Its very interesting !
Highly recommeded !
Its very interesting !
Highly recommeded !
The documentary includes stories from his ex-wives, children, and many of the greatest living musicians that worked with Ginger including Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, Mickey Hart, Carlos Santana, Max Weinberg, Chad Smith, Femi Kuti, Neal Peart, Simon Kirke, Marky Ramone and many more.
Two things come to mind: No Jack Bruce (not a surprise), and what did he do with Neal Peart?
No. This issue was addressed in a Q&A session with Baker and Director Jay Bulger which is easily available via Youtube. Baker does not seem to think very highly of Hawkwind and says that tour was about money for him. Unfortunately, while Bulger produced a sensational documentary, he adds that he "didn't think much of their music either." Why this information would be offered or relevant, I haven't the slightest clue. I wish this period of Baker's career would have been addressed.
Yeah, well, given the fact that Ginge tried to get Harvey Bainbridge sacked, and in turn ended up getting himself sacked instead, I can well imagine he wasn't too happy about that playing situation. Sorry to hear the director doesn't like Hawkwind's music. I wonder if he actually sat down and listened to Levitation, which I happen to think is a fantastic album.
I have no idea ... but as I say, I think it's irrelevant whether he "liked" whatever Hawkwind music he heard or not.
Credit where it is due, the guy made a brilliant film in spite of himself with that attitude. The idea that making a documentary about someone means ignoring anything he did that you don't personally find appealing is absurd, IMO.
There's also this, which you can find on Netflix...
Yes, previously unreleased. I don't have the box set, but I have all the individual releases. If I'm not mistaken, there are only a few unreleased live tracks on the Those Were The Days " set.
I have the Live Cream Volumes 1 and 2, but there are no liner notes, they were never released with extra tracks, etc...
I knew Ginger was an ornery son of a bitch, but he's clearly got some anger management issues.
Seriously, can anyone imagine Ginger in Black Sabbath? Hell yeah, as a pure drummer/musician, but it would probably be a disaster when it comes to his interpersonal skills. I could see Tony kicking the shit outta Ginger.
Seriously, that does look like an interesting documentary. I'm surprised Ginger is still alive. Not necessarily because of drugs but because he's such an ornery s.o.b.
As I get older I find I have a much better perspective on Cream and how important they were as a band, and a far greater tolerance for the sound of the production of the day. It's all really growing on me. And I "get" Ginger now, although I tend to think that Clive Bunker was actually better. Clive came after though; GB much surely have influenced him. I really want to see that documentary.
Could he already be on that list under a different name?
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