. I love love love the first three sides and Side 4 is excellent too. If I had to choose, I would say I'm One and Is it in My Head from Side 2 and Sea and Sand from Side 3.

@toxic_badasss9656

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree with you, Keith's drumming is incredible throughout The Who's history but he takes it to another level on Quadrophenia, I think it's his peak performance in the studio.

@medwayhospitalprotest

Жыл бұрын

@@Spreadsheeter I love the track "5:15". Moon plays "train" not drums. Sounds exactly like a slam door commuter train going down to Brighton. 😁 I really miss those old train carriages, you could stick your head out the window. Not like today's claustrophobic tin cans. Every time I miss them, I can play that track and listen to the wheels bumping over points in the characteristic rhythm. Da-dum, da-dum...

Your Keith Moon style solo was fierce. Bravo!

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Well done! Everyone always compares Bonham and Peart as the greatest rock drummers and Keith Moon is always off the radar. Keith is my favorite. His style is so unique. His energy is bar none! His charisma really comes through on his kit!

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

He definitely express a lot of power and energy

I found this video and realized that I haven’t given The Who the deserved attention. This video is great, thank you!!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phellippe, I didn't know them much before this video too.

@michaelcavallacci2945

Жыл бұрын

The greatest live band in history

When you played " The real me " it gave me goosebumps , like you were channeling Moon. Quadrephenia is a special album for me because of the meaning implied to each piece tells the story at a time when Pete was concept driven, but also I feel they were at the peak of their recording prowess on this album . Love reign over me is still one of the best songs ever . Thank you man. Keep up good work.

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot I'm really touched by your comment!

Good Vid and great drumming, I love anything Keith Moon related.

Well done, you nailed it. Thanks for the great work on Moon's style and sharing of your commentary. You are a talented drummer.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Frank!

To this day Quadrophenia is my favorite Who compilation ever and is always on my playlist. The Real Me is timeless Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Pete Townsend, and Roger Daltrey. Thanks for sharing and great playing as well!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@guy-gf2oe

Жыл бұрын

The who is the best band in the world

Brilliant demonstration of Keith's genius. Thank you!

A fabulous introduction to my favorite Rock-drummer, I love your analytic and structured approach, as a studied musician (violin) I have enjoyed this very much.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drik! I'm happy you appreciate

dude im subscribing to your channel just because of the hard work and love put into this! Chow~!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Indeed there is a lot of work especially behind this video!

This was your best famous drummer video since so far, I loved every news you introduced!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Young Man Blues on Live at Leeds is INSANE, my choice too

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Really special indeed!

@JonHop1

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Isle of Wight... Its even crazier and better.. In front of 600,000 people...

@juliebryne2903

2 жыл бұрын

@@JonHop1 yes it was! Moon was a beast in that song at isle of wight!

This video popped up in my flow because I watch so many similar ones, so I wasn't expecting anything as technically masterful as this. Also, I appreciate your objectively measured assessment, I get so tired of people's videos about why their personal favorites are "the best [FILL IN THE BLANK] in human history".... You're an amazing drummer and obviously really know what you're talking about! I "liked" and subscribed long before the video was finished (which I rarely do). Looking forward to more of your content!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I'm happy to see you really appreciate my work and what's behind it

Nice influence tree too. Great playing too

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew! Thanks

All i can say is "wow!" .Keith Moon is my all time favorite drummer ..i listen to his isolated drum tracks everyday ...ive been obsessed for years... You sir have amazing energy and talent ...listening to u play gets me every bit as excited as i get listening to keith...u have mastered his style and i think that awesome!💗💗💗💗🙌 bravo!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

You say wow? I say wow! Thanks for the huge compliment!

@tamarab69

2 жыл бұрын

Youre very welcome! 😘

Great playing! So many people criticize Moon, they have no clue what they are talking about. He was absolutely phenomenal.

This is the closest to Moon's style that i've seen . I think he was at his most inventive around the HAPPY JACK , I'M A BOY , PICTURES OF LILY , SUBSTITUTE era . Well done !

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@097534

Жыл бұрын

I'm a retired drummer who grew up with Keith's playing and all early Who stuff. In those days he was great till in the end the drugs seem to take over. He once played a solo on USA TV and was so bad I was embarrassed for him. I now have a new respect for John Bonham after seeing Moby Dick live.

@jurassiclore5315

Жыл бұрын

Check out babyshambler

Roger said it best, Keith was playing to his vocals! Once you know to listen for it, it's there!!!

Love the format with the music backing you.

Killer playing and great video concept! Awesome!

@Pietro.Valente

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! I think you will have fun in my channel 😄

Saw Keith play the drums at Charlton Football Stadium in May 1976, blew me away, thanks for playing like him. Brings back great memories!

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Great, thanks for sharing!

@andyf2837

Жыл бұрын

And weren't they loud!!! Could hear for miles!!

@andyf2837

Жыл бұрын

Moon ... the entertainer... a magician

@seanmeehan-js5kh

Жыл бұрын

@@andyf2837 I was deaf for 2 days, was near a speaker at side of stage. Great fun!

