NIK, Motorhead and other bits

[Jon Jarrett]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

> On 02/08/2005 22:14, Jon Jarrett wrote:
> >         Phil Taylor sounds all right on _1916_ to these ears; has he done
> > any drumming since then? (I grant you that giving up drums is probably
> > going to decrease one's skill with them... )
>
> My understanding (which is limited) is that there ended up also being
> some trouble with Phil's visa status in the US ....

        I've seen interviews with Lemmy where he said that Phil can't
leave the US because if he does his visa won't be renewed, but that
doesn't stop him playing in the US presumably...

> Well, to be fair, there's no need to change the time-signature for the
> jam to be most awesome.  There is some need to follow or lead with the
> right rhythm and tempo, though, and to be pretty aware of what your
> bandmates are doing (so a bad stage mix can easily screw you up there
> even if you're all damned geniuses and paying close attention every
> second of the gig ....)

        I remember the second Hawkestra, where Adrian Shaw and Jerry
Richards were seemingly being communications nexus for the whole band
while Nik ignored them and just waved vague instructions back to them. I'm
still amazed that worked, but I've never seen the whole process that
clearly visible before. What is usually visible, or rather audible, is
when it's not there, which is why I mention this apropos of what you were
saying. Terry is I suspect not listening very well any more. Dave Anderson
posisbly also; he seems to be having a lot of fun, and I suspect that this
is because in his head it all sounds different :-) Yours,
                                                           Jon

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