The Never Ending Pool

I like him as a drummer, I think he's the only lefty musician Dylan's ever worked w/ (Bloomfield played righty, he doesnt count). Also, how many f'n years have NET fans wanted some musician to speak out about it?!


I will keep my personal feeling about the director to myself, but this seems really interesting (if JG keeps his own "artistry" out of it). Who shot all that "behind the scenes" stuff is what I want to know

Bob Zimmerman wrote:

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Also, how many f'n years have NET fans wanted some musician to speak out about it?!

You can say that again!

Looks very interesting. Is that brand new?

And, who knows the story behind the following statement?

"However, Van Morrison's appearances would prove fatal to the journey of the unknown drummer from Arizona. "

NHP,
that little tidbit was the 'hook' for me.

Another Joel Gilbert "production". I doubt this will be any better than the other 4 he's put out.
Scorsese he's not.

I find this little cottage industry of "documentaries" to be a little creepy. That being said, I'd like to hear the interview with Watson.

looks interesting, what happened with van morrison ?

I sent Joel Gilbert about 50 DVDs to use footage on this. I think he gave me a couple hundred bucks, and he's putting my name in the credits.

Watson was the drummer at my first show in '94...fond memories of his locks rocking back and forth behind the kit

There were those who say he overplayed, but couldn't the same thing be said about George Receli, whose playing seems to have got 'harder' with ever-more fills as the years have gone by.

Incidentally, Winston could play pretty sensitively on ballads - License to Kill and Never Gonna Be the Same Again come to mind. Other times, he could bring the usually 'slower' songs to cresecendos of intensity they might not otherwise have reached - saw an I'll Remember You in '95 which was wonderful in this respect, ending with an instrumental passage of great emotional colour. And his work on Just Like a Woman in '93 brought the song to a similarly fevered pitch. To say nothing of the jazz-funk-tinged extempore Tangleds of the same year, the intricate Jokerman of '94-'95, the zippy Mobiles. All memorable stuff.

How about some more memories of Winston's playing to keep the thread going?

Very true likeatrain! I agree with everything about Receli and Winston.

How about almost every "I and I"? Those 93 performances from the Pre-boards. I crank that shit up full bore and the people listening simultaneously duck when Winston hits the intro. Aside from "I and I", I always loved his playing on "God Knows" (esp. 94) and "Tombstone Blues" (95).

But yes, Winston could blend with the color...and some of his more subtle playing really stands out. "Shooting Star", "Kill" " Born In Time" "4th Street", "Shelter", portions of "Man In Long Black Coat", "Never Gonna Be The Same" etc.

Plus, like Bob...he was streaky. But streaky from Good to excellent.

I and I definatly, didn't i read a story about winston being one of the only ex band members to visit bob in hospital when he had his heart problem ?

In the Sounes bio it said that Watson was the only one to send him a card.

I saw Winston a couple of years ago at the John Green Day bash. He was playing with Joel Gilbert's "Tribute" band "Highway 61 Revisited". Ol' Joel Gilbert was being a total arse as usual (£5 for an autograph Joel??) and Winston was looking a bit glum and my mate shouted out "Stick with it, Winston!" and Winston gave a big grin and laughed out loud! Good drummer