Great piece. For me what made Moon such a great drummer was his energy, and his live playing, where he improvised more than just about anyone. Young man Blues one of the best examples of that. Also the way his playing style was almost a lead guitar in terms of the contribution of the drum track towards the song. Too many today have forgotten Moon and The Who

Fabulous. Great video. My favorite drummer and favorite band.

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you will enjoy some other videos of mine :)

Thank you for this post, as a beginning drummer and Keith moon fan this gives me great inspiration. Your drumming is excellent!

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Great job of capturing his playing style. Not easy! 👊

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

This was so helpful to me. Thank you!

@Pietro.Valente

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Helpful for what reason specifically?

Pietro you and your kit sound awesome. Glad i found your channel

@Pietro.Valente

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you find me, there are quite some video to have fun with. Enjoy 😉

I love the way “Pure and easy” From the extended version of who’s next. I think it’s doubles but I’m not sure

Loved it. Thank you!

Really nice video, we need more of this kind!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Did you see the others of the series? kzread.info/head/PLVjabARatXFaXHfsgKLORk_pk2pAT4VBG

@maurice_666_ll

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente Thank you, I love them!

well done. very enjoyable, insightful, and educational. You are also very talented. Thank you.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate the various aspects of this video

Man, just awesome!! Excellent video and excellent drumming!! I’ve studied, watched, read about, listened to and tried to play like many of drummers and Moon, in my opinion, is definitely in the top 10 drummers of all-time. You have Moon down!! Excellent!!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man! Welcome to my channel!

Duuuuude! That’s how you do it!! Thank you!!! 💫

Great video, lot of work!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thanks!

great drumming... full understanding of Keith special style !

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Great pal 👍.....instructional and very in depth analysis if the great Keith Moon thanks

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Excellent!

Excellent drum solo! You Rock!!

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

This is a bit off topic but I love the tone of your High Tom! I could honestly listen to that for a long time

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I could make a one hour video playing that alone haha. Would you use to help you to sleep at night?

Excellent video. And you are a fine drummer yourself.

this is good stuff man, really enjoyig it

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! How did you find the video?

@iakusz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente actually searched specifically for Keith Moon opinions

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

@@iakusz Ok, thanks for sharing!

Brilliant. And thank you!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Loved your Moon style impro.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Being on speed helps, just ask Keith Moon. If only you could.

Amazing Journey/Sparks.

Let me start by saying you are an amazing drummer. Being a Who fan most of my life I'll give you a 9.9 out of 10. The only part I feel you didn't get quite is the cymbal riding at the beginning of Who are You.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! You are very generous!

Good Lord man u are amazing, epic and unreal. you captured keith so well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Brian thanks a lot!

Bloody brilliant!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Well done, dear heart & good sir; -I for one concur.

You gave me goosebumps!!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks a lot!

Excellente, my friend!! Very respectful, you play well!😎

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

To answer your question, YES, the most legendary drummer!

Dude you nailed it! Good job!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! How did you find the video?

@wildimpo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente I was looking through Kieth moon's videos

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Great!

Excelent Chanel.Your Chanel is the best.Congratulations.

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I just had to rewind the first song. You have some great drumming skills.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lauren!

Good stuff!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Keith Moon is in his own category. Your drumkit sounds great especially the snare

@Pietro.Valente

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

pretty good,like to hear more about his technique and related technical elements .his timekeeping, his setup,his habits what he does differently what is he doing with the double kicks ect. like the" in the style of bit".

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be more of a talking video. My ones are more about playing

Great analysis of KMs playing. I never thought of ranking his compositions by difficulty... To be honest, I never thought of attempting to play them as compositions!!! I always just banged along with the song, when I was a teenage Who fan in the 1980s... And the "Young Man Blues" seems to have been the highest difficulty! Great work making sense of Keith Moon, and his drumming. The Jazz influence is interesting. Have you thought of Elvin Jones? The way Moon supported Pete Townsands' guitar leads reminds me of Elvin Jones supporting Ornette Colemans Sax playing. I think they called it "Free Jazz"... I don't know who Carlo Little is. I suppose you could say that Hal Blain influenced Moon as far as drum set up, and tuning w/o overtones. Early Keith Moon recordings have some pretty ringy toms! I have read that Moon and all the contemporary drummers took lessons from Jazz drummer Jim Marshall who also made the loud guitar amps Towndsend used. IMHO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Marshall_(businessman) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Little

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I think there is some Elvin influence in there too, I can hear it.

Well played sir, your experience on the drums is obvious.

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

To me, Bargain highlights Moon's drumming in the outro. Stuning

Live At Leeds and The Isle of Wight are my 2 favorite live albums.

I really liked seeing you get into those Who drum beats. That’s half the battle

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Good review. KM made some of these songs even more challenging when played live by bouncing drumsticks ten feet into the air between fills and other tricks.

@Pietro.Valente

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I couldn't do that

Pete Townshend always makes derogatory coments about Moon's timing. Its good to see you score him so highly in this respect.

Caro Pietro grazie per l'ottimo video. Un saluto da Costa@Roma.Italia

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille! Un saluto da Padova!

