simon kirke, phil rudd, don hensley. all three were "less is more" type drummers, who had feel and timing far superior to many, many, more technical or flashy drummers
I think it's great to examine songs and I think there should be more of it. There's just one thing nagging me though - sorry to be pedantic. Geoff Whitehorn says about I'll be creepin being based on B minor. There's nothing B minor about it at all. It's a blues song in B. The minor third is part of the blues and the fact that Kossoff hammers onto the major third proves my point. OK - it's strange that he does this in a blues vein but that's Koss for you. It's nothing to do with a minor scale.
A taste fot what the music needs. And I agree with that. But why is it for some people so hard to get that "simple" sometimes means "mediocre". Take Ian Paice. He's one of the most groovy players in rock and roll plus he ca also do hundred other things. He can be simple, flashy, and technical in the course of one song.
Rodgers is one of the best Rock/R&B singers ever...but where would he be without Kossoff?? Please don't abandon your drug addicted family or friends.Kossoff rest In peace...you were here a short time..but damn you were good.
Mike - why are we arguing about this - you implied that I should have listened to what Geoff said before I made a comment - which was a bit much but - hey, I'm a musician - it's OK. All I'm saying is that - when talking about about this song (or most Free songs) - surely the most obvious word to mention is 'Blues'. Kossoff played the blues - sometimes he played solos in a major scale - sometimes Free played in a minor key (Be my friend) - but I'll be creepin' has a definite Blues feel.
I still say he's wrong - he says it's a B minor chord at 6.00. I've read your points and they are fair enough but can someone answer this- Why mention B minor when the song is in a major key - when he mentions it goes to the minor - he's wrong because it's not in a minor key. What he should have said is this - He plays the blues in B and when he goes to the 3rd he starts with the blues scale 3rd then goes to the major 3rd.
yes it is in B major.....but he does not say it s is in minor..i thing he just says that he hit first the minor third and after the magor....but any way the song is in Bmajor
I would posit that it is nether B minor nor B major but in B dominant. By that I mean that dominant 7ths don’t really have a strictly major flavor and more of a bluesy flavor so that the minor pentatonic with the flat fifth added to make up the blues scale works so well over them. Also, if it were major, you could play a major 7th in your improvs and it would sound good. Try playing a straight major scale over that chord and I bet it will sound like crap.
Free as a band where far superior to ACDC free had the greatest blues'rock vocalist EVER they had one of the tightest rhythm sections EVER and had a guitar Prodigy
