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The Expressionless Band

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No reason, just pondering in the car earlier...

Ron Mael: Keyboards
Bill Wyman: Bass
Noel Gallagher : Lead

Anyone care to suggest a drummer and rhythm player who always look bored?

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And they call him 'The Showmeister'

Charlie Watts on drums.
That bloke from the Pet Shop Boys on keyboards (as well).

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Axekeith | 24 February 2010 - 8:47pm

Drummer

Charlie Watts?

John Entwhistle's face didn't change too much on stage. Seen some footage of him nearly smiling, until he realises the camera is on him and then promptly stops

Kraftwerk never looked like a barrel of laughs

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Rigid Digit | 24 February 2010 - 8:49pm

Rhythm?

Malcom Young tends to just stand there nodding a bit and wiggling his leg.

We also need an expressionless singer.

Hmm.

Mark Lanegan?

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Lenny Law | 24 February 2010 - 9:06pm

Expressionless (expressionist) singer...

Ralf Hutter?

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Adman | 24 February 2010 - 9:13pm

He seems to treat the 'expressionless' visage

as part of the act rather than it being his natural musical demeanour.

M'lud, the evidence is at 2:15

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stimpy | 25 February 2010 - 10:00am

That's not Ralf

That's Florian. A well-known japester.

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pocket.calculator | 25 February 2010 - 10:33am

Ron Mael

Surely he's expressing all the time? It must take enormous concentration to look so studiedly expressionless?

Wyman and Gallagher are good shouts, as is Chris Lowe and/or Ralf Hutter. Jet Black is too fat to express, so he might be a good choice on the tubs. Or Stephen Morris from New Order?

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pocket.calculator | 24 February 2010 - 9:14pm

Ron gives his all

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DrJ | 24 February 2010 - 9:38pm

Must've...

...caught him on a bad day.

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pocket.calculator | 24 February 2010 - 9:53pm

I'd have....

Playing an extended version of Jenny Ondioline by Stereolab...

Gillian Gilbert from New Order on two finger synth and generally looking very bored.

Jason Pierce from Spiritualized on lead, who not only barely moves any muscle not connected to the fretboard, but also stands stage right facing inward toward the band.

Brian Wilson on vox, unsmiling, eyes fixed permanently on something in the middle distance behind a huge Korg keyboard as on which he will barely play a note, between song banter on the autocue. Occasionally interpreting song lyrics with hand movements.

Instead of a drummer who mostly flail around and show off regardless, Can I have Bob Harris on a deck chair in the background, falling asleep with a pipe?

Bass? Take your pick.

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Dr Volume | 24 February 2010 - 11:24pm

Drummer

The chap who supports Chas 'n' Dave ....... actually he may well be dead rather than bored.

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Tommy Grant | 25 February 2010 - 12:31am

Frank Beard - ZZ Top

Barely cracks a smile until the end of the gig

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fortuneight | 25 February 2010 - 9:37am

Echo

from Echo and The Bunnymen on drums.

Now that IS expressionless.

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Ahh_Bisto | 25 February 2010 - 11:46am
stimpy | 25 February 2010 - 12:58pm

Drummers on 70s TOTP

always look supremely cheesed off. Check out miseryguts at 3.11 -

Ian Paice looks only slightly happier here (2.17 onwards)

Maybe it was the pressure of being inexplicably shoved at the front of the stage - or having to awkwardly mime awesome drum fills. But still - I'd have been giggling my tits off if I was in Deep Purple!

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simonperrins | 25 February 2010 - 1:15pm
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