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HA! awesome

Mark wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(You only have to listen to the cow-bell percussion on the alternative "Sweet Jane" to realise how far things had come since the beautiful but naive days of European Son.)

...and that's where you gave yourself away. Good to hear from you Mr Sesnick.

Interesting inference, but I can't comment just now? I have to take a video back to the rental store.

Bateman

-Did Mo Tucker play drums on Loaded because I have heard two different stories?

No, she doesn't appear on Loaded - she was still in the band at the time, but didn't make the sessions because she was pregnant. The drums on the album are mostly played by Doug Yule, with a few tracks featuring various stand-in players including Adrian Barber, Bill Yule and Tommy Castanaro.

Wrong..well, sort of...yes, she doesn't appear on the released album BUT she WAS at the sessions. On Rhino's "Fully Loaded" version of the album she sings on a version of 'I'm Sticking With You' and in the booklet there's photographic evidence she was at the sessions. Perhaps these shots were promo pics to show the band as is even though only three members played on the LP.

To add to JimJims comments, I have one of the original Jim Cummins contact sheets of that Loaded promo shoot (that appears in the Fully Loaded booklet) and Moe is in all the group shoots round the piano but more interestingly there are pics of her at the drum kit playing...!

no way! how'd you get a copy of those contact sheets?? that is so awesome.
....and you do realise now that you've mentioned these photos, you are obligated to post them.

bleach wrote:but more interestingly there are pics of her at the drum kit playing...!

Nerdy question... Is she playing standing up or sitting at a "regular" kit? Because IIRC it was around this time that she switched techniques (I remember reading in an interview on the 'Net; anyway, on Final VU she *definitely* plays sitting down).

I think from the pics she is playing standing up (but its not 100% clear)..