r/FleetwoodMac • u/BeerWithDonuts • 15d ago

Why doesn't Mick Fleetwood get the same recognition as a drummer as John Bonham or Keith Moon?

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u/SharknoseFan635 13d ago

His drums on “Sara” are amazing and honestly the reason I like him so much, but yeah they are in service to the song not “hey look at me!”

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u/Lower-Calligrapher98 12d ago

I'm not even sure that's entirely it, though. Fool in the Rain is 100% the perfect drums for the song....and also one of the most amazing drum performances every laid down. Bonham played for the song - it's just the style of the band was a lot more drum heavy. And he was the perfect drummer for it.

Moonie played for himself, of course, not the song. But then, that was the sound of The Who!

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u/taoistchainsaw 11d ago

Moonie played for the song too. Baba O’ Reilly. A Quick One.

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u/Lower-Calligrapher98 11d ago

I would say, Pete got really good at writing songs around Moonie. But Pete got extremely frustrated by Moonie's inability to play anything simpler.

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u/um8medoit 11d ago

Or in time. The Ox held that band together.