And whilst you worship Nigel - remember it was producer/engineer Gus Dungeon
who was really responsible for the sound of his drums - his drum tech told
me that Nigel can't even tune his own drums. Moreover, it could be argued
that Gus was responsible for most of Elton's success (and indeed the
production sound of the 70's) since it's fairly well known that Elton and
band would leave pretty much after cutting the basic tracks leaving Gus to
fashion the productions and hits that made Elton what he was.

I'd encourage you to check out some info on Gus (who was tragically killed
in a car accident last fall in England whilst preparing to do a bit of work
with Nigel... - great "goodbye" article in Mix not long ago). He really was
the genius behind the star...

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John Marsden
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"philip shaw bova" wrote in message
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Let's hope Nigel Olsson stays healthy. Another tasteful drumming
great one.



No ****. Great to see him on the Elton John/Billy Joel tour. Made
Billy's
band sound like a bunch of sissies.

-R


It's sad about Carlos. I think he was the closest sounding drummer to
Jeff Porcaro. Nigel Olsson is one of my favorite solid drummers. His
drums always sound huge on those old elton recordings. In an era when
everybody was going for the dead booth sound, Nigel's kit had a slight
bit of the room mic added in. Made for huge tom sounds.