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sir pball

(5,047 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2025, 12:19 AM Thursday

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 Thursday OP

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

Holy NBachers Thursday #2

Agreed... OmegaX Thursday #3

to me Skittles Thursday #4

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

JoseBalow

(7,963 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

Thursday

Band of Gypsies FTW!

(4:36)

NBachers

(18,750 posts)

2. Holy

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:07 AM

Thursday

Shit

OmegaX

(16 posts)

3. Agreed...

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:35 AM

Thursday

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: