This month, as we dove into the drumming of both Pete Townshend on the Who’s demo tracks and Keith Moon on the band’s final output, we checked in with our readers and social media followers to see which “Moon the Loon” performances were among their favorites. “Sparks” from the Tommy set on the deluxe edition of Live at Leeds. Each part of the song has its own distinct drum part, which is very musical and even melodic at times. It starts with kind of a jam vibe with lots of fills, and then tightens up for that sick bass part before Moon quiets down with only his kick drum and cymbal swells. Throughout the song Keith creates memorable drum parts that are as important and catchy as the guitar and bass parts. The way he brings the dynamic down at the end and plays those repeating fills between the guitar […]