Who could have been an adequate substitute to Topper?

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RockNRollWhore wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 4:04am


Lol
Posted here before. It's beyond awful.
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RockNRollWhore wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 9:09pm
Marky Dread wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 6:18pm
RockNRollWhore wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 4:07am
TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:
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As to Stewart Copeland, the Clash could never possibly have had the son of the head of the CIA for the Middle East in the group! Mick chose Pete Howard and thinks he’s a good drummer, but Topper had a lot more effect musically than most drummers.
Idk they were managed by a completely racist cuntbag in one Bernard Rhoades. Also had a lead singer who’s father was an esteemed British diplomat. I love the clash and think that their music has many positive messages, but they were as BS ridden as any other rock group out there I’m afraid.
Bernie Rhodes is indeed a nasty bitter old man. Was he racist when he managed The Clash? Anyway that doesn't seem to bother you with Metallica. Hetfield is racist, homophobic, and xenophobic.
My point is that Bernie would hardly hold any sort of moral high ground over Copeland in such a hypothetical situation. It’s pretty ironic how Mick Jones was the most working class of that lot yet still got sacked in the name of “keeping it real”. The unfortunate sad reality is that many of our rock heroes growing up were flawed in. Punk Rock being no exception. I mean fuck. Who would’ve thought John Lyndon would wind up being a Trump supporter? Not to mention Elvis Costello dropping the N-Bomb.
Mick Jones more working class than Paul Simonon is debatable.

It's Lydon not Lyndon. Trump is a piece of crap but politics are for individual choice. It's disappointing to me that John showed support for Trump.

Costello in his own words “Never mind excuses, there are no excuses.”
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"I don't think the eventual replacement the band chose for their 1982 US tour, former drummer Terry Chimes, was the adequate choice, though."... I think exactly the opposite, points of view :roll:
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Red Angel wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:19am
"I don't think the eventual replacement the band chose for their 1982 US tour, former drummer Terry Chimes, was the adequate choice, though."... I think exactly the opposite, points of view :roll:
Really? Who would you have chosen at such short notice and being someone who knew the band well and how they operated.
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Marky Dread wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 4:50am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 9:09pm
Marky Dread wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 6:18pm
RockNRollWhore wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 4:07am
TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:
31 Mar 2021, 6:22pm
As to Stewart Copeland, the Clash could never possibly have had the son of the head of the CIA for the Middle East in the group! Mick chose Pete Howard and thinks he’s a good drummer, but Topper had a lot more effect musically than most drummers.
Idk they were managed by a completely racist cuntbag in one Bernard Rhoades. Also had a lead singer who’s father was an esteemed British diplomat. I love the clash and think that their music has many positive messages, but they were as BS ridden as any other rock group out there I’m afraid.
Bernie Rhodes is indeed a nasty bitter old man. Was he racist when he managed The Clash? Anyway that doesn't seem to bother you with Metallica. Hetfield is racist, homophobic, and xenophobic.
My point is that Bernie would hardly hold any sort of moral high ground over Copeland in such a hypothetical situation. It’s pretty ironic how Mick Jones was the most working class of that lot yet still got sacked in the name of “keeping it real”. The unfortunate sad reality is that many of our rock heroes growing up were flawed in. Punk Rock being no exception. I mean fuck. Who would’ve thought John Lyndon would wind up being a Trump supporter? Not to mention Elvis Costello dropping the N-Bomb.
Mick Jones more working class than Paul Simonon is debatable.

It's Lydon not Lyndon. Trump is a piece of crap but politics are for individual choice. It's disappointing to me that John showed support for Trump.

Costello in his own words “Never mind excuses, there are no excuses.”
Typo my bad. I’ve often wondered if it was done for pure shock value or if he genuinely supports Trump. I’m afraid of getting old...

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RockNRollWhore wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:32am
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 4:50am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 9:09pm
Marky Dread wrote:
02 Apr 2021, 6:18pm
RockNRollWhore wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 4:07am


Idk they were managed by a completely racist cuntbag in one Bernard Rhoades. Also had a lead singer who’s father was an esteemed British diplomat. I love the clash and think that their music has many positive messages, but they were as BS ridden as any other rock group out there I’m afraid.
Bernie Rhodes is indeed a nasty bitter old man. Was he racist when he managed The Clash? Anyway that doesn't seem to bother you with Metallica. Hetfield is racist, homophobic, and xenophobic.
My point is that Bernie would hardly hold any sort of moral high ground over Copeland in such a hypothetical situation. It’s pretty ironic how Mick Jones was the most working class of that lot yet still got sacked in the name of “keeping it real”. The unfortunate sad reality is that many of our rock heroes growing up were flawed in. Punk Rock being no exception. I mean fuck. Who would’ve thought John Lyndon would wind up being a Trump supporter? Not to mention Elvis Costello dropping the N-Bomb.
Mick Jones more working class than Paul Simonon is debatable.

It's Lydon not Lyndon. Trump is a piece of crap but politics are for individual choice. It's disappointing to me that John showed support for Trump.

Costello in his own words “Never mind excuses, there are no excuses.”
Typo my bad. I’ve often wondered if it was done for pure shock value or if he genuinely supports Trump. I’m afraid of getting old...
Never be afraid of aging mate. We might get a little wiser, we might get a bit more stupid.

At first I thought it was his contrariness. However I think he believed in Trump because Trump was being derided and he felt a kind of dumb kinship as an outsider (if that makes sense). You know like Trump wasn't a politician and Lydon wasn't a musician. I found the whole thing depressing and I really hope John has some regrets. Writing a song about the Berlin wall then defending a man who wanted to build a wall denying freedom of movement really sucked.
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Re: Who could have been an adequate substitute to Topper?

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Marky Dread wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:29am
Red Angel wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:19am
"I don't think the eventual replacement the band chose for their 1982 US tour, former drummer Terry Chimes, was the adequate choice, though."... I think exactly the opposite, points of view :roll:
Really? Who would you have chosen at such short notice and being someone who knew the band well and how they operated.
Precisely for me it was the right choice and I would have kept it permanently. Terry Chimes is often underestimated. :approve:
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Red Angel wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 8:51am
Marky Dread wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:29am
Red Angel wrote:
03 Apr 2021, 6:19am
"I don't think the eventual replacement the band chose for their 1982 US tour, former drummer Terry Chimes, was the adequate choice, though."... I think exactly the opposite, points of view :roll:
Really? Who would you have chosen at such short notice and being someone who knew the band well and how they operated.
Precisely for me it was the right choice and I would have kept it permanently. Terry Chimes is often underestimated. :approve:
Ahh yes I misread what you said. I agree Terry did well.
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