Oh yeah - it's Gordon that probably made 'Classical Gas' (teamed with the theme Williams wrote) the huge hit it was. I suspect as well it rocked-launched Gordon's career.
It's partly a recollection of the recording from Kent Hartman's book on The Wrecking Crew from about a decade ago and partly just thinking about what makes that track stand out. It's the tune itself, the opening of it up by Mike Post but mostly, to my ears, it's how Gordon kicks it into high gear.
A lovely tribute, and also a nice reminder of that era of musical comedy -- it makes me think of this clip of Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen show playing a bicycle, and both of them are so musical, and comfortable moving between music and jokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF0PYQ8IOL4
It's a classic clip. Allen was, like the Smothers Brothers, proof that being clean-cut and buttoned down does not preclude being hip, cutting-edge and non-conformist.
Jim Gordon drums on “Classical Gas,” sessionography vibes man
Oh yeah - it's Gordon that probably made 'Classical Gas' (teamed with the theme Williams wrote) the huge hit it was. I suspect as well it rocked-launched Gordon's career.
curious about your source...? Drums alone reason enough to dig the track
It's partly a recollection of the recording from Kent Hartman's book on The Wrecking Crew from about a decade ago and partly just thinking about what makes that track stand out. It's the tune itself, the opening of it up by Mike Post but mostly, to my ears, it's how Gordon kicks it into high gear.
A lovely tribute, and also a nice reminder of that era of musical comedy -- it makes me think of this clip of Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen show playing a bicycle, and both of them are so musical, and comfortable moving between music and jokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF0PYQ8IOL4
It's a classic clip. Allen was, like the Smothers Brothers, proof that being clean-cut and buttoned down does not preclude being hip, cutting-edge and non-conformist.