Goes without saying.. Moon was a hurricane of a drummer, way ahead of his time.

Good drumming.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice Job Dude.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

tienes mucho talento amigo!!!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Gracias!

Great job man!! 🥁🎵🎶✌️✊ The only thing missing is footage of him playing. They should have a video here on KZread of "The Best Of" clips of him playing from different shows all the great beats and rolls and fills he's done. I've seen a couple on "The Kids Are Alright" DVD and some on a few of the documentaries I've seen here on KZread. If I knew how to do it I would. Keith was definitely a special and one-of-a-kind and I believe the best rock drummer after John Bonham.

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the appreciation and the suggestion

@marksimpson2321

Жыл бұрын

Best of Moon would basically be as long as his whole career cos he was often good or better!

@harrykadaras9459

Жыл бұрын

If Bonham was "better" why is it there are literally hundreds of YT videos of 13 year old girls playing his hardest stuff, while it takes a top- level drummer like this gentleman to duplicate him precisely?

Great breakdown of Keith Moon another not so popular song that is very hard on drums is called Dogs Part 2

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Yes that song is quite challenging indeed

Although you say his special weapon is the kick in fills, what I like most about The Who is the fast endless rudiments. Therefore, my two favorite videos are Mitch Mitchels and this one. What are your tips to develop this style of drumming? Of course I do practice rudiments and I nail double strokes, flams, drags, and so on; but how can I practice to play it naturally and intuitively in songs like keith, Mitch, and you?

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

The key is to play rudimental drum solos like the book of Charley Wilcoxon "The All-American Drummer. 150 rudimental solos." When you need to make them sound good together you are really perfecting the rudiments. Then slowly they will become part of your vocabulary.

@Spreadsheeter

Жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente thanks for The Feedback. Ive been practicing this book but as your recommendation, ill take it more seriously. I can currently play solos 1 2 and 3. Do you have any favourite solo from this book i should dive in? Thanks

@Pietro.Valente

Жыл бұрын

@@Spreadsheeter no particular favorite, just study them all. In time it's gonna be so much easier that you almost can read them first sight. I see this with my students when the reach solo number 30.

Drum clinic. Ty

Greatest of them all

These are great. What about Happy Jack, Fortune Teller> Tattoo (talk about controlled chaos, the rolls in Tattoo go straight into delicate cymbal taps), I Don't Even Know Myself (crazy fills into wood block, and acting like a loon doing it), and Amazing Journey> Sparks? I think apart from the insane fills themselves, is how on the beat he really was, and how he could switch dynamically from a herd of elephants to mice on a tile floor. My favorite drummer, and it isn't close.

quite simply the greatest EVER

Firs time I've heard My Generation with a bit more swing.

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like my interpretation

I wonder what the analyasis of "Dogs Pt. 2" would tell us?

Dude, you can play damned well.

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Yes

Wow

op stands for what?

'mmazza ce piji co 'a batteria. Moonie e' parecchio difficile da replica', e l'haoi fatto proprio bene. Bravo!

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Grazie mille Giorgio!

this form audio is good

Yes bargain my favorite

Been a WHO fan since 1970; yet musically incompetent. I liken Moon’s drumming to a rhythmic avalanche. How do you replicate that: it’s one of its kind; in the moment and both destructive and impressive!

Moon famously hated performing drum solos. The Who set him up during a concert once as they stopped playing to allow for Keith to do a solo and Keith just stopped playing also. lol

I want a ringo video!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe, Ringo is not in my list for now but if this series goes on really well I may do a video about him too.

@slickrockcreek1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree a Ringo video would be good. In my opinion he is overly criticized because he wasn't as flamboyant or virtuosic as so many others. But he was key to defining the sound of one of the most legendary bands (if not THE most legendary) of the classic rock genre. He's an outstanding example of a drummer who played THE SONG, opposite of a drummer like Buddy Rich who thought every song was a launching point for a self-aggrandizing drum solo.

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

You are right, Ringo is a drummer for the song. I guess I will make a video about him some day

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

Ah I didn't know that!

Keith moon very rarely used the high hat. Basically only in who are you

Keith used the hi-hat on Pinball Wizard?

@Pietro.Valente

2 жыл бұрын

He always used it on studio recordings.

Me parece que te olvidaste de "sparks" o "undertune"

DOGS Part 2 / The OX . Ya gotta play Surf Music to play like Keith 🥁

S tier: anything on live at leeds

Very interesting. Ma no "Goin' Mobile"?

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

That is a very good song with an interesting drum part indeed, but in a top 10 you gotta choose...

@richarddefortuna2252

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente I understand. Just a favorite of mine, along with Bargain. Any chance that you'll be covering Tony Williams, Joe Morello, or Max Roach some time?

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

@@richarddefortuna2252 I love them all, in my list right now there is Tony Williams but I'm afraid it will take time

@richarddefortuna2252

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pietro.Valente Excellent! I look forward to that episode, and all the content that you provide until then, as well!

@Pietro.Valente

3 жыл бұрын

@@richarddefortuna2252 Great!