Site Announcements

View the results of the New Wave Outpost 20th Anniversary Top Songs Poll here:
http://www.nwoutpost.com/poll/results


Coming Soon: Top Albums Poll. Stay tuned!

Welcome to the new forum!
If you are a previously registered user, you must do the following:

1) Click on 'I forgot my password' at the login prompt
2) Enter your username and email you registered with and submit
3) You will receive an email with an activation link. Please click it and then log in using the random password provided
4) Go to your User Control Panel and click on the Profile tab
5) Click on 'Edit Account Settings' and enter your new password twice followed by the random password provided earlier. Click Submit.
6) That's it...you're back in! You may have to log in again with your new password.


If you forgot your email address, please email me (MikeP) at: mikepaulsen12@gmail.com

Note: you must now use bb code buttons in the Post form for embedded images, YouTube videos, etc.
For example, to post embedded YouTube videos: paste in the link (e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?XYZ1234567), highlight it and then click the YouTube button.

Topper Headon vs Terry Chimes

New Wave/Punk music, culture, genres, memories. '80s revivalism and other relevant topics.

Topper Headon vs Terry Chimes

Postby Quite Life » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:07 am

So which drummer made "the only band that mattered" better?

[?]

jr
Quite Life
Room at the Top
 
Posts: 1029
Joined: Sat Apr 26, 2003 12:22 am
Location: USA

Postby Rubbeet921 » Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:50 am

I think I'll have to go with "Chimes/Crimes" since he's one of the originals and he came back anyway... plus Headon was said to have been deported from the US for manslaughter! [|)](was that really true?) although he was there indeed when the band was rig
Rubbeet921
Room at the Top
 
Posts: 2003
Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 9:02 pm
Location: Philippines

Postby dearly beloved » Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:39 am

If this question had been asked pre - Westway to the World, I would have been undecided. having seen it, I'm all about Nick "Topper" Headon, as the quintesential Clash drummer. I do think he's a superior player, but short of his subsequent Heroin addictio
dearly beloved
Take On Me
 
Posts: 144
Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:58 pm
Location:

Postby Rubbeet921 » Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:49 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by dearly beloved[/i]
<br> Chimes talks about not being into "the message" and says he didn't even really care
Rubbeet921
Room at the Top
 
Posts: 2003
Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 9:02 pm
Location: Philippines

Postby bpdp3 » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:47 pm

Nothing against Tory Crimes, but Topper was at the sticks when I learned to love the Clash. London Calling and Sandinista got me through my adolescence. The debut is amazing, but it's like preferring the Beatles when Pete Best drummed for them... well,
bpdp3
The Jet Set
 
Posts: 897
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:04 am
Location:


Return to General New Wave & '80s Discussions

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 4 guests