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Poll Question: What genre or style do you consider Alan's playing?
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Points: 12818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 12:19
Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

White played with the Plastic Ono Band and a variety of other British rock outfits before he got the Yes gig.
Interesting footnote. The greatly neglected Terrry Reid had Alan White pencilled in as drummer for his Isle Of Wight Festival appearance in 1970. However, John Lennon banned White from going and instead Krimson's Mike Giles deputed for the night - and the recording suggests Giles provided some nice but unexpected drumming which I don't believe White was capable of
 
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Originally posted by cacho cacho wrote:

Well the question for me was that if Alan White is really a Prog drummer, at least the style, ala Bruford, Collins, Peart, Bozzio, etc.
 
He has his own styleWink
 

Listening to Tales gives a really bad impression of his playing, being very simple and dull.
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 While in Relayer his playing is very powerful, but I would consider it a more Rock style playing rather than a Prog style as I imagine Bruford playing on Relayer, jazzy leanings, etc.
 
No, he style are one of the most hybrid in rock but i think stands still by his own. in fact if you listen carefully  to some songs in the album Yessongs and he made some changes in the drum part and later in the Union tour Brufford play like White have been done since.

And well in the last Yes outputs, his playing is rather simple.
 
Like the albums indeed.LOL

I don't want people to come and say: "Have you heard Yessongs?!" Of course I have, but the compositions were made with Bruford not with Alan..
 
Yes the compositions are, but you are asking about the dexterity and drums attributes, not compositional skills....

BTW: This is not a poll to decide wheather(?) Alan is a good drummer or not, it's if his stlye of drumming is Prog or not.
 
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He played with John Lennon to pay the bills. Probably not for enjoyment. Cry He is overall an amazing prog drummer for Yes, his main project. 

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why wouldn't a musician enjoy playing with John Lennon?  Seems like the chance of a lifetime, or is there something I don't know Shocked Tongue
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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 17:10
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

why wouldn't a musician enjoy playing with John Lennon?  Seems like the chance of a lifetime, or is there something I don't know Shocked Tongue


 
I agree, as a fact many musicians would had played for free with John Lennon.
 
Who can reject the chance of playing with a living legend and one of the most prolific and influential musicians of history?
 
Now if you talk about musicians like Randy "The Emperor" Jackson, who after playing with Cobbham, Ponty, Journey and Aretha, accepted to play bass for N'Sync and Britney.........Well, then I would believe you are talking about somebody who made it for the bucks.
 
But Lennon...I would had paid to play drums with him.
 
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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 17:17
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

why wouldn't a musician enjoy playing with John Lennon?  Seems like the chance of a lifetime, or is there something I don't know Shocked Tongue


I agree that it would be cool, but I think Alan White played with John Lennon more for the money than the enjoyment. I think he still likes John Lennon, but he likes prog more. 

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I'll never understand the lack of respect for Alan White around here. He was Yes's drummer for all those years for a reason, people. You think Anderson, Squire and Howe were content to play with a sub-par drummer year after year after year?

Just because he wasn't flashy and didn't call attention to himself does not mean he was not a prog drummer. This is ridiculous.
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Points: 1049 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 20:23
No offense but this is a ridiculous poll yet it needed to happen because it has been popping its head up in places for awhile now. White replaced Bruford  anybody who replaced Bruford was going to be in an unfair position  to be judged as a prog drummer and I think that's the real issue.  Nobody can replace Buford , Peart or even Portnoy without some copping flak, lets face it White has done a great job accept that fact  ...  next poll please.  Smile
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Points: 4312 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 20:39
Yorkie, i don't think the poll was stupid.ShockedWink....the poll was not about White being compared with Bruford , but only if White should be considered an all purpose drummer or a prog one..That was intereseting to read all the posts, i think, but maybe that's just meLOL
 
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Points: 634 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2008 at 20:54
I think if Bruford had not been Yes's previous drummer there would never be a discussion whether or not Alan White is a prog drummer.
Alan White is an excellent prog drummer.
Bill Bruford is an exceptional prog/jazz drummer.
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