Missionaria Protectiva

      Hopkins began his session career working with the Who, the Kinks, Creation, and the Easybeats. He was closely involved with the American Shel Talmy, who produced the Who and the Kinks. Talmy wanted to encourage the young pianist and produced Hopkins's debut solo album, The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins, released in 1966.       Despite several attempts at his own records, he never managed to score a hit, and was destined to live in the shadow of his mega-star compatriots.       In 1969 he played briefly with the Jeff Beck Group before moving to live in San Francisco, where he played with the Steve Miller Band and joined Quick Silver Messenger Service as a full member.       He returned to Europe to record with the Rolling Stones in the early Seventies, and also cut an album with guest musicians for CBS called Sweet Thursday. He made a second solo album, Tin Man was a Dreamer, and worked with the Who again in 1971. He contributed to their Who's Next album and

     The Jimi Hendrix Experience is probably the only example in rock'n'roll of a trio whose members were all showing off at once,and it didn't completely fall apart.On the contrary,the interplay between Hendrix,Mitchell and Redding was a thing of intricate beauty.Mitchell wasn't the headlining player,but the head he cooked up behind the set ensured that the Experience wasn't just a great guitar band,but the complete package.To date,i've never felt to urge to air drum more consistently than when i hear 'Manic Depression',which is the finest example of a drummer combining the complexity of jazz dynamics with the precision and repetition of factory machinery.  JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE   Are You Experienced (Reprise,1967) https://www.sendspace.com/file/5vw95i

     When it comes to Rush's brand of radio-friendly prog rock,though,Lee is untouchable.His most impressive work can be found on the band's earlier albums,such as 'Caress Of Steel' and '2112'.While the band would record songs that were more dazzling displays than what is on those two albums,they don't necessarily rock as hard.All the noodling in the world doesn't matter if you can't give a rock song the balls it needs.That is the bass player's job,and while Lee gets accolades all the time for his ability to multitask on stage,it's his earlier work that is the most underrated.       RUSH       Moving Pictures       Anthem,1981 https://www.sendspace.com/file/cucgba