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sir pball

(5,050 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2025, 12:19 AM Jul 17

Mitch Mitchell may have been the best drummer of the '60s.

But unlike Moon or Bonham, he was...not a well-known musician in his band.

He was drumming for a guy named Jimi Hendrix, it's no wonder his immense talent went basically unnoticed.

But he was…really good. Like this good:

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Mitch Mitchell may have been the best drummer of the '60s. (Original Post) sir pball Jul 17 OP

Mitch Mitchell was great! ... But I think Buddy Miles did it even better JoseBalow Jul 17 #1

Holy NBachers Jul 17 #2

Agreed... OmegaX Jul 17 #3

to me Skittles Jul 17 #4

How do you judge drummers? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Jul 17 #5

JoseBalow

(8,018 posts)

1. Mitch Mitchell was great! ... But I think Buddy Miles did it even better

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:15 AM

Jul 17

Band of Gypsies FTW!

(4:36)

NBachers

(18,760 posts)

2. Holy

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:07 AM

Jul 17

Shit

OmegaX

(16 posts)

3. Agreed...

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:35 AM

Jul 17

Band of Gypsys > Jimi Hendrix Experience, all day, every day.

The moment Hendrix's guitar comes screaming in at :19 over Buddy Miles' drum groove and Bllly Cox's funky bass line is one of the most perfectly sublime, orgasmic moments in rock music, bar none: