pick withers was a good drummer with a light touch and a great name.
― women are a bunch of dudes (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 27 April 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
otm. Whatever became of him after he left DS?
― Nom Nom Nom Chomsky (WmC), Tuesday, 27 April 2010 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
These guys were one of the last of the true classic rock bands.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link
And I can't believe Terry "Rockpile" Williams took over at the end. Other than "Twisting by the Pool," what a waste of a bash-tastic drummer.
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 03:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Plays jazz exclusively these days. I love this quote from Wikipedia:
Withers left the band in summer 1982 soon after the completing the Love Over Gold sessions to spend more time with his family and to pursue jazz music. He reportedly told an interviewer that he had succumbed to a growing feeling that there was nothing left in the music for him, that he was in danger of "becoming a rock drummer."
Anyway, he plays drums for Pauline Black (there's a lot of YouTube clips out there)
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 05:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Recentish interview here: http://www.adcdrums.co.uk/news.asp
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 05:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 29 April 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
drum break w/halting guitar in "tunnel of love" is so so good. i always have to turn it up at that point. such a terrific song for speeding away in your car while pissed off
― hobbes, Thursday, 29 April 2010 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
"Romeo and Juliet". Will "Les Boys" get any votes? :)
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 29 April 2010 23:59 (fourteen years ago) link
"solid rock" is really the most obvious precursor to "money for nothing"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLqg3_K7cKM&feature=related
― women are a bunch of dudes (tipsy mothra), Friday, 30 April 2010 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 30 April 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe the most definitive side A trouncing of side B in ilx poll history.
― women are a bunch of dudes (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 1 May 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Since nothing on side 2 got a single vote, it's hard to argue with that.
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 1 May 2010 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
That said..... No wonder....
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 1 May 2010 22:41 (fourteen years ago) link
les boys do cabaretles boys are glad to be gaythey're not afraid nowdisco bar in germanyles boys are glad to beupon parade now
les boys got leather strapsles boys got ss capsbut they got no gun nowget dressed up get a little risquegot to do a little s & m these daysit's all in fun now
les boys come on againfor the high class whoresand the businessmenwho drive in their mercedes benzto a disco bar in old munchen
they get the jokes that the d.j. makesthey get nervous and they make mistakesthey're bad for businesssome tourists take a photographles boys don't get one loughhe says they're useless
late at night when they've gone awayles boys dream of jean genethigh heel shoes and a black berretand the posters on the wall that sayles boys do cabaretles boys are glad to be gay
― nostormo, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 10:04 (twelve years ago) link
Me, I note that this third album closes with his second gay-baiting song
stay tuned for more gay baiting songs folks!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 10:26 (twelve years ago) link
I guess 'Money For Nothing' was the next one in the series.
― master musicians of jamiroquai (NickB), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 10:46 (twelve years ago) link
Steely Straits, anyone? Or would that be Dire Dan?
Was always hoping they'd hook up with Chris Rea instead tbh.
― master musicians of jamiroquai (NickB), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 10:47 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io35CNOLUcI
Greg Calbi mastering Making Movies and performing edits on 'Tunnel of Love'
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 July 2016 00:45 (seven years ago) link
"Hand In Hand" was used really well in Everybody Wants Some!!.
― Kenneth Without Anger (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 July 2016 00:48 (seven years ago) link
"tunnel of love" is the shit, one of my favorite album openers. a natural adrenaline boost, such a heavy atmosphere.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 01:28 (seven years ago) link
great find, turrican, btw!
― brimstead, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 01:31 (seven years ago) link
It's no Making Movies, but a friend of mine just posted to link to the making of Brothers in Arms: http://www.soundonsound.com/people/classic-tracks-dire-straits-money-nothing
Interesting to hear the story of Omar Hakim just going in there and cranking out the drums, though they kept Terry Williams' intro fills on "Money for Nothing."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 03:21 (seven years ago) link
Side one is such a vibe.
Came across this while looking up the Springsteen connection, which somehow I just made for the first time today:
the band would never record anything that sounded like this again. Somehow by simply adding Iovine and Bittan, drummer Pick Withers begins to sound a lot like Springsteen’s powerhouse drummer Max Weinberg. John Illsley starts to anchor the rhythm like Springsteen bassist Gary Tallent.
― j.o.h.n. in evanston (john. a resident of chicago.), Saturday, 23 July 2022 17:51 (one year ago) link
semi-obscure treasure
At least on Denver AOR radio, their first album, and of course especially "Sultans of Swing," were inescapable.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 23 July 2022 22:19 (one year ago) link