Comments on: Mitch shall experience no more

By: Francis Sedgemore - Reg has left the bus

Francis Sedgemore - Reg has left the bus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:55:20 +0000

[...] cultural heroes are dropping like flies. The past week has seen the deaths of Miriam Makeba and Mitch Mitchell, and now we’ve lost Reg Varney, the great comic actor and star of the seminal 1970s situation [...]

By: Francis Sedgemore

Francis Sedgemore — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:36:56 +0000

Noel Redding was an interesting character too.

In the short time they were together, Hendrix, Mitchell and Redding were immensely creative. But there is tragedy in the story, with both Mitchell and Redding struggling following the demise of the Experience, and Hendrix’s estate taking all. Redding ended up in rural Ireland (as do many post-fame English musicians), and in 2003 died of complications associated with cirrhosis of the liver. Fifty-seven, he was.

By: Gadjo Dilo

Gadjo Dilo — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:20:56 +0000

Oh. I’m a huge fan of The Experience, and remember seeing an interview with Mitch where he seemed like a really nice bloke as well as a great drummer. RIP.

By: Francis Sedgemore

Francis Sedgemore — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:11:28 +0000

It’s been said that the better jazz drummers play tunes as well as bang out rhythms. That was certainly true of Mitchell, who introduced melody into rock drumming.

By: ted hanner

ted hanner — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:56:59 +0000

No kidding!
Best rock drummer i can imagine.
Every bit as amazing as the guitarist.
Still blows me away!