Word: drummers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...five-night engagement in Worcester marked the beginning of Joel's Storm Front tour, and his band was tight, stomping their way through "Pressure" and "You May Be Right." Saxophonist Mark Revere added extra flourish to the show, and maniacal drummer Liberty DeVito is always entertaining to watch...
...were going to be good role models," says Donnie. "When we say no to drugs, it's from seeing people around us using them." The Kids all hail from Dorchester, a blue-collar section of Boston where the street action can run pretty heavy. Maurice Starr, 35, the drummer and producing whiz who put the Kids together in 1985, comes from neighboring Roxbury, where the streets are definitively mean. He has produced all the Kids' records, writes much of their material and commands the instrument work ("All instruments played or programmed by Maurice Starr" reads a large credit...
This week the Kids leave home (everyone still lives with his family) for a five-month tour. Starr will show up only occasionally, so the fans, Donnie thinks, will finally learn that "Danny is a great songwriter, Jordan is a great keyboardist, that I am a drummer and singer and dancer." Four years ago, Jordan auditioned for Starr and got told, "Get ready to be great. You are going to be the biggest thing in the world." Replied Jordan: "All I want is a scooter." He got his wish, and then some. Just now, the New Kids on the Block...
...Before You Accuse Me" is the best song on Journeyman, sounding like something Clapton might have done with John Mayall 20 years ago. With some help from Cray and a real live drummer, Clapton concludes his newest album with this wonderful update of E. McDaniel's 30-year-old blues tune. Clapton's vocals do sound a little weak, and the song was not mixed with any particular technical insight. But "Before You Accuse Me" has lots of raw energy, and the subdued vocals and lack of mixing actually lend the track a feeling of authenticity...
...Oxford for graduate work, he ^ toured briefly with several European jazz groups before putting the horn aside to complete his doctorate in European history. He did not play in public again until two years ago. Earlier this month, Sancton cut his seventh album, accompanied by pianist David Paquette and drummer Cornelis (Pam) Pameijer. It will be released next year by G.H.B. Records...