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Greatest rhythm sections

The rhythm section in a jazz, blues or rock band provides the foundation and motive force for the entire ensemble. The truly great ones not only establish the band's sonic signature, they can generate new styles. Which rhythm sections do you think have been the most influential in their respective genres, and, or changed the way you listened to music? Please try to limit your selections to groups and not individual musicians as it the ensemble sound I'd like to get your comments on.
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harold-not-the-barrel
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Black Sabbath the first true heavy metal band. Fantastic music.
From England. Those white lads created something different. All great musicians.
 
So were Uriah Heep, the finest in Heavy Metal.
Paul Newton w/ Ollie Olsson/ Keith Baker/Iain Clark, also Gary Thain w/ Lee Kerslake

Gary Thain the most melodic and fluid bass player in Rock.
Thanks for the Music. RIP


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geoffkait
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I think I can say unequivocally the Castle Communciations reissue of Black Sabbath’s first album about twenty years ago on CD is unquestionably among the very top rock recordings ever made, sonically, starting off with the thunderstorm. I had the opportunity to hear the Castle CD a couple weeks ago on a super system.

harold-not-the-barrel
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^ Interesting as usually the Castle reissues have been too edgy almost harsh IME. I have never heard that twenty year old Castle, though. Additionally, Uriah Heep´s "Look at Yourself" UK Castle 1986 RI on vinyl has a terrific audio quality, especially dynamics, very near the original UK Bronze ILPS edition from 1971. All other Heep Castle reissue vinyls have worse audio quality IME.
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geoffkait
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A lot of times harshness, edginess, sourness or whatever can be attributed to the time of day and day of the week and weather, not to the CD per se. I listened to the Castle Communications Black Sabbath CD on the super system at 7 am on a Sunday while enjoying a sunny high pressure system. I certainly wouldn't have said it was a super disc if it had sounded harsh or edgy. The sound was definitely not harsh or edgy or sour. If you could hear what I heard with my ears.....
jetter
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