I think I have his version
of Bleeding Heart on a blues compilation somewhere. If it's the same one, it's not actually that great, the band seems to be struggling to get their groove together. His version of Sunshine, however, is pretty fucking awesome.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 14:58, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

He did a cracking version of Sunshine
at the Royal Albert Hall, and again on the Lulu show.

/nerd
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:00, Reply)

Lulu?
Isn't that the version where they stop playing Hey Joe about half-way through and then launch into Sunshine?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:02, Reply)

That's the one.
Ooooh, rebellious. The TV people went mental apparently. Rather like the controversial Doors performance of 'Light My Fire' where naughty Morrison left 'higher' in, having promised not to.

Things were very innocent in those pre Bill Grundy Show years, eh?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:05, Reply)

I think The 'Orrible 'Oo still lead the way on that one
Moon supposedly bribed the stage technicians on the Smothers Brothers' show to let him do the pyrotechnics himself on that drumkit...
Edit: Actually, just remembered that Moon also nearly outed Closet Shirter Russel Harty in 1972 on the latter's show...clearly you couldn't take him anywhere.
Edit Edit: Found the Hendrix clip in question.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:08, Reply)

the Harty appearance is fucking MAGIC
I've got a DVD of the fabled San Fransisco Cow Palace gig where Moon collapses behind the kit and some lad from the crowd takes over on drums. It's rather funny, albeit terrible quality.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:42, Reply)

Think I've found bits of that on Youtoob
At least, there's a clip of them playing Smokestack Lightning with Scott Halpin filling in for Moon. You can tell the poor lad's a bit intimidated by the astronomically-sized drumkit, but it sounds pretty good otherwise.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 17:08, Reply)

Jim Morrison
Was a dicksplash and I hate the Doors more than Bowie.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:16, Reply)

He really was a massive helmet
But his band were pretty good and their style of music suits me better than Bowie's weedy rubbish. But I am not disagreeing, here.

Fucking self-styled 'poet'. What an arsewipe.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 15:42, Reply)

Up himself, it's true.
Great voice though, particularly at a time when so many Lennon-and-McCartneyites sounded like 12-year olds singing through their noses. And if you can get past the pretentious 'poetry,' the live version of The End from the 1970 Madison Square gig is pretty fucking epic.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Feb 2010, 17:11, Reply)