Big Ears 09: Tony Buck Is the Best Drummer in the World

Wow. The first 40 minutes of The Necks' show--one I'd been anticipating greatly--was nice. A little bass, then a little piano, then some shimmering light percussion. And so on. And on. And on some more. Nice; really nice. Then, all of a sudden, drummer Tony Buck goes mad on the high hat and stays at it way longer than any reasonable expectation. And then the bass drum, and then BAM! drums explode. Become the lead instrument, in fact. And it keeps going and going and going. For real--Bonham/Buddy Rich-quality drumming there. A remarkable way to close the night. (For me, anyway. Have fun at Dan Deacon, the rest of you. I'm going to Taco Bell and resting up for tomorrow.)